Sonoff Zbdongle plus -E firmware version

[Houthakker]

Hi!

Question about the sonoff zigbee dongle (-E version)
Which firmware version of that dongle is reccomended for use with zigbee for domoticz plugin? There is a lot of contradictory information online on which firmware to use.

I'm currently on 6.10.3, but im experiencing some issues. At one or 2 switches in my mesh the switch command sometimes arrives late, or not at all.

Before, I used the pizigate but i decided to upgrade from buster to bullseye ( by a clean new install on a new pi4 instead of my old 3b) and upgrade the dongle as well. Didn't like the pizigate on the i/o headers of the pi.

[pipiche]

To make the answer precise, Zigbee for Domoticz plugin relys on the zigpy radio library for Texas Instrument, SiliconLabs and deConz zigbee chipset and their corresponding key.

For the Sonoff E dongle which is based on SiliconLabs I would pointed out to https://github.com/zigpy/bellows#firmware-requirement

As your issue is concerned, prior to look after firmware, I will look at the overall environment and also at this https://zigbeefordomoticz.github.io/wik ... twork.html which could give you some hints

[Houthakker]

Thanks for your reply!

I think the information on which firmware to use on the bellows site might be a little outdated, as it has last been updated in 2022.

I found the wiki, and I am checking things off of the list on what to do to improve reception. Coördinator firmware was suggested there, hence the question.

I will stick with the current firmware I have right now, it is not the latest but it is a slightly more recent one than that is mentioned on the zigpy bellows site.

Might need to add another router to increase coverage i guess

[WouterO]

I have the same Zigbee dongle and firmware version, everything works excellent here. Your problem might have a different cause, as pipiche is suggesting. You can check the connection quality in the Zigbee web ui, at Device Management. Good luck!