Tindie
Electrolama
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David | June 29, 2021
Perfect :-)
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
I got as a zigbee coordinator on a Raspberry pi 3 (using zigbee2mqtt). It works way better than the CC2531 I was using before that (signal was not powerful enough). Shipping was fast a well protected as well.
Stephen | June 14, 2021
Very happy thanks.
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Arrived in reasonable time considering world events.
Works perfectly and seems totally reliable so far. The only glitch I had was that I had to flash it twice to use via zigbee2mqtt. The first time it reported success but clearly hadn't flashed correctly - after flashing again everything worked fine.
It's good to have all my zigbee stuff running totally locally with no cloud dependencies.
Works perfectly and seems totally reliable so far. The only glitch I had was that I had to flash it twice to use via zigbee2mqtt. The first time it reported success but clearly hadn't flashed correctly - after flashing again everything worked fine.
It's good to have all my zigbee stuff running totally locally with no cloud dependencies.
Cesar | June 13, 2021
It doesn't work on QNAP NAS
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Shiping was Ok and it works after flashing because I tested it on my Windows laptop.
However I'd like to use it on my QNAP NAS and Home Assistant over docker and I can't make it work that way.
What I think is than my NAS doesn't have ch340.ko module instaled and that is why it doesn't appear on /dev/tty* when I plug it. And so I can't use it.
I don't recommend it if you want to use it on a QNAP NAS.
However I'd like to use it on my QNAP NAS and Home Assistant over docker and I can't make it work that way.
What I think is than my NAS doesn't have ch340.ko module instaled and that is why it doesn't appear on /dev/tty* when I plug it. And so I can't use it.
I don't recommend it if you want to use it on a QNAP NAS.
Carlos | Feb. 26, 2021
Nice piece that zzh!!!
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Although I have to recognize I experienced some problems with a raspi, in the end I managed to install it in a docker container. Runs like a charm!
Fred | Feb. 17, 2021
Replacement of cc2531
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
I replaced my CC2531 zigbee coordinator with the CC2652R Multiprotocol stick from Tindie. I achieved a great improvement in performance and transmission distance. The delivery of the stick went reasonably well (despite Corona). Great product.
Melloh | Jan. 5, 2021
Great product and seller
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Great product and seller!! Shipping to The Netherlands took very long but that was because of PostNL. The seller kept me informed about the actions he did to speed up the shipping process. I definitely will do business again with him.
Rob | Jan. 3, 2021
Got it working after issues with shipping and integration
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Shipping to the Netherlands in the Christmas period was a big issue because of the Dutch postal services being completely overloaded by the number of shipments during because of Christmas and the lock-down in the Netherlands.
Electrolama has spent a lot of time to investigate why the shipments didn't arrive and advised me (and about 110 others) on the best way for reaching out to the Dutch postal services (PostNL). A big thank you for that! After Christmas, PostNL finally found time to catch up and about 3.5 weeks after arrival in the Netherlands, the package arrived in my mail box.
Programming the USB stick with the Z-stack 3.x.0 firmware was easy, but then a 2-day challenge started for the replacement of our Ikea Tradfri hub by the RF stick. It would have been great if the Z-stack software would give some kind of feedback when being inserted into a USB port and when pairing is permitted. It took a full day to discover that the ZHA integration wasn't working for me. Probably because I couldn't find a way to specify MQTT credentials. Eventually I ended up using the Zigbee2MQTT add-on. Only then I started seeing MQTT messages coming in by using MQTT Explorer.
It took quite some attempts to pair my Ikea light bulbs, Zigbee repeater and Fyrtur cover with the RF stick. Resetting the bulbs with the six times off/on sequence and restarting Home Assistant did the trick. But it took many attempts to successfully complete the Zigbee interviewing process. The pairing started working better when I moved the bulbs a bit further away from the RF stick's antenna during the pairing sequence. About 15 cm instead of 5 cm.
It wasn't easy, but it looks like everything is working fine now. Now it's time to slowly start expanding my Zigbee network with additional devices without having to buy additional brand-specific gateways.
Electrolama has spent a lot of time to investigate why the shipments didn't arrive and advised me (and about 110 others) on the best way for reaching out to the Dutch postal services (PostNL). A big thank you for that! After Christmas, PostNL finally found time to catch up and about 3.5 weeks after arrival in the Netherlands, the package arrived in my mail box.
Programming the USB stick with the Z-stack 3.x.0 firmware was easy, but then a 2-day challenge started for the replacement of our Ikea Tradfri hub by the RF stick. It would have been great if the Z-stack software would give some kind of feedback when being inserted into a USB port and when pairing is permitted. It took a full day to discover that the ZHA integration wasn't working for me. Probably because I couldn't find a way to specify MQTT credentials. Eventually I ended up using the Zigbee2MQTT add-on. Only then I started seeing MQTT messages coming in by using MQTT Explorer.
It took quite some attempts to pair my Ikea light bulbs, Zigbee repeater and Fyrtur cover with the RF stick. Resetting the bulbs with the six times off/on sequence and restarting Home Assistant did the trick. But it took many attempts to successfully complete the Zigbee interviewing process. The pairing started working better when I moved the bulbs a bit further away from the RF stick's antenna during the pairing sequence. About 15 cm instead of 5 cm.
It wasn't easy, but it looks like everything is working fine now. Now it's time to slowly start expanding my Zigbee network with additional devices without having to buy additional brand-specific gateways.
Reind | Dec. 25, 2020
Never received the CC2652
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I never received the CC2652, the seller shipped it but local postal services messed it up. Seller did take action but could be a bit more pro-active in my opinion. Instead of sending out new items the suggestion was to wait until something may happen at the postal services and keep them asking why the package wasn’t delivered.
After more than a month waiting I was done with it (and the seller was done with me I think) and instead of sending out a new item they refunded my purchase.
Long story short, never received the item but at least I got my money back.
After more than a month waiting I was done with it (and the seller was done with me I think) and instead of sending out a new item they refunded my purchase.
Long story short, never received the item but at least I got my money back.
Wj | Dec. 8, 2020
Got it (quick), flashed it and runs within home assistant
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
Got ZZH to be able to connect zigbee stuff to my home assistant.
And it's working like a charme, got my first sensors running!
Next on the agenda will be to look into connecting Hue and IKEA stuff directly through the zigbee2MQTT option instead of the respective bridges.
Looking back I can say the documentation is clear and precise.
Where I did have a bit of difficulty?
- Flashing via laptop will deliver the same result as flashing from linux....!
- Figuring out which firmware to flash (turns out it's clearly documented in the ZIGBEE2MQTT chapter)
-- Tip to self: RTFM (and read it from beginning to the end)
- Figuring out how to get python and pip running and reachable on my laptop
-- Python was already installed but in an unexpected location, within my user directory under appdata/local/programs....
-- Long time since I last used the command prompt in windows... (Some of the MSdos stuff eventually did come back to me)
And it's working like a charme, got my first sensors running!
Next on the agenda will be to look into connecting Hue and IKEA stuff directly through the zigbee2MQTT option instead of the respective bridges.
Looking back I can say the documentation is clear and precise.
Where I did have a bit of difficulty?
- Flashing via laptop will deliver the same result as flashing from linux....!
- Figuring out which firmware to flash (turns out it's clearly documented in the ZIGBEE2MQTT chapter)
-- Tip to self: RTFM (and read it from beginning to the end)
- Figuring out how to get python and pip running and reachable on my laptop
-- Python was already installed but in an unexpected location, within my user directory under appdata/local/programs....
-- Long time since I last used the command prompt in windows... (Some of the MSdos stuff eventually did come back to me)
John | Oct. 5, 2020
What can it do, and how
For zzh! CC2652R Multiprotocol RF Stick
I bought the zzh! as an alternative to Phoscon Conbee II, which have a strange ui. But i dont know much about it. I hoped it had bluetooth, but havent found out yet. Home Assistant doesnt recognize it as a cc2652r, maybee because i had a cc31something before, and it didnt recognize the new stick.
Besides that, i love the antenna and case, which is included. But its new, so i hope its just a question of time, until i find more info about the konk firmware etc..
Besides that, i love the antenna and case, which is included. But its new, so i hope its just a question of time, until i find more info about the konk firmware etc..