Thanks for the video. IEEE, just say, I triple E. I plan on replacing my sonoff USB with the SMLight unit. Currently creating a document to follow so that it goes smoother. I currently have an SMLight running as a router and bought a second unit that will replace the SONOFF. I have HA running on HA blue. I self host MQTT, Z2M, Node-red, influxdb and ESPHome as LXC running on Proxmox. I like to have other features still running when HA is rebooting and I have more control. I still need to migrate ESPHome device that are talking to ESPHome with the Add-on on HA.
Pretty simple to migrate Esphome, copy the yaml files and done as it isn't really in between HA and the ESP devices, it is more of a compile/upgrade tool.
I just migrated to a SLZB-06 from a Sonoff USB. I updated the SLZB-06 radio firmware to the latest 20240710 and the core to v2.3.6. I then unplugged the Sonoff then and configured Zigbee2MQTT serial port to use the SLZB-06 address. All my devices automagically appeared after Z2M restarted. No address cloning required. I'm in love with this device.
It's worth noting that zigbee2mqtt will automagically clone the ieee-address by flashing the slzb-06 with the address stored in coordination_backup.yaml at the first connection.
Migration complete. Triple checked all the changes to be made before throwing the switch, so to speak. Did a few tests and all is looking well. The only strange thing that I have come across so far is, that in the Z2M web interface. When it shows the map, the coordinator symbols is jumping around. If, I uncheck the IsASibling option, it stops. Will have to search and see if anyone else has come across this. Thanks again, for sharing with us how to do it.
@@digiblurDIY Not sure what was causing it, but it stopped. I tried restarting z2m, refreshing and was still the same. Earlier today, I refreshed and all was fine. Gremlins, I guess.
Your video made this very easy. Thank you! I noticed you updated to the latest zigbee coordinator firmware. Last time I checked it was recommended to stay on 20221226, because people were having problems with the newer firmwares. Is this no longer the case?
Thank you so much for this. This is the video for me. I got a SLZB-06 to replace my Combee II stick but when I read the Z2M instructions of powering everything off and then having to repair all my 100 devices, I have just been putting it off. Finding out that I don’t need to do any of that is amazing!
hi Great vid I have a Tubes ethernet POE running ZHA, I have just received my SLZB-06 If I set this up as Z2MQTT is it possible to migrate my ZHA devices over easily or will I have to repair everything
I cannot start z2m with the new SLZB06 until I rewrite in the configuration pan_id: xxx and ext_pan_id:xxx. So the migration cannot be successful. Now I have to pair every device. Why. What did I do wrong? Before that I had Skyconnect
Hi, I tried to migrate from Sonoff USB to SLZB-06, but somehow it did not work. The add-on seems to start properly (looked at the log), but when I go to the Zigbee2MQTT dashboard it says that it's not running. I waited a few hours, and still not up and running... can you help?
Hello, very good video, I updated the firmware of my controller and my entire zigbee network went down, I have more than 70 devices. Could the coordinator's IEEE address have changed when updating the firmware? Could that be the problem? Can I use a previous backup of HA to see if I can find that address somewhere? could you help me?
Another great video. Just when I am about to receive my first SLZB-06. Without seeing this video I was going start everything from scatch. Thank you Travis. Keep up the good work.
Great video, thanks. Just a question. In the first part of the video, a migration is done from usb serial to Ethernet. For that scenario, does the restriction (requirement of repairing the whole network) of old adapters (such as Conbee) still applies or is it limited to the scenario described in the 2nd part of the video (from usb to usb). Thanks
@@digiblurDIY thanks for your comments. I am just starting home assistant, by following your videos. Please guide , what wifi, bluetooth devices can be added.
Another great video. I do have a couple questions. I run HA at my house and my folks live across the street. I do have a 5.8ghz link between the houses providing network and Internet connectivity. I am currently running the Sonoff bridge at each house and run Z2M and ZHA. I would like to consolidate everything into one interface. With the SLZB06, I can run the coordinator at the main house and the router at the second house. Does the router communicate through the network or over RF back to the coordinator? The houses are far enough apart where connectivity becomes spotty. I am currently using the Sonoff Bridge Pro at both locations and each one is a coordinator. Is it possible to reconfigure one of these to be a router like the SLZB06?
You would need to get a Zigbee route going between two Zigbee devices between the two houses. That might be possible with 2 Zigbee routers with panel antennas. I've done it across the neighborhood before. But in the sake or reliability, if your 5.8ghz link is solid. I'd just run two SLZB-06 with two Z2M instances myself. You can't have zigbee use the wifi link between routers, that's a Thread feature though.
Super video! From Sonoff USB to POE (slzb-06) with 80 devices without a single problem. Prepared the slzb-06 (IEEE, firmware updates & fixed IP), stopped the z2m container, removed the usb device from portainer stack, replaced the serial from the configuration.yaml and redeployed the container. All devices were online within a minute. No power down, no re-pairing necessary. Thanks! BTW slowly the LQI is improving since the POE adapter is in a completely different place.
@@digiblurDIY well… after 3 days things went sour (nothing worked, out of the blue) either a power problem (installed a UPS), a router problem (installed new power supplies) or a firmware problem. Shut all down for about 45 minutes and it is now rebuilding the mesh network. Hope I don’t have to go back to Sonoff USB because tomorrow 10 new zigbee lights will arrive..
I asked and you delivered (as always).... Seems simple enough, but then again you always make it look like a walk in the park. Great video Travis, thanks for increasing our confidence. Just ordered it - hopefully I won't need the discord chat for this...
Wish this video was available last weekend when I decided to migrate mine. Z2m on UnRaid also and tried editing the Docker file to change the port as opposed to within z2m as you did here. Didn’t like it and z2m had a major fail. Only way I could get it to start again was remove the .yaml file and let it build a new one. 80 devices to reconnect… took to opportunity to change the channel at this point also. That was a painful weekend but at least it’s back up and working well.
@@digiblurDIY I would like to try it again in a lab to understand what went wrong with mine as I’m sure it should have been much easier. Still got there in the end thanks to your videos on the subject and I think once using the Ethernet device, it’s actually much simpler than the USB.
Travis, once again, you are my hero! I’m doing this migration today, and this video showed up on my RUclips front page! Bald look suits you, my brother!
Also, the IEEE address looks suspiciously like a 48 bit (6 byte) MAC address, where the colons denote 8-bit (1 byte) boundaries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address www.computernetworkingnotes.com/ccna-study-guide/mac-address-or-ethernet-addressing-explained.html
I am currently running firmware v2.3.6 but still haven't got the option of changing the EEE on my SLZB-06M. Can you please help with this problem and how to fix it ?
@meckenki no, but someone said they spoke to the developers about it and was told in about a month time they will release an update that will allow the 06M to be able to do it.
please guide, i set my slzb-06 ethernet to USB from dash board and connectd to my HA os, now if i want to configure back it to ethernet , what step i have to do, as i lost dashboard in explorer due to shifting to USB.
@@digiblurDIY i think not, so there is the reason i could not get it on browser, another thing i am facing, my mobile app is not connecting on local network due to ssl, but at remote location, my mobile is connecting, plese help
I cannot start z2m addon. I keep getting bad gateway when trying to open z2m even tho I follow everything step by step, and edit the config in yaml file. I am migrating from a sonoff dongle e to the SLZB-06
@digiblurDIY in the error log, it says Error: Z2M: error while starting zigbee-herdsman Error: z2m: Failed to start zigbee Error: z2m: Exiting... Error: z2m: Error : network commissioning timed out- most likely network with the same panID or extendedPanID already exists nearby.
Followed your instructions to the letter but unfortunately I have not been able to get the SLZB stick up and running. As many others I get the "Error: network commissioning timed out". Changing panId and extendedPanId didn't help. I'll plug my old SONOFF stick back in and hopefully it still works :-)
Haven't seen this issue in the conversion, might be a good idea to jump into Discord to see exactly what is causing it. If you change any of the IDs you will definitely trigger the Z2M feature to prevent it from starting.
Lol I just noticed so many other comments saying the same thing 😂. Besides that though zigby's interesting finally switching over to that from Wi-Fi devices. So far so good with the POE coordinator
Thanks. Always wanted to migrate to the SLZB-06 but was hesitant (and lazy) to dive into how. I didnt relish the thought I migrating 55 zigbee devices. After watching your video and seen how easy it was I, bought the SLZB and migrated over without too much issue. Only thing I found was that notwithstanding I changed in the address in the configuration portion of Zigbee2Mqtt in HA, I had to also manually edit the yaml file with same new address, as it was still pointing to the old coordinator (Zonoff) address. Changed this and bingo everything up and running. Beauty of using the POE is I can now place that coordinator in a more 'central' location which isnt necessarily tied to the server like my old USB zigbee coordinator. Thanks once again! Super easy.
@@digiblurDIY yes thanks once again. I just have being recommended view of other YT videos on the same subject and they are going through the repair process. OMG I would never have migrated if I saw those videos ;=P
I also run HA-core on my Threadripper based UNRAID server. I have been considering migrating my HA from UNRAID to a HA Green, as I dont like HA being offline when I have server maintenance or server issues. I know I can still have my heavy hitting (but less important) dockers run on UNRAID and point HA Green at them.... but am still worried Green will be less responsive. Thoughts?
And there is no way doing it in SLZB-06M ? Everywhere is recomending "buy 06M version" But nowhere is any informatsion how to go ember firmware or how to go from SONOFF USB Dongle to SLZB-06M with mqtt
I would assume that most of them run HAOS boxes and just use ZHA as Z2M might be too confusing combined with it using mqtt that oddly offends people to install it. So they stick to what is hyped and pushed regardless of reliability or performance.
I get a "file write error" when flashing the new IEEE address on my stick, using the same firmware as the video. Then the stick freezes. After restarting it, my custom ieee address is there, but the migration method in the video won't work for me ( zigbee2mqtt connects to the slzb-06 but won't start unless I change the pan_id in the config file. But after doing so, none of my devices connect to the slzb-06 and my zigbee list is empty.) Still trying to figure out where the problem is. Thanks for the video.
@@digiblurDIY Yes, I was getting the error in the SLZB-06 GUI after changing the radio address. (Clicked "Write IEEE address" > firmware would reflash > Message would say "Update complete" > then an error message saying "file write error" > GUI would freeze, requiring unplugging the SLZB to fix) But I actually just tried again (for the 10th time) and didn't get the error. So I'll try the migration again. Changing the PAN was the only way I could get zigbee2mqtt to start, and you're right that forcing re-pairing of devices. I've just been restoring for back-up and trying again. Thanks for the reply.
Thank you so much for your generosity in giving us access to your knowledge and expertise. This video has saved me hours of my time. Now, I just need to work out how to change the Zigbee channel to 15, without repairing all my 75 devices! Thank you again, I really enjoy and value all your material and your down-to-earth good humour!
That's the tough one...switching channels will require a pairing on most devices I've found. Thanks on the content comments. I just try to keep it real as always as I do this for fun and try to keep it that way.
Wanted to migrate for awhile, but we have Zigbee devices (around 110) all over the property. all the videos I had found up to this point said they all needed to be repaired once it was installed. That wasn't going to work as over half of those would require a ladder to get to. Thank you for this video, I ordered a dongle as soon as I finished watching this and fingers crossed, will be attempting this when it arrives!
I’ve been having all kinds of issues with Zigbee2MQTT, seems like usually after a Home Assistant update, a few to several devices just stop working, no idea why. I have found that if I go into the add on and rename the device, I usually just add a 1, then move the slider that says Update entity ID, then do it again but remove the 1 and normally it starts working again. Anyone else having these issues? I’m having it on several completely separate installs too.
@@digiblurDIY I tried it and couldn't get passed the changing of the IEEE Address as the latest firmware isn't for the SLZB-06M and the Advanced section isn't there...
I wish my Generac was designed where if the power dropped it just disconnected it. Waited for the generator to start and come up then flip us over. Then start a timer where the power had to be constant for a solid 15 min before it dropped us back on the grid.
Thanks for the video, should be getting a slzb-06 from aexpress in a few weeks, just to expand my network, while it seems straight forward to add another coordinator to z2mqtt, how do i prevent multiple coordinators fighting over devices while pairing, as there is going to be some overlap
@@digiblurDIYhave a usb coordinator in the living room, garage is totally out of range, so my plan is to have one usb and one poe, could also run amother z2mqtt in docker which seems more practical
Is it really odd tho? Nabu Casa decided to use SL chips in their hardware for whatever reasons, while TI has long been the "preferred" choice. Definitely my bad for buying the SLZB-06M knowing there was no solution for migrating in z2m.
I prefer the TI chipsets myself given they just have better compatibility with Z2M. I can see HA going the SL route though given their focus is ZHA. Not to really say one chip is better than the other, if I was using ZHA then I would probably go SL as well.
It's pronounced as "I triple E".
I would probably screw that one up too end up calling it triple B.
Thanks for the video. IEEE, just say, I triple E. I plan on replacing my sonoff USB with the SMLight unit. Currently creating a document to follow so that it goes smoother. I currently have an SMLight running as a router and bought a second unit that will replace the SONOFF. I have HA running on HA blue. I self host MQTT, Z2M, Node-red, influxdb and ESPHome as LXC running on Proxmox. I like to have other features still running when HA is rebooting and I have more control. I still need to migrate ESPHome device that are talking to ESPHome with the Add-on on HA.
Pretty simple to migrate Esphome, copy the yaml files and done as it isn't really in between HA and the ESP devices, it is more of a compile/upgrade tool.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks. Just to find the time to do it. So, many other projects on the go. What else is new.
It's usually stated "Eye Triple E." ;-)
I've always use "Eye Triple EE" for IEEE
I just migrated to a SLZB-06 from a Sonoff USB. I updated the SLZB-06 radio firmware to the latest 20240710 and the core to v2.3.6. I then unplugged the Sonoff then and configured Zigbee2MQTT serial port to use the SLZB-06 address. All my devices automagically appeared after Z2M restarted. No address cloning required. I'm in love with this device.
It's worth noting that zigbee2mqtt will automagically clone the ieee-address by flashing the slzb-06 with the address stored in coordination_backup.yaml at the first connection.
Migration complete. Triple checked all the changes to be made before throwing the switch, so to speak. Did a few tests and all is looking well. The only strange thing that I have come across so far is, that in the Z2M web interface. When it shows the map, the coordinator symbols is jumping around. If, I uncheck the IsASibling option, it stops. Will have to search and see if anyone else has come across this. Thanks again, for sharing with us how to do it.
Not too sure on that, web UI issues might be browser based?
@@digiblurDIY Not sure what was causing it, but it stopped. I tried restarting z2m, refreshing and was still the same. Earlier today, I refreshed and all was fine. Gremlins, I guess.
Where is the kitchen sink? 🤣
Said as I-Tripple E
Thank you, just did that now :) works as you showed. Thank you for simple manual.
Windows now has clipboard history.
WIndows key + V (instead of Ctrl + V)
I always forget about that combo.
Would you mind doing a how to video for Onju voice with PCBWay board Google mini nest swap and what to do in HA. Thanks
Thank you for this great guide! I was able to complete this from an Sonoff stick to the SLZB-06 without repairing anything.
Awesome!!
Your video made this very easy. Thank you! I noticed you updated to the latest zigbee coordinator firmware. Last time I checked it was recommended to stay on 20221226, because people were having problems with the newer firmwares. Is this no longer the case?
They have been making great strides on things. But if you don't want to dabble then for sure say with 20221226
Thank you so much for this. This is the video for me. I got a SLZB-06 to replace my Combee II stick but when I read the Z2M instructions of powering everything off and then having to repair all my 100 devices, I have just been putting it off. Finding out that I don’t need to do any of that is amazing!
Nice work!
Excellent video. Migrated 110 devices from Sonoff Dongle-E to SLZB-06 without any problems. 👍
Noiiiceeee!
hi Great vid
I have a Tubes ethernet POE running ZHA, I have just received my SLZB-06 If I set this up as Z2MQTT is it possible to migrate my ZHA devices over easily or will I have to repair everything
Not that I know of unfortunately. I haven't seen any migration tool from ZHA to Z2M.
I cannot start z2m with the new SLZB06 until I rewrite in the configuration pan_id: xxx and
ext_pan_id:xxx. So the migration cannot be successful. Now I have to pair every device. Why. What did I do wrong? Before that I had Skyconnect
No migration path from EFR to CC2652 that I know of there.
Hi, I tried to migrate from Sonoff USB to SLZB-06, but somehow it did not work. The add-on seems to start properly (looked at the log), but when I go to the Zigbee2MQTT dashboard it says that it's not running. I waited a few hours, and still not up and running... can you help?
If the dashboard is up, then Z2M is up otherwise it wouldn't let you in there. Jump into Discord and share some logs and screenshots?
Hello, very good video, I updated the firmware of my controller and my entire zigbee network went down, I have more than 70 devices. Could the coordinator's IEEE address have changed when updating the firmware? Could that be the problem? Can I use a previous backup of HA to see if I can find that address somewhere? could you help me?
I don't think it is saved anywhere that I can think of.
Another great video. Just when I am about to receive my first SLZB-06. Without seeing this video I was going start everything from scatch. Thank you Travis. Keep up the good work.
Awesome timing!!
I'm using 1 in my summerhouse and connecting via wireguard back home, works great 👍
I still want to set one up at a family members house.
@@digiblurDIY Do it 👍
Great video, thanks. Just a question. In the first part of the video, a migration is done from usb serial to Ethernet. For that scenario, does the restriction (requirement of repairing the whole network) of old adapters (such as Conbee) still applies or is it limited to the scenario described in the 2nd part of the video (from usb to usb). Thanks
I'm pretty sure jumping from Conbee is still required to do a pairing process again.
please guide which usb zigbee coordinator is better either EFR 32MG21 or cc2652 or any usb dongle for 230 sq. yards house
I prefer the CC2652 for Zigbee2mqtt usage.
@@digiblurDIY usb or Etherley?
@SIR_Studios786 SLZB-06 is both.
@@digiblurDIY thanks for your comments. I am just starting home assistant, by following your videos. Please guide , what wifi, bluetooth devices can be added.
Come jump into my discord and give some additional context on the plan
I have the 06M on 2.5.0 firmware. Any idea why there's no option to change the IEEE address on this?
That's not on the EFR based models.
Another great video. I do have a couple questions.
I run HA at my house and my folks live across the street. I do have a 5.8ghz link between the houses providing network and Internet connectivity. I am currently running the Sonoff bridge at each house and run Z2M and ZHA. I would like to consolidate everything into one interface. With the SLZB06, I can run the coordinator at the main house and the router at the second house. Does the router communicate through the network or over RF back to the coordinator? The houses are far enough apart where connectivity becomes spotty.
I am currently using the Sonoff Bridge Pro at both locations and each one is a coordinator. Is it possible to reconfigure one of these to be a router like the SLZB06?
You would need to get a Zigbee route going between two Zigbee devices between the two houses. That might be possible with 2 Zigbee routers with panel antennas. I've done it across the neighborhood before. But in the sake or reliability, if your 5.8ghz link is solid. I'd just run two SLZB-06 with two Z2M instances myself.
You can't have zigbee use the wifi link between routers, that's a Thread feature though.
Super video! From Sonoff USB to POE (slzb-06) with 80 devices without a single problem.
Prepared the slzb-06 (IEEE, firmware updates & fixed IP), stopped the z2m container, removed the usb device from portainer stack, replaced the serial from the configuration.yaml and redeployed the container.
All devices were online within a minute. No power down, no re-pairing necessary.
Thanks!
BTW slowly the LQI is improving since the POE adapter is in a completely different place.
Awesome work!! Great to hear it worked out for you with that many devices!
@@digiblurDIY well… after 3 days things went sour (nothing worked, out of the blue) either a power problem (installed a UPS), a router problem (installed new power supplies) or a firmware problem. Shut all down for about 45 minutes and it is now rebuilding the mesh network. Hope I don’t have to go back to Sonoff USB because tomorrow 10 new zigbee lights will arrive..
I asked and you delivered (as always).... Seems simple enough, but then again you always make it look like a walk in the park. Great video Travis, thanks for increasing our confidence. Just ordered it - hopefully I won't need the discord chat for this...
Well, I followed this video and migrated 56 devices over just fine. Had to wake a few. Its up and running. Thanks again Travis.
NICE! Glad to hear you had success!
Ha. was just looking for this. Fricken awesome. Thank you
Glad to help!
Wish this video was available last weekend when I decided to migrate mine. Z2m on UnRaid also and tried editing the Docker file to change the port as opposed to within z2m as you did here. Didn’t like it and z2m had a major fail. Only way I could get it to start again was remove the .yaml file and let it build a new one. 80 devices to reconnect… took to opportunity to change the channel at this point also. That was a painful weekend but at least it’s back up and working well.
That is one point I had fail on me today. I forgot to remove the pass through and the container wouldn't restart. Doh! The usb was missing now.
@@digiblurDIY I would like to try it again in a lab to understand what went wrong with mine as I’m sure it should have been much easier. Still got there in the end thanks to your videos on the subject and I think once using the Ethernet device, it’s actually much simpler than the USB.
Travis, once again, you are my hero! I’m doing this migration today, and this video showed up on my RUclips front page! Bald look suits you, my brother!
Nice! Thanks! I should have done it loooonggg ago so much easier to get ready now ;)
Happy to report that everything went very smoothly. Absolutely flawless transition. Thanks again!
Just FYI, it's pronounced eye-tripple-eee.
Also, the IEEE address looks suspiciously like a 48 bit (6 byte) MAC address, where the colons denote 8-bit (1 byte) boundaries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address
www.computernetworkingnotes.com/ccna-study-guide/mac-address-or-ethernet-addressing-explained.html
I am currently running firmware v2.3.6 but still haven't got the option of changing the EEE on my SLZB-06M. Can you please help with this problem and how to fix it ?
That's only available on that TI model ones. That's the EFR chipset you have.
Did you find a way for the 06M?
@meckenki no, but someone said they spoke to the developers about it and was told in about a month time they will release an update that will allow the 06M to be able to do it.
please guide, i set my slzb-06 ethernet to USB from dash board and connectd to my HA os, now if i want to configure back it to ethernet , what step i have to do, as i lost dashboard in explorer due to shifting to USB.
Did you leave the ethernet interface enabled?
@@digiblurDIY i think not, so there is the reason i could not get it on browser, another thing i am facing, my mobile app is not connecting on local network due to ssl, but at remote location, my mobile is connecting, plese help
I cannot start z2m addon. I keep getting bad gateway when trying to open z2m even tho I follow everything step by step, and edit the config in yaml file. I am migrating from a sonoff dongle e to the SLZB-06
Any error in the logs?
@digiblurDIY in the error log, it says
Error: Z2M: error while starting zigbee-herdsman
Error: z2m: Failed to start zigbee
Error: z2m: Exiting...
Error: z2m: Error : network commissioning timed out- most likely network with the same panID or extendedPanID already exists nearby.
@@digiblurDIY and when I click to open the z2m web ui. It says 502 : Bad Gateway
Followed your instructions to the letter but unfortunately I have not been able to get the SLZB stick up and running. As many others I get the "Error: network commissioning timed out". Changing panId and extendedPanId didn't help. I'll plug my old SONOFF stick back in and hopefully it still works :-)
Haven't seen this issue in the conversion, might be a good idea to jump into Discord to see exactly what is causing it. If you change any of the IDs you will definitely trigger the Z2M feature to prevent it from starting.
Try this then discord.com/servers/digiblurdiy-530777070435827722
@@digiblurDIY Got everything working. I'm a happy camper now. More like overjoyed. Thanks a ton to @digiblur ;-)
Why not just say I triple E. 🤷♂️
Lol I just noticed so many other comments saying the same thing 😂. Besides that though zigby's interesting finally switching over to that from Wi-Fi devices. So far so good with the POE coordinator
Thanks. Always wanted to migrate to the SLZB-06 but was hesitant (and lazy) to dive into how. I didnt relish the thought I migrating 55 zigbee devices. After watching your video and seen how easy it was I, bought the SLZB and migrated over without too much issue. Only thing I found was that notwithstanding I changed in the address in the configuration portion of Zigbee2Mqtt in HA, I had to also manually edit the yaml file with same new address, as it was still pointing to the old coordinator (Zonoff) address. Changed this and bingo everything up and running. Beauty of using the POE is I can now place that coordinator in a more 'central' location which isnt necessarily tied to the server like my old USB zigbee coordinator. Thanks once again! Super easy.
Nice!! Thanks for the feedback on a decent sized zigbee network migration.
@@digiblurDIY yes thanks once again. I just have being recommended view of other YT videos on the same subject and they are going through the repair process. OMG I would never have migrated if I saw those videos ;=P
Is it going to work also for SLZB-06M in the same way?
Not reason not to. Should be fine.
I also run HA-core on my Threadripper based UNRAID server. I have been considering migrating my HA from UNRAID to a HA Green, as I dont like HA being offline when I have server maintenance or server issues. I know I can still have my heavy hitting (but less important) dockers run on UNRAID and point HA Green at them.... but am still worried Green will be less responsive.
Thoughts?
HA Green is too slow for my likes. N95/N100 is my choice for a little HA box.
You are the best... Thank you.
You're welcome!
When are we going to get another live Travis? 😅
Tonight actually.. 8pm central time or so.
And there is no way doing it in SLZB-06M ? Everywhere is recomending "buy 06M version" But nowhere is any informatsion how to go ember firmware or how to go from SONOFF USB Dongle to SLZB-06M with mqtt
I wouldn't get the 6M myself, everywhere hasn't done their research.
@@digiblurDIY why not? any specific reason?
I would assume that most of them run HAOS boxes and just use ZHA as Z2M might be too confusing combined with it using mqtt that oddly offends people to install it. So they stick to what is hyped and pushed regardless of reliability or performance.
Did you find a way for the 06M?
@@meckenkino, i ordered 06. Should get it tomorrow
I get a "file write error" when flashing the new IEEE address on my stick, using the same firmware as the video. Then the stick freezes. After restarting it, my custom ieee address is there, but the migration method in the video won't work for me ( zigbee2mqtt connects to the slzb-06 but won't start unless I change the pan_id in the config file. But after doing so, none of my devices connect to the slzb-06 and my zigbee list is empty.) Still trying to figure out where the problem is. Thanks for the video.
It shows this on the GUI of the SLZB-06?
If you change the PAN then that will force a pairing of all devices.
@@digiblurDIY it show in the z2m logs
@@digiblurDIY i got the same problem
@@digiblurDIY Yes, I was getting the error in the SLZB-06 GUI after changing the radio address. (Clicked "Write IEEE address" > firmware would reflash > Message would say "Update complete" > then an error message saying "file write error" > GUI would freeze, requiring unplugging the SLZB to fix) But I actually just tried again (for the 10th time) and didn't get the error. So I'll try the migration again.
Changing the PAN was the only way I could get zigbee2mqtt to start, and you're right that forcing re-pairing of devices. I've just been restoring for back-up and trying again. Thanks for the reply.
Do I need to perform the same steps if I am going from SLZB-06 to SLZB-06p7. I have to write the IEEE-address from SLZB-06 to SLZB-06p7 right?
Yup, I would as devices will be looking for the other IEEE address.
Just set up my new SLZB-06 as my zigbee coordinator. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Now, is there a way to use the old Sonoff dongle as a router?
Which model of the dongle?
Thank you so much for your generosity in giving us access to your knowledge and expertise. This video has saved me hours of my time. Now, I just need to work out how to change the Zigbee channel to 15, without repairing all my 75 devices! Thank you again, I really enjoy and value all your material and your down-to-earth good humour!
That's the tough one...switching channels will require a pairing on most devices I've found.
Thanks on the content comments. I just try to keep it real as always as I do this for fun and try to keep it that way.
Wanted to migrate for awhile, but we have Zigbee devices (around 110) all over the property. all the videos I had found up to this point said they all needed to be repaired once it was installed. That wasn't going to work as over half of those would require a ladder to get to. Thank you for this video, I ordered a dongle as soon as I finished watching this and fingers crossed, will be attempting this when it arrives!
What radio are you using right now?
I’ve been having all kinds of issues with Zigbee2MQTT, seems like usually after a Home Assistant update, a few to several devices just stop working, no idea why. I have found that if I go into the add on and rename the device, I usually just add a 1, then move the slider that says Update entity ID, then do it again but remove the 1 and normally it starts working again. Anyone else having these issues? I’m having it on several completely separate installs too.
What MQTT container are you using and version?
@@digiblurDIY supervised.
Has anyone attempted to enable to bluetooth proxy feature on this unit while running Z2M?
I haven't tried it yet with the Esphome software
I had to be different and get the SLZB-06M which doesn't seem to be supported for this method...
You can try it and see if devices complain, then just pair them up again.
@@digiblurDIY I tried it and couldn't get passed the changing of the IEEE Address as the latest firmware isn't for the SLZB-06M and the Advanced section isn't there...
Hi,
I also have the e dongle and am looking to buy the slzb-06m, is there a newer firmware perhaps that will let you change the address?
@@slovenc88 I sent mine back in the end and got the standard Sonoff Dongle
Had the power flick off and on five times and it reset a bunch of my smart bulbs. Stupid power company. 😢
I wish my Generac was designed where if the power dropped it just disconnected it. Waited for the generator to start and come up then flip us over. Then start a timer where the power had to be constant for a solid 15 min before it dropped us back on the grid.
@@digiblurDIY That would be nice. I have flipped my breakers off because the power was off and on too much.
Thanks for the video, should be getting a slzb-06 from aexpress in a few weeks, just to expand my network, while it seems straight forward to add another coordinator to z2mqtt, how do i prevent multiple coordinators fighting over devices while pairing, as there is going to be some overlap
Why are you adding another coordinator? Do you just mean to add it as router mode?
@@digiblurDIYhave a usb coordinator in the living room, garage is totally out of range, so my plan is to have one usb and one poe, could also run amother z2mqtt in docker which seems more practical
I have a sonoff dongle and want to migrate to SLZB-06M
Who's silicon lab chip...
Would it work?
Migrate from what to what on what software?
@@digiblurDIY from zigbee2mqtt on home assistant with sonof dongle to zigbee2mqtt on home assistant with slzb-06m plugged on poe
Hi,
does this also work if I'm currently using the dongle E?
No, that is EFR based. AFIAK I know the migration path is re-pair between differing chipsets.
Sigh. I desperately need an easy path for migrating TI to Silicon Labs.
That's an odd path... I think ZHA might be able to do it.
Is it really odd tho? Nabu Casa decided to use SL chips in their hardware for whatever reasons, while TI has long been the "preferred" choice. Definitely my bad for buying the SLZB-06M knowing there was no solution for migrating in z2m.
I prefer the TI chipsets myself given they just have better compatibility with Z2M. I can see HA going the SL route though given their focus is ZHA. Not to really say one chip is better than the other, if I was using ZHA then I would probably go SL as well.