Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus | ZBDongle-E

USD$19.90

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Pre-flashed with Zigbee coordinator firmware based on EZNet 6.10.3 out of box
Support smart home platforms like Home Assistant, openHAB, Zigbee2MQTT and so on
Based on EFR32MG21
+20dBm output gain
Aluminum housing effectively reduces signal interference from peripherals
Optional 1.5m USB extension cable for better signal range

Note: The ZBDongle-E supports the Green Power devices, If you want to add the Hue Zigbee Green Power device, you need to switch the channel of ZBDongle-E to 11/15/20/25 at your specific application.

SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus can works with the devices below:
Router: ZBMINI smart switch, S40 Lite ZB, S31 Lite ZB smart plug, S26R2ZB smart switch
End Device: ZBMINI-L smart switch, SNZB-01 switch, SNZB-02 Temp. and Hum. sensor, SNZB-03 motion sensor, SNZB-04 door/window sensor

Note: Use Dongle Flasher Web tool or Add-on to flash other firmware faster. Switch to other device types in 1minute.
Web: https://dongle.sonoff.tech/sonoff-dongle-flasher/
Add-on: https://github.com/iHost-Open-Source-Project/hassio-ihost-addon/tree/master/hassio-ihost-sonoff-dongle-flasher
Click to view the difference between Dongle-E and Dongle-P

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SONOFF ZBDongle-E is a universal Zigbee USB stick. It can be used as a Zigbee gateway in Home Assistant, openHAB, Zigbee2MQTT, or other open-source platforms to locally control all your Zigbee devices, so you don't need to invest in different brands' Zigbee hubs, all you need is a universal gateway - ZBDongle-E!

The dongle plus has a wide range of supported devices, such as ZBMINI-L, SNZB01, SNZB02, SNZB03, SNZB04, S26R2ZB, S40 LITE ZB. Dongle Plus is pre-flashed with coordinator firmware, you can also flash router firmware to extend the network range.

Dongle Plus support a variety of common systems, like Linux, Ubuntu, Raspbian, Windows, macOS (Windows and macOS require corresponding driver installation).

Raspberry Pi (Linux) is recommended, if you use Windows or macOS, you need to install Driver first.

Windows: CH343SER

macOS: ch34xser_macos-main

Documents

User Manual and Certification

Additional information

Weight	38 g
Dimensions	111 × 40 × 17 mm
Model	ZBDongle-E
Working temperature	-10℃~40℃
Input	DC 5V (100mA Max)
Wireless	Zigbee 3.0
Shell material	Alumium alloy
Dimension	75×25.5×13.5mm

FAQ

1.Do I need a USB extension cable

It's highly recommended using a USB extension cable between your USB port and your Zigbee dongle plus to minimise interferences.

2.How to check the firmware of SONOFF dongle plus and flash the firmware

You can find the current firmware version of dongle plus in zigbee2mqtt: Open zigbee2mqtt -> Go to settings - > Go to about, and follow this guide to flash the firmware

3.How to flash Zigbee dongle plus as Router?

Zigbee dongle plus is pre-installed with coordinator firmware, which can only be used to add sub-devices and cannot be added by other gateways (the Zigbee protocol stipulates that there can only be one gateway in each Zigbee network).

If you need to expand the Zigbee signal range, you can follow our tutorial to flash the router firmware, Zigbee dongle plus running routing firmware will disguise itself as a light bulb.

4.How to migrate from other dongle to SONOFF Dongle Plus?

In ZHA, you can backup, restore, and migrate beteen Zigbee coordinators with different Zigbee chip without re-pairing your Zigbee devices, check this guide for the detailed steps.

But in Z2M, you can only avoid having to re-pair everything when moving between controllers/routers that use the same Zigbee chip. if the 2 dongles use different ones, you'll have to recreate the network from scratch.

5.Can i run 2 Dongles with ZHA simultaneously

No, Users can only add one ZHA integration to Home Assistant (but HA can connect to multiple deCONZ or Zigbee2MQTT instances).

6.Can i run Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA together on the same Dongle plus?

No. Z2M and ZHA are the same protocol (Zigbee). You can run one or the other, or buy a second dongle and run both on separate dongles.

7.Can i run 2 Dongles with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT on the same machine together

Yeah, you can run two dongles at the same time. One in ZHA, the other one in Z2M, as long as you can uniquely identify them on the USB ports and keep separate Zigbee channels, ZHA defaults to 15, Z2M defaults to 11.

8.How to migrate from ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT using Sonoff Zigbee dongle plus?

You will need to reset all your Zigbee devices to pair them again with Z2M, or buy a second dongle plus and then run both Z2M and ZHA at the same time, please check details here.

9.What is the difference between ZBDongle-P and ZBDongle-E

The main differences between ZBDongle-P and ZBDongle-E are the chip and the supported platform. ZBdongle-P uses CC2652P while ZBDongle-E EFR32MG21, and ZBDongle-E supports Openhab but ZBDongle-P doesn't support yet.

10.How many devices can Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB dongle support

50 children Zigbee devices can be directly added to the ZBDongle-P in coordinator mode and max 200 zigbee devices with routers

30 children Zigbee devices can be directly added to the ZBDognle-E in coordinator mode and extra 30 zigbee devices with a router, no limit on firmware but depends on platforms.

11.Devices supported by SONOFF Zigbee Dongle Plus

SONOFF Zigbee Dongle Plus works great with most Zigbee devices, including popular brands like Sonoff, Aqara, Philips Hue, Huawei, IKEA, Tuya, and many more, mainly depends on the home automation platform on which the user uses dongle Plus:
ZHA: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha

Zigbee2MQTT: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/supported-hardware.html
ioBroker: https://github.com/Jey-Cee/ioBroker.deconz
Domoticz:https://github.com/Smanar/Domoticz-deCONZ
Openhab:https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/deconz/
Jeedom: https://compatibility.jeedom.com/index.php?v=d&p=home&protocol=Zigbee

In addition to check the supported devices through the official platform, you also can view Blakadder compatibility lists which provides an extensive overview of the devices supported by different platforms.

12.How to set up Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA on Home Assistant using Sonoff Zigbee Dongle Plus

Please check this guide to learn the detailed steps

13.How to put the device with router firmware into the pairing mode?

Just press and hold the reset button for more than 8 seconds and then release it. When you see the green light flashing, you will enter the pairing mode.

Works great on RPI 2

No issues, no excess heat.
Using it for a few months with z2m and it works well.

Gives 502 Bad Gateway in HA

In stead of selecting my devices, i get a black screen with Bad Gateway error.
Home Assistant. Zigbee2MQTT, no Frontend (web io)

Please check whether Z2M is running and confirm whether there are any abnormal notice in the log.

Garbage - did not work with home assistant or zigbee2mqtt

fails to connect. running home assistant on linux ubuntu

Work as expected

I’m using it with Home Assistant and it work perfectly. I was able to build a Zigbee network with devices from different brands. Great producto!

I hope order a new one soon to set it up as a router and extend my Zigbee network.

Fantastic dongle for Home Assistant!

I use this dongle with Home Assistant for about a month now, running as a Proxmox virtual machine on a tiny Intel N100 passive cooled device, in a rather large house. Got zero coverage issues, and got it up an running in a matter of minutes (learning about how to identify a device under Linux took the most time, but was pretty straight forward in the end). The default Zigbee handler of Home Assistant works adequate, but I would strongly recommended using MQTT (Zigee2MQTT in Home Assisant) as it opens up much more functions, and a better support for connected devices.

I highly recommend this one! Super happy with it.

Note: I do highly recommend getting it here at iTead.
You can find them on AliExpress and such as well, but those are often a little bit more expensive and you may run into excessive shipping costs if you don't pay attention. Additionally, shipping potentially takes more time, and one will have no clue about the firmware status.

Fantastic value, works great with Home Assistant

Despite criticisms for Zigbee dropouts, in my small unit Zigbee outperforms and is far more reliable than WiFi or Bluetooth for my very small setup. Your experience will vary, but for casual and starting off users Zigbee via the
Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus–ZBDongle-E is an excellent experience; even if I am likely to migrate to Z-Wave in the future.

Works great!

I actually had meant to order a different version of this for Home Assistant, but this one works just as well. I've had no problems with it at all. A little bit of a wait time after ordering compared to Amazon, but it was worth the wait.

Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus--ZBDongle-E

Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus--ZBDongle-E works as expected, straight forward setup. Didnt need to use a mesh network, it has good range, just used point to point for all of my devices.
Jim