Top 5 Versatile Zigbee Coordinators You Need To Know
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Күн бұрынGIVEAWAY is CLOSED. Why just one, when we can test 5 different coordinators in this VERY long video. We wil llook at:
- SLZB-0 PoE
- SLZB-06 non-PoE
- SLZB-06M
- SLZB-06p7
- and also SLZB-07 stick.
If you are looking for USB, WiFi or Zigbee LAN coordinator, Smart Light has one for you!
Check out the video and also don't miss 2 hidden giveaways for chance to win one out of 3 SLZB-06 coordinators or one out of 3 A1-SLWF-03 WLED sound reactive controllers.
SMLight web site and shop links:
smlight.tech/
Smart Light YT Channel:
• The SLZB-06 Just Got S...
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Note about video and giveaway
01:18 - SLZB-07 stick
04:28 - UI for all SLZB-06 devices
15:09 - SLZB-06 PoE and non-PoE
19:37 - SLZB-06M
21:55 - SLZB-06p7
25:00 - Bad news for me, awesome for you!
28:10 - What to buy?
32:00 - Final thoughts
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@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Winners have been selected and giveaway is over! Congrats to all of them for winning awesome devices.!
@HarvinderDhillon85 Ай бұрын
Hey I actually got one of these myself to try and it couldnt connect to my network wired. Support replaced it, apparently was defective, but I got the replacement and same issue as well. I searched online and seem to be a common issue and my thread in HA is also finding others with similar issues. Did you have any such problems?
@kloosterboe2 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Sound controller is awesome!
@sandphotoNL 2 ай бұрын
LOL Just ordered an SLZB-06 two hours before I saw your video ;-) Thanks for the video though, hope they publish your video on their website as well, since it is a good overview.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it - it's really packed coordinator! And just added support for Matter over Thread - didn't expect that one!!
@eggchaser 2 ай бұрын
Have been using the SLZB-06M with ZHA and a Home assistant VM for months no issue great product
@Shaq2k 2 ай бұрын
Thanks. But do you think it's better than the UZG-01 by ZigStar that you reviewed some weeks ago?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
No and yes. We are now in personal opinion category. They are very similar. I prefer maybe the size of UZG-01 (or box) over this long stick, but it's very personal preference. Also, UZG-01 latest versions are with CC2652p7 SOC and if I would go myself, for now I would prefer CC2652P or EFR32MG over it. Software is almost the same. As SLZB-06p7 = UZG-01 - it's down to personal preference there, but I would personally go for SLZB-06 or 06M over p7
@mercenaruss Ай бұрын
No and yes, if to take in consideration that SLZB-06 hardware was using made by ZigStar.
@ArturArt321 17 күн бұрын
Would you recommend to get a new 06-p10 coordinator,06 p7 or 06m or just the standar SLZB-06 one for M2QTT? Just thinking to get into it and start exploring the zigbee automation options, thanks!
@BeardedTinker 16 күн бұрын
For now I don't see the benefit of P7 or P10. They could potentially in future be a bit better, but that will depend on firmware if and when it gets released. For now 06 or 06M are best options.
@Corei14 Ай бұрын
Thank you for the review. My ha journey just started
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@brianmorgan7207 2 ай бұрын
I will add the SLWM controller to my xLights christmas show. Thanks,
@gismoscherer Ай бұрын
I've got myself yesterday the SLZB-06-PoE and got it running under a new Proxmox setup... I need to say that the reaction speed was not as great as with the Sonoff Dongle-E.. This morning I switched over to my USB Dongle and it works smooth... however I will test our the SLZB-06 over the weekend, upgrade its firmware and give it another try..
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
How did you connect it? WiFi/Ethernet? I haven't noticed any delay, if any it's probably in ms.
@djheckler92 24 күн бұрын
Do you have recommendation for a good Z-Wave stick? Will use with my Synology. Thanks
@BeardedTinker 23 күн бұрын
None so far. I've only tested Z-Station that is combo of ZWave and Zigbee (matter/thread) stick, and also some GPIO mounted devices.
@danielaguilarbenitez1076 2 ай бұрын
Great video.but I have a question, with the SLZB-06M can I put 1 on each level of a house so that it works as a repeater?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Yes you can! But it also depends on setup and expectations. If you want, you can have one as coordinator and others as routers to expand network. BUT those routers will not use WiFi/Ethernet to transfer data, it will be used just for UI. Data will go over Zigbee Network. OR you can have both ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT networks in parallel and have one as coordinator on ZHA, and other as coordinator on Z2M.
@danielaguilarbenitez1076 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker thanks So much
@Weeem 2 ай бұрын
Off topic, but I've noticed over the last couple of weeks something odd with the mic/recording. Audio has been a wee bit quiet for a while, but now It sounds like it's over compressed or clipping. Like it's trying to remove the start and end of each word.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment - there were some software updates from Elgato and it could be result of one of them. Also Davinci (editor) crashed few times - and I've also noticed something off when editing, but that wasn't as bad as it is after rendering. Will play a bit more to see what I can do.
@RT-tr9cq 2 ай бұрын
I have a sky connect , but I also have a very big house wired with cat 5. Can I add one of these in my house as a coordinator and it will be visible in HA and will work alongside my sky connect ?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
You could use SkyConnect with ZHA and this one with Z2M. They can work in parallel.
@MarcoPozzuolo 2 ай бұрын
I use 2 #SMLIGHT06 with z2m since one year, one as coordinator and one as a router, no issues at all😊
@michaelthompson657 2 ай бұрын
Great video, again! You’re absolutely killing it lately. Id love one of the sound react controllers, I’ve been debating them so much lately! Best of luck everyone!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the comment!!!
@michaelthompson657 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker no problem, keep it up!
@AlonsoVPR 2 ай бұрын
Got the SLZB-06 a couple of years ago (I think the first batch) and is still my main cordinator 0 issues! I want another #SMLIGHT06 because why not? ;)
@PileofKyle 2 ай бұрын
So you could have a coordinator setup ZHA to local home assistant, then at a remote location another coordinator over VPN added to the same home assistant? Can you add multiple ZHA coordinators in Home assistant or zigbee2MQTT for the remote location?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's correct! Only one ZHA, but you can have multiple Z2M instances installed.
@PileofKyle 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker Thanks for the reply, this gives me many ideas now!
@simonem8899 2 ай бұрын
I would love to try the VPN functionality of the SLZB-06 #SMLIGHT06
@kevinhenryviii 2 ай бұрын
At last an excellent comprehensive look at the SML products. I need to update from my Conbee 2. Thanks Ed👍🏻#SMLIGHT06
@danielaguilarbenitez1076 Ай бұрын
great video do you have any video how to migrated to sonoff dongle to the SLZB-06M thanks
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Not yet - it's actually not that hard, depends on ZHA or Z2M. Some do it automatically for you, just replace the stick and set new one - system offers to restore backup.
@danielaguilarbenitez1076 Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker I know, but it doesn't recognize me and the entire zigbee network stopped working, lucky I had backups
@paulcooper3088 2 ай бұрын
Great video as always. I bought a couple of SLZB-06M a month or so ago to get my Z2MQTT network up & running. I set one up as coordinator & one as a router. I really can’t fault them. The UI is simple to understand & set them up with. I was absolutely ecstatic when they received full Z2MQTT support in the last update. Winning one of the #SMLIGHT06 would be perfect as we’re putting in a garden studio this summer which is about 100m away from the house but will have an Ethernet connection. It’s the perfect solution to the problem of remote areas being controlled from within the same, single network ( although I’ll need to really look into how to do that when the time comes). Thanks again for your very well presented, informative & easy to understand videos. They have proved invaluable to me in setting things up, especially as a very new member of the zig bee community. 👍
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the comment! Yes, it would really be great fit for this use case - remote node/coordinator!!!
@Kiloptero 29 күн бұрын
its possible to use the smlight slzb-06m for both zigbee and matter over threads with home assistant?
@BeardedTinker 29 күн бұрын
Multiprotocol support? Hmm - I wouldn't recommend it. That is being deprecated due to various issues of running both standards on same device and radio is splitting air time for each of the protocols.
@Kiloptero 29 күн бұрын
@@BeardedTinker Thanks!! i will use the 06m just for zigbee for the moment.
@ivantenev2694 2 ай бұрын
Great review for SLZB devices. I use Sonoff USB 3.0 stick and I would try #SMLIGHT06 in my network. Thanks for useful videos.
@pablocarorevuelta3517 2 ай бұрын
I bought a SLZB-06 4 monts ago. Very good equipment. I would use the #SMLIGHT06 to extend my ZTMqtt network
@antoniodecrisci2369 20 күн бұрын
I just migrated to the 06 non poe from SkyConnect/ZHA/Multi-pan. It took like 8 minutes to do, and so far, ZHA is working well. For some reason, the rssi entities are unknown, and LQI entities are all under 50, and some are 0 for my zigbee device. Strange, but the devices are working. Did you know what is happening? Thanks
@BeardedTinker 19 күн бұрын
It can take a bit of time for RSSI to populate, probably not longer than few hours. But as you said, if devices are working, you are good. You could try to make a ZHA device map, as it may force devices to update, but again, that shouldn't be problem.
@antoniodecrisci2369 18 күн бұрын
@BeardedTinker I contacted SMLITE about this, and they confirm that this is actually a bug that occurs when migrations happen with zha. The only solution now is to delete the network and start all over! Oh no. Maybe now is the time to consider Z2M. Just curious have you made a ZHA to Z2M migration video yet? I will check thank you!
@BeardedTinker 16 күн бұрын
I haven't done it. Or tried it so far. Not sure if you can backup in one and restore in the other.
@brianmorgan7207 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 would be added to my xLights christmas show. Thanks
@Kristhus Ай бұрын
Another great video! I've been following your channel for years now, and am running Home Assistant on my DS415+ in docker. As this NAS is in my garage, it is not the best location for a Zigbee USB stick. Great to find out about the #SMLIGHT06 which can be placed centrally in my house, right in the middle of all my Zigbee devices :)
@emanuelebordon 2 ай бұрын
I'm seriously considering switching to one of these coordinators to eliminate the need to have the USB shared with my docker container on the Synology NAS... nice video, it happens just now when I was considering the purchase..
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
I'm about to take that route - Synology with VM.
@emanuelebordon 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker I'm currently with a Home Assistant Green, partly because I wanted to try it, and partly because I like support Nabu Casa who create this wonderful software.. I'm working on a porting to Docker with my Synology and I was really looking for a Zigbee coordinator via IP.. .but would you recommend Synology via VM rather than Synology via Docker? ah, greetings from Trieste... I often come to your area :)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
@@emanuelebordon if you can run VM on Synology, it will give you much better experience than just Docker. Haven't been to Triest in some time now - I think 2 years. We usually stop there when we return from Milano. But I love the city centre a lot.
@gismoscherer 2 ай бұрын
could you share any insides in how to address 2 coordinators within zigbee2mqtt? how to address 2 ports?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
You need to install multiple instances of Zigbee2MQTT
@gismoscherer 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker doubt thats possible within the HA Add-on version, .. might be with Proxmox then.. thx for your feedback... gonna look in a low priority area with ZHA then and the other area with Z2M..
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
There is (at least was) workaround for HA OS. You just add another instance of repo, changing the address: For example, first one you add it is: github.com/zigbee2mqtt/hassio-zigbee2mqtt Second one you ad in repository list is github.com/zigbee2mqtt/hassio-zigbee2mqtt/ (notice trailing /). It will create second install link and if you install from that one, it will create additional instance of HA.
@JPNVideos 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, very informative as usual. Could really use a few of these devices for both the main coordinator and as a relay as I have a large double brick house #SMLIGHT06
@donaldhoudek2889 2 ай бұрын
Great video! A lot of good info
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@vpngys4882 2 ай бұрын
That great! Been searching for a new coordinatior for about a week now, to replace my old ConbeeII. With the amount of lights and sensors that I have, I'm really starting to experience delays in response when toggling a switch or pushing a physical button. Already came to my own conclusion to get the 06M, because of the better specs and the preference of ZHA, since it's natively built in in Home Assistant. I've literally read everything there is to read about it, and watched Carina's videos as well. And then I found this video (released just now), which basically confirmed what I already was thinking. Thanks a lot for your vids (I've seen a lot of those already, but now I finally subscribed). #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Smart Light team really did an awesome job with coordinators. Maybe a bit too many of devices available at same time, but than, each one has it's own reasons on why to get (or not get it). 06M is excellent device. I'm thorn between 06 and 06M as my next main device.
@yekimek5548 2 ай бұрын
How would you compare those with USG-01?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
They are very similar as both companies really invest a lot in them. I would incline at this point more towards SMLight if you are looking for Remote site support as it has internal Wireguard client. Also UZG-01 is currently using p7 and that one has no SOC amplifier due to firmware limitation, so potentially that's also one of the reasons to go for older but still very good SLZB-06
@gedgicat2063 2 ай бұрын
Great Video, almost skipped this one as i'm new to zigbee, but love the idea of trying the VPN to aging parents house. Also really want to try and see if i can get ethernet connection to work between 2 HA instances (primary & fallback) to improve wifi approval factor during system changes/updates.👍#SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's really neat use case!!!
@DavidSmith-fh3yi Ай бұрын
I have been using HomeAssistant and Zigbee (conbee stick, then Sonoff Zigbee Bridge, then Sonoff Dongle-E) for a long time and bought a 06M after watching your previous video. Now I understand I can run multiple adaptors this will help with my garage where I will be able to get remote devices. Thanks for the great content. #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Nice!! That's good setup!
@paul454 2 ай бұрын
I'm looking to get a network connected coordinator because I am running Home Assistant in a High Availability configuration in Proxmox, and USB passthrough can't follow the HA VM when it migrates to another node in the cluster. SLZB-06M or SLZB-06 would be fantastic!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That is great setup and Ethernet coordinator would make it really High Available!!
@januszwojciechowski2292 2 ай бұрын
Hi. I am currently using VM on Unraid, but I am very interested in creating a cluster in case my server fails (my wife will kill me when everything suddenly stops working), do you have any description on how to configure high availability HA. I read that I need at least three servers with Proxmox for this, but I don't fully understand how to configure the rest and what may be the differences between the servers' hardware, e.g.: one more powerful server and two "small" economical computers only for HA and maybe pfSense? Maybe @BeardedTinker could make a video about this? #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
@@januszwojciechowski2292 I haven't used Proxmox in years (probably 3-4 if not more). I have Cluster on Synology (also currently down) with HA set in High Availability. While 3 servers would be good and prefered for cluster, you can do it with just 2. Would need a bit of tinkering to try everything with Proxmox.
@paul454 2 ай бұрын
@@januszwojciechowski2292 I bought 3 Intel NUCs off eBay to start with. Once Proxmox is installed on each, it's very simple to set up a cluster, and then again to set up HA. There are many videos on KZfaq explaining how to do it, but should take no more than 5 or 10 minutes once you have Proxmox installed. The question you should ask before you start is whether you want to use Ceph, or ZFS with replication... Not knowing any better when I set mine up, I used ZFS with replication (which works fine), but if I could go back in time, I'd have chosen Ceph, which appears pretty simple to set up.
@MarcGundlack 2 ай бұрын
Ouuuh, this would be my route into Thread ❤ #SMLIGHT06 Thanks for that great overview!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@SamuelWakefield 2 ай бұрын
Great video! I've always used a Conbee II so I'd be interested to see if #SMLIGHT06 would work better. The amount of devices I have keeps growing and growing so I know I'll need to upgrade at some point soon!
@Kilvari Ай бұрын
Thank you for these videos. I'm just getting started with Home Assistant and most of my smart devices are currently WiFi. Trying to learn more about zigbee and figure out the best way to get started. A gateway like the #SMLIGHT06 product line is probably the way I'll go as my HA runs on a VM and can move between hosts making USB options less appealing.
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
This would fit very nicely!! And good luck with your HA journey, hope it will be fun!
@voicixs 2 ай бұрын
Great replacement for my old CC2531 board #SMLIGHT06
@birdcage76 2 ай бұрын
As always: Great Video. I already acquired a #SMLIGHT06 p7 Version as my primary Zigbee Coordinator and I am very happy with it. Extending my HomeAssistant with Matter over Thread would be awesome! Edit: I wasn’t aware of the 20db gain issue. Perhaps I should change?🤔 I went with this one, because of the non experimental zigbee2mqtt support and the higher specs of the SOC.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you :) It's good choice. It still has decent coverage, and also as this is just a firmware issue, updates will probably tackle this in future.
@birdcage76 2 ай бұрын
One thing I learned in 25years of professional IT Experience: Never ever buy any device and expect a feature to come in the future. It probably won’t. 😂 But: Hope dies at last.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
:D Good point. But, as firmware is developed by community and not some corporate $$$, I really hope this will not be the case here ;)
@PhilipKeymer 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the informative videos. My zigbee network has become a little unstable in the past 2 months and I am hoping that I can improve it with a #SMLIGHT06 coordinator upgrade. The sound reactive lighting would be cool upgrade for under my kids bed (he currently has a non-addressable rgb led strip under the bed).
@hotmonitor 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 I will use it for offices that are too far from the main home assistant, and have ethernet to extend the network range. A great Zigbee coordinator
@opar7s 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for a great video! I would use slwm contoller to control lights for my jacuzzi #SMLIGHT06
@mrmarkom 2 ай бұрын
Nice video. Unfortunately, when trying to buy for EU, you need to add local VAT and the price is already higher then mentioned. Currently to get this device to Croatia is around 46 EUR with this discount applied. That is way more then mentioned 27 EUR..
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, having no EU warehouse that ships to Croatia really stinks. Shame that those EU shops in Germany and Netherlands to ship.
@Arcao 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for video and 👍. It would be great to try matter support with SLZB-06M. #SMLIGHT06
@olivercole1399 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHTO6 would be great for those buildings too far from the main home assistant instance but have ethernet (e.g. shed)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's correct, that's excellent use case.
@simon0a0aubry 2 ай бұрын
Hello, thank you for the video. I was about to change my old and unstable Conbee 2 with Deconz that give me headache for many years. Really this Conbee 2 is terrible specifically in a large house with floors. Perfect timing for this video.!!! #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Glad I could help - if I write what I think, I'll get chewed up by angry comments :) But yes, this definitely is improvement over Conbee 2.
@Budies2004 2 ай бұрын
Hope I win one as I LOVE messing with home assistant and winning either the wled or one of the 3 coordinators would/will help in the endeavor. Thanks. #SMLIGHT06
@stevephipps9305 2 ай бұрын
Another great video, can teach old dog new tricks. That should expand my coverage and add some light to my game room. #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Thanks for the comment!!
@davidszacik2326 2 ай бұрын
Enjoyed this, and look forward to all of your videos. I think the #smlight03 controller would let me automate a Department 56 lighthouse for my holiday display, making the light "rotate"
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, that would be great fit!!! Good luck with WLED prize - thank you very much for your comment!!!
@Tntdruid 2 ай бұрын
I'm happy whit my sonoff ZigBee plus for 9$ when thye was cheap 😂
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
If it works, that's great! No need to do any shopping if it works as it should.
@alainschellinck3379 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this review, planning on updating my Conbee II stick with the #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Good choice!
@pdawg65 2 ай бұрын
Would like to use the #SMLIGHT06, as a PoE coordinator for our home. Thank you =)
@digilay 2 ай бұрын
I'm using Docker-HA since a year mostly only to get all infos out of the installed solarpanel-system. After a long time thinking of what would be the best system for other automations, some weeks ago I started with a sonoff zigbee-coordinator and a Z2M-Container. Thanks to all your infos and many "little howtos" in your channel, which helped me a lot since! The #SMLIGHT03 would be the first zigbee-LED-strip an controler in my house and would replace an older "dump" one.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Added!!! BTW - this is not Zigbee, it's WiFi, but works really great! And it's really packed little controller!
@woudenbw1 Ай бұрын
#smlight06 Sounds like a great versatile device!
@digilay 2 ай бұрын
Uhhh! ... and adding new matter-functionality with a #SMLIGHT06 to my net would also be nice to tinker with.
@BilginOzkan76 Ай бұрын
These look to be awesome devices. I can imagine using a few of these as Zigbee routers AND Bluetooth proxies to get whole home coverage for ALL THE PROTOCOLS #SMLIGHT06
@EsotericArctos 2 ай бұрын
I've seen the #SMLIGHT03 A1-SLWF-03 WLED a few times on YT. I have been interested in looking at one in person. Not only to support the developer, who I believe is in the Ukraine, but because they seem to be a great little device for decorative use and for alert notifications in Home Assistant. The co-ordinators look very interesting, especially the PoE one, but I don't need a co-ordinator right now as I have a Sky Connect and the HA Yellow, but the PoE version looks like it could be very useful in situations where you need to put the co-ordinator in a more central place than where the HA Instance is running.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's correct. Or, if you are using Promxmox/VM for HA (or even Synology due to "driver" issues), having Ethernet can be a big help!. SLWF-03 is really nice device.
@xir 2 ай бұрын
I would use the #SMLIGHT06 to extend my ZHA network via wifi to my porch and garden 🙂. Anyway, thank you for a useful review!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Good call!
@danielquentel7872 22 күн бұрын
How can I use in my ihost ? Thanks
@BeardedTinker 20 күн бұрын
As additional coordinator with iHost? Not sure that you can directly. If you run HA in Docker on iHost, you could use it for it.
@holgerschurig4430 2 ай бұрын
Why I should win one? Because of sheer luck! ;-) #SMLIGHT03
@MrCBRXX1100 2 ай бұрын
Great Video - thanks a lot:) #SMLIGHT06 I would love to have this stick for our Holiday house at the ocean. Im running HA, but because of external buildings - sheds - and so on, it would be great to extend the coverage :) Have a nice evening;)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Entered! This is great use case for them!!
@MrCBRXX1100 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker and for now im using a cc2531 - pretty miserable 😅🙈
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
I still have about 5-10 of them :) In unopened static bags...
@markross5389 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 Would be very helpful to add to garage to devices and garage doors.
@yousaf.saleem 2 ай бұрын
Use Sonoff Dongle E as a coordinator in ZHA, but love anything with a POE and use it in Z2M. #SMLIGHT06
@JorickMulder 2 ай бұрын
I’m sure this #SMLIGHT06 will outperform my little €7,- coördinator 😂 Might even fix my issues. Also; I’m very interested in #SMLIGHT03 because I’ve not used wled yet and tuya IC strips make me sad
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Good luck! And going from Tuya to this WLED driver would be a bit step forward!!!
@mastweiler22 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 Wish I'd known about this before I went down the old Pi 3B with the backup Sonoff stick with just Z2MQTT installed... Might have been an easier way to expand my mesh!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
This would be easier and much better - though Sonoff P Dongle and even E are not that bad. Have both and they still work. But they are really "plain" comparing to these.
@johnnyvandemoosdijk 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06, would be nice to test it.
@Jensen871 2 ай бұрын
Can I use the coordinator with thread?
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Yes.
@CyrilBosselut 2 ай бұрын
My current coordinator is a Conbee II, so winning a #SMLIGHT06 would be the perfect way for me to add Matter/Thread support on my Home Assistant instance :)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Keeping fingers crossed!
@aatifkhan8412 2 ай бұрын
Great video as usual - I'm curious if there's benefit in migrating my Zigbee network from the SONOFF Dongle to one of these. Any thoughts on the network size performance with these? I have around 83 devices now (about 25 of them are routers) but I'm trying to move as much smart home stuff as possible over to zigbee, so this number will easily surpass 100 in the next few weeks. Also, would love the #SMLIGHT03 if I end up getting it. I ordered one a couple of weeks ago, and it died in the first few hours. basically I tried to update firmware using the SMLIGHT Web Flasher, it went to couldn't initialize and since then, has been dead. No power source brings it to life, the PC doesn't detect it at all. I've been going back and forth with SMLight support but without any result so far - they seem to be as stumped as I. So, before writing them off completely for the WLED controller, I'd love to give it another try!
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Depends on what Dongle from Sonoff you have. If it's P version, that's "same" as SLZB-06 - with 06 been better as it can do WiFi/Ethernet/USB + as of yesterdy Matter over Thread. If it's Dongle E, that's similar to SLZB-06M - again, same thing applies as to connectivity. Other problem is Firmware, I presume that you've flashed it with alternative firmware as Sonoff ones are limited in terms of devices. Both 06 and 06M can handle over 100 - I think it's 200/300 devices. - 100 direct and 100 more via them. As for your bad experience with 03 WLED, sorry to hear it. Mine is stil working after some cca 60 days. Hope they manage to fix it for you.
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Congrats on Winning the WLED controller! I'll need your name & shipping address + phone number. Please send it to me on mail: giveaway@beardedtinker.com Thank you!!!
@aatifkhan8412 Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker Thank you so much! I've just emailed you! Very happy to have won this!
@meirlo 2 ай бұрын
I was sure the slzb-06m was the prefect fit for me. But now with the new update to support matter with the other dobgle i'm confused again. So please resolve my confusion by sending me one free, as one doesn't check the teeth of a gifted horse. #SMLIGHT06
@smartlight2247 2 ай бұрын
If you stopped at SLZB-06M - choose SLZB-06M, basically it support Thread as well. Karina
@iainhay2823 2 ай бұрын
#smlight03 Reckon I might try and light up my bambu printer and see if I can use the sound reaction to do things as the printer does. If not I'll just put it on my office shelves and mess around with it:) Great video as always, was looking at these coordinators the other day so a very timely review, winning one of them would be very handy ;)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That would be fun to see working. Need to test it too, hopefully during my next printing spree, if I manage to get it out of my kids room - she confiscated it for her bed frame lights :D
@iainhay2823 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker sounds like a good application, always good to keep the kids happy!
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Congrats Iain on winning WLED controller. I'll be needing your mailing address to forward it to SMLight for shipping
@iainhay2823 Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker awesome! Will message you. Thanks 😀
@iainhay2823 Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker Sent on Discord for you :)
@BillyDickson 2 ай бұрын
#smlight06 I have a homeassistant yellow and would love to tinker about with Zigbee2mqtt and thread. 👍
@radek_jurzysta 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 The non-PoE version would be great to cover another floor in my home. My HA server is in the basement, and the plugged in stick doesn't cover the top floor of my house with it's signal. I have the house fully wired with Cat5e cable so it would fit nicely in the setup.
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Congrats on winning SLZB-06 coordinator! I'll be needing you rname/shipping address/phone number to forward it for delivery. Please send it via email: giveaway@beardedtinker.com
@radek_jurzysta Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker sent!
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
@@radek_jurzysta tnx! Got it!
@oscarmontes7715 2 ай бұрын
I've change to #SMLIGHT06 since 1 year ago in POE version, and very happy. I would like to test the new p7 and p10. Good job, very good review.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the comment and good luck!
@TheAppleFreak 2 ай бұрын
Getting the #SMLIGHT06 would be good for letting me play around with Matter over Thread! Most of my smart home devices currently are Zigbee, paired to a Sonoff CC2652 based stick running via ZHA. It works well for what I've got right now, but it does preclude me from running multiprotocol stuff. Having a second coordinator would give me the flexibility to dedicate some hardware towards experimenting without disrupting my primary network.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Nice, but please note - HA will (but that may change) probably pull out from multi-protocol support. There are some issues with external components they are suing for this to work. Vendor for that part is unable or very slow with fixing bugs, and it all falls down on HA devs for not fixing bugs there. If they cancel multi-protocol support, it will be less stress for them but also for users.
@TheAppleFreak 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker That's true, yeah, though having multiple coordinators would still let me just run both at a time! A win-win, I'd say :)
@waltervos8537 2 ай бұрын
I am currently using an RPI4 and Conbee II dongle for my ZHA network but I would like to extend it with Matter / Thread capabilities. Thanks to this video, it seems clear to me which dongle I should buy for that. But I wait a little bit before buying it, because maybe I 'll win a #SMLIGHT06.😉
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's a good idea!!!
@DjLundbladh 2 ай бұрын
Great video man! and very well explained! I wish i had any of those new coordinators for my zigbee2mqtt network! I really need to change from my old deconz Conbee usb stick :( #SMLIGHT06
@HarvinderDhillon85 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 Great information in the video. Would be good to try and see if this fixes my large Zigbee network stability with 170+ devices
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's really large network. I have around 80 devices online, and probably another 50-60 that are in boxes still :)
@HarvinderDhillon85 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker I went a little crazy actually. About 45% are routers and the rest end devices. These are basically lights, hue dimmers, ikea dimmers, motion sensors, HT sensors, power monitors and door/window sensors for all the windows/doors. Been struggling with stability actually, I might cut down especially on end devices. At least 4-5 devices fall off the network daily :(. I do think some devices especially tuya power monitors dont play nice, they seem quite chatty in logs. Might need to try without thoese.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
@@HarvinderDhillon85 Power monitoring devices do due to frequent updates can make issues on the network. I have only 2-3 that are chatty, but still no issues here.
@MatSmithLondon Ай бұрын
For the last year my Sonoff ZB Bridge has been really unreliable. I really NEED to upgrade to a #SMLIGHT06 for ethernet connectivity, and it's good that it can be powered over PoE - really nice design. Oh and additional bonus, I was glad to see instructions available in lots of languages including Ukrainian, but no Russian language in sight... I hope we see a lot more of this stuff in the world in the coming years. I'll be very proud to own a piece of Ukrainian technology powering my home 🇺🇦
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Privit! They are one of the couple UA companies that do smart devices. Liking it very much! Good luck with giveaway!
@MatSmithLondon Ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker Привіт! Ви українець? Я британець, але вивчаю мову як жест підтримки!
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Nope, I'm from Croatia,but I can understand and read (a bit) ;)
@adifoto6362 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHTO6 Once again a grate video. Probably is a good time to upgrade from an old CC25xx Rev 1. If i win will be use it on my new house to control devices from distance until will be able to move in. Being able to connect over vpn opens the door to so many options.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Good luck Adi!!!!
@adifoto6362 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker thanks
@paraniodify 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 would be a nice oppoertunity to replace my oooooooold coordinator so he can finally retire:)
@grahamshaw5531 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, but no thanks. Wled on order. HS Yellow & ZHA.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
But you can also add Z2M with it too ;)
@markross5389 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT03 Always like your videos. I would be so happy to get the wled controller. I should say my wife would. She wants flashing lights for family room so when she is in her music mood she can truely party like it 1999. LOL
@francescoatria1086 2 ай бұрын
I would love to have #SMLIGHT06 to make my grandparent's house smarter without having to manage another separate instance of home assistant
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's really great scenario for them!
@JPA-cg4mj 2 ай бұрын
I have a never ending hunger to tinker! Seriously, I could manage some devices remotely in my mothers apartment (for safety) #SMLIGHTO6
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's an awesome use case!!! Keeping fingers crossed!
@Hjaldor 2 ай бұрын
I wish I win a #SMLIGHT06 so I can control a few devices at my summerhouse from home :-)
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
You can get another one for remote connection ;)
@Hjaldor 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinkerI already have one at home 🙂
@GabyPCgeeK 2 ай бұрын
I need the SLZB-06 because I have a CC2531 board as a coordinator that is giving me problems with range. I've been looking at the SONOFF Dongle Plus but it's too expensive for me right now. #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That would be a really good and needed upgrade!
2 ай бұрын
I really need one like that for the bathroom #SMLIGHT03
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Congrats Mario on winning WLED controller!!! Trebati će mi adresa da ju pošaljem u SMLight. Molim te pošalji ju na mail
@muktheo 2 ай бұрын
Im considering to replace my main zigbee coordinator (dongle E sonoff) with the SLZB-0607p. #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That would be good replacement!
@PersonXes 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06 I didn't know such an easy solution exists to put smart devices in my mother's apartment that are controlled by my home assistant server! It would also allow me to start playing with matter and zigbee as I'm a z-wave guy 😅
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
You starting with Zigbee and I'm just now starting with Z-Wave :) Only one device, still in the box. But I have one coordinator and another one arriving any day now. Looks like I'll be making reviews of them too :)
@PersonXes 2 ай бұрын
@@BeardedTinker z-wave is really great. A shame that it's losing a lot of traction. I suspect in a 10 years time no more new z-wave devices will be made.
@kDnZP 2 ай бұрын
Why I want to have a chance in a giveaway with a #smlight03? Because I lazy dude and want to have already done device instead doing same things by myself and since I already have coordinator from smlight and don't need another one - it works perfectly (;. Thanks.
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Fair enough - why tinker yourself when someone already did the job!!!
@FranciKresnik 2 ай бұрын
Vi ste najbolji . You are the best ... #SMLIGHTO6
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@DavorGadanac 2 ай бұрын
Trenutno koristim Sonoff ZBBridge i ZBBridg Pro i nisam zadovoljan sa performansama. #SMLIGHT06 bi rijesio sve probleme, nadam se. A i nema poštarine... Osobno preuzimanje, na kavi u Ciboni...
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
;) Da, dostava je definitivno lakša :) A što se tiče performansi, trebali bi biti bolji od ZBBridge u svako slučaju.
@louisviciedo 2 ай бұрын
great video, Sky connect has been rock solid for me for 1.5 years but I would love to add this #SMLIGHT06 in my basement
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
These are really versatile devices! You be awesome in basement to expand the network.
@bretrowlinson 2 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks! I have been wanting to get an ethernet connected ZigBee controller for over a year now, but haven't been able to justify the cost yet. I deserve winning this so I can find some different automation tech to buy and have to justify to my wife ;) #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
Oh, I do get you... Entered!
@JonnyBergdahl 2 ай бұрын
#SMLIGHT06
@OlliRahikka 2 ай бұрын
I would change away from my SmartThings hub to be fully local with HomeAssistant. #SMLIGHT06
@BeardedTinker 2 ай бұрын
That's a would be nice to go fully local! Good luck!
@jpovilela Ай бұрын
As always, very enlightening video. That would be a great upgrade on my Zigbee network #SMLIGHT06 Thank you!
@BeardedTinker Ай бұрын
Good luck!
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