Finally!: Zigbee USB Smart Adaptor (SONOFF ZBMicro)

[kahn-hubitat]

@danabw

course right after I purchase five or six of the Wi-Fi versions.

Yep.

[velvetfoot]

I don't have the setup any more, (didn't see the real need, in my case), but I used to have a spare hub power cycle the main hub after it shut itself down.

I used a ZEN16 with some 'fabbed' cable, as I recall, lol. This would've been a lot cleaner.

How can I tell if it's a repeater once I get it?

[kkossev]

Use the community Zigbee Map app to see if any battery-powered Zigbee devices uses it as a router.

As the Sonoff ZBMicro uses the same chip as HE C-8, most probably the ‘turbo mode’ is boosting the Zigbee radio power to level 12, as in Hubitat.

[velvetfoot]

Thanks. It's been so long I visited the map I forgot about it!

[PunchCardPgmr]

Would it be derailing the thread to ask folk to leave some of their Use Case ideas as they comment on this. I'm struggling to think of what all I have that runs on USB that I'd really need to control (or that would be safe to control) with this.

Don't get me wrong, I want this...even if "just because"

[jlv]

@PunchCardPgmr

some of their Use Case ideas

and click the link to see the picture of my existing setup...

2 prong smart plug for U.S. (preferrably Zigbee)

I want to remotely power on/off a device that is powered via a 2-prong USB power adapter/brick. The USB power adapter/brick is plugged into a small UPS that only has 2-prong outlets. Is there a current smart plug that exists that is only U.S. 2-prong? I have an older Leviton (edit: not GE) Z-wave one that is 2 prong, but that's in use (and I use the dimmer on it). I'm currently using a 3-to-2 prong adapter and an Iris Zigbee plug, but it looks pretty terrible. (as suggested here Two prong smar…

[kkossev]

I plan to use the USB switch to control the charging of a tablet that I will use for a HE Dashboard.
I will turn the charger for 30 minutes a day, or something similar.

Currently, I do not have any tablets used as a dashboard in HE after my old ASUS Windows tablet broke one year ago (I am lucky it did not explode!) because of a battery overcharge. It was on USB power supply 24/7.

[Ranchitat]

@kkossev

As the Sonoff ZBMicro uses the same chip as HE C-8, most probably the ‘turbo mode’ is boosting the Zigbee radio power to level 12, as in Hubitat.

Be interesting to see how long it lasts plugged into a battery bank.
Might be a good "portable hotspot" for outdoor ZigBee coverage.

[PunchCardPgmr]

@Ranchitat

Be interesting to see how long it lasts plugged into a battery bank.

Well, indeed it would....
because I'm thinking about a remoted USB powered device which I need ON at night but OFF by day (to allow solar panel recharge of the battery).

[velvetfoot]

Hmmm.. it does data too.
What could that be used for?

[steve.maddigan]

@PunchCardPgmr

Use Case ideas

My wife has this round moon frame / light in our bedroom powered by usb that we never turn on because … well … it manual. That was my first thought.

I also have a light up collar for my cat that we recharge overnight. I assume the battery will last longer if I switch off the charger after a few hours.

Beyond that, no more ideas.

[kahn-hubitat]

To reboot cameras and radar motion detectors

[PunchCardPgmr]

@kkossev

At the moment, it is available from the Sonoff web site only :

Just curious....which is the REAL "Sonoff website", itead.cc or this?

https://support.sonoff.tech/zbmicro-usermanual/

EDIT: Whoops, nevermind....I see this is one of their online channels.

https://sonoff.tech/where-to-buy/

[kkossev]

itead.cc whois lookup - who.is

This site is in China. The new products are first announced here.

Can't find much info for sonoff.tech ?

sonoff.tech whois lookup - who.is

Seems to be a site hosted on AmazonAWS

[Hatallica]

@danabw

Of course right after I purchase five or six of the Wi-Fi versions.

Oh dang. And I was going to complain that I just bought one.

[danabw]

@Hatallica

just bought one.

Rookie!! Gotta make big mistakes, or don't make them at all.

[jlv]

@kkossev

As usual for the most of the Sonoff products, it is expected that the basic On/Off functionality will work out of the box using Hubitat stock drivers ( the Generic Zigbee Switch).

I just got mine and it does work as a Generic Zigbee Switch.

Zigbee parsed:[raw:catchall: 0000 0005 00 00 0040 00 28A8 00 00 0000 00 00 0D0000, profileId:0000, clusterId:0005, clusterInt:5, sourceEndpoint:00, destinationEndpoint:00, options:0040, messageType:00, dni:28A8, isClusterSpecific:false, isManufacturerSpecific:false, manufacturerId:0000, command:00, direction:00, data:[0D, 00, 00]]
fingerprint profileId:"0104", endpointId:"01", inClusters:"0000,0003,0006,FC57,FC11", outClusters:"0003,0019", model:"ZBMicro", manufacturer:"SONOFF"
ZCL version:03
Software Build Id:1.0.4
Model:ZBMicro
Manufacturer:SONOFF

[jlv]

@jlv

I just got mine and it does work as a Generic Zigbee Switch.

One caveat: the green Network LED is in a fast flash, which means the device isn't seeing something. But on/off are working as expected.

(and the two LEDs are really faint)

[jlv]

40 minutes after I added it to my C-7, and I had this happen (for the first time ever):

[kkossev]

It must be a coincidence.. I hope.
If you monitor the Zigbee traffic on Settings -> Zigbee Details ->Zigbee Logs, do you see something unusual?