Sonoff SNZB-01P not staying connected to C-8

I already have another Sonoff SNZB-01P on the same driver that works fine. I don't have many ZigBee devices, about 10, no repeaters.

I'm a bit frustrated with my C5 to C8 update, never had any issues with the C5 but upgraded to future proof it. So far I can't pair IKEA devices, which worked on the C5, and this.

No, Zigbee 3.0 connectivity / pairing issues can not be fixed on a driver level.

Thanks, and that’s what I thought. While I’m sure a driver could help ‘tweak’ things a bit (or not. It is just a button, after all.) what it sounds like we really need is a stable Zigbee connection. It works well as-is without a driver today. (Again, in function, not necessarily connectivity.)

Yep, this is a simple button - all that is needed is to add the new model fingerprint into the stock HE driver, so that it is assigned automatically when paired as a new device. The fingerprint was provided in the other thread.

I get that. But mine pairs fine then vanishes. Surely it'll be the same when pairing with the fingerprint initially.

If the Zigbee 3.0 device leaves the network a few seconds after the pairing, this is a well-known Hubitat problem reported 100 times ..

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Exactly, I am on that thread already with the IKEA issue.

Maybe slightly different though, the sonoff button pairs and works for a bit. The IKEA button doesn't work at all

Maybe just my bad luck but it's rendering my C8 useless, my needs are simple :rofl: all this would have been fine on the C5.

We should have been told about these potential issues when buying the C8.

These will work on a C-7 hub.

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Yeah, can they fix the C-8 though? Nobody seems to want to acknowledge it's issues.

I still have a C5 backup should I get a C7 but I want to invest in a system I trust

I suppose that fixing the pairing/connectivity issues is a matter of priority.
This problem affects mostly Tuya, Ikea, now Sonoff - all of these are not used widely in the US.

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Fair enough but as a developer you don't break the interface, if you do then you should make that clear.

Eg I would expect everything that worked with pre C-8 hubs to also work with the C-8

I'll give it a few weeks to see if Hubitat address this but it seems like this has been going on for a while

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Re not widely used in US

Is this discussed elsewhere? Hubitat sell globally, they should be testing this.

This is only my personal observation/opinion.

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The usual way is to ask Hubitat engineering team to add the new device... If they can't obtain it locally (not all devices are available in the US) they can ask to loan the device for the development needs.

You mentioned you have a C-5 as a backup - did you try pairing the SNZB-01P to the C-5 hub?

I don't have a C5 hub anymore, I sold it. I just have the backup file

@mike.maxwell please could you add this device, the Sonoff SNZB-01P, to the "Sonoff Zigbee Button Controller" driver. Is this what you need?

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Every time I try to re-pair it seems to get stuck here

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If during the unsuccessful pairing you open in a new tab in the browser Settings -> Zigbee Details -> View logs - do you see new devices NWK id's similar to the picture posted here?

No, just the 1 device shown

Do the the timestamps shown on this log page correlate with the timestamps on the device page (as in your example above)?