leolion | 11 ngày trước | 2 min read

Preparation

Zigbee USB
Pi-III (or any Linux computer)

Using Pi-III as a multi-purpose Zigbee HUB

Set up using Homebridge firmware via Raspberry Pi Imager to simplify the setup process. Works with all devices using Zigbee signals regardless of manufacturer. Automatic installation command to run related services

curl -sk https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leolionart/smarthome/main/Z2M/ZigbeeHub.sh | sudo bash -

Copy the command above and paste it into the Terminal to perform bulk installation and configuration of the services.

Here I use an old Raspberry Pi attached to a Zigbee receiver and place it near the third-party sensor area that needs to be brought into Homebridge. This device has weak specs so I don’t put many functions on it, it only serves as a backup boot system when the main HUB has issues.

Included services

Service	Description
Docker	Easily install pre-packaged services
Portainer	Visual management on a web-based platform
Homebridge	Bring important devices into a separate Home
Mqtt Broker	Receive events sent from services that operate via this method
Zigbee to Mqtt	Trigger events and send them to the MQTT service

Note: You need a USB dongle to receive Zigbee signals and re-flash the firmware from https://dialedin.com.au/blog/sonoff-zbdongle-e-rcp-firmware.

Manual configuration

In case the IP address changes or the above configuration is not correct and you cannot access the web interface, run the following commands to make adjustments.

Step 1: Check which port the dongle is plugged into

ls -l /dev/serial/by-id

The result will look like this. This is the ID of the USB port that is connected to the USB dongle.

Step 2: Edit the data configuration file

ls
cd data
ls
sudo nano ./data/configuration.yaml

The standard configuration file will look like this; you need to adjust it accordingly to be able to access the web interface.

homeassistant: false
frontend: true
mqtt:
  base_topic: zigbee2mqtt
  server: mqtt://192.168.88.11:1883
serial:
  port: /dev/ttyUSB0

You need to adjust the following:

frontend = true so you can access the Z2M web interface via IP
In the MQTT server line, enter the IP address of the machine running MQTT, leaving the port as the default 1883
The serial port must be set according to the configuration from step 1

In case of errors

Error: Failed to connect to the adapter (Error: SRSP - SYS - ping after 6000ms)

Add the following lines to the config file

serial
  port: /dev/ttyUSB0
  adapter: ezsp

If it still doesn’t run, it may be because the flashed firmware is not compatible. Carefully review the cases and follow the instructions here:
https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html