Drop in zigbee2mqtt quality

Hello everyone,
I have a quick question because recently I’ve noticed a significant drop in zigbee2mqtt signal quality.
Previously I was receiving all my devices very well — sufficiently, in any case — and for the past few days many have lost signal. I’m even losing the signal from sensors that are 2 m away on the other side of a simple plasterboard partition (parents’ bedroom, for example).
The dongle, which had been connected to a USB extension cable, was tested directly on the Raspberry Pi but it’s no better.
The LQI readings also don’t seem to correlate with what Gladys reports to me.
![Screenshot 2022-11-18 180949|690x217](upload://iKW85G3f25

It is generally recommended to place the dongle at the end of a USB extension cable, so your initial setup was the right one.

Interference from a nearby Wi-Fi? Or maybe another device that has recently arrived at your place?

Thanks for the advice, I’ll put it back on an extension then.
I’ve looked everywhere, I don’t see anything newly introduced that could be polluting the airwaves

How do you get this diagram?

It’s in the zigbee2mqtt interface.
It’s « your IP address »: 8080

:+1: Thank you very much

It may have switched channels (if it’s set to an automatic channel).
You should try changing the Wi‑Fi channel manually to test! :+1:

Yes, it’s optimized automatically; you need to force a suitable channel.

Hello,
Merry Christmas :christmas_tree:

I also have signal quality issues with my zigbee2mqtt.
The diagram shows this:


The list of available devices:

My Gladys home shows this:

As you can see, the signal strength is different everywhere.
And no signal in my Dashboard!
Any idea?
:wink:

I have no idea where this thing comes from, but it very often happens to me that the signal quality (as well as the battery level) is totally random.
Very regularly I get « no signal » even though my devices respond very well, whether they are battery-powered or plugged into the mains.

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For info, the signal quality is measured at an instant t
So it’s normal that the values on the first two images are different :wink:

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OK but the … don’t change

Same here on my end, it looks like it’s broken, I’ll take a look when I get a chance.

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Personally I’ve stopped worrying about it because, as @guim31 says, the info still comes through… well, until recently…