SONOFF Dongle max (compatibility)

Configuration
1

Hello everyone, I want to start by saying that I’m just getting started with GLADYS Assistant, after spending nearly 10 years on Home Assistant (HA).

The current geopolitical context is pushing me to bring my data back to FRANCE, but I’ll stop there for politics :sweat_smile:, I’m not here for that. I also want to thank the genius who designed this magnificent system that is GLADYS Assistant. Now let’s get to the heart of the matter.

My Zigbee coordinator is a bit weak and I’ve been eyeing this dongle “SONOFF Dongle Max Zigbee/Thread PoE Dongle | Dongle-M” for some time but here we are….

It seems that in the default configuration in GLADYS only USB dongles or local Z2M (Zigbee2MQTT) are possible. Although it is possible to plug this dongle directly via USB, I would like to be able to use it remotely to extend my network.

But, because there’s always a but, when you go to the local Z2M server (http://adresseip:12000/#/settings/0/settings/serial), well hidden in the configuration settings I came across something interesting;

In Settings/Serial, we have the possibility to configure it manually. In short, the config would look like this.

Adaptater : ember

baudrate : 115 200

port : tcp://Dongle-M.local:6638

rts/cts : unchecked

So in theory it should work, but because there’s yet another but :sweat_smile::joy: will Miss Gladys like my exotic configuration or will I have to revive her. If anyone has the answer I’m all ears.

One last question to the designer of this charming young lady and then I’ll stop :grin:, why GLADYS? Was it the first name of the first love of your life?

Alright, hugs and kisses to everyone, good evening and I still hope to hear from you :wink:

2

Hello and welcome to Gladys!

To answer the question about whether it’s possible to use an exotic configuration, know that in the worst case you can use an external Z2M server that you configure however you like and ask Gladys to connect to it. So in my opinion, no problem!

3

Hi @Ti_One and welcome to the forum!

She will like it :wink:
I have a setup with an SMLIGHT SLZB-06M on ethernet, so remote, and an external Z2M server separate from Gladys and both work very well.

@prohand also has an SMLIGHT remote and made a tutorial to connect his dongle with an external z2m server ici.
Note, the tutorial is a bit technical.

The principle in your future configuration:

  • have an MQTT server, activatable and manageable directly in Gladys or external (via docker)
  • have an external z2m server (via docker)
  • modify the z2m server config file configuration.yaml (which should look like this) :
homeassistant:
  enabled: false
mqtt:
  base_topic: zigbee2mqtt
  server: mqtt://IP-DE-GLADYS:1883
  user: gladys
  password: CELUI-DANS-GLADYS
  keepalive: 60
  reject_unauthorized: true
  version: 5
  include_device_information: true
serial:
  port: tcp://Dongle-M.local:6638
  baudrate: 115200
  adapter: ember
  disable_led: false
advanced:
  channel: 25
  transmit_power: 20
  last_seen: ISO_8601_local
  homeassistant_legacy_entity_attributes: false
  legacy_api: false
  legacy_availability_payload: false
  log_level: info
  log_syslog:
    app_name: Zigbee2MQTT
    eol: /n
    host: localhost
frontend:
  enabled: true
  port: 12000
  package: zigbee2mqtt-windfront
  • choose an external z2m server in Gladys’s zigbee2mqtt integration

Points to adjust in the z2m config file:

  • advanced/channel: I have 20, @prohand has 25, depends on the Dongle-M
  • advanced/transmit-power: depends on the Dongle-M
  • serial/port: I would replace Dongle-M.local with its IP
  • frontend/port: this is the port you’ll connect to z2m’s graphical interface on

To get better Zigbee range, just add Zigbee plugs or bulbs or other devices powered by 230V, it works very well to increase the Zigbee mesh!

1 Like
4

I also have a remote SMLIGHT and it works very well on an external zigbee2mqtt server.

But I admit it’s less convenient for beginners

5

For your information, I had made a feature request:

6

Merci pour toutes vois réponses je l’ai commandé et vous tiendrez au courant une fois installé.

Mon petit retour d’expérience au bout de cette deuxième journée d’utilisation est le suivant, je ne reviendrais pas en arrière. Fini les prise de tête complexe avec HA. j’ai fini d’intégrer tous mes inter, sonde et contacteur qui été epshome vers tasmota et ca fonctionne impeccable. reste plus qu’a gérer le tic info pour mon vieux compteur et tous sera ok, petit plus qui ne gâche rien les notification de Gladys sur mon Player delta j’adore :joy:.

Allez bonne soirée a tous et a bientôt pour la suite de l’aventure.

4 Likes