I’m trying to get some home automation set up in an old stone wall house. I have managed to pair temperature and humidity sensors and motion sensors (all Sonoff). But some sensors are dropping off; I believe this is because some are too far away from the hub. So the solution will be to extend and build a mesh network with powered (router) Zigbee devices. The problem has been finding devices that will pair to this hub. Aqara devices will not pair.
I can confirm Ikea tradfri light bulbs will pair with this hub. So I will use these to build and extend my mesh network. These bulbs must be within 5cms of the hub during pairing. My solution was to power the bulb in its final position, then bring the hub to the bulb. I did this by powering the Sonoff Zigbee bridge pro off a usb battery power bank, then used the ewelink app for the pairing process. Then returned the hub to its normal operating position. So far this has worked. I will update this review when I can see if this improves the end sensors devices dropping out.
Update Dec 2024
I now use 3 of these. This is a farm with several outbuildings. My Wi-Fi signal can reach the other outbuildings (just). so I put a Sonoff Pro bridge hub in the Polytunnel (where sheep are lambed) and another in the Portacabin (farm office). The Zigbee devices are then connected to the Sonoff hub in their location . From the Ewelink app I can turn on/off lights, kettles; monitor temperature in all the different locations. The furthest distance would be about 50 metres from the internet router in the house. The Portacabin used to be a problem running wi-fi smart devices. Its a metal building so wi-fi from the house didn’t operate at the back of it; but the Wi-Fi signal did reach the front of the building; so I sited the Sonoff pro bridge there and all the Zigbee devices inside the portacabin work perfectly when paired to that hub.
In the Polytunnel the Sonoff Pro hub is used to control a water heater, light and a kettle. At 2 am in the morning when you need to move quickly to assist a sheep lambing. I have a routine that switches on the lights that get me from the house to the Polytunnel, turns on the water in the kettle in the Polytunnel, and switches everything off in the house as I leave. Then I have another routine that turns off things in the Polytunnel as I leave to go back to the house, which includes switching on the electric blanket so I can climb into a warm bed.
I have mostly used Sonoff devices with these hubs, ie motion sensor, door sensor, temperature humidity, button switches and no neutral switches. The IKEA tradfri bulbs have been super reliable at extending the mesh. The biggest problem I’ve had is getting uk Zigbee smart plugs. I did get Woolley Zigbee smart plugs of Amazon (I have 8). They are often unavailable. But they are superb, very reliable with this hub and Ewelink. They offer scheduling and power monitoring. If your having problems with things going off line, then consider either extending your mesh with the bulbs and smart plugs; or divide your space with a second hub, having first ensured your wi-fi reaches the weak area.
Then there’s the house. It’s been undergoing some renovation. The old (oil) boiler is about 50 years old. It used to be wired into one those manual timers. The ones that you clicked in out little pegs to turn it on off; and every time the time changed you had to reset the timer. (Misery). The kitchen got updated with underfloor heating, still working off the old boiler. The plumber cut the wiring off the old timer and wired on an ordinary plug on the end. It’s plugged into a Woolley Zigbee smart plug ; and it’s running the central heating. The smart plug can be scheduled to come on/off at whatever time I want. But more useful is the Sonoff temperature monitor. It’s in the kitchen and a scene on Ewelink controls the Woolley plug turning on/off the heating, Simple and cheap and it works.
JVega –
Perfecto para aparatos Sonoff
Va muy bien. Configuración automática muy facil. Para aparatos Sonoff no merece la pena complicarse la vida con otros fabricantes, si lo que tienes son Sonoff este es el que necesitas y está al mismo precio o mas barato que otros.
XAVISA –
Se conectó rapidamente
Se conectó con facilidad a las luces ZeegBe y al smart switch ZBMINI de Sonoff q no funciona sin un puenteLlegó con puntualidad
oriol –
Random Disconnection Issues
After reporting the issue, the support team reached out promptly and guided me through a few additional tests to verify the problem. Once confirmed, they arranged a replacement unit, which arrived quickly and works perfectly. I really appreciate their professionalism and efficiency. Great customer service!
Roberto Robaina –
Excelente !!!!
Excelente producto cumplió mis expectativas
MigMat –
ES POCO COMPATIBLE EXCEPTO CON SONOF
Funciona bien y se añade rápido a tu Red de 2,4Mhz y si solo usas disppsitivos de su marca SONOF, va bien, pero si quieres añadir de otra marca, ya sea wifi o zigbee no hay manera.Lo he vivido en persona porque compré un interrupto sin neutro de Sonoff que funcionan estupendamente y me vi en la necesidad de comprar este Bridge de sonoff y diseñado bien a mi red de Google Home y compré otros tres interruptores sonof pero luego he querido automatizar un sistema anti inundación con una válvula de corte de de llave de paso de agua y un sensor de inundación y compré un sensor de inundación de sonoff y una válvula de las que habÃa, no encontraba ninguna de la marca sonoff ni nada que se le pareciera, todos indicaban que eran compatibles con Tuya (SmartLife). El caso es que necesita el programa ewelink para funcionar que es compatible con lo de sonoff, pero a ninguna otra disppsitivo más, asà que compré dos válvulas una Zogbee y otra Wi-Fi, válvulas de paso de sgua y no hubo manera de incluirlas en el hub de sonoff y el detector de inundación si se se incorporaba pero no habÃa manera, porque cuando conseguà hacer algo luego no no funcionaba ni la más mÃnima automatización, por lo tanto tube comprar un hub de Tuya el estándar que vale 21 euros, de la marca Moes concretamente y y todo funcionó fenomenal, detectó todos los dispositivos que tenÃa de la electroválvula y el detector de inundación y vi que con el detector de inundación Donof no podÃa automatizar tampoco, entonces compré el detector de inundación T uya de la marca MOES y todo ha ido fenomenal y entonces viendo que funcionaba todo bien cogà y probé a meter uno de los de los interruptores sin neutro de sonoff (lo reservas primero) al hub de Tuya y entraron a la primera, simplemente mañadiendo un dispositivo nuevo en el Hub Tuya que has añadido en Smart Life, y a los 30 segundos lo encuentra, le cambias el nombre y todo funcionando, asà que cogà y saqué todos los interruptores sin neutro del del bridge de sonoff y los puse en el bridge hub de Tuya el de la marca Moes, el que utiliza el programa Smart life, hay que decirlo que funciona muy bien y ahora tengo todos los dispositivos en el mismo hub Bridge de Tuya. He devuelto el hub Bridge de de sonof, porque es muy muy incompatible, no os compliquéis la vida, el de tuya funciona muy bien y es muy compatible aunque no sean de la misma marca, entonces dicho queda, ya sabéis si os queréis gastar dinero en una cosa o en la otra y estar sufriendo continuos fracasos de imposibilidades de sincronización. No entiendo por qué sonof lo hacen tan incompatible con todo, porque al final lo tienes que dejar y cambiar a otro, si bien es cierto que los los interruptores sin neutros de su marca, es una maravilla porque no tienes que modificar la instalación de la casa en absoluto y funcionan muy muy bien tengo que decir también que el el bridge de sonof a veces perdÃa alguna conexión que estaba un poco más alejada y bastaba ir al interruptor lo encendÃas lo apagabas y ya volvÃa a cogerlo y eso me da un poco de mala espina, en resumen no tiene comparación el de tuya de la marca Moes con que lo que vende sonoff como hub bridge.
Jose Manuel –
Bien
Es necesario para el resto de dispositivos, está muy bien, como pega, que realmente no es problema del dispositivo pero por si tenéis mi mismo caso. Desde que lo configuré por primera vez por problemas en donde vivo, Movistar me cambio el router como 7-8 veces, cada vez que cambias de router, tienes que configurar todo de nuevo, por que se vuelve loco y después da algunos problemillas, pero pasados unos dÃas se estabiliza. No es un caso normal, hasta que no empezó Movistar a liármela con los router, funcionaba perfecto y ahora que llevo un tiempo sin que me lo cambien va perfecto, pero por si sufrÃs el mismo problema que yo, ya sabéis lo que hay.
Rubén López-Cancelos Ribadas –
Un desastre
Son un desastre. Después de estar usándolo 2 años y tener que comprar 2 puertos, puedo decir que son insufribles. El primer año funcionaron bien, el segundo regular (por eso compré otro Bridge) y el tercero ya son insufribles. No doy emparejado todos los elementos, se desenlazan, no los doy emparejado…. En fin, un desastre. Voy a intentar cambiar de marca cuando ahorre un poco, pq encima estos dispositivos no son baratos.
Francisco D. –
Perfecto
Perfecto
Cengiz CEYLAN –
Çok başarılı.Kendi ürünleri ve diğer bazı markalarla bağlantı özelliği ekstra.Çok kolay kurulum.Şık ve küçük Kesinlikle tavsiye ederim.SONOFF ZigBee ürünleri mükemmel..
Brenda O. –
I’m trying to get some home automation set up in an old stone wall house. I have managed to pair temperature and humidity sensors and motion sensors (all Sonoff). But some sensors are dropping off; I believe this is because some are too far away from the hub. So the solution will be to extend and build a mesh network with powered (router) Zigbee devices. The problem has been finding devices that will pair to this hub. Aqara devices will not pair.I can confirm Ikea tradfri light bulbs will pair with this hub. So I will use these to build and extend my mesh network. These bulbs must be within 5cms of the hub during pairing. My solution was to power the bulb in its final position, then bring the hub to the bulb. I did this by powering the Sonoff Zigbee bridge pro off a usb battery power bank, then used the ewelink app for the pairing process. Then returned the hub to its normal operating position. So far this has worked. I will update this review when I can see if this improves the end sensors devices dropping out.Update Dec 2024I now use 3 of these. This is a farm with several outbuildings. My Wi-Fi signal can reach the other outbuildings (just). so I put a Sonoff Pro bridge hub in the Polytunnel (where sheep are lambed) and another in the Portacabin (farm office). The Zigbee devices are then connected to the Sonoff hub in their location . From the Ewelink app I can turn on/off lights, kettles; monitor temperature in all the different locations. The furthest distance would be about 50 metres from the internet router in the house. The Portacabin used to be a problem running wi-fi smart devices. Its a metal building so wi-fi from the house didn’t operate at the back of it; but the Wi-Fi signal did reach the front of the building; so I sited the Sonoff pro bridge there and all the Zigbee devices inside the portacabin work perfectly when paired to that hub.In the Polytunnel the Sonoff Pro hub is used to control a water heater, light and a kettle. At 2 am in the morning when you need to move quickly to assist a sheep lambing. I have a routine that switches on the lights that get me from the house to the Polytunnel, turns on the water in the kettle in the Polytunnel, and switches everything off in the house as I leave. Then I have another routine that turns off things in the Polytunnel as I leave to go back to the house, which includes switching on the electric blanket so I can climb into a warm bed.I have mostly used Sonoff devices with these hubs, ie motion sensor, door sensor, temperature humidity, button switches and no neutral switches. The IKEA tradfri bulbs have been super reliable at extending the mesh. The biggest problem I’ve had is getting uk Zigbee smart plugs. I did get Woolley Zigbee smart plugs of Amazon (I have 8). They are often unavailable. But they are superb, very reliable with this hub and Ewelink. They offer scheduling and power monitoring. If your having problems with things going off line, then consider either extending your mesh with the bulbs and smart plugs; or divide your space with a second hub, having first ensured your wi-fi reaches the weak area.Then there’s the house. It’s been undergoing some renovation. The old (oil) boiler is about 50 years old. It used to be wired into one those manual timers. The ones that you clicked in out little pegs to turn it on off; and every time the time changed you had to reset the timer. (Misery). The kitchen got updated with underfloor heating, still working off the old boiler. The plumber cut the wiring off the old timer and wired on an ordinary plug on the end. It’s plugged into a Woolley Zigbee smart plug ; and it’s running the central heating. The smart plug can be scheduled to come on/off at whatever time I want. But more useful is the Sonoff temperature monitor. It’s in the kitchen and a scene on Ewelink controls the Woolley plug turning on/off the heating, Simple and cheap and it works.
Zyga –
Ok
Ruki –
Four months ago i purchased a new house and a whole home heatpump system, but the temp felt off. The family was always baking (summer time). So i purchased 3x of the SONOFF SNZB-02, a ZigBee temperature sensors to spread around the house. ZigBee because i already had 3x eero 6 pros and wanted to use their built in ZigBee network.eero’s zigbee implementation is total garbage. Devices would go offline daily, re-pairing was the only way to get them back online. In addition you have to use the Alexa app, which offers zero configuration, tracking, battery life status, or history.So after research i went with the zb bridge-p (SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro). Its been fantastic. Zero devices have gone offline. History reporting. Firmware updates. Device configuration options. All in a clean and pretty interface.But the best part is home assistant integration. By using AlexxIT’s SonoffLAN integration, all features are working. No firmware flashing or warranty voiding required. The only downside i have found is that the devices have to be on your lan network. When they were on my IOT isolated network, home assistant could not interact.10/10 recommend.
Sachmed –
The hub is very compact and light. It comes with a USB cable, but you need to provide your own power adapter (which most people already have). Pairing via the eWeLink app worked smoothly; note that you must use a 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi network (the app indicates 5 GHz does not work). I didn’t need any third‑party apps for setup.One minor downside: how to link the wireless light switch to the smart switch wasn’t immediately obvious and I had to search for the procedure. Once I found it, the pairing worked without issues.Pros: small and lightweightCons: setup/pairing steps not entirely self‑explanatory (at least for me)