SmartThings Hub 2015 STH-ETH-200 V.S. Zigbee

Hello. I have solved all the problems of ST V.2 and Zigbee… I’ve read all about the problem of pairing ST and Zigbee. The most common recommendation is to position the sensor closer. Closer! Closer! There are also useless USB connectors on the ST.

I decided to combine these two facts. I bought the cheapest USB Zigbee repeater (ZigBee 3.0 Signal Repeater/Extender) and connected it to a USB ST (Well, much closer!). The repeater was identified as an eWeLink outlet.
Voila!!! All. That’s it. Absolutely everything. Even no-name, generic, Zigbee 1.2, Zigbee 3.0 devices are connected. They don’t fall off. They’re working. Verified

The way of the samurai: Almond Securifi (The project is closed); Zipabox Zipato (abandoned their customers); VeraPlus Ezlo (Thinks a lot and thinks for a long time); Homey Athom (like ST, but more difficult); Fibaro (It’s expensive!); SmartThings (I’m experiencing).

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Could you provide a link to the repeater you purchased?

Rephrase your question, I have poor English.

Is that what you meant?

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Thank you, that is what I meant. It was my fault, I spelled link wrong in the original post.

I understand that you are just pairing this, as a Zigbee signal repeater, to the ST hub. You are not using any other function, Zigbee2Mqtt or something like that?

Hello there. I understand your question. That’s the beauty of this solution. Absolutely everything works without additional settings, as the mechanics say “bolt-on”

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Oh yeah, oh yeah. I was right, and it’s always nice. Always! Yes!


The latest update of the program allows you to delay the construction of the zigbee network.

Now you can see that my theory is right. By installing a zigbee network repeater in the immediate vicinity, we created a signal amplifier and a “translator”




For the experiment, I connected some devices directly to ST… they periodically disconnect and connect on their own.

The sensors connected via the repeater are working steadily.

We continue to observe!