XBee3 integration Xiaomi Friendly

[Ryan780]

Did you search for Xbee on the forum yet? There are many, many topics. This is probably the most applicable.

Anyone used an Arduino and Xbee Pro board to extended Zigbee Mesh Range?

EDIT: For those wondering the same thing. Yes it can be done, yes it’s very easy, you don’t need an Arduino. Just an Xbee module. See my last post for info and you can skip the entire discussion. Wondering if anyone had tried one of those Xbee Pro boards merely to extend the range of the SmartThings Zigbee network? I know Digi do a ready made project that you just plugin to do this, but it seems the board have a better aerial and distance and are also cheaper. I know SmartThings recommends using an outlet but thats both quite expensive and also i’m nots sure it’ll cover the 50 foot or so I want outside either as its not designed for the job and has no aerial. The only thing is i’m not sure if Xbee even works witht eh Zigbee network of SmartThings If it can be configured as nothing mor…