Zigbee - from flakey to stable

[TN_Oldman (Don)]

I believe you can select AO = 3 it should be the same as 7 in some firmware versions. Your looking for this setting “Explicit+ZDO”

I am sure you have read these 2 threads but there is a bunch of information on Xbee and some of my own experiences with them to possibly help you.

DIY Programmable XBee (S2B,S2C) ZigBee integration with SmartThings

Prelude and Background As I’m a new member and this is my first topic, a bit of background is in order. I have fiddled with HA for a while - starting with X10 based stuff and a Mac driven Hub running Indigo Domotics. Over the years I’ve tried and tested too many to name different systems and solutions as well as built my own based on the actual need. I’ve always been impressed by what SmartThings was and tried to achieve so I decided to quit lurking around and bought one to drive some Z-wave devices. It seems like a great Hub that suits well for different type of commercial devices as well as allowing the DIY crowd integrate their own masterpieces with the system. Another reason for me to choose the SmartThings hub, was the awesome community around it! Thus far, things seem to work…

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…

I know when 1 was having issues getting smartthings to see my module it was a setting for " I think parameter D6" been a while since I have messed with these.

I have also had to load the default firmware and power cycle Xbee, Then load the firmware I wanted to use and reconfigure all the settings again to get it to connect again once it had before.

It can be a frustrating process.

Hope that helps you.