Discussion about Texas Instruments Z-Stack 3.0 and CC2652 and CC1352 Zigbee Coordinator adapters with openHAB ZigBee Binding

Hedda · November 29, 2021, 1:17pm

FYI @t-8ch started looking at rebasing com.zsmartsystems.zigbee zstack driver rewrite by @chris

https://github.com/zsmartsystems/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee/pull/1280

and

https://github.com/zsmartsystems/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee/issues/1226

Will add support in ZigBee Binding for Texas Instruments Z-Stack 3.x Zigbee Coordinators:

https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/zigbee/#supported-coordinators

https://github.com/openhab/org.openhab.binding.zigbee/issues/605

https://github.com/openhab/org.openhab.binding.zigbee/issues/649

Support for Texas Instruments Z-Stack 3.0 (Z-Stack 3.x) in the ZigBee Binding is of interest since inexpensive yet very powerful Texas Instruments CC2652P, CC2652R, CC2652RB, CC1352R and CC1352P SimpleLink MCU with 2.4 GHz based radio USB adapters with Zigbee 3.0 (Zigbee Coordinator) support are already widely available worldwide, easily competing with Silicon Labs EFR32 Series 2 USB adapters with equivalent microcontroller CPU performance and RAM-memory + Flash-Storage sizes (e.g. Silabs EFR32MG21 which suffer from the current chip shortage or postponed EFR32MG23/EFR32MG24 so out-of-stock almost everywhere).

https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/blob/master/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.x.0/bin/README.md

That is, if it is merged upstream it will allow adding TI Z-Stack 3.x to the ZigBee Binding for openHAB.

https://github.com/openhab/org.openhab.binding.zigbee/issues/605

https://github.com/openhab/org.openhab.binding.zigbee/issues/649

Note! In its current state end-user testing of branch is still very limited so it is still only for developers:

https://github.com/t-8ch/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee/tree/zstack_driver

I think support for this newer hardware is imported since long ago noted that many still recommend Zigbee adapters based on older CC2530/CC2531 chips for use with openHAB ZigBee Binding simply because they are inexpensive and easy to get a hold of, with CC253x chips being end-of-life and using unmaintained firmware from TI or are underpowered so can not control a bunch of Zigbee 3.0 devices in a larger Zigbee network.

PS: Firmware can easily be updated on these via USB without pressing BTL button by using Auto-BSL:

https://github.com/JelmerT/cc2538-bsl/

https://github.com/JelmerT/cc2538-bsl/pull/114

Hedda · December 2, 2021, 7:45am

A tip to developers is that ITead has their Sonoff branded CC2652P based USB dongle is back in stock:

https://community.openhab.org/t/sonoff-zigbee-3-0-usb-dongle-plus-by-itead-is-based-on-texas-instruments-cc2652p-can-now-be-ordered-for-10-99/126738

https://itead.cc/product/sonoff-zigbee-3-0-usb-dongle-plus/

It is the least inexpensive of available CC2652P adapters, however, note that it is probably not at good for development debugging as Electrolama ZZH CC2652R adapter or Slaesh CC2652RB development stick.

Recommend also buy their “1.5M USB Male to Female Extension Cable” to avoid EMF. See more tips:

https://community.openhab.org/t/sonoff-zigbee-3-0-usb-dongle-plus-by-itead-is-based-on-texas-instruments-cc2652p-can-be-pre-ordered-for-10-99/126738/16

PS: Zigbee developers will regardless also want an additional Silicon Labs EmberZNet NCP “Ember” adapter (Silabs EFR32MG13 or EFR32MG21) like Elelabs ELU013/ELR023, Popp ZB-Stick, or Itead’s Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle as well for Zigbee sniffing:

https://github.com/zsmartsystems/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee.sniffer

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/advanced/zigbee/04_sniff_zigbee_traffic.html

Hedda · January 13, 2022, 1:47pm

Any news/updates on Z-Stack 3.0 Zigbee Coordinator driver support for openHAB ZigBee Binding?

Again, t-8ch had started looking at rebasing com.zsmartsystems.zigbee zstack driver rewrite by chris

github.com/zsmartsystems/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee

Zstack driver

zsmartsystems:master ← t-8ch:zstack_driver

opened 03:05PM - 28 Nov 21 UTC

t-8ch

+20932 -10

As discussed in #1226 This is a rebased version of your zstack_driver branch.… Most of the patches are 1:1 rebases of yours. Beginning from my patches: 1) Updates the pom.xml files to match the current versions in the repo. 2) Is a small cleanup 3) Adds a new reset sequence that is necessary for my device. My setup: * [Slae.sh CC2652 Stick](https://slae.sh/projects/cc2652/) with firmware [CC2652RB_coordinator_20210708 from Koenkk](https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.x.0/bin) * Aqara Mini Switch * Philips Hue Dimmer switch Current status: * The Aqara switch gets found but not fully discovered. This could maybe be a weak battery and I will retest it with a new one soon. * The Battery of the Philips switch is dead and I will have to get a new one, too.

and

github.com/zsmartsystems/com.zsmartsystems.zigbee

Support for Z-Stack 3 (Z-Stack 3.0.x and Z-Stack 3.x.x) - Texas Instruments Zigbee 3.0 stack on adapters like CC2652 and CC1352

opened 09:28AM - 29 Apr 21 UTC

Hedda

enhancement help wanted CC2531 pinned

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** This is a …feature request as there is today currently no support for Z-Stack 3 / Z-Stack 3.x.x (Texas Instruments Zigbee 3.x stack)? Z-Stack 3 support is needed to be compliant with adapters like CC2652/CC2652P/CC2652R/CC2652RB and CC1352/CC1352P. https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/blob/master/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.x.0/bin/README.md As it looks there is currently only support for the older and obsolete/deprecated Z-Stack Home 1.2 from Texas Instruments? https://www.ti.com/tool/Z-STACK-ARCHIVE Texas Instruments USB adapters based on CC2652/CC2652P/CC2652R/CC2652RB are very popular as Zigbee 3.0 compliant Zigbee coordinators among other open source home automation projects/communities (inc. Zigbee2MQTT, IoBroker, and Home Assistant). Personally, I can recommend Electrolama zzh (zig-a-zig-ah) CC2652R USB stick/dongle which is open-source hardware: https://electrolama.com/projects/zig-a-zig-ah/ https://github.com/electrolama/zig-a-zig-ah **Describe the solution you'd like** Full support for Z-Stack 3 API for Texas Instruments adapters running Z-Stack 3 firmware (Z-Stack 3.0.x and Z-Stack 3.x.x). The primary goal would be to use the newer and more powerful USB adapter based on Texas Instruments CC2652/CC2652P/CC2652R/CC2652RB and CC1352/CC1352P which today can be found from many suppliers: https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/coordinator Hopefully, it will also lead to full Zigbee 3.0 compliance but that is only a secondary goal and probably not really a priority. http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swra615a/swra615a.pdf **Describe alternatives you've considered** The primary alternative today, if you like to like a Zigbee 3.0 compliant Zigbee coordinator USB adapter for creating a Zigbee 3 network, is to go with a newer Silicon Labs EmberZNet based adapter like EFR32 (EFR32MG12 or EFR32MG21). **Additional context** While not recommended for a "production" Zigbee network it is possible for testing and development purposes to flash CC2538, CC2531 and CC2530 based USB adapters with Z-Stack 3.0.x firmware: https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.0.x/bin If you today have a CC2531 USB adapter that is already flashed with Z-Stack Home 1.2 firmware then you can now actually upgrade to a Z-Stack 3.0.x firmware yourself quite easily via USB using zigpy-znp command-line tools (as a stand-alone tool): https://github.com/zigpy/zigpy-znp/blob/dev/TOOLS.md Note! Be sure to do a backup before you upgrade from Z-Stack Home 1.2 firmware to Z-Stack 3.0.x firmware as you will need to restore that backup afterwards as the upgrade procedure will perform an initialization of the adapter. https://github.com/zigpy/zigpy-znp/blob/dev/TOOLS.md#backup-and-restore By the way, zigpy-znp supports bidirectional migration between any coordinators via Open ZigBee Coordinator Backup Format https://github.com/zigpy/open-coordinator-backup/ PS: Zigbee2MQTT have lists of TI adapters that are made for Z-Stack 3 (Z-Stack 3.x.x) as well as precompiled firmware images: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters.html https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.x.0/bin Adapter | TI Chip/Module Used | Firmware to Flash | BSL Trigger Pin (1) | Auto-BSL (2) | RF Switch Control Pins (3) | LED(s) -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- TI LAUNCHXL-CC26xR1 | CC2652R | CC2652R_*.zip | DIO_13 | No | N/A | DIO_6 (Red)DIO_7 (Green) TI LAUNCHXL-CC1352P-2 | CC1352P | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | No | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PADIO_30: Sub-1GHz | DIO_6 (Red)DIO_7 (Green) Electrolama zzh | CC2652R | CC2652R_*.zip | DIO_13 | No | N/A | DIO_7 (Pink) Electrolama zzhp-lite | CC2652P(Ebyte E72) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes | DIO_5: 20dBm PA ??DIO_6: 2.4GHz ?? | DIO_7 (Pink) Electrolama zzhp | CC2652P | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes | DIO_5: 20dBm PA ??DIO_6: 2.4GHz ?? | DIO_7 (Pink) Electrolama zoe2 | CC1352P(Ebyte E79) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | No | DIO_5: 20dBm PA ??DIO_6: 2.4GHz ?? | DIO_7 (Pink) Slaesh's CC2652RB stick | CC2652RB | CC2652RB_*.zip | DIO_13 | Yes | N/A | DIO_7 (Blue) ZigStar Stick v4 | CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | Only for CH340C ver. | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | DIO_6 (Green)DIO_7 (Red) Tube's CC2652P2 USB Coordinator | CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | N/A | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | N/A Tube's Zigbee Gateways (CC2652P2 variant) | CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | N/A | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | N/A Tube's Zigbee PoE (Power Over Ethernet) Serial Coordinator (CC2652P2 variant) | CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | N/A | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | N/A Egony Stick V4 (Ebyte ver.) | CC2652P(Ebyte E72-2G4M20S1E) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes(from Rev.2.0) | DIO_5: 20dBm PADIO_6: 2.4GHz | DIO_8 (Green)DIO_7 (Red) Gio-dot Z-Bee Duo with CC2652P | CC2652P(Ebyte E72-2G4M20S1E) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes(from Rev.2.0) | DIO_5: 20dBm PADIO_6: 2.4GHz | DIO_8 (Green)DIO_7 (Red) Egony Stick V4 (RFSTAR ver.) | CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | DIO_7 (Green)DIO_6 (Red) cod.m Zigbee CC2652P RPi Module| CC2652P(RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes | DIO_28: 2.4GhzDIO_29: 20dBm PA | DIO_7 (Green)DIO_6 (Red) Gio-dot Z-Bee Duo with CC2652P| CC2652P (Ebyte E72-2G4M20S1E) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_other_*.zip | DIO_15 | Yes (from Rev.2.0) | DIO_5: 20dBm PA | DIO_8 (Green) DIO_7 (Red) cyijun OpenZ3Gateway| CC2652P (RFSTAR RF-BM-2652P2 SMA Ant.) | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | DIO_15 | No | DIO_28: 2.4Ghz DIO_29: 20dBm PA | DIO_7 (Green) DIO_6 (Red) SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus| CC2652P | CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_*.zip | ? | No | ? | ? More information on those adapters including recommendations can be found here: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters (previously https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters.html )