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slaesh's iot stuff and other hacks :)

1,606 orders since Jun 30, 2020

Cologne, NRW, Germany

Ships from Germany.

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Back in January. See also https://slae.sh/projects/cc2652/

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Product: (4.37)

Documentation: (4.22)

Shipping: (3.22)

Communication: (3.84)

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Valentin | Oct. 23, 2020

Excellent!

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

CC2652 is working great on 50+ devices where the CC2531 didn't handle all the devices. Range is excellent and it was an easy install!
Shipping with DHL is horrible BUT that is NOT the sellers fault. Took about 2 weeks from Germany to Sweden.

BUY!

Brodie | Oct. 22, 2020

Great Product

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I bought this stick to replace a previous CC2531 that died. Quickly connected it and configured it for zigbee2mqtt and all seems to work as expected. Took a week or so to get to me but that was down to the initially delivery company in the chain. The email comms with Sascha were good and he provided me with tracking links to see where the parcel was on its journey to me. Overall I'm very happy with the product!

Kirill | Oct. 22, 2020

Great little thing

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Seller had some initial problems shipping, but promptly resolved them when contacted.
The device itself is neat, and works out of the box thanks to preflashed firmware.
No stability or range issues so far. The case is robust.
Would be nice to have an option of shutting down the blinkey-blinkeys from within zigbee2mqtt.

Cheers, Slaesh, and thanks!

Onno | Oct. 14, 2020

Great device

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Shipping took very long, but it was worth the wait. This little device is great. Huge improvement in link quality over the old CC2531 device.

Symbol | Oct. 12, 2020

Works perfectly

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

It arrived with a small late (occured by hungarian post?) and works perfectly. My RPi detected as /dev/ttyUSB0 (differs from zigbee2mqtt spec) and easily connected approx. 8 device. I have got no disconnect, devices works in 7/24. I did not connected directly to Rpi, instead I used an 1/2m length usb cable. And of cource disabled wifi and bluetooth.
I can only recommend that vote to it!

Peter | Oct. 11, 2020

Great:-)

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Replaced a CC2531 with this CC2652. 40+ different kind of devices (most of them HUE, IKEA & Xiaomi). Works perfectly. Stable, fast response, great range. For pairing new devices not need to be even close to the coordinator.
Regarding shipping, you may need to be patiently. In my case the shipment was waiting from September 12th until October 1st somewhere between DHL and the German postal service. Just after Sascha and I started an investigation where the shipment is, the package moved.
Thanks for this great stick

Robin | Oct. 10, 2020

Works perfectly as Z2M adapter

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I'm using it as a more powerful CC2531 adapter replacement to run Zigbee2Mqtt. Range is much better and it has no problems with larger networks.
Upon flashing it with the latest available fw on Github, it worked flawlessly and recognized all my devices.
The case is not the most beautiful one, but it works and certainly does the job.

Overall happy with it. The small shipping issues I had didn't bother me much. Communication during that time was excellent.

Andrey | Oct. 9, 2020

Excellent quality! :)

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I waited a long time, but I waited and got a great product! Excellent quality.
Now I will check it as a replacement for the stick on the CC2531 chip.
By the way, I drilled two holes in the case for pressing buttons, it's convenient :).

Ruben | Oct. 6, 2020

Great product perfectly made.

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

The shipment was delayed by DHL. The communication with the seller was fast and acurate. As you can see is the documentation great.
Thanks for the product!

Aleksej | Oct. 6, 2020

Good dongle

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

The dongle itself is really good, well packed, made to work OOB. Really more powerful and better to use. There was a slight delay due to some shipment problems, but overall communication was good enough to catch up the status

Jeroen | Oct. 4, 2020

Essential replacement for CC2531

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I have been using zigbee2mqtt with a CC2531 stick for about a year and a half. The CC2531 is not able to reliably handle a Zigbee network that consists of more than 20..30 devices with difficult in-between hops. The CC2652 deals effortlessly with such networks, and provides necessary headroom for expansion. (We do not often witness networks shrink, do we ?)

The CC2652 design made by slaesh is now running for about 2 weeks without issue. The range is only slightly better in my case, but as long as you have strong connections with some of the closest devices, the Zigbee network should really take care of the rest. Build quality is not exceptional, but good enough.

I use the CC2652 coordinator with Home Assistant through zigbee2mqtt (https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io). Support for zigbee2mqtt is excellent, both from the lead programmer and the community. I highly recommend this combination.

You should buy this because it offers much better reliability than the often-used CC2531. You really need the resulting low Marriage Interference Factor (MIF) to successfully explore and expand Zigbee / zigbee2mqtt home automation to the point it actually becomes useful, i.e. not just an experiment with 3 lights in a separate room.

Arthur | Sept. 30, 2020

Long awaited but very good product at the end

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I'm not going to write about the long wait for the shipment and the doubts about it. End good, all good. After receiving the stick, I replaced the old CC2531 and the whole network got much better and more stable. I do not regret this purchase and the long waiting has already been forgotten. Thanks!

Ivan | Sept. 30, 2020

Took some time, but was worth it

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Shipping was somewhat slow (that is, both time to ship and time to deliver), but I've finally got my stick, and it works just fine.

Herman | Sept. 27, 2020

Great stick to use with zigbee2mqtt

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Initially there were some issues with shipping, but the seller communicated clearly about what was happening and why shipments were delayed.
Finally after 4-5 weeks I got the stick, flashed it the the latest firmware from zigbee2mqtt (thanks koenkk for the great work on that one) and now everything is running stable on my home-assistant setup.

Martin | Sept. 27, 2020

Nice improvement

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Wasn't completely satisfied with the CC2531 performance, so decided to purchase a better range device, which was available by slash. Despite some problems with delivery, the device was delivered and performing as expected, as compensation for the problems got a bag of gummybears that made my wife positive and so am I about this product.

Philipp | Sept. 27, 2020

Nice little device works like a charm

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

There were some shipping issues where packages got broken and returned. Sascha did an excellent job in communicate with me and kept me up to date what's going on. He told us transparent what happened and what he's going to do about it. The usb stick was nicely packed when it finally arrived at my location in Switzerland. The build quality is nice. The stick has a plastic cover to keep the PCB safe. It comes pre-flashed and is ready to use. Connect the antenna, plug it in to an usb port, update zigbe2mqtt config file and there you go.

The stick keeps the promise of handling large zigbee networks. I just repaired all devices to this stick running with zigbee2mqtt and it works like a charm. It currently handles a network of about 60 devices including around 30 routers (bulbs acting as routers as well) and 30 end devices like buttons / temperature sensors etc. without any issue. The response time to buttons is really good.

I fully recommend this device for larger zigbee networks. Just be patient after ordering. This is not a big company with a lot of resources but a single person having fun doing such projects. The communication is excellent and I would wait again for this product.

Edgar | Sept. 27, 2020

Very good product

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Finally I've received the device, plugged it into my raspberry pi running iobroker and it worked like a charme!

Martin | Sept. 27, 2020

Good Hardware, good communication

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Hi there,

the product is great and the communication was transparent and good. Shipping took a little while but that was allready stated during the order... so all good for me :-) Wish you the best!

Grüße,
Martin

Preben | Sept. 26, 2020

Great product

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

After having fought with a cheap CC2531 stick for about a year, I ordered Slaesh's stick.

Once it arrived, after a few quick issues (there are some compatibility issues in the currently released zigpy-znp - these have been resolved in the latest branch), this stick Just Worked (tm).

Adding devices went like a dream, clearly the RF performance is head and shoulders above what my old stick could deliver. Where I'd spend a few hours binding all my devices on the old stick, on this one I ran through it in 20 minutes - pretty much everything connected on the first try, even on the other side of the house.

I do hope Slaesh sells loads more of these now the shipping issues have been worked out:)

Ehat | Sept. 25, 2020

Great for zigbee2mqtt

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Bought the stick to replace my CC2531. Previously i had huge problems with my zigbee network. With this stick its fine now. Good for beginners and advanced users. The documentation is very good, you can buy it pre-flashed with different firmware and if you want to flash your own firmware its very easy (no additional hardware required).

Thanks!

Manuel | Sept. 24, 2020

Work great , Thks sasha

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Sasha had some problems at the launch of the product and especially the success of this key can be badly anticipated (more than 600 !!!)
Also bad start on communication (which caused some bad stars). But Sasha stayed honest and fair, smoothed out all those little imperfections and delivered a great product. He only deserves to be successful and I would recommend him to my friends.
Have some problem with DHL ( they said they try deliver me but never passed ) and get the product the day after.
Thanks Sasha!

Ivan | Sept. 22, 2020

Device works as advertised. Very satisfied with the product.

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

The device looks/works exactly as a advertised. I am using it in combination with zigbee2mqtt software stack and so far have not encountered any issues (I have paired multiple IKEA and Philips Hue devices). The preloaded firmware was the latest Z-Stack as requested.

The seller had problems with shipping - but communicated this immedtiately and clearly when issues were discovered. The package was re-sent without me having to reach out to the seller or contacting support. I wish more sellers tried this hard to fix shipping issues. Thank you.

Alexandre | Sept. 22, 2020

Great ZigBee coordinator

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Great great product ! Good quality.
Works at the first shot with a RPi4 and zigbee2mqtt.
Easy to update with latest firmwares.

Don't hesitate, buy one !

Good job !

Robin | Sept. 21, 2020

Great Stick, works flawlessly

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

First off: The whole shipping issue is something that has happened, but that is something that Slaesh can't help. (I worked as a mail man during my studies and stuff like this happened a lot). Of course I would have liked to get an email sooner, but hey I wouldn't like to have to answer such a volume of emails.
He solved the issue to my satisfaction.

Now that the the shipping issue is out of the way:

I ordered the stick with a regular USB-A connector and the SMA-Connector with Antenna.
I used a USB extension cable so that the stick is placed away from the Raspberry Pi which is running Home assistant.
Using the documentation on the zigbee2mqtt site, I managed to get the stick up and running in no time. (it took me longer to pair all my zigbee stuff and get it setup the way I want).

I have 8 Xiaomi and 4 Blitzwolf devices connected without any hassle. I haven't seen any strange issues/problems.
So in my opinion this is a great product to have connected to your home automation system.

Thanks Slaesh!

Remko | Sept. 21, 2020

Impressed and sincerest respect

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Absolutely stunningly stable, fast, reliable and in a tiny form factor! Wife acceptance approved. What more you want?

I both use OpenThread Border Router and Zigbee2MQTT on a dedicated node in combination with docker and dedicated Home-Assistant node.

My honest advice: a no brainier to buy and use.

Fabian | Sept. 21, 2020

Great CC2652 ZigBee coordinator

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I received my CC2652 ZigBee coordinator a bit late, but the product is really great and slaesh also did a great job on documentation.
If I ever need a new coordinator I will order it here. Very good build quality. Nice caseing and excelent performance.

Liam | Sept. 21, 2020

Perfect 👌

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

Ordered it to upgrade my Zigbee2MQTT with slow CC2531

Really good manufacturing
Documentation is full of all of informations i need.

My Zigbee2MQTT never worked so well 😊

Thanks 😊

Arndt | Sept. 21, 2020

First tindie order, great product and amazing support

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

This was my first order at tindie, thanks to youtube I found this product here and I am very happy with it.

I ordered this USB stick and it works as designed. In my situation I plugged it into the RaspberryPI, it was directly recognized and in 5minutes it was working with IObroker. My Hue Bridge was broken and I replaced it with Iobroker and this small stick.

May just an information for all people who are replacing an Hue Bridge - It is always a challenge to link bulbs, because there is no 'reset' button. For me worked it as following out:
1) Hue Bulbs: Grab a Hue Dim Switch and Push On/Off in parallel for 8seconds, after the bulbs are blinking you can connect it to the stick.
2) Tradfri Bulbs: Switch the Bulb on and switch it six times on/off afterwords it blinks shortly you can connect it.

Nils | Sept. 21, 2020

Well made ZigBee coordinator with better range than 2531

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I ordered the stick to solve range issues with my old TI 2531 zigbee stick (spoiler: It works much better). I use the stick in combination with zigbee2mqtt in my home automation system. The documentation of the functions and the flashing process is well made and easy to follow. It took me around 20 minutes from unpacking to implementation. In the beginning I had a shipment problem, but the communication with Sascha was very nice and he solves the problem to my fully satisfaction.
The stick itself looks and feels realy professionally made. I am very curious about future products of him and will definitely follow his channel here.

Regis | Sept. 21, 2020

Slow shipment (but this should be solved) and great product

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I bought this stick to upgrade my Zigbee2MQTT setup.
I had a slow CC2531 as coordinator which has a limited number of connected direct childrens.
I added multiple routers but devices kept registering directly with the coordinator instead of the router if it was reachable.
It meant that routers were not able to connect anymore (from what I understand)
This stick has virtually no limit.
It solved the problems I had and now my network is really stable. I don't regret the wait for the packet to arrive.
The envelope arrived not in a great shape but the product was fine. A bit more packaging would be great.

Thorsten | Sept. 21, 2020

Long delivery, best signal ever.

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

While delivery took ages (about 4 weeks), the stick finally arrived in a very good condition.
Signal is quite strong and zigbee2mqtt just worked.

Elmar | Sept. 21, 2020

Much, much better than my old cc2531

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

... did I say it was MUCH better? ;-)
Range is a monumental improvement. I have been using the CC2652 for a few days and so far it has been stable and fast. Updating the firmware from the command line of the machine it is already connected to is also a big plus. No more 'debug' boxes and running a windows app in a virtual pc (on my Mac) to only update a firmware.

The seller, Sascha, got in way over his head fulfilling all orders, but I do NOT believe he is a scammer as some people are suggesting. I would guess this has been a learning experience for him, and I would not hesitate to place another order... if I needed another stick ;-)

Jan | Sept. 21, 2020

Works perfectly

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I chose this stick to add zigbee to my raspberry pi/ioBroker system. So far I bought Osram plugs and some of the Chinese aqara stuff that I didn't not want to connect to the original hub...
What should I say: it works perfectly. The connection quality is better than expected (solid concrete walls). Shipping was complicated, but the seller communicated the problems.
Thx

Jean-Yves | Sept. 21, 2020

Fine and good product

For CC2652 ZigBee coordinator or OpenThread router

I've received the dongle well packed and fully conform with the description and command. It was just a bit to long for delivery. Nevertheless, in a couple of hours it was in production with zigbee2mqtt. Great product. I recommend.
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