slaesh's iot stuff and other hacks :)

1,606 orders since Jun 30, 2020

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

Overall Rating:

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.37)

Documentation: (4.22)

Shipping: (3.22)

Communication: (3.84)

All Reviews

Ryan | Feb. 23, 2021

Finally got it

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Took about 3 months but it made its way here! Hope he gets all his DHL issues sorted; sounds like the volume of orders overwhelmed the process.

Andreas | Feb. 13, 2021

Great little development board, once it arrives

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Let's get this out of the way. The shipping is horrible. It may not be the sellers fault that DHL have obvious problems but these problems have been going on for so long that continuing to ship using this method is not very responsible. Surely there are other options. Prepare to wait for a month or more to get the product, even if other shipments from Germany usually arrives within a week. Expect no useful information or any form of working tracking info from either the seller or DHL.

The stick itself is great! Works fine as a coordinator for Zigbee2MQTT, much better than a CC2531 for larger networks. But if that's what you need, and soonish, buy the similar zzh! stick instead. The main advantage with this one is as a module for your own projects, since it has all the I/Os of the CC2652 on castellated pads which makes for a great little development board.

Marin | Jan. 4, 2021

Works nicely

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I ordered the device in December along many others so the shipment was a bit delayed. I was expecting that and the seller informed everyone about the situation by email. The shipment itself took a lot of time, which was a DHL issue, nothing to do with the seller - in my case the package was sitting at DHL due for export from Germany for almost 2 weeks - this coincided with corona lockdowns so again something that could be expected.

When it finally arrived I tried to try it on mac with a VBox VM running homeassistant (USB pass-through) which just didn't work - I found people have similar issues with USB-serial cables on 10.15.7 Catalina and Apple drivers. The device does pop up in /dev but looks like the Apple driver doesn't like it (and a lot of other 3rd party devices).

I gave up on mac and pulled out a Raspi 3 with homeassistant, which took no time to get running with ZHA automation - everything worked perfectly since I plugged it in. I had several IKEA lights and controllers, paired them according to zigbee2mqtt docs and configured with HA. I'm still learning about the options there, but the stick has been great! No range issues (apartment), or any other glitches for 2 weeks running.

Thanks Slaesh!

Duncan | Jan. 4, 2021

Hasn't arrived yet...

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Can't provide a product or shipping rating as it has no arrived and tracking just disappeared, would love to update this with a glowing review as it looks like an incredible product!

Lam | Jan. 4, 2021

Works as expected

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It took a bit longer than expected to get the device, and the shipping/tracking was shaky. Because of high order volume before Christmas, the seller could not answer each customer individually, but we were kept informed by mail. There seems to have been some messy-ness involving DHL. But at the end, I got the device, and all the info I got from the seller by mail regarding delays and lack of DHL tracking seemed to check out.

Once I started to use the device, everything was as expected and it works like a charm. Thanks Slaesh!
The combined Zigbee2mqtt and Slaesh documentation was enough to get me going. I am a software engineer so I am technically fluent. I think it could be a little harder to get going without technical background.

I run Zigbee2MQTT in a docker container, and the Mosquitto MQTT server in a docker container as well. Everything on our home server (an old mac mini) running Ubuntu.

I use a mix of Hue and Ikea lights, and I was able to retire completely my Hue hub, and get a lot more flexibility and configuration power. Something I did not expect was starting to use Node-red, but it became an important piece in my setup to reproduce all the existing Hue functionalities with the Hue dimmer switches.

Roland | Jan. 4, 2021

Good product. Product delivery time not so good.

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Product works very good. I am using it with zigbee2mqtt on a raspberrypi with fhem. Delivery took longer than expected, This may be due to online shopping frenzy in germany after corona shutdown in december. Seller should have delvered via DHL professional service (available starting from 200 shipments / year), not via small postoffices for private customers.

Rachim | Dec. 1, 2020

Great for Home Assistant on a Raspi 4

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Shipping took a while but once arrived you will get rewarded with a great product. Just plug it into your Raspi (with an USB-extension-cord preferred to minimize interference from the Raspi itself), install and configure a MQTT Broker and (for my needs) Zigbee2mqtt on your Home Assistance, configure the latter and you are good to go. It just works, the range is teriffic and there is no noticable lag.

Like the previous poster I decided to order a Zigbee2MQTT pre-flashed device. No flashing hassle but straight to the fun.

Romans | Nov. 6, 2020

Nice, but communication problems

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Bought this item to replace my cc2531 stick, but the connection range appears even worsten then cc2531. May be received stick is faulty or this is design/production issue. Seller has not replies on e-mails, be careful with order this stick.

P.S. Should to admit that after re-pairing devices the stick start working smoothly, but communication with a seller are worse still.

Johannes | Oct. 19, 2020

Product is good

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Product is everything that was expected. It works fine and all the parts that came with the product seems to be good quality. Taking it into use was easy and fast. Compared to my old CC2531, this is a lot more powerful. All my zigbee devices paired pretty easily and this has no problem dealing with them (+40 devices). The range is not better since my old adapter also had external antenna but that was expected. Still this one seems to be more stable under load.

Thank you for great product!

Only negative point regarding the order is the (almost) lack of communication. The order did not arrive at all and couldn't get a hold of the seller. After contacting Tindie, I got a tracking code from the seller and the item arrived fast. This all OK but the lack of communication was a big minus. I do understand the problems with shipments but do improve communication.

I can recommend this product if you have a lot of zigbee devices and I can also recommend seller even with the poor communication.

David | Oct. 6, 2020

Does exactly what's supposed to

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Easy linux installation, on debian works out of the box. Could easily connect hue and xiaomi stuff and get rid of hue bridge completely. The plastic case is bit flimsy when installing antenna with SMA connector, as the outer diameter of the SMA is very tightly coupled to the hole in the plastic, and as a result I just managed to crack-open it. It seems to have quite a range, apart from few spots, my 180m^2 is covered with signal.

Jrg | Oct. 4, 2020

Works as advertised

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Delivery took a bit but the seller was very open about the reasons so I had no problems waiting.
Once the stick was here, it worked a as expected.

Arjan | Oct. 4, 2020

Works perfect

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It was a long wait till it was arrived but's as replacement for my CC2531 is great.
The network quality is way better now from avg 30 to 90 now super

Frank | Sept. 29, 2020

Works great

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After quite some delivery delay, the stick finally arrived. Well packed. Plugged in and got it working as expected. Will dive deeper into Zigbee, once the daily operations (switching Tradfri Bulbs) are set up. Thanks, slaesh !

Lars | Sept. 23, 2020

Good stick

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After the initial shipping problems all went well.
Received the sticks in a well packed jiffy bag.

Overall a good product!

Jordan | Sept. 22, 2020

Much more stable than CC2531

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Edit after 2 months of use: No problem, works great. I've updated the firmware with KoenK's latest firmware when i noticed it crashed once, but it's definitely not Slaesh's fault for this, it's probably a bug in the TI development framework, which they often update. Overall the stick has been very reliable, i have 65+ devices on one coordinator and it hasn't missed a beat. I would recommend the stick.

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Initial review: Plugged in the USB dongle in the Raspberry Pi instead of the CC2531, changed a couple of lines in the config file of ZigBee2MQTT and I was able to pair dozens of Zigbee bulbs, relays and buttons flawlessly. I basically had too many devices (35+) for a CC2531 and the CC2531 was crashing all the time. This one seems to handle all my devices flawlessly, and came with the latest firmware already flashed as requested.

Over the few hours i've played with it, it overall inspired me a lot of confidence.

Michio | Sept. 22, 2020

Great Zigbee stick.

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Sticks works great with Zigbee2Mqtt. Shipping took quite a while, longer than some of the status update mails would suggest.

Martin | Sept. 21, 2020

Pretty happy with the product!

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I ordered five sticks and they works as expected. I already did a firmware update on one and that went very smooth. The delivery got a bit delayed, but that is something that can happen to everyone.

Rafał | Sept. 21, 2020

Didn't deliver

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Disappointment. That’s the word to describe the experience.
I would very much like to review the product, but since I haven’t received it yet, it is impossible. Allegedly, the package was sent on 2020/09/05. I haven’t received it yet. And since there’s no tracking, I’m in the dark.
And while reading all the reviews here, it’s hard not to notice one thing: the comments rarely describe the product itself. Most tell a sad story of frustration and irritation with how the customers are treated and how shipping is handled.
Any delays, due to a spike in the number of orders would be understood and possibly forgiven, if communicated clearly. This is not the case.
I really would like to have a chance to review the actual unit itself, and not waste time pouring my frustration here.

Edit: after months of waiting I actually got my stick! :) Thank you

Jari | Sept. 18, 2020

Didn't deliver

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I ordered on 8th of August. Seller claimed to have shipped the item on 19th of August. It's now 18th of September and it still hasn't arrived. I've tried to contact the seller, but he doesn't reply. Also Tindie support is being completely useless.

Edit: The seller did reply shortly after the original review and gave a tracking code which showed the item being shipped on 10th of September and having arrived in my country on the 18th. So hopefully I'll get it next week. I wish he had communicated it a bit sooner.

Daniel | Sept. 12, 2020

Stick arrived

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The Stick itself and its Documentation is awesome! :)
The Shipping was a pain and the communication indeed needs some improvement...

Ordered: 2020/08/06
Shipped: 2020/08/18
Delivered: 2020/09/12

My 2 Cents:
To the Buyers: Wait some time he is not Amazon. Write him a Mail (https://slae.sh/projects/cc2652/) if you havent't received your order after 4 weeks in state Shipped. But be friendly. He is just a single Person who wants to provide something for the community in his spare time!

To the Seller: Please give the people a tracking number when the item is shipped, so everything is more transparent.

Robert | Sept. 11, 2020

mi paciencia se acaba/my patience runs out/Meine Geduld geht

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Hice el pedido 14 de agosto el 25 de agosto recibí un mensaje que estaba en ruta.Me esperaré hasta el viernes de la semana que viene y si no he recibido nada exigiré la devolución de mi dinero a tindie.

actualizacion:
el lunes 21 recibi mi pedido.llego todo correcto y ya esta funcionando.
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I placed the order August 14, August 25 I received a message that I was en route, I will wait until Friday of next week and if I have not received anything I will demand my money back to tindie.

update: on Monday 21 I received my order, everything arrived correct and working
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Ich habe die Bestellung am 14. August aufgegeben, am 25. August habe ich eine Nachricht erhalten, dass ich unterwegs bin. Ich werde bis Freitag der nächsten Woche warten und wenn ich nichts erhalten habe, werde ich mein Geld an tindie zurückfordern.

Update: Am Montag 21 habe ich meine Bestellung erhalten, alles ist korrekt angekommen und funktioniert

Vaclav | Sept. 11, 2020

Finally, everything is fine

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Updated 18.9.2020
EN: Today finally Zigbee dongle arrived. At first ( 3 weeks )I thought Saesh was a fraud, then I found his projects on Github and Lab-log (https://slae.sh/lab-log/)
For next buyers, be patient. What i saw, Sascha had within a few months 680 Orders and works mostly alone! Communication needs to be improved, on the other hand. What is the priority? Write emails to dissatisfied customers, or successfully complete orders? Probably the second option. What about CC2652?. Compared to the CC2531, it is simply flash. It's a very good, fast Ziggbee coordinator with a perfect range. Mainly the possibility of updating the firmware without other unnecessary "debug adapters" as the competition has. Sascha with his idea is a for me now GOD and I must publicly apologize for my initial aggression against him. I sincerely apologize Sascha

CZ: Coordinátor konečně dorazil. Nejprve jsem myslel, že se jedná o podvod, když jsem 3 týdny neúspěšně čekal a Sascha neodpovídal na zprávy. Pak jsem našel jeho další projekty a zjistil, že během několika měsíců měl 680 objednávek a je na všechno sám ! Určitě je potřeba zlepšit komunikaci nebo posílat se sledovacím číslem zásilky. Co se týče CC2652 koordinátoru, je to opravdu blesk oproti CC2531. Oproti konkurenci není potřeba žádný adaptér pro flash firmwaru. Všechno to má v sobě a to je prostě pecka! Tímto se veřejně omlouvám za moji prvotní agresi proti Saschovi.

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EN: Ordered 21.8.2020 with "agreed delayed processing times". I was waiting until 2.9.2020, after i become Message with an apology that he had problems with delivery. On 3.9. the order has been marked as shipped - but without Tracking number. The delivery address was in Germany to DHL Filiale (Cologne -> Klingenthal).

CZ/SK: Objednáno 21.8.2020 se souhlasem zpoždění. Psal jsem mu 2.9.2020, kdy mi vysvětlil, že měl nějaké problémy s dodáním a přepravní službou a poté 3.9. označil, že zásilka byla odeslaná 3.9.2020 - bez sledovacího čísla. Nechal jsem si to poslat v Německu na moji DHL poštovní schránku (Kolín - Klingenthal). Každý den jsem jezdil jako idiot se zeptat na poštu do dnešního dne (11.9.2020) kdy nic nepřišlo.

Kenn | Sept. 3, 2020

Good product works perfectly

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I ordered on 2 august and recived on 2 september
after asking seller by email about delay got answer quite fast .probaly it is better to put higher delivery price and with tracking maby also buy some apropiate envelopes you can get the ones with bubbel plast inside . But anyway the product arrived 3 Pc all good

thanks Sascha

Ruslan | Sept. 2, 2020

Awful service

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Order placed on August, 20. On September, 1st I wrote a claim to Tindie support about 'bit delay' and got a message in 2h from seller saying the shipment has sent. And some strange explanation that there is no tracking number !!!

I totally disagree sending such shipments without tracking number, moreover there is no such information on product page as well.
It’s bad practice saying important terms after the shipment. Even within Germany there are claims in reviews, needless to say that I would probably never get it in Russia.

Think twice to get a deal with this seller. Now I am awaiting for adequate reaction from Tindie.
Will update this feedback upon coming news.

UPDATES:
16.09.2020 - Received
21.09.2020 - Guys, look how many reviews are posted on Sep, 21st - more than 20 out of 53! Just in one day and 95% are 5 stars. Just think how real it is.
Today most of us got an email from seller explaining what happened. I wished to believe everything was true in email but for me It looks like the seller tried to down the fire burning - I see no reasons to disclose that family needs to eat (is Tindie the only income? but no -->), business trip made all worse, negative bank accounts because of refunds etc. His main and the only problem is lack of communication, and there is no need for excuses in mail - I bet customers money were just used to help yourself - no other reason to keep the silence. If seller wanted to stop being negative he could just stop accepting the orders, but no - old orders are for the sake of new ones. Sascha, sorry, nothing personal - just business and my imho.

Frank | Sept. 2, 2020

Keine Lieferung, Verkäufer meldet sich nicht

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Update 2020-09-05:
Das Paket ist gestern noch angekommen. Ich habe es allerdings noch nicht ausprobiert.
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Update 2020-09-04:
Ich habe eine Sendungsverfolgung bekommen und der Artikel soll heute per Post ankommen. Ich werde weiter aktualisieren, wenn alles läuft.
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Update:
Kurz nach meiner Bewertung erhielt ich eine E-Mail vom Verkäufer. Es gibt angeblich große Schwierigkeiten bei der Auslieferung/Zustellung. Ich werde dies dennoch hier stehen lassen und aktualisieren, bis ich die Ware erhalten habe.
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Ich habe am 01. August bestellt, am 12.August bekam ich eine Versandbenachrichtigung und bis heute ist nichts angekommen. Der Versand erfolgt innerhalb von Deutschland mit 7.00 $ Versandkosten und es gibt nicht mal eine Sendungsverfolgung. Den Verkäufer habe ich angeschrieben, aber er meldet sich nicht, obwohl er Online ist.
Die Bewertungen waren erst so super, aber jetzt gibt es nur noch negative Bewertungen. Sollte ich bis zum Ende der Woche nichts hören, werde ich den Fall an meinen Anwalt übergeben.

Anne | Aug. 30, 2020

"Shipped" and never arrived | Update: Got the stick

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Update: Sep 3rd:
Finally got my stick, via DHL tracked & signed. Stick is working great, great range and good documentation. Packaging could be improved, maybe with cardboard and bubbles. Product & Docs: 5/5. Shipment & Communication: 1/5 :(

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Ordered on August 7th, while on the business trip and accepted the delay for a small discount. "Shipped" on August 20th and even 11 days later I haven't received the product. I live in Germany, paid $7 shipping (which should normally around 4€ for tracked & signed shipping) and got an information the order was shipped, of course with no tracking.
I'll wait two more days, until I try to get my money back through paypal.

Be careful!