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@Hedda Hedda commented Sep 10, 2021

Add a "not recommended for Zigbee networks with more than 20 devices" note to both CC2530 and C2531 in README.md

ZHA / zigpy developers elected to not whitelist "TI CC2531" USB adapter ZHA discovery due to its older less powerful hardware:

home-assistant/core#55298

Zigbee2MQTT as well added "not recommended" notes to both CC2530 and CC2531 in their official supported adapters list:

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters

  • Texas Instruments CC2531 (not recommended)
  • Texas Instruments CC2530 (not recommended)

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters#notes

Adapters based on the CC2530 or CC2531 chip are not powerful and not recommended for networks larger than 20 devices.

Also, Zigbee2MQTT / zigbee-herdsman developer Koenkk noted Z-Stack 3.0.x firmware is not recommended on C2530/C2531:

https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/master/coordinator#im-using-a-cc2530-or-cc2531-which-firmware-should-i-use

I'm using a CC2530 or CC2531, which firmware should I use?

This depends:

  • Zigbee 3.0 firmwares are not recommended for the CC2530 and CC2531 (since those are not powerful enough)
  • If you have a network of 1 - 15 devices, the Z-Stack_Home_1.2 default firmware is recommended.
  • If you have a network of 15+ devices, the Z-Stack_Home_1.2 source routing firmware is recommended.
  • Note that the source routing firmware only supports 5 direct children, therefore you need to have routers in range of the coordinator.

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@puddly puddly merged commit b60f7c1 into zigpy:dev Sep 10, 2021
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puddly commented Sep 10, 2021

Thanks!

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