Easy Sonoff Zigbee CC2652 Firmware Upgrades! + Other Ethernet / USB

[@97ynoT91]

Thanks!

[@97ynoT91]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Travis! Thanks for all of your videos!

[@digiblurDIY]

Many thanks!! And to you as well.

[@Petoj87]

With the current instructions it contains a "Enable hardware flow control and generate firmware (optional)" section, but you skipped over that part? while optional what do we loose when we don't do it?

[@digiblurDIY]

Which method is this?

[@ArneVanhove]

I have flashed the CC2652R_coordinator_20211217.hex on my Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 instead of the CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20211217 .... . Now it says >Initiate access to target: COM3 using 2-pin cJTAG. >No response from device. Device may not be in bootloader mode. Reset device and try again. ugh, The chip says CC2652 P1F (I saw this after i flashed it with the TI Flash tool. Any idea if i can correct this, or reset the dongle?

[@digiblurDIY]

You will need to jtag it most likely.

[@ArneVanhove]

@@digiblurDIY Just had to lookup what jtag means so I think that won't be an option. My hardware knowledge is limited :( . Here in EU the dongle costs around 30 euro's. So i think my best option is to buy a new one? :(

[@digiblurDIY]

There are ways to do it without the jtag adapter. www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/flashing/alternative_flashing_methods.html

[@WilliamBarbosawbs]

I was having a lot of trouble to update the firmware on Windows. Texas Instrument is under mantanacent and I can't download the flash program software. I tried to do it with the python script but instructions were unclear for a beginner like me. This video however was very clear, and I could use the python scripts under minutes. PS: I completely gave up using Windows because it didn't recognize the dongle as a serial device. On Linux it was a pretty straight forward process, using the command lines provided in this video.

[@photelegy]

❓8:40 (please Help) For me (on Windows 10) in the "Flash Programmer 2" under "Connected devices" the device (Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus) is not called "Silicon Labs CP210x ..." bus "USB-Enhanced-SERIAL CH9102 (COM4), Virtual COM Port = COM4". Is this a problem? Because when I want to flash it the way you said it always says "Failed!" on the bottom. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status: >ACK/NAK not received. Expected 0x00 0xCC or 0x00 0x33, received 0x78 0x00. >ACK/NAK not received. Expected 0x00 0xCC or 0x00 0x33, received 0x80 0x78. >No response from device. Device may not be in bootloader mode. Reset device and try again. If problem persists, check connection and baud rate. >Connecting over serial bootloader failed: No response from device. Device may not be in bootloader mode. Reset device and try again. If problem persists, check connection and baud rate. >Initiate access to target: COM4 using 2-pin cJTAG. >Failed to create device object. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What am I doing wrong? I tried it many times with the boot-button pressed before inserting and holding for 10seconds or even keeping it pressed the whole time. Do I need to update the driver? If so, how? I tried to update the driver in the "Device Manager" but I couldn't find a driver. (It doesn't have a yellow triangle, so I think the driver should be ok, right?) Is it also possible, that my dongle is an other version, because the PCB looks kinda different, see my photo: imgur.com/a/2I2YICN Thank you very much for your help!!!

[@digiblurDIY]

You have the Dongle E. Totally different chip. I just covered that one in a decent video.

[@csquared9660]

What is different with the upgraded firmware? I have one of these running with the stock firmware just wondering if it’s worthwhile to upgrade it.

[@digiblurDIY]

It has ZStack already on it as stock of course. Ready to go. There has been some new software fixes in the code base by TI as well as some power changes to allow the power to be increased if you want. I know it has fixed some pairing issues for some folks especially with some Aqara/Xiaomi sensors.

[@piotrzajac5694]

I have CC2652p flashed year ago coordinator 20210708 firmware from koenkk. What if I use now Texas Instruments flasher to flash latest firmware, I will lost all paired devices? Home Assistant and z2m.

[@digiblurDIY]

It shouldn't. Z2M backs up the network.

[@PedroAlmeida1974]

Awesome!!! I have a tasmotized sonoff pro zbbridge flashed with ncp working with ZHA on HA. Any advantage in flashing this? What should I pick?

[@rogeriomarques2]

Mestre, O Módulo 04 relés ZigBee tuya, funciona no Hub ZigBee 3.0 da sonoff?

[@JottyOL]

Hi! I‘m new to the channel and I bought this coordinator 2 weeks ago. I‘m using it with the Zigbee adapter of ioBroker. It was easy to install the device and to pair all my lights and sensors. But I have an issue with Hue dimmer switches and the Trådfri switches. Their keypress-states are complicated to handle in automation scripts. Now my question: to test, if there‘s an improvement when I switch from ioBroker to Home Assistant, I would like to know a possibility to backup and restore the database of my paired Zigbee devices. I don’t want to pair them all again. Thanks in Advance! Thanks for this informative video!

[@digiblurDIY]

I haven't heard of iobroker myself and use Zigbee2mqtt that HA picks up. You can check your device for support here www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/

[@MrSparkman1006]

Great video cameback rewatched again. Still works like a charm. Learned more the second time around. Thank you for all your help.

[@digiblurDIY]

Great to hear!

[@chucksw1]

maybe I missed this, but where in HA do I check the FW Version that the Sonoff Zigbee Pro3.0 has on it? I keep getting the 502 error when clicking on Zigbee2mqqt, I have not upgrade it yet

[@digiblurDIY]

Not sure. You might be able to add it to ZHA and see the version.

[@chucksw1]

@@digiblurDIY Thanks, I was able to update my Sonoff Zigbee Pro3.0 after I downloaded a need driver for my laptop...

I just upgraded from cc2531 to cc2652p sonoff. But i have alot more lag and issue parring my devices then I had with the cc2531. I have upgraded it to newest firmware

[@digiblurDIY]

Definitely not normal. Heard someone else saying that on Reddit. Have you tried to setup a test network with it?

[@denveronly]

im trying to download router firmware but i get this on both windows and ubuntu Connecting to target... ERROR: Timeout waiting for ACK/NACK after 'Synch (0x55 0x55)'

[@digiblurDIY]

Tried the manual bootloader method?

[@denveronly]

@@digiblurDIY yes, using rf flash programmer 2. It says cant connect to device. Tried manualy by pressing boot and powering on multiple times Driver is installed and my HA see the stick and identifies it as sonoff zigbee in hardware list Strange

[@denveronly]

@@digiblurDIY yea, same bro

[@denveronly]

The device is working, it is now as a coordinator

[@donjenkins2465]

Something has changed with the Linux python script... Couldn't flash till I held down the boot button at powerup... then the flash worked..

[@digiblurDIY]

Weird... I used it a few weeks ago. Did you put the command to skip the boot button?

[@donjenkins2465]

@@digiblurDIY Not sure as I flashed form a Ubuntu live boot as all my Linux machines are virtual. That might have been the case.

[@donjenkins2465]

this is the log: sudo ./cc2538-bsl.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -evw CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20230507.hex Opening port /dev/ttyUSB0, baud 500000 Reading data from CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20230507.hex Firmware file: Intel Hex Connecting to target... CC1350 PG2.0 (7x7mm): 352KB Flash, 20KB SRAM, CCFG.BL_CONFIG at 0x00057FD8 Primary IEEE Address: 00:12:4B:00:24:C9:F1:F0 Performing mass erase Erasing all main bank flash sectors Erase done Writing 360448 bytes starting at address 0x00000000 Write 104 bytes at 0x00057F988 Write done Verifying by comparing CRC32 calculations. Verified (match: 0xe83aa727)

[@digiblurDIY]

you need the --bootloader-sonoff-usb switch to bypass the button thing www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/flashing/flashing_via_cc2538-bsl.html

[@MakerKIM]

If I try to join TI, I can't do it because I get a denial of access. Can you share the programmer?

[@digiblurDIY]

You have to get it from there as I can not share their apps. Always get things from the source. Use the python script if you can't download it.

[@MakerKIM]

@@digiblurDIY Thanks for the comments. I worked it out and updated Zigbee coordinator's firmware

[@florianhaar3379]

Hello my friend, According to your instructions, I also flashed my 3.0. however I flashed this as a router. the result is sobering. many error messages, no automatic connection (the board must be open for pairing) I would be interested in how your experience is to route. my result is that a CC2531 works better

[@digiblurDIY]

If the older works better as the router then roll with it. The firmware for the cc2652 as a router does work fine for most. I would open an issue on Github if it is not. github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/issues

[@stevetrapp1095]

No link to USB switchable cable AS YOU SAID IN VIDEO

[@digiblurDIY]

Thanks for that! amzn.to/3ekGZF4

[@omark1781]

As someone else mentioned, unable to see my usb dongle in the flash programmer 2 via windows. i plugged in directly and also while holding down boot. Any suggestions?

[@digiblurDIY]

You might need the driver then. Plug it in and check windows update on the optional list of updates.

[@omark1781]

@@digiblurDIY update driver via windows device manager? I can see the dongle there but update drivers doesn't work w the hex file.

[@chrisdennison3348]

@@omark1781 I had the same issue. Run windows update and select optional updates. This did it for me.

[@thebatu89]

Big thanks for the linux method, got it upgraded in less than a minute. Not related but I'm just having problem to pair sonoff zigbee (flashed with router firmware) with z2m, it just doesn't get detected

[@digiblurDIY]

Which stick for router?

[@MartinPaoloni]

Thanks dude. Now my Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle is fully up to date for when I decide to migrate to it plus zigbee2mqtt, eventually. 🙂

[@DanyL28]

Thanks for the tutorial. Everything works fine and I flashed it correctly BUT it doesn't show up anywhere. Not in ZHA nor on Zigbee2MQTT. Any ideias what happened here? Thanks

[@digiblurDIY]

Show up? Did you have it configured before?

[@DanyL28]

@@digiblurDIY probably didn't explain myself in the best way, when I try to integrate it with ZHA nothing appears... Nothings shows up to integrate

[@digiblurDIY]

Haven't used ZHA in a while but from back then you had to supply the port name. I used the serial by id one.

[@DanyL28]

@@digiblurDIY I followed other tutoriais and it showed up automatically. In my case nothing happens. To configura manually I have to insert the port (I guess, not connected to check the term right now) which I don't know how to get since it does appear in the Hardware section of HA

[@digiblurDIY]

Did you power cycle the device?

[@joshuadittler776]

Good evening. I purchased a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus to use as a router. I was able to flash the router firmware, however, Home assistant ZHA will not detect the device. I am currently using a CONBEE 2 as my coordinator. Any suggestions on why the Sonoff device is not being detected in Home Assistant? Appreciate your time and consideration.

[@digiblurDIY]

Usually once you put router firmware on then power cycle it will try to join. So have the network in pairing mode. If it will not. I have had to flash it back to coordinator, perform a nvram reset via the zigpy tools in HA and then go back to router.

[@briangreet5734]

@@digiblurDIY Seem to be running into same issue. Coordinator flash works but not router flash. Any good direction to point to for references on zigpy tools?

[@briangreet5734]

@@digiblurDIYJust flashed coordinator firmware, reset nvram and reflashed router firmware. Still no go unfortunately

[@digiblurDIY]

Using the correct firmware and had it in pairing after router flash?

[@joshuadittler776]

@@digiblurDIY The nvram reset did the trick. Thank you for the assist.

[@rasbe6863]

So I just bought one of those sonoff off zigbee dongles. I probably didn't hear it but is it necessary to have to upgrade the firmware for it to work for ZigBee to MQTT or can you just use it out of the box like the old one that I have?

[@digiblurDIY]

It has ZStack already on it. Ready to go. There has been some new software fixes in the code base by TI as well as some power changes to allow the power to be increased if you want. I know it has fixed some pairing issues for some folks especially with some Aqara/Xiaomi sensors.

[@_A_T]

How do I check which firmware is my sonoff dongle running on?

[@digiblurDIY]

In Zigbee2MQTT you can check in the about screen, I do believe in ZHA you can look at the coordinator details screen.

[@iulianbe]

Thanks for another good guide, but i couldn't understand some thing. I have a sonoff zigbee bridge as coordinator and it works with ZHA integration. Can i add this dongle as a router to the existing zigbee network ?

[@digiblurDIY]

I would swap to one of these. More reliable and better support.. No wifi either.

[@FMaranhas]

Thanks for the video. Very helpful. Quick question. Do I need to repair all the devices after the update or the dongle will still remember after being flashed with new firmware?

[@digiblurDIY]

I know in Zigbee2mqtt it takes a backup of the coordinator and stores it on the data store of the container. I don't know know about ZHA on how it does this. Zigbee2mqtt when it sees an issue it restores it.

[@FMaranhas]

@@digiblurDIY thank you. I am on Z2M so it should be ok. It is just the dilema of having it working flawless now vs being able to use the new aqara door sensor that requires the update …

[@videolan]

Great video with easy to follow step-by-step with links to everything needed. Excellent work. Happy Christmas.

[@digiblurDIY]

Happy holidays! Thanks!

[@DavidVinot]

I followed your video step by step but the dongle didn't connect to any devices after the update. I tried and tried, then I downloaded and installed the previous firmware from December 2021 and then it worked. So be careful, the last firmware from January 2022 doesn't work, or at least didn't work for me.

[@digiblurDIY]

I am running the Jan 2022 dev release here on the last dev of Z2M after I saw a few others having success with it. Definitely stay on the main release for sure then as that one seems to work well.

[@psilan1]

What happens if you click disable bootloader? Asking for a friend 😭

[@digiblurDIY]

You need to recover it via JTAG.

[@psilan1]

@@digiblurDIY Thanks. That helped my search a lot more. So not worth it. At least I have working firmware on it.

[@spoon2eric]

If you're like me and having driver issues on Windows 10 then you need to install the drivers. I was seeing the device in the device manager but was not able to see the device in the TI tool. So go to community.home-assistant.io/t/sonoff-zigbee-dongle-plus-driver-problem/389630/2 and you'll find a link to the Silicon Labs drivers in that post or use this link: www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Once I installed the drivers the TI found the dongle almost instantly when holding the boot button down for a few seconds. Easy fix for windows users that aren't able to detect the device. This is b/c you don't have the driver installed. I did not need to reboot and flashing was 100% quick and painless. Good luck! Oh and if these links do not post or you don't like clicking rando URLs (hacker cough cough) then just google : "Sonoff zigbee dongle plus....driver problem?" and you'll find the post I'm talking about, it is a the HA community so its legit! :) driver I used that worked is: CP210x Universal Windows Driver v11.1.0 3/21/2022

[@digiblurDIY]

Thanks for posting this. Approved it as YT thought the links need a looksie first.

[@thierry3610]

Thank you! Needed this..

[@Anonymous-jh4nr]

Hi! I have a quewstion. If i ordered and get that usb 3.0 dongle how i can figure out is it necessary upgrade firmware or do something with that, or just start to use it in home assistant? is there a way i get it , is it a working properly full functions device or need to do something with it? thanks :)

[@digiblurDIY]

I would upgrade it myself given all the various fixes and such that Texas Instruments releases on that chipset given the wide variety of sensors it connects to.

[@czi2011]

thank you for this tutorial. Time ago I followed your tutorial to flash a Sonoff bridge with Tasmota. Now I want to replace this bridge with the USB Zigbee 3.0 plus dongle plugged into the same machine as HA. Home-Assistant Supervised is installed in Virtualbox under Windows 10 Pro. However, Win 10 does not find a driver for this dongle. After searching for quite a while I give up. Maybe you know a download source for the driver?

[@digiblurDIY]

Check the windows update maybe and see if there is any optional updates.

[@anthonyc2630]

I was having the same problem and there was an optional update for the driver. Thank you!

[@blazskvarca5478]

Drivers for win 10 -> www.silabs.com/documents/public/software/CP210x_Windows_Drivers.zip

[@TeamOrtus]

For some reason my Flash Programmer 2 application just closes once the process has completed and it's not giving me a success message... I assume the flashing process is failing because of this. Using a brand new SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus which has the 20210708 firmware installed and I'm trying to flash to CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20210708.hex. Any thoughts? Happy Holidays :) EDIT: Found the error Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32 tdll.dll... so tried another laptop which wouldn't detect the device at all... tried a third laptop and it went through first time (firmware version is now 20211217). Great video... hope to see more in the New Year.

[@Genzzry]

Having the same issue on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC on an AM64. The flasher says its connecting to the com port... then just disappears. Event Viewer says its having a problem with NTDLL. Tied it on a Windows 10 Home laptop with AM64 and it worked. Thanks for the heads-up :)

[@thomasgjrtzchristensen989]

Hi I get option --bootloader-sonoff-usb not recognized and if i try without, i get Opening port /dev/ttyUSB0, baud 500000 Reading data from CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20210708.hex Your firmware looks like an Intel Hex file Connecting to target... ERROR: Timeout waiting for ACK/NACK after 'Synch (0x55 0x55)' tried Manjaro, Debian and ubuntu using Python 3.9 googeled it but cant find any good answers any ideas we need to be members to write in the comments ? BR Thomas

[@digiblurDIY]

if you get unrecognized then you are pulling the the master branch and that feature has not been pulled in yet. Look back in the video, or just click the branch to the sonoff one.

[@thomasgjrtzchristensen989]

@@digiblurDIY What a stupid mistake :-(. need to learn to take instructions :-) Thank you a bunch. happy newyear

[@digiblurDIY]

no worries. I skip stuff myself on my own instructions.

[@laama666]

Great video, thank you! This helped me to get my sonoff working with HomeAssistant. At first it didn't auto-configure properly but after FW upgrade it started to work as expected! (runnin HA under kvm/qemu and USB "passthrough") I used the python script -method and first I had to manually put the device to "boot mode".

[@digiblurDIY]

The bootloader sonoff flag is a little easier. Glad to hear you got it working!

[@ptmoy1]

I bought the Sonoff Zigbee bridge almost a year ago but never got around to setting it up. Is this dongle an alternative? Do they do the same thing?

[@digiblurDIY]

Far different things and chipsets.

[@ptmoy1]

@@digiblurDIY I know they have different chipsets. But aren't they both Zigbee coordinators that can also communicate with an MQTT server via pub/sub?

[@digiblurDIY]

Kind of the same principles but totally different leagues

[@StarsChild86]

Is this applicable also to slaesh's CC2652RB? I'm going to set up some 40-50 devices in a new home and I'm trying to understand if it will do or not... Also another couple of questions if I may : can one have more than the number of suggested devices, only some are directly connected to the router and others are 2nd level nodes? If not, is there a good way for two coordinators to coexist to go over the number of suggested devices?

[@digiblurDIY]

Yep, any CC2652, just make sure you use the right bin for that chipset model.

[@mg3299]

Do you mean 2652 chip? The ones at tubeszigbee are 2652.

[@digiblurDIY]

Fixed the graphic/title, damn transposing numbers! :)

[@---nw9qu]

I just got the same sonoff zigbee dongle this week. My various Ikea sensors associated with no problem. However, I can not get my aqara temp/hum sensors to pair, no matter what I do. Anyone have any ideas/solutions? It has the shipped firmware.

[@digiblurDIY]

Try the 202112xx firmware. I know a guy who did a video on it but I just can't place it...

[@---nw9qu]

@@digiblurDIY Ok. Will try that tomorrow. Thanks for the quick reply.

[@---nw9qu]

@@digiblurDIY Firmware upgraded to 20211217 but still no luck with the aqara temp/hum sensors.

[@digiblurDIY]

Odd. Did you try the procedure of continue to press the button every second or two?

[@---nw9qu]

@@digiblurDIY Yeah. Also changed batteries, held it very close, etc. Blue light blinks on the sensor but it never shows up in the logs at all. Guess the sensor could be bad, but I have two. Also same behavior on CC2531 stick.

[@lauralgonzalez90]

New here what does a coordinator do?

[@digiblurDIY]

It is the radio that coordinates the traffic between things.

[@robertaccess]

can you share flash programmer? cannot download. Thank you!

[@digiblurDIY]

www.ti.com/tool/FLASH-PROGRAMMER

[@alexsahka5472]

@@digiblurDIY can you share flash programmer? cannot download. Thank you! Sorry! We are currently doing site maintenance. This part of the TI website is currently undergoing scheduled system maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask that you try again later.

[@digiblurDIY]

They picked a great time. Not sure if it is posted anywhere else. The python script works on any OS.

[@robertaccess]

@@digiblurDIY oh, so you see that too... I thought it was a restriction because of the geographical position (but said in nice words). Ok, i'll wait then

[@digiblurDIY]

No I was able to login and download it. I would post it somewhere but my legal team of zero is inferior to their building of lawyers waiting.

[@JesseG2573]

Merry Christmas

[@bart8863]

great video with some very nice tricks! Definitely the python script with the sonoff bridge was fantastic! Thanks a bunch

[@ronm6585]

Thanks guys. 👍🏻😊🎄 Merry Christmas.

[@digiblurDIY]

Happy holidays!

[@JosepsGSX]

Quite interesting. I´m about to start with Zigbee, as my Oregon 433 Sensors + SDR dongle have the annoying behavior of changing the name when I change batteries, so I´ll try this one. A different subject: I see in your videos Putty and WinSCP :) , I have been a big fan of both since their very first 1.x versions two decades ago, but if I may, I´d suggest giving a try to SmarTTY. For me has been one of those little things that just make everything easier. (not sure about the new autocomplete "smart mode" though)

[@digiblurDIY]

Cool. I will give that software a try.

[@terliyimopmiyim9476]

it doesnt work for mac m1

[@nbessell]

Thanks for this. Mine is still stock but everything works fine so I am loathe to flash it just in case. At least I can flash it direct from the Raspi Pi that it is connected to now 😃 Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅

[@digiblurDIY]

If you aren't have pairing issues then no need to upgrade. The latest revision has fixed a few things for folks though.

[@rrrrrrrr290]

Merry Xmas. , and I always watch the crap at the end .

[@digiblurDIY]

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Someone gets it! Ha!

[@lmamakos]

Great video, and very timely. My Sonoff Zigbee USB dongle just arrived, and I want to swap out my older USB dongle. Turns out that same script can be used to change the MAC address of the new Sonoff dongle, so I'm hoping this can just drop in without having to fiddle with my Zigbee devices at all! We'll see..

[@digiblurDIY]

Great to hear!

[@jmr]

Great video but ADSB with a ZigBee dongle? Did I hear you wrong? Tell your son "I didn't watch all that crap." 🤣

[@digiblurDIY]

I don't recall exactly what I said but that's on my little machine that runs my ADSB stuff using proper SDR adapters.

[@jmr]

@@digiblurDIY That makes more sense. I think ADSB is outside the range The ZigBee dongles are capable of receiving but you never know what " undocumented features" might be possible.

[@jstr7476]

Maybe you can start the video to tell where you started telling something usefull!. Saves a lot of time. Let me tell it. Skip the first 4 minutes. You will save allmost 25% of the time. USELESS for starters

[@digiblurDIY]

KZbin chapters work awesome. I spend the time to put them so people can jump around. Love the feature and wish everyone did them.

[@Dragon8567]

rotzooi werkt niet.... JJJAAAAAAA het werkt !!!!!!!!!!!! Nee helaas alleen reset !!!!!!

[@digiblurDIY]

Yes

[@Dragon8567]

Sorry doesn't work@@digiblurDIY

[@digiblurDIY]

Bofa dem?

[@asdkjh4370]

Can we start promoting other platforms? HA slowy becoming politically inclined and when you want apolitical environment then they throwing bans.

[@digiblurDIY]

I don't get involved with politics myself and especially not here as that is the escape from it all here. There isn't much HA in this video. Zigbee2mqtt isn't HA at all so you don't even need it.

[@KaiboshOz]

Thanks!

[@digiblurDIY]

You bet!

[@JoseBerruezo]

Merry Christmas

[@digiblurDIY]

Merry Christmas! Days off to bust out some content and catch up.