The ZigBee binding supports an interface to a wireless ZigBee home automation network.
This needs to be done manually and the serial port must be set.
The TI2531 USB dongle must be flashed with the correct firmware in order to work with this binding.
The file can be downloaded from TI website archives (http://www.ti.com/tool/z-stack-archive) as part
of the Z-STACK-HOME v.1.2.2a package.
The file name is CC2531ZNP-Pro-Secure_Standard.hex and its sha256 is 3cc5dc571ef0f49e3f42c6c2ca076d6f8fef33a945c71e6f951b839ba0599d3c.
It's possible to flash the dongle using Linux, using cc-tool (https://github.com/dashesy/cc-tool.git).
The software has been tested and confirmed working on Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04.
The required dependencies can be installed with sudo apt install build-essential libusb-1.0-0-dev libboost-all-dev, and the binary compiled with ./configure && make. Do not forget to install the udev rules, as described at https://github.com/dashesy/cc-tool/blob/master/README , or the software might not be able to access the USB programmer.
The firmware can be flashed with ./cc-tool -e -w CC2531ZNP-Pro-Secure_Standard.hex -v r. Change the path to the firmware accordingly.
The Ember EZSP NCP (Network Co-Processor) supports the Silabs EM358 or MightyGecko dongles with the standard NCP firmware.
The following devices have been tested with the binding
| Device | Description |
|---|---|
| Hue Bulbs | Color LED Bulb |
| SmartThings Plug | Metered Plug |
Once the binding is authorized, and an adapter is added, it automatically reads all devices that are set up on the ZigBee controller and puts them in the Inbox.
The binding will attempt to automatically detect new devices, and will read their supported clusters upon startup. A set of channels will then be created depending on what clusters and endpoints a device supports.