Published: Oct 28, 2023—2 min read

Enabling Thread, Zigbee and Matter support on the Sonoff ZBDongle-E

Written by: Fixt
Sonoff ZBDongle-E

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Prerequisites

Flash Firmware

Go to this web to install the MultiPAN RCP firmware on your ZBDongle-E. Created by darkxst

Be sure to stop the ZHA integration or ZigbeeToMQTT before flashing the firmware.

Install Silicon Labs Multiprotocol Add-on

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the dashboard of a Supervisor add-on.

Configure ZHA Integration

Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

Zigbee2MQTT Add-on

Note: This is an alternative to the ZHA integration. You can't use both at the same time.

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the dashboard of a Supervisor add-on.

Settings > Add-ons > Zigbee2MQTT > Configuration > Serial

port: tcp://core-silabs-multiprotocol:9999
adapter: ezsp

Configure Thread Integration

Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

Add Matter Devices

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