Flashing Tasmota on SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro
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In this guide, I will walk you step by step and show you how you can flash Tasmota on Sonoff ZigBee Bridge PRO so you can use it with custom coordinator firmware.
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0:00 - Intro
01:00 - Disclaimer, and extra info
01:30 - Opening Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
02:16 - flashing Tasmota on Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
03:25 - Setting up Tasmota on Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
04:15 - Expanding FS partition on Tasmota
05:30 - Uploading coordinator files on Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
06:30 - flashing custom coordinator firmware on Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
08:00 - adding new Zigbee devices and using Sonoff ZB Bridge PRO
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Thanks for all the work, from you and the Tasmota community in general. Your description of the "old way" meant I could still use that even through the current firmware is semi-broken. (The bug is filed, and they're working on it. Unfortunate that it was not working over the holiday.) Regardless, thanks to your simple guide, I have a happy working Sonoff Pro. Hours of re-linking, and it's all back and happy (plus a few sensors I couldn't add before), and the old Sonoff (non pro) flashed to the router firmware to extend the range of my system farther.
One bit you may want to include is how to backup the firmware on the router before flashing the new firmware on for the CC2652. Always good to have a backup, just in case you want to revert to factory later.
Can you please help? I hve PRO and cannot use this tutorial anymore, files are old and do not exist anymore.
Good video. I just got my zigbee bridge working. I spent hours wondering why it didn't work first time as I didn't run cc.flash(). It wasn't in the video and I listened to the video after a few hours of wiping the config and starting again and hear the magic words if you have run cc.flash command. Also in your documentation it says and you don’t want a coordinator backup, run: cc.flash() which to me means I didn't want that so I didn't run it and now I know why nothing worked. Anyway I got there in the end thanks to the great video. Thanks
Awesome video. You are fast! The video was made a couple of hours after the method was available. Great job.
I'm fast? I believe you all guys hacked it twice as fast compared to the previous one! The best I could do is to honour that and make sure you don't get flooded with silly questions (like mine!) when things go slightly bad!
It took 11 days for this device, not bad indeed. CC2652 is an already known and supported device. It helped this time.
Thanks Mat. Great video.
The link in the blog post for the firmware doesn't work. I tried using tasmota's own web flashing tool but it installs the incorrect firmware when you get to the cc.flash() stage.
I'll work this out later, but we need an update either from tasmota or from someone in the know.
How do you get the TCP server running for use in home assistant?
apologies as this might not be the best forum to ask, but is this still necessary in 2024 to flash the rf bridges (sonoff / broadlink ...) to connect the devices like you have? I have the BF-315 for all my blind motors, and honestly I'm feeling confident going down the flash route unless I really have to. Thank you!
If your automation works, I don't think there is a need to do anything about it. People like to overdo things, when sometimes leaving it as is makes more sense - I love new tech and protocols but it's all about usefulness and moderation
Hi
I have the sonoff zigbee bridge (Not the Pro) and flushed it with Tasmota. Verry happy.
I was so happy and as I have 4 of the bridges, I started the next and flushed it as well, only to find out that I can only have one in ZHA 😢. Is there another options for Home Assistant or should I revert to SonOff, sadly I do not have the original sonoff firmware?
Help please. 😁
You would need original firmware to revert. Without router firmware you can only use it in coordinator mode. ZHA isnt inaccessible just a bit more annoying to use than Z2M (my personal opinion) perhaps sell these locally or gift to someone and get either Sonoff dongle or pro version once the router firmware is mature
When trying to set to 1152 I get an error message.
Any hints how to get this working?
Thanks as always. I am a bit confused about zigbee2tasmota vs zigbee2mqtt. I am guessing zigbee2tasmota is built into the tasmota firmware by default. How would you go about using zigbee2mqtt instead?
They have slightly different way of interacting with z2t having built in some basic automations. as long as you can pass the details from your sensor to Nodered it will work just fine
@@notenoughtech Thanks. I guess it will make more sense when I have a go flashing one of these bridges. Will try with just tasmota to start and then try zigbee2mqtt if required.
Thanks for this vidéo 😃
But when flashing, I have this error :
The firmware binary is invalid (magic byte=FF, should be E9)
In your web page, you explain that now we need to flash 2 times because tasmota32-zbbrdgpro.factory.bin is too big.
But I never understand which firmware I must flash first to be able to increase the partition size 🤔
Hi, thx for the effort. You manula does not work anymore in 2023. Do you maybe have update how to do it now? Files on your web cannot be found anymore and coordinator does not seem to work with latest tasmota release. Many tahanks!
Other than the great video,
what would you guys recommend I buy though ?
This Zigbee Bridge Pro, or the Zigbee Dongle ?
I say dongle. As essentially, if you are going this route, it's what you want to do
u r best thank you
Nice tutorial, everything went through without any problem, my sonoff bridge pro was switched to tasmota bridge and it works. Unfortunately I have a problem after some time sunoff (tasmota) stops working does not respond to ping, it is still connected to the AP receives signals from the sensors, but the IP address it received is not reachable, this happens after some time and stops responding, only restart helps and it will work for a while. Have you noticed this issue with yourselves?
Try different firmware revisions. Also make sure your power supply is good. Try another usb charger and cable as they can cause instability by voltage drop especially if you are using a longer usb cable
Hi I have exactly the same board, but I am not able to flash it, better to say not able to get even chip_id answer. I have connected all pins as you did, through the soldered header, powering via USB port while keeping the GIPO0 grounded, but I can get COM running. looking through scope the TX from the board sends very faint distiorted signal, when the request via RX line is received. To me it looks like very strong pull-up. Any idea? thank you for helping / sharing.
try swapping tX and RX - sounds like you may have a different serial board - its the most common issue. Second is having enough power
I executed the process exactly as described in the video. I ran all commands and got the same messages as in the video. Even the same error when executing cc.flash() on the console. In the video, you mention that you thought that by the time the video was out, this problem would have been solved by the Tasmota team. Can you tell me what option I should persue to get the coordinator flashed on my Zigbee Bridge Pro?
Thanks in advance
Just to confirm.. can you verify you have the same ZigBee IC on your bridge? I wonder maybe revision has changed. They have done that on so off dongles so just trying to make sure as you (I assume) purchased yours recently
@@notenoughtech
ESP Chip Id6387496 (ESP32-D0WD-V3 rev.3)Flash Chip Id0x16405E (DIO)Flash Size4096 KBProgram Flash Size4096 KBProgram Size1479 KBFree Program Space568 KBFree Memory147.9 KB (frag. 21%) Partition safeboot832 KB (used 93%)Partition app0*2048 KB (used 72%)Partition fs1152 KB
I guess the above doesn't contain the answer to your question. Looking to the print on the Zigbee chip, I read these data: CC2652 , P1F , TI 158 E , A4EJ G4
Hi, thank for the work, question : why matter menu doesn't show up in tasmota menu, isnt possible to.have both ? (Im looking for google home integration via matter) thank you for advices
To my knowledge Matter is available as EndDevice only in Tasmota firmware
Can you as an alternative option also reconfigure it as a Zigbee Router instead after flashed it like that? It was mentioned on In the linked GitHub discussion that a Z-Stack 3.x.0 ZNP Zigbee Coordinator ZNP stack can be configured in router mode in Tasmota by using a fake 0xFFFF PanID flag but not explained exacly how to do that and then how to pair it as a Zigbee Router?
As the instructions I read about it weren't clear I don't know yet. I assume that you will be able to push the router firmware eventually as you would with other cc2652s but we will wait a bit longer for the hex file that can be pushed this way.
There is a button on the device so we could in theory use it to trigger the pairing mode.
It used to be possible with CC2530 to configure as a router, but it currently fails with the CC2652. I need to investigate if it's a small glitch or a major problem.
Will such flashed brigde will see sonoff snzb-02 tem&hum sensor? Or i must flashed some how each sonoff sensor too?
You don't need to flash end devices (like sensors) only the coordinator
Nice video, can be done a video where you explain how to pair device? I've Zigbee2mqtt but I'm evaluating an hacked tasmota for the parent house. Thank you
This could be a good start:
notenoughtech.com/home-automation/adding-devices-to-zigbee2mqtt-the-easy-way/
Lot easier than the old day with tasmota. Will it connect to Google? I did a vlog years ago on connecting to Google via node-red was a pain back then.
Nora was the way
Hello, I love your channel, I just bought a Sonoff ZB pro and tryed to flash it like you showed in this video. That failed so I flashed it with the tasmota web installer, that seems to work. But can't click onthe buttons Permit to Join or Zigbee map ( they stau grey ) and I can't find the problem.Do you have a suggestion???.
Have you flashed the coordinator as well? You have to flash esp inside and the ZigBee IC
@@notenoughtech I thought this was done in the same flash
No. You need to load tasmota then use it's console to upload the new firmware (unless process has changed) I run my flash early on so some of the steps could be streamlined by now
@@notenoughtech finally it works, thanks for the help.
Hello everyone and thanks to the author for the Video. I don't understand why my sonoff bridge pro does not enter flash mode. Must the led on the Sonoff be green or blue? Mine is blue. I connected the GP IOO to GND but still does not turn green. Also I connected also the bridge to an USB power source still didn't worked. Any tips? Thanks
The most common issue is not enough current from USB port. This is down to your FTD not providing enough? This would be my first take, then I'd double check the wiring and that the GND is actually pulled on GPIO00
What does GND on power on mean? I Connect GPIO, plug in the usb, then switch cables? A blue led on wifi only shows when connecting GND to GND.
You need to pull GPIO to ground on power up to enter flash mode
Any chance you can do a video to connect this to zigbee2mqtt? I couldn't find any guide on it.
don't think the firmware is ready for this just yet, i might be wrong as as the development process was pretty swift on this
You have probably already got a different coordinator, but you can do this by switching the Zigbee TX and RX to TCP TX and RX, you can then start a TCP bridge like on the standard Sonoff Zigbee Bridge.
More info here: tasmota.github.io/docs/Serial-to-TCP-Bridge/#commands
Is there a video on how to make the sonoff pro a router instead of a co-ordinator? I like the zigbee2mqtt software better than tasmota zigbee software but I still want to use the sonoff pro hardware. Tasmota software works fine but zigbee2mqtt is better and easier to backup etc. Thanks
Agreed, I already have a coordinator for HA (Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle plus) and this little thing would be perfect as a router to extend coverage but also to group WiFi devices - or am I going about that the wrong way (it's not pairing with my 4CHPROr3 on stock firmware, only directly with eWeLink)?
After getting this module flashed and working, how do you connect with Home Assistant? Great Video. Stephans comment below really helped getting it working quick. Thanks
It uses MQTT to talk to other systems
@@notenoughtech I have it configured for mqtt. I see the sonoff zbbridge in home assistant. I associated a couple of contact sensors. I see them in tasmota but I can't find the sensor in HA. Do I need to install something else?
In all honesty I'm not sure how HA handles that - you probably need a missing yaml file that sets up the sensor for you properly
@@notenoughtech I forgot to respond but I first had to learn how to install zigbee2mqtt in HA and configure it. Then all the sensors started showing up. I have two bridge pros. One on zigbee2mqtt and ZHA. Personally I like z2m better. The interface gives you full control of the sensor. Question is, can I put both bridge pros on the same z2m instance?
Can you please make an update video or update your blog on how to update the latest 2023 coordinator from kroenk? I failed in doing that and i am sure others will too. i uploaded all necessary files over tasmota and pasting the cc.check with the right firmwarename does not give me any output in the berry console. And just running a cc.flash killed my box. i had do the process all over again with the coordinator firmware from 2022
Can't promise anything right now. I'm swamped.
When I try to flash the zigbee bridge pro and I connected the cables as shown, do I need to connect the USB Power aswell? With the web-Installer I get an error when trying to install. When I use the offline esp-flasher, I always get the error following error:
Changing baud rate to 460800
Changed.
Chip does not support baud rate 460800, changing to 115200
Connecting......................................
Unexpected error: ESP Chip Auto-Detection failed: Failed to connect to Espressif device: No serial data received.
Power depends on your flasher. I'd check first if the device is actually booting in flash mode - I had some problem properly booting it at first
hello, first of all thank you for this usefull video and for the article also. You mention the 'zigbee not found' error after the cc.flash() function but don't give your workaround ;-)
It's been several months now, how can I resolve it ?
thank you very much
I'm pretty sure I replied to this form my mobile but comments here on desktop not showing - can you confirm?
@@notenoughtech hello, I can't see any answer to this question 😉
Ok, sorry about it - I was 100% positive that my reply was posted. The CC flash issue is likely related to the function not being present - therefore some files are either old or not uploaded correctly, Can you see the file sizes once uploaded? As the thread is a bit old and made early in development of this hack its worth checking with github discussion about the files recommended for the flash to happen. They were changing naming convention soon after as well.
Hi, I tried to follow the instructions in the article. Unfortunately the links of the firmware files are not longer working. So I searched and found a file with the same name also on the Github but not in "unofficial" but in "release" folder. But when I try to flash the file with Flashtool I get this error message: Unexpected error: The firmware binary is invalid (magic byte=FF, should be E9). Anyone can help what is the issue with this?
Hi, I have the same problem, did you found a solution for it?
@@graczerg yes with the online flashing tool from the Tasmota Website. Any other solution did not work
@@Angelus1981 I used this but ultimately ended up with
BRY: Exception> 'import_error' - module 'zigbee' not found
stack traceback:
: in function `init`
: in function `loader`
: in function `flash`
: in function `main`
In the video he says that's due to the wrong firmware being installed. So I'm back to square one. Which version of the firmware did you select when you flashed using the tool on the tasmota website?
@@wangouthangout unfortunately I do not really remember but I think there were only 1-2 options from the text that seemed right.
Is there a way to do a zigbee map and make it a png like zibee2mqtt can do with graphviz?
That's down to firmware support. I haven't seen it on at the time of the flash
If flashing Tasmota, will it improve the compatibility of the Sonoff bridge to pair with non-Sonoff Zigbee devices ?
Yes. You will find most devices are supported this way
Nicely prepared and instructive video - thanks a lot. Following the procedure works just fine until flashing the Coordinator, the console reports:
FLH: Starting verification of HEX file
FLH: Verification of HEX file OK
FLH: cc2652_flasher rx=-1 tx=-1 rst=-1 bsl=-1
BRY: Exception> 'value_error' - cc2652_flasher unspecified GPIOs
can anyone help ?
Any update?
hi i have flashed thi successfully but having trouble getting it working with home assistant can you do a video on that
Unlikely as I dont use HA for automation
@@notenoughtech so what do you use ?
After making brigde a tasmota can I still use it with the ewelink apk?
You won't be able to use eWeLink any more
it doesn't work in any way neither with the nspnel nor the factory version nor from the web interface. The last step always fails: the flash of the controller does not give errors but only that it started the check remains from the log but then nothing happens.
Maybe it's not compatible with 12.3 anymore?
No errors indicate timeouts. I'd check if you are correctly connected with the device.
@@notenoughtech Now everything is ok. I tried again and after several attempts it worked. I think it was a bad contact on the usb adapter. Thanks !!
GPIO header is male to male?
How does one change the Zigbee Bridge or Zigbee Bridge Pro's channel?
Oh, beats me actually, I think there was a console command you can use for that.
@@notenoughtech This is the most problems I've had with Tasmotizing a device, and I have quite a few different Sonoff devices Tasmoized already. With this Zigbee Bridge Pro, I had to try 3 times before succeeding. Anyway, I found a Tasmota command that can change the Zigbee channel: ZbConfig {"Channel": 20}. Simple as that, but do it before you have any devices connected so you won't have to re-pair.
Hello, i done upgrade to tasmota by your video. But now i have problem. I need to use it to connect ot home asstant Alexa. And i cant figure it out how. Can you help me please?
I'm sorry I'm not HA user so I'm not the best person to answer this
@@notenoughtech Thx for reply
00:03:42 *And connect this "Son of a Bridge" to WiFi !* 😆
Hahaha... Pretty much
Can you run it as a router too?
What's the point of making video and writing an article about it if people are not gonna watch nor read?
If you watch the video you know the anwser....
Thanks for your video, but I think I made a mistake using the latest files and something seems to have changed. So I am stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Double check the file. You can always flash it again. It's a hard to mess up process
@notenoughtech It would be more than fantastic if you could update your workflow based on the latest December 2023 Tasmota release.
BTW - both of the linked bin files are not found anymore:
tasmota32-nspanel.bin (basic, no FS resize or coordinator files present)
tasmota32-zbbrdgpro.factory.bin (with FS resized, and files uploaded)
my port detect, why i cant connect for install , so tried for flash 😭, im newbiew please help
Check your TX RX wiring. Swap them around if needed. Port detected means that your flasher is working
@@notenoughtech thanks after 3 day im so tried, The error is in Socker VCC, it has to be moved, I think Socker VCC is already the default in 3.3, im use ftdi
Have anyone from you the original stock firmware from the zbridge-pro. Because i was so dumb and have not saved the firmware. I want back from Tasmota to original.
It's not possible as the firmware contains the MAC of your unit and if you don't back it up - it's lost
@@notenoughtech the MAC Adress is in Hardware not in Firmware, because when i erase and flash with Tasmota the MAC isn't changed.
The Mac address is compiled into the firmware hence you can't flash it without having original backup
00:01:38 *But from THAT moment of time you MUST understand that all YOUR questions like "Why my device is not working?" is ILLEGAL!*
By the fact, you will void the warranty from the moment you open the case of the device. Remember this!
😎
PS. If you want experiments, just buy something like Arduino and tons of external modules 🤭
The more complex the device, the more education YOU need to have for successful experiments!
Ask yourself before starting - *"Does I have a master's degree in computer science?"*
It's fine Sonoff let's me break these 😁😁
Oh i thought it was a 433 mhz rf bridge... :'(
Can anyone send me the official firmware for the bridge pro?
You cannot restore it without your personal backup
No, are you going to flash a sonoff Zigbee bridge?
Maybe :D
got error for new version
import sonoff_zb_pro_flasher as cc
cc.load("SonoffZBPro_coord_20230507.hex")
cc.check()
FLH: Starting verification of HEX file
BRY: Exception> 'value_error' - invalid size for line: :1000000000200120F54E0200916C0200916C02006C
maybe i use old sonoff_zb_pro_flasher? anybody test it?