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Review on 🏠 Comimark CC2530 Development Board Kit: Advanced Zigbee Wireless Core Module for Smart Home Integration by Jordan Doyle

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Seems to be working fine. So far there have been no problems using it for the Zigbee2Mqtt Homeassistant

I followed the instructions in the Zigbee2Mqtt Home Assistant add-on to flash this device. There are no indicator lights on the device but I know it works because it has definitely extended my range. I also bought a couple of 8dBi gain antennas to greatly increase the range. Just buying another one to try to chain them even further. I would say if you have a device with a good antenna, and this is a device with an 8dBi antenna, you can probably get distances of up to 200 feet. All in all a great device since its heyday. Otherwise I would have waited a month to receive it and I'm not a fan of it. Zigbee only works on the 2.4GHz frequency, so you must remember that it should not be placed close to Wi-Fi routers as this can cause serious interference problems.

Pros
  • 2.4GHz RF transceiver compatible with IEEE 802.15.4.
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.