Zigbee2mqtt: tradfri signal enhancer supported device?

[trekker25]

Is the Tradfri Signal enhancer automatically supported as it's only a router?

https://www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/10400408/

I was planning to buy 3-4 CC2531 and put router firmware on it, but this also seems a good solution if it's supported?

Because it's a router, it should be supported i think?

[danpowell88]

it would still need to be paired to the network, so if its not already in supported devices itd need to be added

[trekker25]

until now i see it's only available in Ikea Germany in store not in Netherlands or online to be ordered.

So have to wait for that?!?

[danpowell88]

someone will need access to one before it can be configured to work

[trekker25]

I see it's first available from 1th Februari in Ikea Dusseldorf, so will have to wait some time :)

[Koenkk]

Support can be added when somebody has this device, as this device does nothing more than routing, I think there is nothing to support :)

Note that a device does not have to be supported by zigbee2mqtt to serve as a router! When a router joins the zigbee network, it will automatically start routing.

[rgruebel]

Will this router also work with the Xiaomi sensors? My Xiaomi devices cannot connect to my osram routers. I wonder if this is an osram or xiaomi problem?

[Koenkk]

@rgruebel sometimes Xiaomi sensors refuse to move to another router, repairing while having it close to the router sometimes solves the problem.

[boojew]

Seems like it will be available here in Canada around the 2nd week of Feb. I'll see if I can pick one up.

[Pockrandt]

if someone gets one please verify if this from the manual is correct:

Max total load: 1000 mA

[nanosonde]

I have bought a repeater yesterday at Ikea Duesseldorf/Germany.

Of course I get: " Device with modelID 'TRADFRI signal repeater' is not supported."
It shows up as " unkown - undefined unknown (Router)"

There is a small whole in the housing of the repeater with a push-button which I kept pressing to see a reaction at all.

[Koenkk]

Device is supported now in the dev branch. (actually there is nothing to support but it just doesn't show as an unsupported device now).

[nanosonde]

I just want to mention that at least for me it is not clear what the correct procedure is to join it to the PAN.
I just pressed the button a couple of times and it SOMEHOW worked.

[nanosonde]

What is the "normal" procedure to join a pure router to the PAN? Does it need be paired too?
What about this touchlink stuff? Might it be that the router needs to placed close to the coordinator to get paired?

[Koenkk]

@nanosonde I expect the pairing procedure to be the same as of a TRADFRI bulb (factory reset it while having it close to the coordinator).

[nanosonde]

I restarted testing with the latest dev branch and the signal repeater as the only device.
Coordinator is CC2530 with Coordinator firmware version: '20190109'.
The coordinator is located in a different room. No devices paired so far.

I was able to pair the Tradfri repeater by just pushing the button with a paperclip for 5 seconds (as described in the manual: factory reset).
It was NOT located close to the coordinator. It took about 30s and then it showed up in zigbee2mqtt.

[nanosonde]

Forgot to mention that while it is pairing the LED is flashing/dimming slowly. If the pairing is finished, it is on constantly.

I guess you can close the issue.

[Koenkk]

@nanosonde thanks, added this to the docs!