Russell Kasem
@russellkasem.bsky.social
Electrical Engineer, PC Gamer, Car Detailing Hobbiest, Carolina Crown alumnus, AtlantaCV alumnus.
I’ll be posting a mixture of home improvement projects, car detailing, a little bit of computer/gaming stuff, and drumcorps. Maybe some weather stuff too.
I’ll be posting a mixture of home improvement projects, car detailing, a little bit of computer/gaming stuff, and drumcorps. Maybe some weather stuff too.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Very cool! Can’t wait to see what you all are cooking up with regard to Zigbee. Seems the community has rallied behind PoE Zigbee coordinators, but I haven’t found anything as stable as the ZBT-1. @home-assistant.io
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Very cool! Can’t wait to see what you all are cooking up with regard to Zigbee. Seems the community has rallied behind PoE Zigbee coordinators, but I haven’t found anything as stable as the ZBT-1. @home-assistant.io
I’ve been using the public beta for a couple weeks and everything under-the-hood feels solid but the UI changes feel like such a misstep.
Maybe I’m getting to the age of not really wanting big changes between releases. (Insert angry, old, guy shaking fist at clouds)
Maybe I’m getting to the age of not really wanting big changes between releases. (Insert angry, old, guy shaking fist at clouds)
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’ve been using the public beta for a couple weeks and everything under-the-hood feels solid but the UI changes feel like such a misstep.
Maybe I’m getting to the age of not really wanting big changes between releases. (Insert angry, old, guy shaking fist at clouds)
Maybe I’m getting to the age of not really wanting big changes between releases. (Insert angry, old, guy shaking fist at clouds)
That is kind of what I figured. I’ve been using ZHA and experimenting between the SLZB-06 (Ti Chipset) and SLZB-06M (Silicon Labs Chipset), along with source routing to promote a snappier network.
August 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
That is kind of what I figured. I’ve been using ZHA and experimenting between the SLZB-06 (Ti Chipset) and SLZB-06M (Silicon Labs Chipset), along with source routing to promote a snappier network.
Thanks for the reply. It seems everyone had a preference for Z2M and I wasn’t sure if that was due to the overall stability of the network or ease of use.
August 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thanks for the reply. It seems everyone had a preference for Z2M and I wasn’t sure if that was due to the overall stability of the network or ease of use.
Just looked up the Linkind 1600 lumen bulbs, they’re so much cheaper than the Hue bulbs I’ve been buying.
July 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just looked up the Linkind 1600 lumen bulbs, they’re so much cheaper than the Hue bulbs I’ve been buying.
We already have a Ubiquiti system at the house. That was the first thing I did when we moved in. I do have a dedicated IoT network. It may be worth looking into it.
July 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We already have a Ubiquiti system at the house. That was the first thing I did when we moved in. I do have a dedicated IoT network. It may be worth looking into it.
My preferred option would be to replace my Hue Bulbs with something more reliable. Though, it looks like I may be going back to dumb bulbs and added Caseta plugs all my lamps. It’s just way too expensive to do that. I have 49 hue bulbs around the house.
July 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My preferred option would be to replace my Hue Bulbs with something more reliable. Though, it looks like I may be going back to dumb bulbs and added Caseta plugs all my lamps. It’s just way too expensive to do that. I have 49 hue bulbs around the house.
My whole lighting system is made up of Philips Hue bulbs connected to HA through a SLZB-06 and ZHA to bypass the Philips Hub. It works well, but Zigbee can be a little flaky at times.
I’ve considered moving to Lutron Caseta as it uses the older 900MHz spectrum and has crazy range.
I’ve considered moving to Lutron Caseta as it uses the older 900MHz spectrum and has crazy range.
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My whole lighting system is made up of Philips Hue bulbs connected to HA through a SLZB-06 and ZHA to bypass the Philips Hub. It works well, but Zigbee can be a little flaky at times.
I’ve considered moving to Lutron Caseta as it uses the older 900MHz spectrum and has crazy range.
I’ve considered moving to Lutron Caseta as it uses the older 900MHz spectrum and has crazy range.
Whenever solar is brought up in discussions I get the vibe from those that oppose it that they’d ban freezers to protect the ice deliverers job.
July 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Whenever solar is brought up in discussions I get the vibe from those that oppose it that they’d ban freezers to protect the ice deliverers job.
I highly recommend the SLZB-06 for Zigbee 3.0. The range and signal strength really improved the reliability of all my Zigbee devices compared to the SkyConnect.
I ended up keeping the SkyConnect and re-flashed it to run a Thread network.
I ended up keeping the SkyConnect and re-flashed it to run a Thread network.
June 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I highly recommend the SLZB-06 for Zigbee 3.0. The range and signal strength really improved the reliability of all my Zigbee devices compared to the SkyConnect.
I ended up keeping the SkyConnect and re-flashed it to run a Thread network.
I ended up keeping the SkyConnect and re-flashed it to run a Thread network.