[SUGGESTION] Team up with Electrolama to beta-test their new zzhp, zzhp-lite, and zoe2 adapters

[Hedda]

Can I suggest that zigpy developers reach out to Omer Kilic a.k.a. @omerk at Electrolama about teaming up to alpha/beta-test and reference-test his upcoming zzh-p / zzh-p lite (CC2652P USB) and zoe2 (CC1352P shield) adapters together with zigpy-znp/zigpy-cc?

He previously mentioned that you can reach him on ([myfirstname]@electrolama.com) if you would like to test prototype hardware.

electrolama/zig-a-zig-ah#5

BTW, it is known that Koenkk from the zigbee2mqtt project has been testing those newer upcoming adapters with zigbee-herdsman:

https://github.com/Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware/tree/develop/coordinator/Z-Stack_3.x.0/bin

For your information @omerk also announced that he is working on an optional Zigbee router firmware for his and zzhp adapters:

https://github.com/electrolama/zzh-router

I understand both Electrolama and zigpy are only spare-time hobby projects but I still think that teaming up might give both projects some positive recognition if ZHA for Home Assistant listed those as supported and that in turn might attract more developers and willing alpha/beta-testers from the community to come to help out with all those open source projects which in the long run could benefit all users wanting Zigbee in home automation software to become more mature and working out-of-the-box with an even wider range of available hardware than it is today.

https://electrolama.com/projects/zig-a-zig-ah/

https://github.com/electrolama/zig-a-zig-ah

https://electrolama.com/projects/zoe/

https://github.com/electrolama/zoe

CC2652P is similar to CC2652R but with a built-in RF Power-Amplifier (but for whatever reason the CC2652P is not pin compatible nor firmware compatible with CC2652R/CC2652RB).

CC1352P is CC1352R with a built-in RF PA, both being sub-1GHz and 2.4GHz wireless MCU (so essentially CC2652P with an extra sub-1GHz radio so that can use frequency ranges like 868MHz in Europe or 908MHz and 915MHz/916MHz in North America for Zigbee Smart Energy Specification Standard used by Zigbee based Smart Metering)

[Hedda]

@puddly & @zoic21 FYI, omerk from Electrorama replied to Electrolama to electrolama/zig-a-zig-ah#19 about new test HW to you.

omerk wrote:

Hi all, To support the open-source home automation development community, I am happy to send boards to active developers of open-source home automation projects, costs covered by the Electrolama operation. Don't have the bandwidth to monitor Github issues spread across repos though so please get in touch (support@electrolama.com) with a link and a summary of your project and stock levels allowing I will ship you a board or two, or prototypes of upcoming projects.

[Hedda]

By the way, omerk also posted some more information about zzhp and zzhp-lite in electrolama/zig-a-zig-ah#12 (comment)

Hi all, lots of comments to address but as a summary:

There will be two versions zzh with CC2652P: zzhp and zzhp-lite. Both will use the same firmware, zzhp-lite will be module-based (PCB antenna) and zzhp will be a custom board similar to the first draft screenshot you linked above (external antenna). I've also managed to squeeze in a few more goodies in zzhp and will be updating the website soon. Release date not set yet but it's very soon.

svh1985 and many others requested a pre-drilled hole. The last couple of (and all future) batches will ship with cases that are pre-drilled:

**_You'll also notice that we now have a swivel antenna, another requested feature.

Both drilled cases and that newer antenna were things I wanted from the get go but needed to hit a certain MOQ before I could get them. We're there now_** 🙂