The Aeotec Zi-Stick is a USB Zigbee 3.0 gateway for your home automation system and smart home, allowing you to run a Zigbee network on a Raspberry Pi, PC or even a Macbook. Once installed and set up on your chosen home automation platform, such as Home Assistant, openHAB, Zigbee2MQTT, FHEM, Node-RED, io Broker or Jeedom, you can start communicating with Zigbee sensors, switches and other Zigbee devices. The Zi-Stick is one of the smallest and most powerful Zigbee Sticks on the market. It can be used with thousands of Zigbee devices from almost any brand: Philips Hue, Osram, Iris, Ikea Tradfri, Xiaomi, Aqara and many more. Aeotec Zi-Stick is equipped with state-of-the-art Zigbee technology from Silicon Labs. Using the Zigbee MCU EFR32MG21A020, this chipset is considered one of the best-performing Zigbee chips on the market. Zi-Stick hardware is Thread-ready and will be upgradeable via a future firmware update. With this future update, Zi-Stick will be able to control Thread Matter-based devices. Features * USB Zigbee gateway stick * Zigbee technology * 2.4GHz globally recognized frequency * Zigbee-compatible microcontroller EFR32MG21 inside * Rx sensitivity: -99dBm * Max Tx Power: 20dBm * Open area range: 200m * USB interface with standard NCP commands from Silicon Labs * Easy to use as Serial Port on the Host machine (PC/laptop/single board computers) * Multiple plugins for openHAB, Home Assistant, Node-RED, DIY platforms, C, Node.js, and Python libraries to build your own application Specifications * Name: Zi-Stick * Model Number: ZGA008 * EAN: 1220000017191 * Product Weight: 3.5g * Product Dimensions: 37 x 17 x 8.5 mm * Package Dimensions: 50 x 65 x 20 mm * Zigbee Chip: EFR32MG21 * Zigbee Version: Zigbee 3.0 * Zigbee Frequency: 2.4 GHz * Other protocols Can be updated to a Thread Stick through Firmware Update to control Thread Matter-based devices. * Power Supply: USB DC 4.75V to 5.25V * Sensitivity of the RF receiver: * TX Power: +20 dBm * RX sensitivity: -99 dBm * Recommended host current: 50mA * Known compatibilities: * Tested to be compatible with Raspberry Pi / BeagleBone * Tested to be compatible with Windows 10/11 OS * Tested to be compatible with Linux OS * Tested to be compatible with OSX OS * Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C / 40°F to 104°F * Storage Temperature: -20 C to 70 C / -4°F to 158°F * Operating Distance: 200m max distance (clean open air) Resources * User guide * Setup Zi-Stick with Home Assistant * Setup Zi-Stick with OpenHAB * Update Zi-Stick to Thread or Zigbee with Python 3.9 and Windows Drivers for Zi-Stick Typically you do not need to install drivers, most operating systems will have the drivers necessary to run the Zi-Stick. But in some cases, these drivers may not be installed on some OS systems, you can find the serial bridge drivers here. Package Contents * 1x Aeotec Zi-Stick Raspberry Pi not included https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2025-02-07 https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2025-07-25 https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2025-07-31 https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2025-11-28 https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2025-11-29 https://elecena.pl/product/27806796/aeotec-zi-stick-zigbee 2026-01-29