ZB-GW03 Zigbee Gareway Firmware Version

[jonny190]

Has anyone got any newer firmware then 6.7.8.0 build 373 or know how to build newer? as the lateset zigbee2mqtt is no longer supported being less then version 8

warning: zh:ezsp: Deprecated driver 'ezsp' currently in use, 'ember' will become the officially supported EmberZNet driver in next release. If using Zigbee2MQTT see https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/discussions/21462

when switching to ember

[2024-05-05 14:53:20] error:    z2m: Error: NCP EZSP protocol version of 8 does not match Host version 13
    at EmberAdapter.emberVersion (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:1651:19)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at EmberAdapter.initEzsp (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:802:9)
    at EmberAdapter.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:2660:24)
    at Controller.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/controller/controller.ts:124:29)
    at Zigbee.start (/app/lib/zigbee.ts:62:27)
    at Controller.start (/app/lib/controller.ts:108:27)
    at start (/app/index.js:107:5)

[jonny190]

Hardware for ref is https://templates.blakadder.com/ewelink_ZB-GW03.html

[sfromis]

I'm having 6.7.9 installed, as supplied by the Tasmota project:
https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/tree/development/tools/fw_SonoffZigbeeBridge_ezsp
Not at all "new", but a higher number than 6.7.8.

In practice, my Zigbee setup is primarily using a bridge with CC2652 instead.

[jonny190]

Just tried this but unfurtunatly the same error in Zigbee2MQTT :(

[sfromis]

This repository includes signed files with version 6.7.10 and 6.10.9.
https://github.com/xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware
I'm not sure if those are directly compatible with the built-in flashing setup of Tasmota. And while they are not tested with Tasmota, this is less important if you are going to use Z2M anyway.

[jonny190]

Slightly newer but still giving me

[2024-05-05 18:17:44] error:    z2m: Error: NCP EZSP protocol version of 8 does not match Host version 13
    at EmberAdapter.emberVersion (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:1651:19)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at EmberAdapter.initEzsp (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:802:9)
    at EmberAdapter.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:2660:24)
    at Controller.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/controller/controller.ts:124:29)
    at Zigbee.start (/app/lib/zigbee.ts:62:27)
    at Controller.start (/app/lib/controller.ts:108:27)
    at start (/app/index.js:107:5)
Using '/app/data' as data directory

Looks like i might need a new adaptor :(

[s-hadinger]

Zigbee2Tasmota supports only EZSP v8 protocol. Anyways CC2652P is largely taking over.

[jonny190]

Zigbee2Tasmota supports only EZSP v8 protocol. Anyways CC2652P is largely taking over.

This shouldnt matter if its beeing used to just export poty 8888 for Zigbee2MQTT to connect to? I could be wrong i'm just figuring this out as i go along

[s-hadinger]

Yes I know. It's just to indicate that we don't have any interest for the v13 in Tasmota currently

[robvanoostenrijk]

Has anyone succesfully flashed an updated newer Zigbee firmware then ncp-uart-sw_6.7.10_115200.ota on the ZB-GW03?

From what I understand the zbdonglee Zigbee firmware should be compatible if the ZB-GW03 accepts unsigned firmware:
https://github.com/darkxst/silabs-firmware-builder/tree/main/firmware_builds/zbdonglee

However, I have no way to recover from a bad flash. Did anyone test if the ZB-GW03 can support 7x series Zigbee firmware?

[sfromis]

should be compatible if the ZB-GW03 accepts unsigned firmware

It does not, if you use the standard serial upload process in Tasmota. I suppose that it would be possible if you instead connect directly to the Zigbee module. Not having worked with this, I don't have details about the steps for that.

[Hedda]

should be compatible if the ZB-GW03 accepts unsigned firmware

It does not

Suggest try post feature request to @xsp1989 as he released the previous signed firmware -> https://github.com/xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware

[Hedda]

For reference, we can speculate that the open-source Zigbee2MQTT (a.k.a. Z2M) Zigbee Gateway software application will soon probably require EZSP v13 (EmberZNet 7.4.0.0 firmware) or later as their minimum supported version because they just now marked their old ezsp adapter code (Silicon Labs EmberZNet Zigbee radio hardware-abstraction adapter code) as deprecated in zigbee-herdsman:

• feat: Log EZSP adapter deprecated Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#1039

Deprecated driver 'ezsp' currently in use, 'ember' will become the officially supported EmberZNet + driver in next release. If using Zigbee2MQTT see https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/discussions/21462

So to clearify, Z2M has not yet dropped support for their ezsp adapter but them marking as deprecated is an indication they might do so.

This may still be of interest to other Zigbee projects, like Tasmota, that can also be used Silicon Labs Zigbee Coordinator adapters because of the fact that Zigbee2MQTT's new ember adapter code will only be compatible with EZSP v13 (EmberZNet 7.4.0.0 firmware) and later. In addition, RCP Multi-PAN/Multi-protocol firmware will also not be officially supported, instead only NCP firmware will be supported, at least for now.

• https://thehelpfulidiot.com/a-wired-sonoff-zigbee-alternative
  • https://thehelpfulidiot.com/update-2-a-wired-sonoff-zigbee-alternative

zigbee-herdsman's new ember adapter code is meant to fully replace old ezsp adapter code but it does sacrifice backwards compatibility.

Zigbee2MQTT's developers on purpose choose to do a clean rewrite their new ember adapter code as "greenfield project" with focus on only supporting EZSP v13 (EmberZNet 7.4.0.0) firmware and later to avoid constraints and limitations imposed by old code or old firmware.

• Improved Ember (EZSP) driver (experimental) Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#21462
• New ember adapter implementation targeting EZSP 13 and above Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#918

(Maybe it is worth having a higher minimum version of EZSP as supported to avoid a possible worse user-experience with older versions?)

Anyway, deprecated in ZigbeeMQTT will initially only mean that their old ezsp adapter code will no longer maintained and that users will have an yet undefined grace period to migrate to the new ember adapter. Silicon Labs adapters are currently still "experimental" in Z2M -> https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/#experimental however their plan is that this will change in the future with their new ember adapter code becomes more stable, as then they might completely remove their old ezsp adapter code.

• https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman/tree/master/src/adapter/ember
• https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman/tree/master/src/adapter/ezsp

Note that Zigbee2MQTT has previously indirectly also made old CC235x adapter code deprecated by listing that as not recommended:

• https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/

PS: I am not sure how well backup and restore is working today if using their old ezsp adapter in Zigbee2MQTT but at least until recently there was no ability to restore from backup in Z2M if using that ezsp adapter in Zigbee2MQTT, see -> Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#319 and the workaround to backup and restore before if using ezsp adapter in Zigbee2MQTT was to backup and restore using zigpy-cli, see Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#16478 but I believe the new ember adapter in Zigbee2MQTT has full native support for backup and restore but I am not sure about native migrations from ezsp adapter to ember adapter inside Zigbee2MQTT.

[Mik145]

Hi all!
Zigbee2Mqtt has been updated to version 1.38.0-1.
Will my ZB-GW03 gateway with firmware version EZSP v8 6.7.10.0 build 423 work correctly in this version?

[Hedda]

Zigbee2Mqtt has been updated to version 1.38.0-1.
Will my ZB-GW03 gateway with firmware version EZSP v8 6.7.10.0 build 423 work correctly in this version?

Not if you want to migrate to the new ”Ember” adapter in Zigbee2MQTT that I menationed above, as then you first need to upgrade to the EmberZNet 7.4.x.x firmware, see experimental signed build here:

https://github.com/xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware/tree/master/firmware/ZigbeeBridge_SM-011-signed

More discussion about that specifc firmware build here:

• EmberZNet 7.3.2.0/7.4.0.0 firmware xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware#49 (comment)

As I understand, you need to have upgraded to at least EmberZNet 7.4.x firmware version or later to use the new ”ember” driver/adapter in Zigbee2MQTT, but from what I read it is suggested to first upgrade to EmberZNet 7.3.x firmware version while still using the old ”ezsp” driver/adapter as it sounds like a migration to the new ”ember” driver will go smoother if already have had the old ”ezsp” driver/adapter working EmberZNet 7.3.x firmware version while still using the old ”ezsp” driver/adapter in Zigbee2MQTT.

Again, recommend read and ask more specific questions in Zigbee2MQTT’s own community forum on GitHub after you done more research. The multi-step process you need to do depends on your specific setup and you need to ask in the Zigbee2MQTT community if you need step-by-step that applies to your setup. The process for actually updating firmware version will not be different.

Suggest start by reading and try following this article regarding migrating Zigbee2MQTT from the ezsp adapter to the new ember adapter:

• https://smarthomescene.com/guides/how-to-use-ember-driver-with-efr32mg21-zigbee-adapters/

Summery; ezsp adapter is now deprecated in Zigbee2MQTT’s zigbee-herdsman library, which means that the Zigbee2MQTT developers are by doing so strongly recommending users to upgrade and migrate to ember adapter, and that migration might require a multi-step process depending on what EmberZNet firmware version you are using today. Users that continues to use the ezsp adapter will for now simply get a warning in their logs that they are using a deprecated adapter, however it will not stop working.

Note! If you have a EFR32MG12/MGM12 series, EM35x/EM35xx or ETRX35x based adapter then you need to buy a newer adapter. If you want to migrate to newer Silicon Labs based Zigbee Coordinator today then you should consider getting an EFR32MG2x (EFR32MG21 or EFR32MG24) based USB radio dongle, (though technically you can even upgrade EFR32MG13):

• https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/
  • https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/emberznet.html

For reference see:

• New ember adapter implementation targeting EZSP 13 and above Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#918
• Improved Ember (EZSP) driver (experimental) Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#21462
  • Improved Ember (EZSP) driver (experimental) Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#21462 (comment)
• feat: Log EZSP adapter deprecated Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#1039

PS: "Deprecated" does not mean that the ezsp adapter will be removed yet, instead it means you are discouraged from using it as it is being phased out and replaced by the newer ember adapter (which is not compatible with older firmware or all hardware).

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation#Software
• https://techterms.com/definition/deprecated
• https://www.baeldung.com/cs/deprecated-vs-obsolete

[Mik145]

Zigbee2Mqtt has been updated to version 1.38.0-1.
Will my ZB-GW03 gateway with firmware version EZSP v8 6.7.10.0 build 423 work correctly in this version?

Not if you want to migrate to the new ”Ember” adapter in Zigbee2MQTT that I menationed above, as then you first need to upgrade to the EmberZNet 7.4.x.x firmware, see experimental signed build here:

https://github.com/xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware/tree/master/firmware/ZigbeeBridge_SM-011-signed

More discussion here:

• EmberZNet 7.3.2.0/7.4.0.0 firmware xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware#49 (comment)

Thanks for the help and links with firmware!
With a little dancing with a tambourine, I updated my ZB-GW03 to the firmware "ncp-uart-sw_7.4.3.0_115200". It’s time to save the gateway settings, reset the settings to factory settings, flash v6.10.9, v7.3.1.0, v7.4.3.0 one by one and restore your settings.
Now I'm using the Ember driver.

[raedkit]

@Mik145 do you have any article or notes on how to this ? I think this could be helpful.
Thanks in advance

[Hedda]

See comment by @mvadu below:

I followed this xsp1989/zigbeeFirmware#49 (comment) and was able to switch to ember. Inside Z2M had to change the protocol to ember too.

I was able to upgrade to ember firmware without having to repair any of the devices. Using https://github.com/xsp1989/ZB-GW03_firmware/tree/master/tasmota/v14.0.0/firmware as main tasmota firmware.

Recommended also read and follow this article regarding migrating Zigbee2MQTT from the ezsp adapter to the new ember adapter:

https://smarthomescene.com/guides/how-to-use-ember-driver-with-efr32mg21-zigbee-adapters/

Summery; ezsp adapter is now deprecated which means it is strongly recommended to upgrade and migrate to ember adapter, and take care that migration might require a multi-step process depending on what EmberZNet firmware version you use today. Users that continues to use the ezsp adapter will get a warning in their logs that they are using a deprecated adapter.

Note! If you have a EFR32MG12/MGM12 series, EM35x/EM35xx or ETRX35x based adapter then you need to buy a newer adapter. If you want to migrate to newer Silicon Labs based Zigbee Coordinator today then you should consider getting an EFR32MG2x (EFR32MG21 or EFR32MG24) based USB radio dongle, (though technically you can even upgrade EFR32MG13):

• https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/
  • https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/emberznet.html

For reference see:

• New ember adapter implementation targeting EZSP 13 and above Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#918
• Improved Ember (EZSP) driver (experimental) Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#21462
  • Improved Ember (EZSP) driver (experimental) Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#21462 (comment)
• feat: Log EZSP adapter deprecated Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#1039

PS: "Deprecated" does not mean that the ezsp adapter will be removed yet, instead it means you are discouraged from using it as it is being phased out and replaced by the newer ember adapter (which is not compatible with older firmware or all hardware).

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation#Software
• https://techterms.com/definition/deprecated
• https://www.baeldung.com/cs/deprecated-vs-obsolete

[basilfx]

I built several 7.x images by modifying Nabu Casa's firmware builder to also build for the ZB-GW03. I've replaced the bootloader (using JTAG) and now I run (unsigned) images as close as possible to how Nabu Casa builds them for ZHA.

Latest images can be found here: https://github.com/basilfx/silabs-firmware-builder/actions/runs/9652452045#artifacts

Note that the image is called xxx-ncp-uart-hw_7.4.2.0, but it does not use flow control. It's just naming dictated by Nabu Casa's build tools.

[tyjtyj]

uart-sw_7.4.3.0_115200. I asked more out of interest than because of the need to update)

any guide how to upgrade to 7.4 from tasmota ?

[sfromis]

Same way as when flashing your current firmware version.
https://templates.blakadder.com/ewelink_ZB-GW03.html

[xsp1989]

It's basically designed so that you can't flash a non-signed firmware.

If you really want, you can use a JTAG probe (very few support EFR32MG21), and you can completely erase the flash which removes the bootloader. Then you can flash back a non-signed bootloader and firmware.

I did this once with a Segger once, but it's not easy and not straightforward. Also the cost of a Segger probe is far too expensive compared to the price of the device. There was a tentative to make it workable with an opensource solution, but I doubt it went anywhere.

Long story short, the only way I know is to use a Segger JTAG (actually SWD) probe

I'll correct you. Most jlink_v9s should be able to be de-flashed and re-burned. Using the command line, you can easily re-flash the firmware using the command line. The price of jlinkv9 in China is about 70-90 RMB, which is not expensive.
If there are a lot of users, at least more than 100 users will go to my GitHub request, I can regenerate another pair of keys and release a firmware that can be used to update the public key in SM011/ZYZBP008. In this way, you can burn the firmware freely without re-burning the bootloader, but you still need to sign it with another private key I released (this private key I will make public). The mandatory signature feature is a requirement of the bootloader and cannot be updated.
Warning: Of course, after the update, you will no longer be able to use the signed firmware I released for SM-011/ZYZBP008, but you can sign the unsigned ZB-GW04 firmware I released to update your gateway, and I will no longer release any firmware for this public key pair.

[s-hadinger]

Thanks for the clarification that JLink v9 works.

[Mik145]

uart-sw_7.4.3.0_115200. I asked more out of interest than because of the need to update)

any guide how to upgrade to 7.4 from tasmota ?

I just reset the gateway settings, updated all the firmware in turn through the Tasmota web interface. Reconfigured the gateway

[Mik145]

my coordinator ZB-GW03 Zigbee version 7.4.3.0 build 0 (Using "Ember" in z2m settings)
After updating z2m to v1.40.1, an error regularly appears:

Logger: bellows.types.named
Source: components/zha/__init__.py:151
First occurred: 1:26:04 PM (4 occurrences)
Last logged: 1:26:07 PM

Unknown status <EmberStatus.LIBRARY_NOT_PRESENT: 181>, converting to generic <sl_Status.FAIL: 1>

What could it be?
Google does not give an answer(

[s-hadinger]

This is a question to ask to the ZHA community. We have no clue what this code does...

[Mik145]

Thanks for the answer! I completely forgot that I recently launched another ZB-GW03 on ZHA))

[Hedda]

After updating z2m to v1.40.1, an error regularly appears:

To clearify, it should be asked to he Zigbee2MQTT community if using Z2M -> https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/discussions