Nabu Casa Home Assistant Connect USB Stick, ZBT-1

The Home Assistant SkyConnect is a versatile USB stick designed for Home Assistant users, providing robust Zigbee connectivity and future-proof support for Matter and Thread protocols. It ensures a seamless smart home experience with easy firmware updates and plug-and-play integration.

The Home Assistant SkyConnect is engineered to integrate flawlessly with Home Assistant setups, offering essential Zigbee connectivity right out of the box. This device is also prepared for the future of smart home technology with upcoming support for the Matter specification via a simple firmware update from Home Assistant.

Designed for convenience, the SkyConnect features Over-The-Wire (OTW) firmware update capabilities through its USB interface, allowing for quick and effortless updates for both Zigbee and Thread protocols. It utilizes an EFR32 Series 2 adapter (Silicon Labs EZSP v8), capable of transmitting at a powerful +20 dBm for reliable communication across your smart home network.

This USB stick supports full-speed USB 2.0, ensuring efficient data transfer when connected via the included USB extension. Home Assistant will provide dedicated add-ons to facilitate communication with Ember Stacks for Zigbee and Matter, while Nabu Casa commits to continuous firmware updates to deliver the best possible experience with this multi-protocol adapter.

Offering a truly plug-and-play experience, the SkyConnect is tightly integrated with Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA), making it incredibly user-friendly for beginners and seasoned smart home enthusiasts alike. Its robust hardware, based on the Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 SoC, enables simultaneous operation of Zigbee 3.0 and Thread protocols.

The core of the SkyConnect is the Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 SoC, a 2.4 GHz multi-protocol IEEE 802.15.4 radio MCU. This powerful chip can run both Zigbee 3.0 (EmberZNet/EZSP) and Thread (OpenThread/Spinel, including Matter/CHIP over Thread) protocols concurrently in Radio Co-Processor (RCP) mode, providing a flexible and high-performance solution for diverse smart home ecosystems.

• Multi-protocol Transceiver: 2.4GHz band

• Supported Protocols: Zigbee, Thread, Matter

• USB Interface: Full-speed USB v2.0 (12Mbps)

• Transmit Power: Up to +20dBm

• Wireless SoC: Silicon Labs EFR32MG21

• Firmware Updates: Over-The-Wire (OTW) support

• Power Supply: 5V DC / up to 150mA

• USB to UART Bridge: Silicon Labs CP2102N

• Antenna Type: PCB

• Receive Sensitivity: -104dBm (250kbps)

• Stack: EmberZNet Serial Protocol (EZSP)