Homey Bridge Zigbee repeater?

Because of a recent zigbee device problem I had a look at the Homey Developer Zigbee page. I can see how the nodes connect with each other however the Homey Bridges seem to be pretty useless. I was under the impression they would work as a zigbee repeater or node but it seems they don’t. Not one zigbee device is connected and some of them are close to the bridges.

Perhaps my interpretation is wrong so van someone tell me what’s the use of a Homey Bridge?

If the devices determine that another route is better, then they’ll just switch over to another router. There’s nothing you can do other than moving the Bridges. And yes, they do function as a repeater but in your case it appears like the bridges are not needed in that location

Mine is the same. It wasnt when i first setup my zigbee but overtime they have found better routes. ive moved the bridges into several locations but they seem redundant wherever i put them. Ive kept them because i assumed i needed them for zigbee etc. i have 2 but might now remove one completely :laughing:

If I look at your screenshot:

  • What is the ‘unknown device’ no. 8? That device seems to not be properly paired;
  • For some devices your Homey reports a relatively high transmission error rate. That is not a good sign. Those devices might be too far away from a Zigbee router device, or there might be interference from other devices on the same 2.4 Ghz band. Like your WiFi router/access point or another Zigbee network. That’s something to look into. Check also this post: Issues with Aqara FP300 - #11 by SunBeech

That’s the one I’m investigating and the reason I looked up this page. Thanks for your advice.