SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme tiny Zigbee smart switch does not require a neutral wire

SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme (aka ZBMINI-L2) is an ultra-compact Zigbee smart switch that can control home appliances and lights without a neutral wire and can fit into almost any mounting box.

The tiny wireless switch can fit into the smallest EU-type/86-type/120-type mounting box, and works with gateways supporting the Zigbee 3.0 protocol such as ZBBridge Pro, NSPanel Pro, SmartThings Hub, Amazon Alexa Echo speaker, and so on. It also supports external switches, voice control,eWelink app control, and other features.

SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme

SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme (ZBMINI-L2) specifications:

  • MCU – Silicon Labs EFR32MG22 Arm Cortex-M33 @ 76.8 MHz Zigbee microcontroller with up to 512 kB flash, up to 32 kB RAM
  • Connectivity – Zigbee 3.0
  • Input – 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 6A Max
  • Output – 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 6A Max
  • Dimensions – 39.5 x 32 x 18.4mm
  • Casing material – PC V0

ZBMINI-L2 installation

As mentioned in the introduction, the SONOFF ZBMINI-L2 does not need a neutral wire so it can work in more places. ITEAD also says it works with lights requiring as low as 3W power and no additional anti-flicker module is required. If you like to control your Smart Home with voice commands, the ZBMINI Extreme supports Amazon Alexa and Google Home to turn on and off lights or more complex smart scenes.

The company also highlights support for eWelink Web control, IFTTT, and Home Assistant integration through ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT for local network control. ITEAD is currently selling the ZBMINI Extreme for $13.99 plus shipping. But there’s a Christmas promotion where you can buy 2 to get 10% off with the coupon code SONOFFXMAS, and a free NFC tag is offered for orders over $89 until December 31. As usual, it’s also possible to use the coupon CNXSOFTSONOFF for a 10% discount.

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Chida
Chida
1 year ago

Love the form factor. I thought they would choose the Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 (with thread/matter support) or the newer EFR32MG24 chips. The EFR32MG22 does not seem to support for thread/matter.

Ros
Ros
1 year ago

My understanding is that modules that don’t require a neutral wire consume a bit more power when idle. Is there anything known around its power consumption?

Theguyuk
Theguyuk
1 year ago

While features full, I still think its a lot of complications for switch. I have no, better solution to offer. All written is IMO.

yenda
yenda
1 year ago

I can harfdly imagine how it should work? Also not sure where there woulbe power install without neutral wire?

Ros
Ros
1 year ago

It works by running a small current through the light continuously.

Jon
Jon
1 year ago

A lot of Europe doesn’t use neutral for light switches of I remember right

Ben Ezekiel
Ben Ezekiel
1 year ago

at a light switch with only a switched live

Stuart Naylor
1 year ago

God send for retro fitting light circuits its ziggbee and no neutral needed and for that purpose nothing else needs to be said.

Benji D
1 year ago

Seems a few people here do not understand the highlight of this article… “Does not require a neutral wire” means the sonoff device does not require a neutral wire, not the light switch. As we’re all moving towards smart devices one of the biggest hurdles has been implementing power to the (in-line) controlling unit, in this case the sonoff device (not the globe). Yes a physical switch will CUT the power from reaching the globe, but a smart switch is a device of its own and will normally need its own power supply to receive signal etc etc, which consist… Read more »

John
John
1 year ago

After buying these, two died after about 10 minutes of use. Replaced with the Sonoff MiniR2 which works flawlessly.

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