Installation
The deCONZ application is a tool to configure, control and monitor Zigbee networks with the ConBee II.
The following sections describe the installation steps of deCONZ for various platforms.
Supported platforms
Connection
To ensure a strong radio signal, the ConBee II should preferably be connected to a USB 2.0 socket with an USB extension cable.
- Prevents interference with housing and peripherals
- Provides maximum signal range and reliability
Note
Connection problems may occur if the ConBee II is attached directly to the USB port or is located near USB 3.0 devices such as external hard drives or memory sticks.
Raspberry Pi OS
Supported Raspberry Pi models and distributions
- Raspberry Pi (all models, except Pico)
- Raspberry Pi OS
Note
The following steps describe the manual installation of deCONZ. Alternatively a preinstalled SD-card image can be used.
Installation
Set user USB access rights
sudo gpasswd -a $USER dialout
Note: Changes to access rights only become active after logging out and in or after a restart.
Import Phoscon public key
wget -qO- https://phoscon.de/apt/deconz.pub.key | gpg --dearmor | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/deconz-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
Configure the APT repository for deCONZ
Stable
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ generic main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Beta (alternative)
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ generic-beta main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Update APT package list
sudo apt update
Install deCONZ
sudo apt install deconz
After the installation deCONZ can be started via the application menu.
Menu > Programming > deCONZ
Now the first Zigbee devices can be paired via the Phoscon App. Further information can be found in the Phoscon App documentation.
Troubleshooting
If problems occur during the installation, the Support section answers frequently asked questions (FAQ) and provides further assistance.
Ubuntu
Supported Ubuntu versions
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)
Installation
Set user USB access rights
sudo gpasswd -a $USER dialout
Note: Changes to access rights only become active after logging out and in or after a restart.
Import Phoscon public key
wget -qO- https://phoscon.de/apt/deconz.pub.key | gpg --dearmor | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/deconz-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
Configure the APT repository for deCONZ
Stable
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ generic main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Beta (alternative)
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ generic-beta main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Update APT package list
sudo apt update
Install deCONZ
sudo apt install deconz
After the installation deCONZ can be started via the application menu.
Now the first Zigbee devices can be paired via the Phoscon App. Further information can be found in the Phoscon App documentation.
Auto start of the deCONZ GUI (optional)
Open the Startup Application Preferences via the application menu
gnome-session-properties
Add a new entry with the following commandline:
deCONZ --http-port=80 --auto-connect=1
Troubleshooting
If problems occur during the installation, the Support section answers frequently asked questions (FAQ) and provides further assistance.
Linux Headless
The SD card images as well as the standard installation method start automatically with graphical user interface.
Switch off graphical user interface (headless)
To switch off the graphical user interface (GUI), the following commands must be entered in the console:
Stop the GUI service immediately.
sudo systemctl disable --now deconz-gui
Start the headless service now and every time the system starts.
sudo systemctl enable --now deconz
Switch on graphical user interface (GUI)
To switch on the graphical user interface (GUI), the following commands must be entered in the console:
Stop the headless service immediately.
sudo systemctl disable --now deconz
Start the GUI service now and every time the system starts.
sudo systemctl enable --now deconz-gui
Docker
Supported host systems
- Linux x86_64/amd64
- Linux armv7 (e.g. Raspberry Pi)
- Linux arm64
To run deCONZ in a Docker container, we recommend the Docker image deconz-community/deconz-docker, which is maintained by the community.
The installation steps are described on https://github.com/deconz-community/deconz-docker.
macOS installation
Download deCONZ.
Unzip and start deCONZ.
Unzip the file
deCONZ_macOS.zip
inDownloads
and start the applicationdeCONZ.app
.
Windows 11 installation
Download deCONZ software
Install USB driver
The drivers are installed automatically after connecting the ConBee II. If necessary, the drivers are downloaded from the Internet.
Windows 10 installation
Download deCONZ software
Install USB driver
The drivers are installed automatically after connecting the ConBee II. If necessary, the drivers are downloaded from the Internet.
Windows 7 installation
Download deCONZ software
Download and extract the driver ZIP file
Manual driver installation
After plugging in the ConBee II, Windows automatically starts the search for a suitable driver.
Select
Skip Windows Update driver software download
.Open Device Manager
Enter the key combination
<Win> + <Pause>
and selectDevice Manager
in the dialog that appears.Right click on
ConBee II
and selectUpdate driver
in the context menu.Select the option
Search for driver software on the computer
.Select the directory with the extracted drivers and follow the instructions.