SONOFF Dongle Plus MG24 Zigbee/Thread USB Dongle EFR32MG24 Chip Seamlessly With Multiple Open-source Wide Platforms Zigbee2MQTT
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“The SONOFF Dongle Plus MG24 with EFR32MG24 chip and 1.5MB flash/256KB RAM delivers dual-protocol Zigbee 3.0 + Thread support with +20 dBm radio and external antenna at around $35. Strong buy for Home Assistant deployments seeking a future-proof coordinator that plugs in within minutes via ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT.”
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EFR32MG24 chip with 1.5MB flash and 256KB RAM provides +100% flash and +300% RAM over MG21
smarthomeexplorer.comnewest actively-developed silicon the 2026 sweet spot
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Dual-protocol support runs Zigbee 3.0 and Thread simultaneously via MultiPAN firmware
smarthomescene.comMultiPAN firmware makes it possible to run both Zigbee and Thread on a single SoC
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Auto-discovers in Home Assistant OS with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT within minutes
smarthomeexplorer.comzha plus zigbee2mqtt plug-and-play with home assistant os within 5 mins
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Flexible firmware roles include Zigbee coordinator, router, OpenThread RCP, and MultiPAN RCP
guiahardware.esload Zigbee NCP for coordination Zigbee Router to extend the mesh OpenThread RCP
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Official Silicon Labs flashing tool simplifies firmware updates without complex commands
guiahardware.esflashing process is simplified with the official tool
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MultiPAN firmware only works with Zigbee2MQTT, not with ZHA integration
smarthomescene.commultiprotocol does not work with ZHA even though it already supports EZSP v16
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Thread and MultiPAN setup requires manual URL configuration if auto-discovery fails
smarthomescene.comif it doesnt auto-discover add the URL manually
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The only thing that is left to do at this point is to test it.
notenoughtech.comThe only thing that is left to do at this point is to test it.