Mixtile offers the following two add-ons, Mixtile Flasher and MIXTILE Z-Wave Region Configurator, to enhance Mixtile 2-in-1 Zigbee & Z-Wave mPCIe Interface Module. This guide walks you through how to install and use them to tailor to your use cases.
Introducing the add-ons
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MIXTILE Flasher: By default, the Zigbee System on Chip (SoC) supports only the Zigbee firmware option. If you need it to support both Zigbee and Thread, you can use this add-on to re-flash its firmware. In addition, you can use MIXTILE Flasher to flash the firmware back to Zigbee-only.
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MIXTILE Z-Wave Region Configurator: Sometimes you might want to add Z-Wave devices from other regions. In this case, you can use this add-on to change the region settings of your Z-Wave SoC.
Installing the add-ons
This guide assumes that you already have Home Assistant installed in your Mixtile Edge 2 Kit. If not, install it first by referring to Using Home Assistant in Mixtile Edge 2 Kit.
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Visit MIXTILE_Addons GitHub and click ADD ADD-ON REPOSITORY TO MY:
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Input the URL of Home Assistant:
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Click Open link:
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On the Manage add-on repositories page, click ADD:
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Click Settings in the side navigation bar, choose Add-ons, and then click ADD-ON STORE at the bottom-right corner.
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Type "Mixtile" in the search box, and you will find that the Mixtile add-ons are not displayed. Therefore, scroll down to the end of the list and click
Missing add-ons? Enable advanced mode in your user profile page:
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Enable the Advanced mode:
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Repeat step 4 to go back to the ADD-ON STORE page again. You should now be able to see the Mixtile add-ons.
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Click the add-on you want to install, for example,
MIXTILE Z-Wave Region Configurator, and click INSTALL:
It might take a while for the installation to complete.
Using the add-ons
To use each add-on, visit the pages below as needed：
- MIXTILE Flasher: Flashing Zigbee & Thread Firmware with MIXTILE Flasher
- MIXTILE Z-Wave Region Configurator: Using MIXTILE Z-Wave Region Configurator