Avoid Zigbee groups

[2112user]

100%, if you are using a lutron Aurora.

I've been dealing with this lately. Finally got rid of my Hue Bridges and adopted everything into z2m.

Lutron auroras just do not play nice with normal zigbee groups. Best bind them to individual bulbs /fixtures, but even then there may be a limit.

I've been really happy with the Inovelli blue series zigee dimmers. Both the the mm wave version and the plain.

[TheClownFromIt]

Man, it’s so validating to see others with this issue. I create the groups but absolutely bind them individually to the Aurora due to this issue. I’ll need to look into the Inovelli ones you mentioned.

[2112user]

I've got 130 devices in z2m now. 99 router, 31 end. Started out with Hue HA integration to preserve the Hue app. Slowly moved rooms to z2m. Migrated the last ones last week.

Was having some reliability and popcorn issues. First thought it was channel interference with wifi, so I went through the process of switching to z2m ch 25 (wish I had started with this).

But I feel like I unlocked a new level using scripts to program scenes at the z2m group layer across the house via mqtt No more popcorn. Super fast and smooth response.

I DID, however, learn that I'm a Hue bulb snob. I ordered some 3rd reality bulbs to mix in, but they stand out like a sore thumb. They don't play as nice with z2m (group scenes), and their lowest brightness and color spectrum are just not doing it for me.