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Install a Raspbee II on a Raspberry Pi

A while ago I got a recommendation to look into a Raspbee (from dresden elektronik) as Zigbee gateway. That looked like fun, therefore I ordered one of the devices. The first step is the installation of the Pi itself and then the software for the Raspbee. 

For various reasons I decided to use a dedicated Pi for this, and don't install this on the openHAB Pi already running here:

  • The Raspbee needs software from a closed repository
  • During installation and configuration I don't have to reboot my openHAB system all the time
  • The headless install runs a webserver, this conflicts with the redirect I have on port 80 on the openHAB system
  • I still have a couple Raspberry Pi B+ here, which I don't need for other projects

 

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