Silicon Labs Multiprotocol for Home Assistant (app)

Installs: 540 sharing analytics
Connection: Not stated
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: 1.0.2, October 22, 2026
Kind: App
Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
Runs on: 32-bit ARM, 64-bit ARM, x86-64
Source: github.com/iHost-Open-Source-Project/hassio-ihost-addon

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

Silicon Labs Multiprotocol is an app that runs Zigbee and OpenThread on one Silicon Labs wireless adapter. It targets SONOFF dongles with Silicon Labs chips, such as the ZBDongle-E, which first need MultiPAN firmware flashed. For Zigbee, the MultiPAN firmware is built on a newer EZSP version than ZHA supports, so the app is used with Zigbee2MQTT, which is pointed at the app's hostname. For OpenThread, it can act as an OpenThread Border Router, which Home Assistant should discover automatically; this support is described as experimental. A web interface is available only when OpenThread is enabled, and it is meant for debugging. It needs Home Assistant OS, runs on armv7, aarch64 and amd64, uses the host network, and has access to USB and serial devices.

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Supports

Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Setting it up

Add its app repository under Settings, Apps, then install and start it.

Permissions

Host networkUses the host's network directly instead of its own.
Extra system rightsAsks for privileged Linux capabilities.
Hardware accessCan reach USB, serial or GPIO devices.
Supervisor APICan talk to the Supervisor, which manages apps and the system.

Configuration

DeviceThe serial port where the Silicon Labs radio is connected to.
BaudrateThe serial port baudrate used to communicate with the Silicon Labs radio.
Hardware flow controlEnable hardware flow control for serial port.
Network DeviceHost and Port when connecting to a device via sockets (takes precedence over above configuration).
Automatically flash firmwareAutomatically flash Multi-PAN firmware on Home Assistant SkyConnect (WARNING: flashing the original EmberZNet is a manual process currently)
Co-Processor Communication tracingEnable tracing for the Co-Processor Communication daemon.
Enable OpenThread Border RouterEnable OpenThread Border Router agent.
OpenThread Border Router agent log levelSet logging level of the OpenThread Border Router agent (otbr-agent).
OTBR firewallUse OpenThread Border Router firewall to block unnecessary traffic.