Building a Smart Mailbox Notifier using XIAO ESP32C6 Zigbee, Arduino, and Home Assistant Zigbee2MQTT

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Official Store for XIAO ESP32C6: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oB4ZlkP
Arduino code: https://pastebin.com/raw/PaenNj1P
HA Automation: https://pastebin.com/raw/A71X8cmY
SeedStudio ESP32C6 wiki page: https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32c6_getting_started/

0:00 Intro
0:52 ESP32C6 Seed Studio size comparison and my project challenge
2:20 ESP32C6 Seed Studio board overview
3:34 Seed studio documentation - wiki overview
7:37 Regarding hardware...
8:46 Electronic connections overview
10:32 The problem about external antenna
11:57 Two words about power consumption
12:14 General Arduino code overview - how does this program works
15:07 Deep Arduino code overview
21:07 How to flash it - Flashing settings overview
22:47 How to flash it - Flashing procedure and joining the network
23:30 We have got 30 seconds for settings
23:58 Checking how it works in Zigbee2Mqtt
24:37 Home Assistant popup automation overview