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+# How to connect a CC2530 coordinator via an ESP8266
+This setup allows you to connect a CC2530 to an ESP8266 which can be put everywhere in your house. Via a serial socket, Zigbee2mqtt will connect to your CC2530.
+
+## Wiring
+Wire the CC2530 to the ESP8266 using the following scheme:
+| ESP8266 | CC2530 |
+| :------------: |:---------------:|
+| 3v3     | VCC |
+| GND     | GND |
+| TX      | P02 |
+| RX      | P03 |
+| GND     | P20 |
+| GND     | P04 |
+| GND     | P05 |
+
+## Flashing the ESP8266
+The ESP8266 needs to be flashed with ESPEasy. ESPEasy has suficient documentation on how to get you up and running:
+- [How to flash the ESP8266 with ESPEasy](https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tutorial_ESPEasy_Firmware_Upload)
+- ESP8266 firmware: [ESP_Easy_mega-XXXXXXXX_normal_ESP8266_4096.bin](https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/releases)
+- [More information about ESPEasy](https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php/ESPEasy#Introduction)
+
+## Setting up the ESP8266
+Open the ESPEasy web interface and complete the setup. Afterwards open the web interface again.
+
+Click on *Devices* Edit of the first task and select *Communication - Serial Server* from the dropdown list.
+
+Fill in the form as following:
+```
+a.    Name: ZIGBEE2MQTT
+b.    Enabled: checked
+c.    TCP Port: a number between 1000 and 9999 "1775"
+d.    Baud Rate: 115200
+e.    Data bits: 8
+f.    Parity: No Parity
+g.    Stop bits: 1
+h.    Reset target after boot: - none –
+i.    RX receive timeout: 0
+j.    Event processing: Generic
+```
+
+Press Submit, the setup is now completed.
+
+## Mounting the serialport
+The following instructions need to be executed on the computer that Zigbee2mqtt is running on.
+
+```bash
+# Install soccat
+sudo apt-get install -y socat
+
+# Create directory for mount point
+sudo mkdir /opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/
+
+# Give pi user owner rights to /opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/
+sudo chown -R pi:pi /opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/
+```
+
+## Comfirm that the connection works
+Change the `IP` and `PORT` and execute:
+
+```bash
+socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0,link=/opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/zigbee_cc2530 tcp-connect:IP:PORT
+```
+or
+
+```bash
+socat -d -d pty,raw,b115200,echo=0,link=/opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/zigbee_cc2530 tcp:127.0.0.1:1775
+```
+
+## Mounting the serialport on boot
+```bash
+sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/socat-vusb.service
+```
+
+Add the following to this file (make sure to change the `IP` and `PORT`)
+
+```bash
+[Unit]
+Description=socat-vusb
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=pi
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0,link=/opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/zigbee_cc2530 tcp:IP:PORT,reuseaddr
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.targett
+```
+Save the file and exit.
+
+Update systemd:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl --system daemon-reload
+```
+
+Verify that the configuration works:
+```bash
+sudo systemctl start socat-vusb.service
+ ```
+
+Show status
+```bash
+systemctl status socat-vusb.service
+```
+
+## Restart and check Log
+```bash
+sudo systemctl restart socat-vusb.service && sudo journalctl -f -u socat-vusb.service
+```
+
+Now that everything works, we want systemctl to start socat-vusb automatically on boot, this can be done by executing:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl enable socat-vusb.service
+```
+
+## Some tips that can be handy later:
+Stopping socat-vusb
+```bash
+sudo systemctl stop socat-vusb
+```
+
+Starting socat-vusb
+```bash
+sudo systemctl start socat-vusb
+```
+
+## View the log of socat-vusb
+```bash
+sudo journalctl -u socat-vusb.service -f
+
+Output should look like:
+```bash
+pi@hassbian:~ $ systemctl status socat-vusb.service
+● socat-vusb.service - socat-vusb
+   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/socat-vusb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
+   Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-02-01 15:35:24 UTC; 4min 11s ago
+ Main PID: 1406 (socat)
+   CGroup: /system.slice/socat-vusb.service
+           └─1406 /usr/bin/socat -d -d pty,raw,b115200,echo=0,link=/opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/zigbee_cc2530 tcp:127.0.0.1:1775,reuseaddr
+
+Feb 01 15:35:24 hassbian systemd[1]: Started socat-vusb.
+Feb 01 15:35:24 hassbian socat[1406]: 2019/02/01 15:35:24 socat[1406] N PTY is /dev/pts/3
+Feb 01 15:35:24 hassbian socat[1406]: 2019/02/01 15:35:24 socat[1406] N opening connection to AF=2 127.0.0.1:1775
+Feb 01 15:35:24 hassbian socat[1406]: 2019/02/01 15:35:24 socat[1406] N successfully connected from local address AF=2 127.0.0.1:47512
+Feb 01 15:35:24 hassbian socat[1406]: 2019/02/01 15:35:24 socat[1406] N starting data transfer loop with FDs [5,5] and [7,7]
+```
+
+## Adding virtual device to zigbee2mqtt config
+```bash
+sudo nano  /opt/zigbee2mqtt/data/configuration.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+serial:
+  port: /opt/zigbee2mqtt/vusb/zigbee_cc2530
+
+advanced:
+  rtscts: false
+```
+
+## Restart zigbee2mqtt and confirm it works.
+```bash
+sudo systemctl restart zigbee2mqtt.service && sudo journalctl -f -u zigbee2mqtt.service
+```
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
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@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Welcome to the Zigbee2mqtt documentation!
 * [How to create a CC2530 router](how_tos/how_to_create_a_cc2530_router.md)
 * [How to secure your Zigbee network](how_tos/how_to_secure_network.md)
 * [How to connect a CC2530 coordinator using a USB to serial adapter](how_tos/how_to_connect_a_cc2530_coordinator_using_a_usb_to_serial_adapter.md)
+* [How to connect a CC2530 coordinator via an ESP8266](how_tos/how_to_esp8266_with_cc2530.md)
 
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