Contemplating adding a SkyConnect Zigbee dongle to our Home Assistant. Seems to be pretty ok, or at least as reliable as Zigbee in general gets. Initially just a couple of basic Aqara sensors to test with. Anything larger will need routers/repeaters for better reach.
Very work-in-progress, but I have started to document my smart home stuff on my website! This might end up turning into a whole subsection once I figure out how I actually want to organize it, but for now, it’s a dumping ground all on one page. 😅
Zigbee is great -really- but it has an appeal problem as it's not the 'open platform' it pretends to be. It's woefully hard for a non-techie to set up a real smart home with various brand devices.
Even for me it's been a rocky ride until I realized I needed always-connected, same brand devices (bulbs) to stabilize my battery-powered-remote-heavy mesh. I can't imagine how a layperson manouver around different manufacturers stuff.
I continue to believe Zigbee delivers on the important things that Matter and Thread keep promising, but actually:
• mature
• widely available
• affordable
The one thing Matter over Thread devices can claim is that they work without a hub… except they don’t; the hub still has to be built into your Nest display, Apple HomePod, etc.
I have hundreds of low power, local-only smart devices from a dozen or so brands and it all… just works together.
Well #Zigbee2mqtt is a lost cause. No matter version I install, it refuses to communicate with my devices. It sometimes saw one, but it failed more than it succeeded.
But I finally managed to get #HomeAssistant to see the #Zigbee USB stick and complete the install. And now I’m setting up all my devices again but this time directly in hass.
My Zigbee network failed a few days ago. Devices were unresponsive, the log was full of errors, and nothing worked.
After 2 years I wanted to throw #homeassistant through the window.
I downgraded z2m. Fixed wifi/Zigbee channels to reduce interference. Disconnected rogue devices. Researched all the forums. Nothing worked.
Today, as a last attempt, I updated the firmware on my Sonoff dongle.
Suddenly everything works again, snappier, even OTA!
Happy.
I didn't like how dark my living room was due to the poor lighting (which had 3 of the brightest G9 bulbs I could find) and lack of sun light coming in, so I changed the light fixture to this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CD94F7N
For #Zigbee remotes for light controls, do you use bindings, or #HomeAssistant automations to control the lights?
Seems like bindings is might be good idea because the remotes will still work if HomeAssistant/Zigbee2MQTT is down, but it seems you also lose some flexibility in terms of what action a button press takes?
Looking for recommendations for a Zigbee temperature sensor that is safe to put in a fridge?
I'm not sure if that even exists? Batteries aren't supposed to get that cold? #smarthome#homeautomaton#zigbee#homeassistant
After update to 2024.4.2 I cannot use Zigbee - ZHA integration do not load and I cannot use Zigbee devices. I downgraded to 2024.4.1 but I have the same issue - still no connection.
Welchen Smart Plug mit Stromverbrauchsmessung möchte eins aktuell kaufen?
Zigbee oder WiFi erstmal egal, Zigbee wäre allerdings bevorzugt, wenn die Hue-Bridge ausreicht.
Hier läuft ein #homeassistant , dort sollte der Plug steuerbar sein und der Stromverbrauch des angeschlossenen Geräts zumindest über ein paar Tage historisch aufgezeichnet werden.
Ich habe diverse Infos im Netz gefunden, die meisten sehen allerdings eher nach längerer Bastelei aus.
Preislich sollte die Sache bei max. 20 Euro pro Stecker liegen.
Für sachdienliche Hinweise wird Euch mein Dank ewiglich verfolgen. 😉
#Zigbee kannste auch wirklich nur für Lampen gebrauchen. Gerade hat sich der Zwischenstecker an meinem KVM-Switch ausgeschaltet - mitten im Meeting ohne erkennbaren auslösenden Event. #homeassistant
Kann mir vielleicht jemand einen zigbee hub empfehlen, den ich gut an meinem Unraid Heimserver betreiben kann? Ich will darüber smart plugs und Rauchmelder laufen lassen und bin etwas unsicher, welche da etwas taugen. #smarthome#zigbee
The other day, @tifriis posted an awesome article about Zigbee network performance and it brought attention to something I was unaware of, which is that my devices aren’t supposed to shout all day, everyday about doing mostly nothing. I immediately followed the advice in the article and tried to debounce everything. But then...
Si vous connaissez de bons sites web, blogs ou forums qui partagent des bonnes références de périphériques #domotique , ça m'évitera de générer des déchets électroniques inutiles en achetant des bouses. D'avance merci ^^
It's been two months since I got my #RaspberryPi and I won't lie, everything is still so exciting. I get so happy when I do stupid little things like upgrade my #Zigbee dongle without everything breaking. Honestly, #SelfHosting is a beautiful world. Though it's all down to how kind and helpful everyone is. I'm super grateful for the tremendous communities behind #HomeAssistant, #Docker, #JellyFin, #Navidrome, #Immich and obviously #Mastodon and #Lemmy.
GitHub - doctor64/tuyaZigbee: Replacement firmwares for TuYa zigbee devices (github.com)
This seems to be a more up to date repository. Is there hope for the Tuya Zigbee devices?
Can you walk me through debouncing please
The other day, @tifriis posted an awesome article about Zigbee network performance and it brought attention to something I was unaware of, which is that my devices aren’t supposed to shout all day, everyday about doing mostly nothing. I immediately followed the advice in the article and tried to debounce everything. But then...