Installed home assistant on my arch nuc, installed a sonoff zigbee USB gateway, bought 4 zigbee lights (to replace the existing smart lights in my home) and got a zigbee motion sensor.
Integrated the lights (via home assistant) with homekit and google assistant, integrated all smart speakers, and wrote a very quick automation to turn on my living room light when the motion sensor next to my front door is activated.
My father has a #Zigbee bridge and a bunch of #Sonofd temperature sensors, and the app is just horrible. The connection to the app is unreliable, the graphs are useless, etc. But I don't want to just flash #Tasmota to them and make him dependent on my #homeasisstant
@AngryAnt nice, I've been told Ikea wireless solutions use #ZigBee and I could probably hook those up with a home assistant hub/ZigBee dongle.. didn't know about the blinds though, thanks!
If I don’t have #Zigbee running in #HomeAssistant is the #Aqara hub a good option or should I just get a stick (if so which)? Some of the things I like about the hub option are the alarm, light, speaker etc.
Yes, the Ikea Trådfri (Zigbee) buttons are cheaper to buy than the Sonoff.
But they chew through their CR2032 batteries like mad 😭
I have even created node-red code to trap their join (after battery replacement) to update their ShortAddr based on the IEEEAddr.
Meanwhile all the Sonoff buttons and door contacts are still on their factory batteries #ProTip#ikeafail#zigbee
Anybody else having trouble with their #Tuya WiFi lights lately? They were working fine-ish for a long time and suddenly #HomeAssistant and #LocalTuya are asking if I have the correct local key. (I do, I confirmed it) They respond fine in the Tuya app, but Home Assistant can't connect.
This is one more reason I'm gradually moving to all local only and ditching Tuya.
@Ben Hmm. Maybe I'll look into that as a temporary fix. I had heard of it, but haven't attempted to make the switch.
Yeah, it's a bummer to encounter issues like this, but it's my own fault ultimately. That's what I get for getting a cheap product. Think I'm going to go with #ZigBee for the replacements. I have some ZigBee bulbs and, other than a temporary issue and some routing problems, they've been much more stable. At the moment, they're just too expensive though.
Oh irony! Ever since I moved to a new flat, completely devoid of any automation, my #NodeRED automation server keeps telling me to check on all these sensors I should have scattered around. Can't fault it.. works as intended. Monitor your #ZigBee devices this way too! #net_r https://notenoughtech.com/home-automation/unresponsive-sensors/
Do you have any recommendations on an smart door lock which can be controlled using #Zigbee (with #zha or #zigbee2mqtt) or #homeassistant in general?
It should be able to be fitted inside my current door (euro lock), should have a fallback with a physical key, look halfway decent and should not rely on cloud services.
For me it would be enough if Home Assistant is able to lock it/unlock it and maybe show the state of the battery.
@kevinctofel Thanks for the mention on the podcast. Hope it helps others. Just to be clear, the original USB extension cable did come with the #SkyConnect.
I paired the bulbs in our summerhouse this morning. They are some distance away and had no issues, using the steps mentioned before.
@kevinctofel I am trying to get my IKEA bulbs to pair to ZHA on Home Assistant via SkyConnect. I am having no luck. Can you recommend a cheap Zigbee button or other device I could purchase to test the SkyConnect?
New Open Source Hardware board with ESP32-C6 offers WiFi6, Bluetooth5(LE) and Zigbee, with four relays 10A/240VAC and four optoisolated inputs, works from 6 to 50V power supply. #oshw#esp32c6#wifi6#bluetooth5#zigbee#iot
It does amuse me that I wanted to change what was displayed on my light switch, so I had to edit a config file and redeploy a container... the future is weird. #homeassistant#homeautomation
I saw some kind of interference a few days ago that really slowed down our Zigbee network. It was temporary and likely due a rogue 2.4Ghz wifi device, but it impacted how we used our home. So I was wondering if anyone out there has tried wiring most of their home automation kit?
Something like esp32s with wired NICs on a dedicated network? Sensor lines back to a central hub?
Ich habe ein witziges kleines Projekt. Seit einiger Zeit suchte ich eine Lösung, wie man herausfinden kann, ob man "On-Air" mit Meetings ist. Inzwischen habe ich etwas ziemlich Unkonventionelles gefunden (für MS #Teams und #Zoom). Nun ein Powershell Script geschrieben, dass #HomeAssistant anpingt und mal irgendein Licht anmacht. Gestern bei Ebay eine RGB Lichtleiste mit #ZigBee geschossen und die wird dann als farbiger Indikator fungieren.
Interestingly, the #Mars2020#ingenuity helicopter uses #zigbee to communicate and receive instructions from the #perseverance rover and, by proxy Earth. This is the same protocol that is used mainly for IoT applications, like smart lights or switches.
Uff. Ich dachte gerade, dass ich die Zeit ohne Internet ja mal nutzen könnte, um meine #HueLights zum Sonoff-#Zigbee Stick umzuziehen. Klappt prinzipiell. Beide spielen mit.
Wisst ihr was nicht mitspielt? Genau #HomeKit. Was ja angeblich komplett lokal läuft. Es ist nicht dazu in der Lage das "neue" Gerät zu erkennen.
Lustigerweise lassen sich auch ohne Internet bei HomeKit keine Automationen verändern. Ergibt total Sinn für ein System, welches ja komplett lokal laufen soll. 🤪
I’m considering buying smart radiator thermostats, but I’m not sure about many of the claims, for instance the 20% savings on your bill and how smart are they really. I have district heating and according to my local heating company I use around 40-50% less than other comparable households. I’m currently looking at Aqara E1 Radiator Thermostat – combined with their TVOC –, as I already have their hub.
Any inputs would be greatly appreciate. 🥵 https://www.aqara.com/eu/product/radiator-thermostat-e1
@Fabrin I don't know about those claims, but we are using the E1 Radiator #thermostat and a couple of others based on the same internals (Redis is one, off the top of my head).
They all work fine in our ConBee II + #HomeAssistant -based setup. I don't get the impression that it really matters which brand you get when they're all basically built on the same base. Though obv. if you plan to use the Aqara hub then there are probably restrictions on non-Aqara #Zigbee products.
I have a remote(ish) outbuilding connected to my network via ubiquity nanostations, so too far for my #zigbee mesh. Is my best bet to run a second zigbee2mqtt instance, or is there a cleverer solution?
Mir juckt es in den Fingern meinen #Zigbee#Sonoff Stick einzurichten. Aber durch die Umstellung von Kabel auf DSL wird sich hier das Netzwerk in Kürze ändern. Ich hab keine Lust danach alles fixen zu müssen, also muss ich bis zum 9. warten, bis der neue Anschluss da ist.
Und ja, der Alte läuft morgen aus. Bis dahin ein Übergang über 5G 🙃
Dann kann ich mich vorher vielleicht mal damit auseinandersetzen, ob ich #ZHA oder das Ding mit dem griffigen Namen #Zigbee2MQTT nehme.
Leider auch hier wie immer bei Technik. Menschen haben Zeit in das Eine investiert und können nicht mehr objektiv beurteilen, was davon nun besser ist. Es ist immer das, was man selbst nutzt. Nicht das, was man heute nutzen würde, wenn man neu anfängt.
Das macht den Start etwas schwieriger.