[Official] Home Automation Thread

[gheesung]

Started migrating some of my Xiaomi sensors over to Zigbee2mqtt.

Integrates well with HA and MQTT discovery too.

Are you able to obtain the battery level for Xiaomi sensor?

 

[pustefix]

Are you able to obtain the battery level for Xiaomi sensor?

You should be able to, see https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/integration/home_assistant.html. Search for the model e.g. WXKG01LM and you will be able to see what is reported. There is also link quality reported to let you know how good is the connection.

BTW, I am using zigbee2mqtt for some of my switches, yet to migrate for my sensors. For the 3 days it is running, it seems more reliable than my Xiaomi gateway.

 

[zoneguard]

You should be able to, see https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/integration/home_assistant.html. Search for the model e.g. WXKG01LM and you will be able to see what is reported. There is also link quality reported to let you know how good is the connection.

BTW, I am using zigbee2mqtt for some of my switches, yet to migrate for my sensors. For the 3 days it is running, it seems more reliable than my Xiaomi gateway.

Welcome to the zigbee2mqtt club

Yes, battery and link status is available for Xiaomi sensors. I have a mixture of Xiaomi Mijia and Aqara sensors. As an example, with MQTT discovery and HA, the Aqara body motion sensor is seen as 3 separate sensors within HA: battery, illuminance and occupancy.

On a sidenote, support for Livolo Zigbee wall switch non-neutral was added to the dev version but EU size 80mm by 80mm rather than 86mm by 86mm.
Think the screw mounting holes also got problem if want to use it here. Hope Livolo can release UK 86mm version soon as alternative to Xiaomi.

 

[gheesung]

Welcome to the zigbee2mqtt club

Yes, battery and link status is available for Xiaomi sensors. I have a mixture of Xiaomi Mijia and Aqara sensors. As an example, with MQTT discovery and HA, the Aqara body motion sensor is seen as 3 separate sensors within HA: battery, illuminance and occupancy.

On a sidenote, support for Livolo Zigbee wall switch non-neutral was added to the dev version but EU size 80mm by 80mm rather than 86mm by 86mm.
Think the screw mounting holes also got problem if want to use it here. Hope Livolo can release UK 86mm version soon as alternative to Xiaomi.

Thanks for the info. I am using openhab.

My CC2531 USB stick just arrived yesterday and managed to link up with my Aqara cube and switch. For the cube, I am surprised that a lot information is revealed e.g. the angle of rotation, flipping from which side to which side which is not available in openhab xiaomi binding.

 

[zoneguard]

Just a thought, since Google Home exposes Bluetooth A2DP sink aka it acts as a Bluetooth speaker, if you pair Echo Input with a Google Home Mini, you get the best of both worlds! Start with "Alexa" and the GHM will act like Alexa and start with "Hey Google", it will revert back to its Google personality...
Caveat: I haven't actually tried it myself yet...

Got a good deal for Echo Input so managed to try out this idea.

Start with 'Alexa' and the Mini will act as the speaker for the Echo Input. Start with 'Hey Google' and the Mini revert back to its Google Home personality.

To setup, 'Hey Google, pair' to get Mini in pairing mode.
Then use the Alexa app to setup accordingly to these instructions as Echo Input initially has no speaker. Choose your Mini as the Bluetooth speaker at this point.

I wasn't able to find any links of anybody else who has tried this method before.

 

[plustwo]

Thanks for the info. I am using openhab.

My CC2531 USB stick just arrived yesterday and managed to link up with my Aqara cube and switch. For the cube, I am surprised that a lot information is revealed e.g. the angle of rotation, flipping from which side to which side which is not available in openhab xiaomi binding.

problem lies with the xiaomi gateway. the gateway does not report the face of cube. how does the cc2531 work? i'm looking for replacement gateway for mi gateway. using openhab too

 

[techimoto]

hi anyone got professionals to do their smart homes? can recommend some companies in sg? thx

 

[gheesung]

problem lies with the xiaomi gateway. the gateway does not report the face of cube. how does the cc2531 work? i'm looking for replacement gateway for mi gateway. using openhab too

cc2531 is the zigbee usb stick recommended by zigbee2mqtt to work on the raspberry pi. The zigbee2mqtt connects to MQTT so it is basically publishing and subscribing to the queue.

 

[iamnagel]

If I pull 1 neutral line from light to switch, can this neutral line be used other switches beside it as well?

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[zhihao57]

Can aqara's devices be controlled by Google assistant yet?

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[viix]

If I pull 1 neutral line from light to switch, can this neutral line be used other switches beside it as well?

Posted from PCWX using ALP-L29

Yes can can can.

 

[plustwo]

cc2531 is the zigbee usb stick recommended by zigbee2mqtt to work on the raspberry pi. The zigbee2mqtt connects to MQTT so it is basically publishing and subscribing to the queue.

means you need multiple raspberry pis if the range not big enough?

 

[gheesung]

means you need multiple raspberry pis if the range not big enough?

I am just starting to dip my toe into zigbee. From the discussion in zigbee2mqtt github, it seems to be able to setup router to extend the range. For now, that is beyond me but an interesting topic to explore.

 

[zoneguard]

I am just starting to dip my toe into zigbee. From the discussion in zigbee2mqtt github, it seems to be able to setup router to extend the range. For now, that is beyond me but an interesting topic to explore.

If you have Aqara switches with neutral, you don't need additional router to extend range. All Zigbee devices running on AC power will act as routers so range shouldn't be an issue.

I don't use Aqara switches so I got another CC2531 plugged into a spare phone charger to act as router for range extension. Most of the other router recommendation use CC2530 + external antenna which is another device.

 

[zoneguard]

Can aqara's devices be controlled by Google assistant yet?

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Can. Use HA

 

[halth]

Hi everyone, was told by my electrician that having a neutral wire is dangerous as I'm not intending to automate yet. Just building it in as part of reno.

He mentioned that it could cause electrical fires. Do the experts here have similar concerns?

 

[plustwo]

If you have Aqara switches with neutral, you don't need additional router to extend range. All Zigbee devices running on AC power will act as routers so range shouldn't be an issue.

I don't use Aqara switches so I got another CC2531 plugged into a spare phone charger to act as router for range extension. Most of the other router recommendation use CC2530 + external antenna which is another device.

interesting. you dont need to plug the secondary one to a computer?

 

[Alphas]

Hi everyone, was told by my electrician that having a neutral wire is dangerous as I'm not intending to automate yet. Just building it in as part of reno.

He mentioned that it could cause electrical fires. Do the experts here have similar concerns?

If the neutral wire is terminated properly, its safe. Your electrician do not know how to terminate it.

 

[LoneTraveller]

Hi all, i am currently playing with xiaomi home automation although i have got both the gateway and zigbee plugs for quite some time.

I am facing the problem of automation rules not running when the wifi is down. For example, i set my handphone plug to turn off at 6am everyday but it does not do so if wifi is not available. It does so correctly when wifi is available.

Does anyone xiaomi users encounter this and is there a way to overcome this?i thought that zigbee devices should be able to work without wifi.

Tia

 

[SaLvAtoOo]

Hi all, i am currently playing with xiaomi home automation although i have got both the gateway and zigbee plugs for quite some time.

I am facing the problem of automation rules not running when the wifi is down. For example, i set my handphone plug to turn off at 6am everyday but it does not do so if wifi is not available. It does so correctly when wifi is available.

Does anyone xiaomi users encounter this and is there a way to overcome this?i thought that zigbee devices should be able to work without wifi.

Tia

coz the automation is stored in xiaomi cloud....

u can overcome this by using HA and write the automation in HA...