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Winix purifiers have an integration, though it is cloud dependent. IKEA air purifiers also work a few different ways; by using ZHA, Z2M, the IKEA integration, or the HomeKit device integration.

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I prefer to use zigbee2mqtt with a Cc2531 to minimise the hubs required. Ikea blinds support OTA updates with zigbee2mqtt https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E1757.html

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Well, if you want the best then it's probably hue. The price is crazy tho, so I've put ikea tradfri everywhere. They were 2-3 times cheaper when I compared, and work perfectly for my HA z2m setup. I have about 25 of them, e14, e27, gu10, both rgb and brighter cwww. Can't compare the light quality with hue, but they don't seem to be any worse than my previous dumb philips LEDs. However, those had beautiful 2500 lumens that I really miss... But as far as I understand philips smart bulbs are not any brighter than ikea.

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IKEA Tradfri are good - cheaper than Hue but more expensive than some D2C Chinese ones - but the difference is IKEA support and returns policy is pretty good. You don’t need their hub, just get the Sonoff Zigbee stick.

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I have a couple of Trådfri bulbs, dimmers and one motion sensor, and they work great with my CC2531 stick through zigbee2mqtt. I'm aware there's a Trådfri hub integration as well, but since I don't use internet connected hubs as a rule (the only thing not under my full and direct control is the vacuum), I can't comment on how well it works.

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I don't know about the conbee software, but with zigbee2mqtt it's easy to have the exact same fail-to-local behavior as with the IKEA hub. I have TRÅDFRI lights everywhere and all the remotes are bound directly to the lights so they still work even when my HA is down. This is how it's done: 1. Add the lights and remotes to your zigbee network as usual 2. Create zigbee groups (via zigbee2mqtt dashboard) for light fixtures 3. Assign lights to the groups (via the dashboard) 4. Unbind the remote from the coordinator (you may push a button just before sending the command to make sure the remote is …

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The Ikea TRÅDFRI plugs are cheap. I have most of mine hooked up to my main Zigbee network, mainly to improve coverage, but I have a couple on my Hue hub too, where they also work fine. One downside is that there is no physical control/override on them, and the bind button requires a SIM tray tool or similar (it's tiny). I'd say they need to have a good Zigbee signal - I tried setting one up in the far side of the garage and it went nuts quickly toggling on and off rapidly when sent a on/off command from Home Assistant - luckily this was during signal testing where I could quickly pull the …

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ikea's color bulbs are worth a look, way cheaper than hue and they pair straight to zha or zigbee2mqtt with no bridge. only catch is the older tradfri ones have a narrow color gamut, so grab the newer generation if you want the saturated festive colors for the kids.

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I love the IKEA bulbs. They are pretty bright, work as ZigBee routers, and have excellent Zigbee2mqtt support. IKEA even openly provides update files for them and that's a practice I want to support! (Glares at Philips)

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I’m going to throw IKEA in to the mix. Zigbee stuff so pretty much open compatibility with home assistant. OTA updates via Zigbee2MQTT. And their speakers are Sonos which work really well with HA.

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I've been getting good results with IKEA remotes and HA, registered directly with zigbee2MQTT (z2M) installed as HA Addon, using Sonoff USB radio. I don't have any other zigbee hubs. I do have a mix of zigbee devices from different suppliers: IKEA lights, sockets, remotes; Tuya motion sensors from aliexpress, some other smart sockets. z2M has options to simulate brightness values with repeated incremental up/down events with remotes that otherwise only send brightness up/down actions (like IKEA E2201). This gives a very smooth action that works well with HA. All easy to setup and working …

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I have three of those IKEA ones and they work perfectly for me (z2m). No delay in reporting or anything 🤷‍♂️

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Innr Zigbee are my current go to: https://amzn.eu/d/idOss21 Work well with zogbee2mqtt, support OTA etc

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I use Inovelli blue switches. I definitely prefer the separate fan and light switch and had my house wired for that to begin with. Dumb fan, 3-speed control all run through HA and it works perfectly. There are zigbee remotes (I actually use the hue remote because I needed one to reconfigure a bulb and don’t use it otherwise) that let you control it that way still as well. The issue I’m running into now however, is that I want to get a larger fan for my main living area and they all appear to be DC fans and the switches don’t work with DC fans. Trying to figure out that problem now since I …

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Kwikset 914 zigbee locks paired through z2mqtt

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For the lock I would look into a "Kwikset Convert" ZigBee kit. I have been using them for a few years and they work great in Z2M. It is nothing fancy, but it's an affordable option that provides simple lock/unlock functionality to your current deadbolts. It does not have to be used with an existing Kwikset lock as the kit comes with adapters for multiple brands.

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I use the kwikset ZigBee lock and you absolutely do not need to use Amazon ecosystem to set up. I simply added to Z2M and it works great.

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+1 for rtl433, I put LaCrosse sensors on the east side and west side of our house, so at least one is always in the shade. Lowest temp between the two is the actual air temp. They take two AA batteries that apparently last over a year.

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… For my living room I'll likely stick with Hue. It gets brighter and the colors are a little more accurate. The Hue is NOT worth 3x for most though. The Ledeply are responsive, connected to Zigbee2MQTT instantly, and work perfectly with my Inovelli Blue switches in binding. They use a Tuya controller for the LEDs so it shows up as a Tuya device, which I would normally stay away from., but like I said, they have been perfect for the last few days with no Tuya-like weirdness.

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I use Link-Tap, i can only recommend. I integrated them both over local MQTT and over cloud, works fantastic in HomeAssistant! I don't have humidity sensors in ground, but i use time schedule combined with Rain sensors as well temperature /season time schedule to water the gardens.

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I was in the same boat because I have like 9 Lutron Aurora rotary dimmers. But then I found out about binding in z2m. Once I saw how well that worked, I was able to switch all the way over

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Home Assistant : 0.65.4 Python release (`python3 --version`): Python 3.5.3 Component/platform: HomeKit Description of problem: mqtt alarm_control_panel using a security code: is not working in HomeKit [homeassistant.components.alarm_control_panel.mqtt] Wrong code entered for arming home [homeassistant.components.alarm_control_panel.mqtt] Wrong code entered for disarming [homeassistant.components.alarm_control_panel.mqtt] Wrong code entered for arming home Expected: The alarm should be changed to the selected status in the IOS app Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` entries and steps to …

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… https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/installation/raspberry-pi/ Component/platform: https://www.home-assistant.io/components/homekit/ https://www.home-assistant.io/components/lock.mqtt/ Description of problem: MQTT Lock status doesn't get updated in Apple Home. It's strange because in the background the lock is already set to the correct state and after a short restart of the Home app the correct state gets shown. I tested (almost) the same code as MQTT Switch and that works as expected. I activated both in parallel and it seems that Apple Home is somehow "waiting" for a confirmation of the …

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… https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/installation/raspberry-pi/ Component/platform: https://www.home-assistant.io/components/homekit/ https://www.home-assistant.io/components/lock.mqtt/ Description of problem: MQTT Lock status doesn't get updated in Apple Home. It's strange because in the background the lock is already set to the correct state and after a short restart of the Home app the correct state gets shown. I tested (almost) the same code as MQTT Switch and that works as expected. I activated both in parallel and it seems that Apple Home is somehow "waiting" for a confirmation of the …

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… Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspbian 9, Python 3.5 Component/platform: https://www.home-assistant.io/components/homekit/ Description of problem: Since the upgrade, RGB lighting entities no longer function correctly in HomeKit. For example, I have an RGB bulb running ESPurna that connects to HA via the MQTT Light component and HA forwards that light to HomeKit. Since 0.81 I can no longer directly change the bulb’s color in HomeKit using the color wheel; however, the color temperature wheel *does* still work. The weird thing is, If I change the color temperature first, then I’m able to change the bulb’s …

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Name three favourite addons / integrations + why. For me it's: 1. Nuki bridge\- more like integration over MQTT, allows opening and closing doors. 2. Custom Samsung Tizen TV integration. < I have many things done with that. Automations that are based on state changes in lights, turning off AVR, remote buttons on Stream Deck, which I have behind the sofa in the living room, etc... 3. Dreame Vacuum < one of the best integrations I've seen, it has almost all you could want. I use it for notifications if there is a lack of water in the station and for a few other automations.

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Talk with local surveillance companies and ask them what devices do they support. Then check if any of those can be integrated into HA. Alarm system without surveillance isn't that deterring. My company installed Paradox MG5050 with an ip module. I managed to integrate it with PAI (Paradox Alarm Interface) and MQTT.

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You can connect lights/switches to z2m in HA and then you are 100% independent of philips.

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Unless something has changed recently (mine are all 2+ years old) Philips Hue bulbs don’t need a hub. They are Zigbee and work really well (locally) with HA. You can pair them with Z2M/ZHA or a hub, but not both.

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I moved to Z2M, much better overall with no stability issues and all my lights work with it which are hue bulbs and some IKEA LED panels. No need to use hue at all anymore in terms of their hub which is nice, the hue bulbs seem to work well as routers for the network so I've been happy with that as all my other items connect through them reliably. What do you currently do in hue ? Colour changing, brightness, home/away can all be achieved in home assistant. I personally haven't felt I lost any feature but can't say there isn't a specific loss.

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Which have died on you? Don't get bottom of the barrel stuff and stick with Hue and you'll likely have zero problems.

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I’ve tried many bulbs over the years, with varying degrees of reliability. I’ve had the most luck with two brands: Philips Hue, and Third Reality Note that I do NOT use the Hue Bridge. Hue bulbs will bind via Zigbee directly to Home Assistant just fine. And that’s the more reliable, local-only option that doesn’t need you be online with Philips and have an account with them, etc. Great bulbs. But pricey. The Third Reality bulbs are MUCH cheaper and can be purchased in 4-packs. They bind easily and reliably (moreso than the Hue bulbs which can sometimes be persnickety about joining straight …

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I have phillips hue bulbs using binding to groups, no issues.

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Cheers. Bought 6 Hue GU10 to compare (to use in a much bigger room). Responsiveness is the same via Zigbee2MQTT but the colors are a bit better on Hue, and the brightness is much better. Overall, the Ledeply bulbs seem to be great for the home office tho.

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AMA: I switch all my Lights from Hue Bridge to Zigbee2Mqtt. So I did it, finally. After thinking about it for month and looking at a lot of post here, I made the switch and retired my Hue bridge. So here are some details of my journey: First Step: Upgraded my Conbee II to a SMlight slzb-06p7 and switch from DeConz to Zigbee2Mqtt. Already I saw a big improved in signal strength and reliability. Onboarding process was quite smooth and switch quite seamless. Second Step: Moving all the lights and switches from hue to Zigbee2mqtt. Onboarding was as well quite simple. Up on deleting the lamps from …

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Excellent post! I have almost no issues with Z2m which consists of several CC2531 USB sticks, Ikea repeater and buttons, Sonoff switch, sensors from Xiaomi, Philips Hue outdoor motion sensor and some buttons. No bulbs. My link quality is at 30-65, only few links are at 156.

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Ratgdo is compatible with Security 1.0 and 2.0+, which the Shelly relay isn’t (without soldering to the contacts on a Chamberlain switch or remote). In addition to that, Ratgdo provides feedback about the door status. Which a Shelly can’t do without an additional sensor. And then on top of all that, it exposes a bunch of other stuff the Shelly doesn’t (light control, partial door opening, obstruction and motion sensors). By the time you bought a Shelly and a sensor, you could have just gotten a Ratgdo. Totally worth it to me.

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Half the conversations in this sub over the last month have been about myq replacements. Ratgdo is probably the most popular

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For security I use Ring Alarm system which is Z-Wave S2 and I pay for professional monitoring which includes LTE backup for controlling unit. It is one of my few internet connected devices but it’s 100% reliable. I use ring to mqtt to expose it to home assistant and ring plugin for homebridge to expose to HomeKit. Only issue I have had is that ring to mqtt occasionally loses connection and addons needs to be restarted if internet drops. However this is the reason I keep homebridge ring integration because it never loses connection even with internet outage once internet comes back. I …

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I have a Ring system integrated via MQTT. Mainly because I need the alarm system to be independent of HA for ease of use for pet sitter and my kids, and the Ring monitoring service is pretty cheap. I can run automations based on all my Ring sensors, which is nice, and I can control the alarm state via HA. Not fully cloud-free nor is it subscription free (but I’m getting monitoring), and the alarm works fully local with cellular backup if my internet goes out.

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The problem I started noticing my alarm wasn't showing up in HomeKit and tracked it back to this. It happens every time I restart my HAOS setup. I'm using https://github.com/tsightler/ring-mqtt-ha-addon to provide the alarm entities. Not sure where the core issue is, seems like a race condition where homekit bridge starts before the addon has finished running, but seems like homekit bridge shouldn't just skip it. Manually restarting the homekit integration fixes the issue. Can reproduce on two different (but similarly setup) HA installs. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? …

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I use Ring over ring-mqtt, and it is one of the few integrations that has never given me trouble.

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You don’t need to subscribe and still keep the ring system. I ditched their cameras and doorbells, but I still use the contact sensors and alarm system with no issues using the ring2mqtt integration

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I use Ring. I like that my alarm system isn’t dependent on HA at all, but I do have it connected through ring2mqtt so I can arm/disarm/trigger routines through home assistant. The base station has a battery backup and 24 hours of cellular data if the power or internet goes out, but this could be a feature of the protect plan. It’s been fairly reliable (we’ve had a few random false alarms with motion sensors, but that could be from our cats) and our smoke / CO alarms are also tied in to the ring system and our protect plan. I love HA but I tinker with it so much and I don’t like to mess around …

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for 10 u can do homebridge its a lot easier and free, google tv use the android debug and android tv, for ring use ring mqtt bc it has more features and live recording

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Annual Ring subscription coming up. Can I reproduce Ring Protect functions with HA or what is good replacement hardware?. I have the Ring Doorbell Pro and Ring Spotlight. In January, my annual subscription is due. $80 for the two devices. Ouch. To whatever extent is possible, I would like to reproduce the features of the Ring Protect subscription plan for my cameras (not the Ring security system). I am one of those weirdos that is using a hybrid of Home Assistant and Apple Home where most devices are configured through HA and pushed to Home via Home Bridge. For this, I am currently using …

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I like not over saturating my wi-fi with bulbs and the like so I use zigbee ones from Sengled. Mixes well with Hue when using zigbee2mqtt or zha.

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You can do zigbee2mqtt with a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB dongle (or any other method of zigbee integration) and then get a bunch of sengled zigbee plugs w/ monitoring. That's all completely cloud free. No flashing tasmota. Once you get the zigbee gateway set up, setting up all the zigbee gadgets is basically just pressing a button (or in the case of the plugs, not even that... they just autoconnect to your zigbee gateway on first powerup). At first I thought it was all going to be super complicated, but it's really not, and it saves a lot of time on the back-end of setting up devices (aqara …

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The problem Hello again, @bdraco! After updating the HA to the 2021.11.1, an error began to appear in the logs about the Siterwell TRV from Z2M. But the modes are correctly changed both through HK and through HA. I'm not sure which side this is on (HA or Z2M), but first I decided to write here. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2021.11.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2021.10.6 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Core ### Integration causing the issue homekit, mqtt ### Link to integration documentation on our …

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I have about 140 Hue lights that I migrated from 3 connected bridges to 3 separate SLZB-06M coordinators. Z2M updates light states more or less instantly. The Hue integration is local-push but the bridge often takes several seconds to report state updates to HA. Until I ran up against this limitation, I was content just using the bridge through the Hue integration. Hue has an off-spec Zigbee event streaming API that makes the Entertainment/Hue Sync features possible. Bifrost has made some progress in reverse-engineering this, but there's basically no way to faithfully recreate this …

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I went from ZHA to Z2M and didn’t look back, recently changed to an smlight Ethernet Zigbee co-ordinator and again it was seamless. I would never go back now.

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The SLZB-06 is honestly a solid choice for getting started - it handles both zigbee and matter over thread which gives you good flexibility down the road. I'd probably skip the official HA hardware for now since you're just starting out and focus on getting one good coordinator that can handle your existing aqara stuff For zigbee specifically that slzb-06 will work great with your current setup and you can always add zwave later if you find devices you really want that need it

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I've just moved my network from sonoff dongle p to slzb 06, and my lqi jumped from 80 to 180, it also can be managed through http after connecting Poe cable

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The slzb-06 is great. I use multiple. Instead of thinking about physical space partitioning, separate devices by brand. Different zigbee stacks on bulbs, plugs, etc can lead to bugs. I have a hue network, an aqara network, and a misc network.

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Another vote for SLZB-06 or SLZB-06M. Reportedly the 06 is best suited for Zigbee2MQTT and 06M for ZHA. However, I’ve been using the 06 with ZHA for a year now without any problems. I like it so much, and now since my home automation is reliant on zigbee, I’ve purchased a 06M as a cold spare. Their website has links to the official Aliexpress listing so you can pick them up at a good price if you’re willing to wait a week or so for delivery. https://smlight.tech/sg/slzb06

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As for the coordinator, I've used the Dirigera hub from Ikea since before entering the Home Assistant world, and it's surprisingly good. But still limited, in particular for switches. Most people who have tried several options swear by the SMLight SMZB-06. Mine is in the mail, I'm eagerly awaiting it. Zigbee2MQTT (Z2M) seems like the most robust way to go for future-proofing, so that's the HA route I'll take. The other one is ZHA, built-in, less flexible, less support for uncommon devices. As for expanding your meshed network, powered devices act as routers/repeaters, battery-powered devices …

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Moving to mini PC and consolidating all zigbee networks to one Z2M via SLZB-06 will go a long way.

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SLZB-06 is rock solid, handles 50+ devices without breaking a sweat and POE means you can stick it wherever the signal works best

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Slzb06 central in the house Z2M Remove all vendor hubs At least one zigbee router in each room From there, everything has been rock solid. Even battery powered cheap Aqara motion sensors haven’t missed a beat in a couple of years. I’ve got houses nearby but can’t see anyone else’s WiFi network. Maybe congested wifi gives some people issues. My zigbee lives alongside household wifi mesh. Can understand issues with physically sparse zigbee networks when people first start but once you get at least one device per room, I’d expect it to be really stable.

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How big is too big for Zigbee?. I’m now running 94 Zigbee devices in my smart home, all connected on the same network through a single hard‑wired SMLIGHT SLZB‑06 coordinator. It’s a mix of end devices and routers, with far more routers than end devices. The brands are mostly Ikea, Philips Hue, Aqara, Sonoff, and INNR, with a few others mixed in. Most are smart bulbs and switches, though there are quite a few energy monitors as well, which I know can be very chatty. My Home Assistant instance runs as a VM with 4 cores and 8 GB of RAM on my Unraid server, while Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquito run as …

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I’d recommend the SLZB-06M over a usb dongle. It’s got Ethernet and WiFi. Can be POE powered. It means I can more centrally locate my zigbee transceiver. The web gui walks you through how to setup zigbee2mqtt in HA. Cost is a bit higher though at $30 USD.

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Slzb-06m I got one recently and am running it over Poe and it works great with ZigBee2MQTT

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… Hyper-V (Windows Server). Main issue with Hyper-V is that it does not support pass-thru of arbitrary USB devices to VMs. My solution to this has been to run Zigbee2MQTT on the host OS and that has been fine, but I have intentions of migrating to the SMLIGHT SLZB-06M so that it's completely independent of the hardware running HAOS.

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AMA: I switch all my Lights from Hue Bridge to Zigbee2Mqtt. So I did it, finally. After thinking about it for month and looking at a lot of post here, I made the switch and retired my Hue bridge. So here are some details of my journey: First Step: Upgraded my Conbee II to a SMlight slzb-06p7 and switch from DeConz to Zigbee2Mqtt. Already I saw a big improved in signal strength and reliability. Onboarding process was quite smooth and switch quite seamless. Second Step: Moving all the lights and switches from hue to Zigbee2mqtt. Onboarding was as well quite simple. Up on deleting the lamps from …

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Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 would probably be the default choice. I'm personally using the smlight SLZB-07Mg24 with the firmware builds from https://github.com/Nerivec/silabs-firmware-builder/releases That basically uses the same MG24 chip as the ZBT-2, but is a bit cheaper, and I haven't had any issues with it yet. There's also the smlight slzb-07mg26, which is basically just another upgrade to the mg24 chip. Unless you wanna use a really big network it's probably just overkill though. In any case, if you use a stick and not the ZBT-2, make sure to not directly plug it into a USB port, but …

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Look at the SMlight SLZB-MR series. It’s Poe or usb. Had multiple antennas so can do zigbee and matter at the same time. I have the SLZB-06 which is zigbee only but runs all my zigbee kit flawlessly. I’m using it via POE.

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Yes, endorse SLZB MR-1. Dual matter and Zigbee dongle. New but seems well supported. Matter is the future so worth investing in. Supports multiple physical layers - Thread (which is comparable with Zigbee), WiFi and Ethernet. To support most devices today - Zigbee and Matter are likely the way. Z-wave is much less prolific on devices but still good.

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I had probably the easiest setup I've ever encountered in 40 years of home automation with my SMLight SLZB-MR2 (Zigbee + Thread). It plugged into the network, got an IP (hardwired), power over ethernet, and configured it to run Zigbee devices via MQTT (Z2M for short). Then I went into the Zigbee2MQTT in the HA menu and started adding devices which was crazy, stupid easy. Everything works almost instantly. By any chance did you reboot everything after getting the interface and Z2M operational? Seems you were almost there, but I seem to recall having to restart during the config to get …

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\+1 for Aqara. Hue Motion sensors also report back fairly accurate temp readings over Zigbee. If you want something with a display, these SONOFF SNZB-02D LCD sensors are great.

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That was true maybe a few years ago. The dongle-E is better supported in both ZHA and Z2M nowadays.

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I think my issue was how big my system became. Aqara devices on the fringe were dropping off. I'm also using a Sonoff Dongle E with Z2M and an aqara m2 hub connected via ethernet. But I'm up to 96 assorted zigbee devices on Z2M (most of which are bulbs acting as routers) plus 70 aqara devices linked to HA via homekit for a total of 166 devices.

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Weird. I've got the Sonoff ZBDongle-P with tons of aqara door/window sensors, water leak sensors, and buttons and Ive never had these issues.

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I've been running z2m for many years, with ~100 devices in the network, using a Sonoff ZBDongle-P, and no major issues. I don't think I've ever had issues with devices leaving the network, and the only restarts are the ones after running an update. What's important with Zigbee is that you have enough router devices, and also use reliable brands (which, for me, are IKEA, INNR, LIDL and Philips). Certain brands, like Aqara, don't play nice with others (I do have many Aqara _sensors_ but no routers). For USB dongles, using an extension cord is important to limit interference, but I've personally …

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Check out the Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 dongle. It's only $10-$15 and it's using the latest ZigBee chip/hardware that's an upgrade with several improvements over most of the other commonly recommended zigbee sticks (such as the conbee2, husbzb, and many others) and it's a killer price. Other CC2652-based coordinators will also work equally well but right now none of them can compete with the Sonoff on price (or availability) This zigbee stick (when used with ZHA or Zigbee2mqtt) will allow you to use *any* ZigBee device regardless of brand and without any additional hardware or hubs (regardless of …

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Advice wanted: upgrading current Zigbee dongle, and adding Thread?. I'm looking for some advice on my current setup. I've got a Sonoff zigbee 3.0 usb dongle plus running for quite some years now. HA is running on a Raspberry Pi (4, I think) with the dongle connected via a 2 meter cable. Performance is good, altough I cannot keep a connection with an Aqara temperature sensor in the shed which is 8-10 meters from the dongle, even though there is a IKEA smart plug that keeps connection and should act as a repeater but doesn't. Other devices are fine, I've got only 14 devices currently of which 6 …

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There's not necessarily anything wrong with the zigbee coordinator that you posted, but I would get something else. The sonoff zigbee 3.0 plus-e USB dongle is newer and, in my opinion, a more reliable device. The smlight slzb-06x POE coordinator is an even newer option, and seems to be a crowd favorite in the iot community. If you're looking for motion/presence sensors, go with mmwave devices. You can run these on their own or alongside PIR devices. PIR devices alone will become quite frustrating for lighting automations. Just to let you know, nest generally doesn't play well with HA. If your …

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I have the sonoff dongle p and it’s rock solid with zigbee2mqtt. However, if was choosing a coordinator now, would probably go for the Poe powered slzb-06

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Sonoff Dongle P/HA Blue and 78 devices in my zigbee network on Z2M. Aside from constantly having a battery to change somewhere, it is 100% effortless. Have you checked your zigbee channel/tried changing it? Wi-Fi IP cams are the bane of my existence. Wish I could run ethernet. I use Z Wave for locks and switches. I changed the battery in my Kiwkset Z Wave lock a while ago and now it goes offline within minutes after manually operating it.

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There's nothing stopping you from using Sonoff Zigbee sensors local only. I have several and they connect just fine to a USB zigbee dongle with Zigbee2MQTT

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Why not just use the Sonoff Smart Water Valves? They're zigbee, MQTT compatible and no cloud already. Plus no AI-slop ;)

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RTL_433, ThermoPro sensors on 433 and 868Mhz. Could you help me figure out why I can't RTL\_433 and RTL\_433\_autosiscovery detect/register ThermoPro temp/humidity sensors running on 433 and 868Mhz? First I had only 433Mhz sensors, and they are and have been working fine. Then I bought four more and only a month after, when decided to put them in action discovered that they are 868Mhz. My understanding of working RTL\_433 is that as long as I provision both frequencies in the config file and allocate enough time to listen on them, as long as the detector correctly decodes them, they should be …

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I’ve recently switched to Z2M running on a Raspberry Pi 3 and it’s been working flawlessly using the new CC2652R chip: https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/issues/1429. Might be worth considering if you’re still using an older Zigbee controller?

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I’ll second this. After switching from CC2531 to a CC26X2R1 Launchpad board, literally ALL of my connectivity problems went away.

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Tubes Zigbee Ethernet gateway might be the best bet for you then run it with Zigbee2MQTT for a great solid combo.

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Zigbee devices work fine with zigbee2mqtt. Haven’t tried the WiFi as I believe they’re designed to go tothe cloud and that’s a no no for me.

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Tuya WiFi - avoid Tuya Zigbee - I’ve have great experiences. Everything is cheap as hell and works fine with zigbee2mqtt

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i buy the cheapest zigbee sensors from ali (typically tuya) and they all work as expected. Mind you, these are simple sensors. Temperature, humidity, open/close window door sensor, smoke alarm, leak detector, luminosity, motion etc. i run them locally through Z2M with a zigbee dongle so i dont connect to tuya network or anything. i wouldn't buy anything more expensive. for the functionality i expect from them (data reporting to use with dashboards and automations) they are perfect.

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Every wired zigbee device is also a range extender. Some are better than others. I have made very good experiences with ubysis R0.

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The Wyze locks utilize Zigbee to communicate with the included hub. The hub serves as a bridge between Zigbee and WiFi. Just don't use the Wyze locks via WiFi/Wyze app. Connect them directly to HA via Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA. I've got five of them and they all work great with no cloud involved. Entities include battery level and states, lock/unlock.

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X-Sense recently added MQTT to their lineup of detectors.

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I use the Xiaomi Aqara ones with zigbee2mqtt, they're not bad

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My situation wrt lighting is very similar to yours. I live in the UK, so no neutral at the switches, but I want them switchable by Home Assistant *and* physical switches. The very best solution I've found is zigbee2mqtt paired with Xiaomi Aqara switches. The Aqara switches come in two main types: wired and wireless. The wired ones don't require neutral, and both types report their state back to Home Assistant. Because my house has a ludicrous multi-way, multi-gang switching setup, I use a mix of both types, plus a mix of regular and zigbee (Philips/Hive/What-have-you) bulbs. I have a couple …

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I have multiple motion, door and temperature sensors from Xiaomi, and they are the absolute best. Rock solid on the Xiaomi hub and also on zigbee2mqtt which I now use. You must have been very unlucky with yours.

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My favorite is the ble bridge. The Xiaomi temperature and humidity sensors can be flashed with open firmware and report temp and humidity over BLE. The esphomes can relay that to Home Assistant and you have a cheap network of sensors that can run more than 6 mo on a button battery.

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Im using cc2531 on rpi(you can also use any other device, such as pc) and have it integrated with alexa. It works flawlesly. Range of CC is not the best, so I have a few Ikea tradfri wall plugs around the house to expand zigbee mesh. Im using zigbee mostly for xiaomi sensors

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I use Zigbee2MQTT in a separate Docker container (so I can restart them independently) and the Zigstar Olizig as a PoE Coordinator. The frient smoke sensors show up in HA automatically after pairing and you can trigger their alarm in an automation with the switch service. Aeotec Range Extender Zi has also worked great and can easily be opened and wired into mains power. I'm very happy with Zigbee2MQTT so far, the community on github is active and I got immediate feedback on a new device I wanted to support.

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The problem I have several Aqara Curtain motors ZNCLDJ11LM. They are added to Home Assistant via ZigBee2MQTT and then passed through to Apple Home via Homekit Bridge. Works great. The only issue is that those curtains are being displayed as (venetian) blinds despite this settings: This causes various strange effects with Siri. I.e. I can't say "close all curtains" because Siri thinks I have none, I have to say "close all blinds". And as I have blinds (in bathrooms e.g.) which I don't want to touch at that moment - it just goes all crazy. With a single item I have to be very specific with the …

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Aqara, Zigbee2mqtt, and the rabbithole. TL;DR: I'm posting this just to help anyone else who has been in a similar position to me, specifically when it comes to aqara devices. I tried many different things, but in the end the only thing that worked for me to get a stable network was getting an Aqara M2 hub on top of my zigbee routers/coordinator and bring all the aqara devices in through there and the homekit integration. Now everything has been solid and responsive for (so far) a week and counting. Initially I had a Sonoff ZBDongle-P as a coordinator and a handful of thirdreality zigbee …

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Any good non-aqara ZigBee door sensors?. Hey folks, I've bought an aqara door sensor (MCCGQ11LM) which has been widely recommended as the undisputed best door sensor with ZigBee. However, since it arrived it has consistently become unavailable after 6:50 hours no matter where I pair or leave it, even if I pair and leave it next to the coordinator. It works great for 2 hours or so, then stop updating until it becomes unavailable at 6:50 hours. My setup is perfect for everything else, I have a sonoff dongle E on a raspberry pi 5 and have followed all the recommendations to have a healthy ZigBee …

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I've been unable to make the fp2 work with Z2M, so I gave up and am using it as a homekit device inside HA. but I use it only for presence, so I don't know about fall detection

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As a newbie to HA, wish I had seen this post before upgrading. Was really confused why my Aqara miniswitches all stopped working. Still haven't figured out how to get them working without enabling the legacy option, but at least enabling that option got them working again.

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altough I cannot keep a connection with an Aqara temperature sensor in the shed which is 8-10 meters from the dongle, even though there is a IKEA smart plug that keeps connection and should act as a repeater but doesn't. Aqara devices especially will not pick a better route automatically, you need force a new/better route by pairing it again _without removing it first_: put Z2M in join mode and then the sensor in pairing mode. Do this _from the location where you're going to use the sensor_.

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The problem On every restart HA, i noticed in logs error about invalid HVAC mode with thermostats in HomeKit. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2023.12.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue HomeKit Bridge ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ ### Diagnostics information mqtt-aac5d5251a9497b709eb54dd59fb25b5-Termostat w …

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Aqara TVOC air quality monitor (VOCKQJK11LM) seem problem. i add z2m. after i added homekit > include_entities > sensor.voc,sensor.air_quality.but i don't see home app. sensor.voc : "original_device_class":"volatile_organic_compounds_parts" sensor.air_quality : original_device_class":null

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I have similar experience with Sonoff Dongle but only with Aqara Zigbee devices like motion sensors, they just fall off network randomly. I’ve started replacing them with Sonoff motion sensors and it’s been good for months so far.

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Zigbee instability survived replacing the coordinator entirely, looks Aqara-specific, but not 100% sure. Weighing 3 fixes. Hey all Having major issues with Zigbee network, tried ZHA and Z2M. I'm using: \~75 Zigbee2MQTT devices (61 Aqara, 13 Nous), coordinator is an SMLIGHT SLZB-MR5U over Ethernet (\`ember\` adapter), HA OS. My previous coordinator (an SLZB-MR6U) had the same instability, crash-looping, \`TABLE\_FULL\` binding errors, chunks of the mesh going unresponsive. I assumed hardware fault and replaced it. Set the new one up \*\*completely fresh\*\*, no backup restore, every device …

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I too seem to face this issue. My setup is similar, differs only in the Thermostat. In my case that’s a BOSCH Radiator thermostat II.

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Max number of devices on Zigbee2MQTT?. I've been steadily increasing my Z2M network and I now have around 48 devices; aqara wireless sensors, a couple of Hue light bulbs and some Ikea bulbs - so a good mix of battery and powered devices. I have recently changed the firmware of my CC2531 USB stick to the source\_routing firmware as that is supposed to support more devices. My USB stick is connected to an extension cable and put away from the server. I have paired a couple devices directly with the USB stick (mostly powered ones), other devices I have paired to the light bulbs. In other words, …

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Yeah, I'm super happy. My original coordinator I left in place is a Sonoff Dongle-P. The Pi coordinator is a Sonoff Dongle-E. I first used my old Conbee II stick with it as a proof of concept. The Conbee still has some strange issues with Z2M, but did work well enough for testing. If I didn't have the spare Pi lying around, I would have gone with one of the Zigbee PoE Ethernet devices since I have wired network throughout the house. Probably the one you're looking at. Oh, just be sure to set your Z2M to use different MQTT base topics so HA won't get confused. I just used zigbee2mqtt2

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Conbee is experimental in zigbee2mqtt. Don't ruin your time and get a new adapter, anything with cc2652 will be a much better experience.

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… 0.83 Last working Home Assistant release (if known): None Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hassbian Component/platform: Homekit - GarageDoorOpener and Locks Description of problem: When selecting a scene in HomeKit to check if the garage door is closed and doors are locked, a service call is sent to the device (even though the door is locked and the garage is closed), resulting in the relay for the garage door and locks getting triggered. When I look at the MQTT commands sent to the ESP8266, I notice a "close" (for garage) and "lock" (for lock) command is issued. HOWEVER, …

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The problem While HA knows and shows that MQTT device as "Unavailable" - the Homekit bridge is exposing this devices with "Available / Online" state. So you can even false control them... This is very old issue still not fixed https://community.home-assistant.io/t/when-a-device-is-unavailable-in-hass-it-does-not-reflect-this-in-apple-home-as-no-response/123381/4 ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2024.11.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? - ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue …

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I moved into my current house and it had Hive, I don't think I'd have thought about it otherwise. Turns out you can control it completely locally with zigbee and MQTT (there is a HACS integration but I use a few simple MQTT commands instead).

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I live in the UK and here we have British Gas Hive TRV, it is just a rebrwnded Danfoss, it is supported by zigbee2mqtt and I use cc2531 as a coordinator with 40 devices and this works. The integration for the valve is recent so there isn't much about it around the net. It does not work with open / closedike you described. Iayou have to set a target temperature and the valve also exposes its current temperature via zigbee. You could just ask for 9999C / - 8888C as a target lol. Yet there isn't a scheduler for homeassistant, so maybe using hive app and homeassistant cloud integration is just as …

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Hi, Ikea Parasoll and a bunch of other products here, plus the Aqara U200 lock. As Zigbeee coordinator I have the SMB something, the POE antenna you can easily look for it online. With ZHA I wasn't able to make Ikea products work with it, with Zigbee2Mqtt everyting works fine. I think the Skyconnect would be your coordinator, please check. For Aqara I had to use my Homepod as Thread router and then add the lock into HomeAssistant via Thread. so my answer just to tell you that regarding poin 1. yes, I think you could go for it. I do not know HA Green, sorry.

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Quite different than the other answers here, and might not be that interesting for you. But the IKEA Starkvind exposes a PM2.5 sensor in zigbee2mqtt.

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Although, it should be noted that only my Tradfri lamps are affected, not anything else in the mesh. This is on the latest lamp firmware. Ikea hub seemed more reliable.

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PSA (Innr bulb users especially): Do your OTA updates!!. tldr at the bottom So I went all-in on HA from zero just over a year ago.... we had the house referbed including a complete rewire, all new light fittings, etc and I was keen to lean in to automation. I had some previous experience with automation - mostly Alexa plus a bunch of Energenie devices (a wierd blend of old RF tech and modern smart tech, good for old UK houses due to no-neutral switches that work well) - no HA experience though. Anyway, I had Aqara H1 switches fitted throughout the house, GU10 spotlights in every room, almost …

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Here are the links for the firmware update. > > Emotion pro https://eufirmware.linklinkiot.com/firmware/eMotionPro-61060-8720-BL-3348.upd.bin > > Emotion max > https://eufirmware.linklinkiot.com/firmware/eMotionMax2-61511-8720-BL-3350.upd.bin The links return 404 for me... :(( However, just received the OTA update. I confirm, the new firmware fixes the issue...

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… core team should reconsider this breaking change. I can imaging a work around in case it breaks: - lookup and copy the auto discovery code for the broken sensor via `device->MQTT Info->MQTT discovery data->payload` - disable the automatically added broken sensor - add a manual configured MQTT sensor to your YAML. Here you can adapt the unit and if needed the value calculation

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Home Assistant release with the issue: 0.97.1 Last working Home Assistant release (if known): unknown Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): [code] Component/platform: Homekit or MQTT cover Description of problem: I have exposed some MQTT blinds via Homekit and any adjustments I make to open or close them or setting the tilt position do not happen. When I open or close from homekit the cover icon in the front end changes but the tilt position does not. Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` entries and (fill out even if it seems unimportant): [code] ```yaml #homekit: auto_start: …

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The problem The newly introduced button integration doesn't tell HomeKit when a button is pressed. I configured a basic MQTT button, and exported it to HomeKit where it shows correctly. When activating the button (e.g. using the developer tools --> call service), the activity log shows it was pressed but in HomeKit, where I have an automation triggered by this button, the button never turns on. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2012.12.6 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home …

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The problem The newly introduced button integration doesn't tell HomeKit when a button is pressed. I configured a basic MQTT button, and exported it to HomeKit where it shows correctly. When activating the button (e.g. using the developer tools --> call service), the activity log shows it was pressed but in HomeKit, where I have an automation triggered by this button, the button never turns on. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2012.12.6 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home …

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The problem Hello all, I just started having troubles after the last core update 2023.7 with the climate object. I searched a while about what could have changed and just discovered this change : if I understand well the power_command_topic is no more used and the mode_command_topic must be used instead. I try different configurations with no satisfying results. In HA, now the flame button of the climate widget turns the heater on and the power buttons turns it off. With some change on the mode_command_template, it could also behave inversely (flame turns off and power turn on). But in both …

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… working Home Assistant release (if known): Has not worked Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hassbian Component/platform: Homekit - MQTT Cover (with device_class: Garage) Description of problem: The MQTT cover does not work as expected when exposing the device to Homekit. Let me explain: 1. HomeKit shows the device correctly as a garage door and changes states from open to closed when the door sensor (reed switch) is closed, and visa versa. 2. If I ask Siri, or invoke the command from the Home App to open/close the garage door, it works. 3. However, if the garage door is …

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So that’s why I’ve been pulling my hair out for a year trying to get my hue z2m lights working in groups?

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I run my Philips hue bulbs (20 bulbs) and 90 other devices (Inovelli switches, third reality outlets, window and motion sensors) on zbt2. It is very stable now. The biggest caveat is the philips hue bulb firmware will not update over the air if they are not on the pholips Hue hub. This is a disadvantage worth considering. If I want to update firmware on my bulbs, I would need to drag my phone around and do it over Bluetooth next to each bulb using the philips hue Mobile app. Needless to say, that hasn't happened much. I'm not going to move back to using a hue hub but firmware update OTA is a …

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I have zigbee2mqtt with a CC2531 and it works fine, and allows me to connect multiple brands at once, I have Hue lightstrips and IKEA bulbs mixed together, with Xiaomi Aqara temperature sensors and so on. Plus it's one less "smart" device connected to the internet. Please note that the lightstrips can be tricky to pair, if you use z2m put it in pairing mode before turning on the strip, if you do it right the first time, no problem, if you miss the chance you'll have to buy a hue smart switch just to reset the strips back to pairing mode. I have 2 strips sync'd and the first one went smooth as …

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I'm not sure I agree; the only problems I've read about the online have been expecting them act as repeaters. I have nearly 100 Sengled Zigbee bulbs in my house, a mix of A19, BR30, and candelabra form factors, all in RGBW. I've also never had a single issue with any of them falling off the network. I purposefully bought them because they're end several ces and not repeaters. Also relevant: I've had them for almost two years now. This isn't a few days or a few weeks, it's been since the pandemic when I started retrofitting my entire house with various smart technologies. End devices will …

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I have just added after lot of pain my first Shelly Gen3 sensor to work with HA on the QNAP. I had to get the MQTT running..lot of ChatGPT prompts, but it finally works. If you decide to go with Shelly I can try to explain the steps, anyway need to write it up, so I don't forget for the next sensors I plan to buy ;-)

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The problem Setting cover position do not work using voice command (tested in pt-BR). Using the voice command, the awning can be opened and closed, but not set position. Alexa replies that this feature is not supported by that device. Using the mobile alexa app, everything works fine (open, close and set position). ## Environment - Home Assistant release with the issue: 0.107.5 - Last working Home Assistant release (if known): - - Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Supervisor and Core running in Raspberry Pi Docker. - Integration causing this issue: mqtt cover - Link to …

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My review of Smartwings Zigbee Shades. I’ve been wanting to write this review for a while since motorized shades get asked about a lot. Last year, I started replacing all my shades with motorized ones and bought a single 30" smartwings shade to test out. To my surprise, it was much quieter and easier to pair than my two ikea motorized shades(discontinued), which was my only reference point at the time. Based on that experience, I ended up buying more. I now have 7 blackout shades installed, ordered from both their website and Amazon. Customizing each shade was simple, the ordering process is …

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Zigbee instability survived replacing the coordinator entirely, looks Aqara-specific, but not 100% sure. Weighing 3 fixes. Hey all Having major issues with Zigbee network, tried ZHA and Z2M. I'm using: \~75 Zigbee2MQTT devices (61 Aqara, 13 Nous), coordinator is an SMLIGHT SLZB-MR5U over Ethernet (\`ember\` adapter), HA OS. My previous coordinator (an SLZB-MR6U) had the same instability, crash-looping, \`TABLE\_FULL\` binding errors, chunks of the mesh going unresponsive. I assumed hardware fault and replaced it. Set the new one up \*\*completely fresh\*\*, no backup restore, every device …

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Need help adding Sonoff Dongle to Docker Container - Linux Mint. Hi, thanks for trying to help. These are my specs. Macbook Pro 2014 Inter i5 8 ram. Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus Home assistant is in working condition inside Docker Container, i have my philips hue lights working. The problem is it didn't automatically discover my Zigbee Dongle and i have several devices that use it. This is the command i used to create the Container. docker run -d \\ \--name homeassistant \\ \--privileged \\ \--restart=unless-stopped \\ \-e TZ=America/Los\_Angeles \\ \-v …

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The Sonoff E is a bit problematic with Zigbee2MQTT but can be flashed to a working custom firmware fixing any issues connected to a computer. Download firmware: https://github.com/Nerivec/silabs-firmware-builder/releases/download/v2024.6.2-update7/sonoff_zbdonglee_zigbee_ncp_8.0.2.0_115200_sw_flow.gbl Flash with this: https://darkxst.github.io/silabs-firmware-builder/ Will work perfectly with IKEA hardware still.

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Commenting to save this thread. I’ve been experiencing a very similar situation, except I run Zigbee2MQTT with the Sonoff-P dongle. My network has been very stable for about 6+ months, but recently I’m seeing mass devices going offline. I’m running around 140 Zigbee devices all on this one coordinator, so my first thought is I may need to run another coordinator - but the weird thing is the issues didn’t start after adding any devices. Annoying to deal with, and logs really aren’t helpful for troubleshooting. What kind of automation were you able to setup to restart the coordinator? I’d be …

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No-Neutral smart switch with Doppler Radar & MQTT that started as a uni passion project, and turned into a startup. After your feedback on our OLED version, we’re launching Tap One globally today.. Hey r/homeassistant, A few weeks ago, I shared a uni project that I had turned into startup, a UK-made OLED switch with 9 sensors and 3 lighting channels. The feedback was clear: the tech was cool and the display was beautiful but it was too expensive for a whole-home rollout and people wanted a simpler version for bedrooms and hallways. To quickly re-introduce myself, my name is Rowan and I am a …

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The problem I have my garage door setup using MQTT Cover, it works pretty well except that if my garage is closed and i issue a close command using siri the garage door starts opening. ## Environment - Home Assistant Core: 0.116.4 - Last working Home Assistant Core release (if known): - Operating environment (OS/Container/Supervised/Core): OS - Integration causing this issue: MQTT Cover / HomeKit - Link to integration documentation on our website: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/cover.mqtt/ ## Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` [code] ## Traceback/Error logs [code] ## Additional …

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The problem I'm using smart plugs with Tasmota firmware. In Settings > System > Log, I'm receiving a very high number of error messages within a very short time: Logger: homeassistant.components.mqtt.client Source: components/mqtt/client.py:1183 Integration: MQTT (Documentation, Issues) First occurred: April 1, 2026 at 8:51:25 PM (47781 occurrences) Last logged: 9:55:15 AM `Can't decode payload b'{"StatusSNS":{"Time":"2026-04-02T08:550\xe5\x03\x00\x1astat/tasmota_F404C8/STATUS{"Status":{"Module":0,"DeviceName":"ZwSt-Kuehl-Kueche","FriendlyName …

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168 is the 433MHz TX-2 245 is the 915/868MHz TX-2C

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Help with zigbee outdoor network issues w/ soil moisture sensors. I was hoping to implement a fully automated irrigation system for my vegetable garden this year. I use HA for my home automation and already had a couple zigbee devices installed using zigbee2MQTT so I went in search of soil sensors and settled on ThirdReality Gen2 zigbee soil sensors. I have 10 of them. I use ZBT-2 as my main coordinator but I wanted to make sure I had a strong zigbee signal outside so I added a Sonoff zigbee router and set it up in bridge mode. I put it inside a weather-proof box and added an external antenna …

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tuya smart plugs with power monitoring for washer and dryer, unfortunately these are the updated version using the w600 chip instead of esp8266..... Got them running using tuyalocal in nodered and insert data via mqtt - adguard home to block all those annoying ads - first ZigBee devices (aqara) arrived and working via zigbee2mqtt(amazing piece of software!) - Hassio Google drive backup setup - "dumb" IR robot vacuum control from home assistant via geeklink IR blaster flashed with tasmota - tasmota apparently has a fade option to smoothly turn on and off lights, makes it so much smoother and …

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… project as they did amazing things with the last model. Unfortunately they said this isn't supported. In their discord it says below. "I didn't realize Ulanzi made the leap from the ESP32 to a full Linux SoC for this model. Totally understand why AWTRIX-NG won't be supporting it. For anyone else finding this thread, it looks like the best path forward for the TC002 is leveraging its native OS and built-in HTTP/MQTT APIs rather than custom firmware."

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i have the log issue_1: Device: Wohnzimmer Deckenlampe Homekit issue - wohnzimmer deckenlampe.txt issue_2: Device: Hue Go Homekit issue - hue go.txt 192.168.2.100 - HomePod 192.168.2.200 - Iphone

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I have 60 end devices and around 20 routers over 5 floors. Don't hesitate to throw out routers if your network is unstable. I had several Aeotec range extenders silently fail and stop forwarding messages. They also didn't respond when creating the network map. I replaced them all with Ubisys R0, they are not cheap but are solid and have amazing reception range. Also try to test end devices if they are good at switching to a new router, some are fast, others stay offline long. Since then my network has been stable. Updating devices is a pain though and works best if I move them close to …

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The problem Temperature sensor from Aqara TVOC air quality monitor (VOCKQJK11LM) is not transferred from Zigbee2MQTT 1.35.0 to HomeKit! Errors in Logs: 1) Logger: homeassistant.components.sensor.recorder Source: components/sensor/recorder.py:232 Integration: Сенсор (documentation, issues) First occurred: 14:00:04 (1 occurrences) Last logged: 14:00:04 The unit of sensor.0x54ef4410007be710_temperature (ºC) cannot be converted to the unit of previously compiled statistics (°C). Generation of long term statistics will be suppressed unless the unit changes back to °C or a compatible unit. Go to …

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The problem I have an air-condition entity (climate), add by MQTT integration, I can set the fan speed in Home Assistant website interface, but after it add to HomeKit automatically, I can't set the fan speed in Apple Home App, it doesn't have a fan speed option. The air-condition entity state attribute: [code] ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.12.8 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container ### Integration causing the issue HomeKit ### Link to integration …

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The problem Failed to create a HomeKit accessory for climate.pool. In earlier version of HA, there was no issue with homekit controller for pool climate. ## Environment Home Assistant 0.109.4 - Home Assistant Core release with the issue: Home Assistant 0.109.4 - Last working Home Assistant Core release (if known): 108.8? - Operating environment (Home Assistant/Supervised/Docker/venv): Home Assistant - Integration causing this issue: Pentair Screenlogic - Link to integration documentation on our website: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/new-addon-pentair-screenlogic/162332 ## …

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This may be your problem. My sengled bulbs would constantly just randomly drop off the network. Tried different coordinators, channels, zha, z2m all with the same result. Switched to hue and the problems went away

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Zigbee2Mqtt Sengled Bulb troubleshooting. I'm looking for some help/guidance on troubleshooting some Sengled bulbs on Zigbee2mqtt in lieu of replacing them altogether since I have a bunch in stock. Currently I've got 6 Sengled bulbs deployed in my mesh, 4 E11-G13 and 2 Z01-A19NAE26 and seemingly no matter how I join them to the network they seem to go unavailable in zigbee2mqtt after an extended period of time between 12 hours and a few days. Other than these 6 devices, my mesh is rock solid and no other devices of my 53 in total have this issue of unavailability which makes me think that …

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My Zigbee adventure - i gave up. I spent between 20-24 hours over a long weekend trying to setup a smlight slzb06 zigbee coordinator with shelly products. The first 18 hours was spent trying to get the devices to be used in HA. They would show up in Z2M, but could not be seen or used anywhere else in HA. So I gave up.... I then took the suggestion of a fellow redditor to use ZHA. I played with that for about 3 hours. ZHA would allow me to see my devices and use them in HA. Only problem is, there was a time gap between every single step in automations. Example: turn a switch on ....5 seconds …

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The problem Rejestrator: homeassistant.components.mqtt.client Źródło: components/mqtt/client.py:1035 integracja: MQTT (dokumentacja, Problemy) Pierwsze zdarzenie: 08:53:14 (202 zdarzenia) Ostatnio zalogowany: 09:27:02 Unable to connect to the MQTT broker: Unspecified error Rejestrator: homeassistant.components.mqtt.client Źródło: components/mqtt/client.py:1233 integracja: MQTT (dokumentacja, Problemy) Pierwsze zdarzenie: 08:53:14 (202 zdarzenia) Ostatnio zalogowany: 09:27:02 Error returned from MQTT server: A network protocol error occurred when communicating with the broker. ### What version …

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Warning about Third Reality power monitoring plugs. Disaster.. I've been replacing most of my wifi power monitoring plugs with Zigbee power monitoring plugs. Specifically Third Reality (3RSP02028BZ) power monitoring plugs, since I've had good luck with their other Zigbee sensors, and a bunch of their normal non power monitoring. They all worked flawlessly and were some of the quickest to pair products I've used with ZHA or z2m. However, today, that all changed, in a way I never even considered. I got home today, and I heard a clicking sound. One that I've heard before. It was the sound of …

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Is there an interconnected smoke detector (EU) that allows local (non-cloud) smart home integration?. My house got bigger, so I need additional smoke detectors, and here's my wishlist: * Reliable detection of smoke and no false alarms. * Interconnected. If one goes off, I want to hear it in every room. * This interconnection should work independent from power, wifi and internet. * I'd like to find out quickly, which room started the alarm. * Possibility for integrating it into my smart home, preferably via MQTT. My research found the following options: # X-Sense XS01-M The smoke detectors …

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