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It’s very simple device. You can set the temperature in #HomeAssistant or on the device with the wheel.

The temperature sensor is not exposed as sensor, so I had to create a helper in HA.

We will see how it’s going to operate during winter, but I have already ordered standalone temperature and humidity sensors for each room to make it more accurate.

#SmartHome update!

I’ve added yet another #Zigbee device to the list (it’s now 34 devices)…

This time, I’ve got one #Sonoff #TRV #thermostat to test it out as a replacement for outdated bluetooth #Eve #EveEnergy

A few things come to ming after 2 days:

- the valve adapters are way better than Eve’s
- it’s chunky
- takes 3 batteries

It was easy enough to set up and pair - works with #ZHA. The display is clear (comes out blue only on photos, it’s white).

#GoodMorning! I’ve had a little sleep last night, because I’ve rolled a dice on changing #Zigbee network channel… They do warn you it’s experimental feature.

It’s been previously running on channel 11, which is in fact a shitshow, as there are up to 100 2.4GHz networks around here…😅

Switched to 25.

FORTUNATELY, most of the devices did migrate, leaving me with only a few stubborn switches.

It seems to be working more reliably. Fingers crossed!😍🙈

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@abhayakara Hi,

Nah, I’m good, but thanks for the offer. I’m going to replace HomeKit devices with Zigbee either way because I have 3 thermostats and only one is Matter.

#Zigbee has been nice to me, is not bound to one platform and I can do a lot more in there, still being able to push supported features to HomeKit through a bridge.

I only had issues with 2 products to be honest. Mentioned HomeKit and Sonos - both are vlan sensitive…

#GoodMorning! The sun is rising in the world of small people, so let them have fun! Little Franek decided to spend his savings on a second hand Playmobil set yesterday and he loves it!😍

Damn, we did not have toys like that when we were kids…🥹

We do have other toys, though. Yesterday I’ve installed a sketchy #Zigbee device to with power monitoring clamps, so I can look at more stats and graphs…😅

The device is Zemismart SDM01 and works with #HomeAssistant with a ZHA quirk…🙈

Im Juni habe ich #Homeassistant als #Proxmox #VM aufgesetzt und nach und nach alle möglichen Geräte mittels #ModbusTCP (#Wechselrichter, #Speicher), #EVCC / #MQTT (#Wallbox), #Tasmota (#Stromzöhler) und #Zigbee (#Energiemessgeräte) integriert. Es schien kurzzeitig alles zu funktionieren bzw. hat auch funktioniert.
Allerdings - wie schon berichtet - war vor ein paar Tagen plötzlich der ganze Config-Ordner (/homeassistant) leer und damit alle
#Daten weg.

Ich habe dann das Proxmox
#Backup von vor dem Crash zurückgespielt und höndisch die seit dem Backup fehlenden Daten für den #Photovoltaik Ertrag ergänzt.

EVCC hat für die Wallbox eine Entität "sensor.evcc_loadpoint_warp3_total_charged_energy" erzeugt, die aber in HA selbst nicht für Statistiken nutzbar ist (sie wird nicht zur Auswahl angezeigt). Also habe ich eine
#Hilfsentität angelegt:

template:
- sensor:
- name: geladene Energiemenge (gesamt) mit Einheit
unique_id: geladene_energiemenge_gesamt_mit_einheit
device_class: Energy
state_class: total_increasing
unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
state: "{{ states('sensor.evcc_loadpoint_warp3_total_charged_energy') | float(0) }}"

Das hat auch funktioniert.
Seit 2-3 Tagen habe ich allerdings das Phänomen, dass für jeden Messwert ein Ausreisser gespeichert wird. Ich lade angeblich 24/7 alle 5 min entweder genau 3.552,8 kWh oder alternativ 1.776,4 kWh, also genau die Hälfte des anderen Werts, obwohl das
#EAuto gar nicht an der Wallbox hängt und folglich gar nichts geladen wird.

Ich muss also täglich 288 Werte höndisch auf 0 korrigieren - das nervt ziemlich.

Leider habe ich keine Idee, warum, nachdem es zunächst funktioniert hat, bei dieser Entität nun jeder Messwert reproduzierbar Amok läuft - und wie ich HA das wieder abgewöhnen kann
🤔🤷

Ich bin für jede Idee dankbar.
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One more note!

While smart home stuff can seem intimidating/overwhelming at first, it's really no worse than what most people already know.

If we compare:

  • Platforms: Homekit, Alexa, Google Home
  • "Virtual cables": Zigbee, Matter

With:

  • Storage formats: CD/DVD/BlueRay
  • Display cables: VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort
  • Displays: Plasma, LCD, Cathodes
  • (etc)...

It's not really any worse, and like, if someone already gets the idea of a display cable adapter, a smart home bridge isn't that far of a leap :legothink:

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One of my "core" beliefs is that technology exists to make our lives easier. So I've tried my best to make every purchase that's "smart home" related, something that solves a pre-existing (so I don't go looking for new ones...) problem.

Whether this set of purchases, the smart lights I've accumulated, so I no longer leave the lights on for days because I straight up forget to turn them off (ADHD) or some other purchase...

It's always there to make my life easier :akko_smile2:

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Why these devices specifically?

Because I can now create automations that turn on the airco and air-purifier based on both forecasted and real-time temperature and air quality.

This should help with my (3) medical conditions that are affected by heat and (2) affected by poor air quality :akko_fingerguns:

Smart home additions 2025Q3:

  • ✅ 2x Temperature + Humidity sensors (Zigbee)
  • ✅ Airco (App + Google home)
  • ✅ Zigbee ↔ Matter Bridge
  • 🚚 Air Purifier (Homekit)
  • ⌛ Homekit ↔ Google Home bridge

I'm really pleased with the "Thirdreality" bridge to add Zigbee devices, the sensors are from the same brand. For the price (each ~20eur) it's a steal.

In the #Zigbee2MQTT web interface, when inspecting a #Zigbee device's view, if the device's Device type says Router, does that mean that it's (capable of) extending the signal range of the Zigbee network?

Cos all of my Zigbee devices in my network have said type - is it really true that all of em are actually expanding the range of my one Zigbee coordinator (a
#SONOFF dongle)?