Aqara smart wireless switch

Hardware
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The description for this suggests that it contains a gyro, making me think HA would know when it had been picked up.

Please can someone who has one confirm this before I order a bunch?

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Iā€™ve got a couple. They recognize when someone pushes their button, nothing more. (it reports battery level also).

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Thank you!

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There seem to be different models, according to Zigbee2MQTT

  • One with gyroscope (WXKG12LM)
    Triggered action (e.g. a button click). Value can be found in the published state on the action property. Itā€™s not possible to read (/get ) or write (/set ) this value. The possible values are: single , double , hold , release , shake.

  • One without (WXKG11LM).
    Triggered action (e.g. a button click). Value can be found in the published state on the action property. Itā€™s not possible to read (/get ) or write (/set ) this value. The possible values are: single , double , triple , quadruple , hold , release .

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Thank you. I just saw this right before you posted.

ā€˜Shakeā€™ probably wonā€™t do what I need.

I need a Zigbee gyro to detect up/down movement of an awning in the wind.

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Itā€™ll be a little more work, but if you can, take a look at making your own ESP module with a Gyroscope sensor like this one: MPU6050 Accelerometer/Gyroscope Sensor ā€” ESPHome

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Yes, Iā€™ve looked at that option but the ESP battery drain is too much and I canā€™t use the sleep/wake option.

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ah yes, I can see that being a problem. So you need something thatā€™s small, has long battery life, perhaps something like an Arduino or M0 with Lora radio? LoRa & Radio Feathers | Introducing Adafruit Feather | Adafruit Learning System
A ready made solution like the Aqara would be nice though, Iā€™ll keep an eye out.

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A couple of ifs; IF you are using DeCONZ on a Conbee II and IF you donā€™t mind using two sensors THEN the Aqira button AND an Aqira vibration sensor may work. (the vibration sensor under DeCONZ will report the actual tilt angle of the sensor. I had one in my mailbox to tell me if the door was left open, even partiallyā€¦ and as a bonus it has a temp sensor to tell me how hot my mail was)

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Hi @ashscott, I know you marked the topic as ā€˜solvedā€™ but hereā€™s my hands-on experience with my Aqara buttons. They all identify as WXKG11LM in my Zigbee2MQTT, but

  • the four I bought first show single , double , triple , quadruple
  • the two I bought last show single , double , hold , release

None of the buttons display any kind of shake action.

I bought 2 Aqara vibration sensors (DJT11LM) but they are by far not sensitive enough to detect the vibration that e.g. my washing machine creates.

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Thank you. Looking at Aliexpress, the descriptions vary from vendor to vendor. Itā€™s a minefield!

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How did you do the button press? Mine only report battery level :frowning:

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Hereā€™s a snippit from mine for an example. Your device ID will be different: If you recreate this automation with the built in automation editor, it will put in the proper ID for your system:

- id: 'bedroom_button_single_press'
  alias: 'Bedroom_button_single_press'
  description: 'Bedroom button single press'
  trigger:
  - device_id: 2b2cdb72fb832cec4c6cd446223f15b9
    domain: zha
    platform: device
    type: remote_button_short_press
    subtype: remote_button_short_press
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: light.all_interior_lights_zha_group_0x000e

In your Devices display of your button, just click on ā€œCreate Automationā€ and it will guide you through it.

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Ok, but I donā€™t have zha. It looked like I needed some extra hardware for it, is that correct?

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No additional hardware. You just need to write an automation that triggers on the button being pressed. I use zha to control my zigbee hardware, the same technique can be used if you use zha2mqtt or deConz.

edit: You may also want to check out the specific button pressing routines in the Blueprints section here.

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