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No I decided on Shelly due to lower price mostly. It looks like the stitchy has been discontinued, check the MElec website.

Anyway, if you have a typical gyprock wall, yes you’d fit two behind a switch. Yes you can still switch on from the app, that’s what the “switch” connection is for, to signal the state of the physical switch. The device remains powered no matter which position the switch is in.

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Anyone have experience or found a mmwave presence sensor. I like the idea of these ceiling mounted zigbee 24GHz sensor, but no way they would be Australian Certified.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005249827156.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.5399hOTjhOTjNX&mp=1
I might need to use a usb powered one to see how well they work.

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I’ve got one of the ceiling mounted ones waiting for me to test when I get home in a bit over a week.

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Not ceiling recessed but AUS stocked. Also at JB Hi-Fi.
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/aqara-presence-sensor-fp2-ac68437

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I have a couple of these (also available on AliExpress) which work really well. They run on 12Vdc so you just throw away the power supply they provide and get a locally sourced one which IS certified.

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5502

Thanks Dave. If they’re good enough for you…
Just ordered one of Aliexpress for $41.58 :slight_smile:

5503

bit of an aside, but I’ve always wondered how long electronics would survive in an Aussie house roof space.

5504

Well, surprisingly I’ve not had any issues yet after many years of a lot of gear up there.

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5505

They send a message every second which has caused problems on peoples networks if they add a few of them.

I have 2 and haven’t had any issues but not sure I’d add anymore from what I have read.

5506

Shit. I was planning on 11 if the test works out ok.

5507

G’day gang. Can anybody in the know please help me with the following questions related to Mercator Ikuu Zigbee products?

  • What’s the difference between Switch Mechanism SSWM10-ZB and Switch Mechanism SSWM? The only thing I can see is that the former requires neutral.
  • Does anyone know for sure which of the following Zigbee products act as a router, rather than an end point? There’s a doc here (Do all of the Zigbee products contribute to the mesh? | Ikuü) but possibly out of date?
  • Switch Mechanism SSWM10-ZB
  • Inline Switch (compatible with momentary press) SISW11-ZB

And any general feedback about Ikuu zigbee gear is appreciated!

Thanks

5508

From the way zigbee and z-wave works, if its a direct powered device like a switch/relay or bulb it is considered a router device, if its battery powered its a end device that connects through the routing device it is able to use to connect back to the gateway you use.

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5509

Same result, but I explain it a bit differently:

  • a router needs to be active and listening 24/7, because it can not know when a message will arrive which needs to be forwarded.
  • with mains powered devices there is no need to conserve power; so these usually (but not always) have the router functionality enabled.
  • Many battery powered devices are sensors which wake up only when they need to send data - because extending battery life is a major issue - and so extremely unlikely to operate as routers.
  • I don’t think there is any hard-and-fast rule; it is up to the manufacturer (or user in the case of platforms like ESPhome) which modules are installed on each unit.
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Thanks for the replies @TH3xR34P3R and @donburch888

Mercator specifically call out several of their mains powered devices as not having router functionality in the linked page, however a user on Whirlpool suggests this list may not be accurate, so…

I don’t have ANY Zigbee devices yet - but my POE coordinator is in the mail along with a bunch of sensors, so I’ll be able to test out some of Mercator gear over summer :grinning:

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I am selling a Daikin Intesisbox wifi controller if anybody is interested. This is suitable for older ducted Daikin units.

In good condition, removed from a working install due to moving home. No longer required.

Facebook marketplace

Message me on here or via marketplace. Although I’ll probably take you more seriously if you message on here.

User manual

Compatible Daikin units

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Had anyone found a way to upgrade the wiser ZigBee firmware without buying their $350 hub?

I bought a few wiser mechs to test and oh man, are they nice. Very premium feeling and hard wired 3-way switching. Just an occasional annoyance with unactioned button presses that seems like firmware.

I have no intent of using the hub long term and don’t want to fork out that much to fix a software issue. I also don’t know if a firmware update would actually resolve this.

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I have a few Ikuu zigbee devices. SPP02G (Double Pointer Point with power monitor), SSW02GX-ZB (2 gang switch). Happy so far. About 3 months of use. All act as repeaters (since they are mains connected). This SSW02GX-ZB was brilliant as it would directly with the existing (not smart) mechanical two-way switches, no wiring changes but required a neutral.

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I’m running ZHA with a Home Assistant SkyConnect dongle.

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That a good solution. Thanks

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Can you share the link? I can’t find any ceiling models using 12Vdc. Any idea if they are 5.8GHz or 24GHz.

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Sorry yeah they are OOO now
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005599948496.html

This is it too but $77.74
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004147995775.html

Other info: