While i was able to reconnect all my Zigbee devices (Aqara Door sensors, Hue Lights, ikea Repeater, Aqara Buttons and Sonoff Motion Sesor) i can not pair the Aqara Temperature Seosors.
I have 5 of them and none of them is recognozed in the pairing process.
Does anyone else have this issue? Is there maybe a workaround?
I tried:
replacing battery
removing and reinserting batateries
repeadetly pressing the pairing button (every 3 or 5 seconds)
performed the actions right next to the stick
i also briefly tried ZHA but it did not work either
Hi, sorry for the late reply.
The log is not showing any activity when holding the button on the temperature sensor.
The sensor blinks blue 3-4 times and stops. (after holding the button for about 10 sec)
Yes, its the sensor you linked - i have like 5 of those, so its not like the sensor is broken, i even opened a “fresh” one just to test a sensor which was never paired before.
My Firmware is a bit older than yours, i checked the changenotes and did not see anything of relevance to this issue, but i will update it just to make sure.
Just out of curiosoty, did you have the sensor working with the older firmware or have you just tried it with the new one?
I only recently got this Sonoff dongle so only been using the newer firmware.
One issue that keeps popping up with the Sonoff dongle is that it can be highly susceptible to interference, especially if it’s plugged into a USB3 port. A common solution is to use a USB extension lead (50cm minimum) and plug it into a USB2 port if possible.
Thanks for the tip, its already plugged into a USB2 port and is connected with an extension cable since the dongle ist to thick to connect directly, ill try the new firmware next
One question, do you only have the sonoff coordinator, or even routers (light bulbs, switches …) and have you modified them? I ask you because the xiaomi / aqara devices have the bad habit of reconnecting only to the usual point and to connect it to a nearest point you have to delete it and follow the procedure indicating the coordinator / router!
I have an Ikea repater and a few Hue light bulbs. I disconnected the Repeater and was nowhere near of one of the hue lights.
I flashed the new firmware on to the dongle (20220219) but still no luck pairing this specific type of device - literary every other zigbee device i own (Aqara Door sensors, Hue Lights, ikea Repeater, Aqara Buttons and Sonoff Motion Sesor) had no trouble pairing except these bad boys.
Is it possible that there is still some configuration left of the old dongle (CC2531) to which the sensors were connected and thats what makes the pairing fail? Where should i look?
I got mine working by installing and using zigbee2mqtt instead. I found out my zigbee 3.0 stick is the new “E” version and seems to have issues with some devices using ZHA. I stumbled upon this while trying to upgrade the firmware and couldn’t because the “E” version has a completely different chipset and will not work with the firmware that is available for the older models.
Hi, had the same issue. I am using a Sonoff Zigbee stick and got the hint to move it away from my PI4 and other antenna. Bought a 2m USB extension and was able to pair my aqara temp sensor.
Hope that will solve your issue, too!
BJ