CS2531 Zigbe2mqtt not able to setup

Configuration Zigbee
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Hey everybody,

im currently trying to “listen” to my Hue devices at home (especially the smart buttons) using a CS2531 USB dongle. I am running HA in a python virtual machine linked to systemd to autostart. The zigbee2mqtt is running on the same device (Pi) (later also with systemd, but currently not).

I installed the Zigbee2mqtt component following this guide:

Afterward, I followed the zigbee2mqtt guide for Home Assistant:

However, I do have problems understanding the part that has to be done in HA. Where do I define the devices that should be listend to? Or is this done by the zigbee2mqtt?

My configuration.yaml file of zigbe2mqtt looks like this:

# Home Assistant integration (MQTT discovery)
homeassistant: true

# allow new devices to join
permit_join: true

# MQTT settings
mqtt:
  # MQTT base topic for zigbee2mqtt MQTT messages
  base_topic: zigbee2mqtt
  # MQTT server URL
  server: 'mqtt://localhost'
  # MQTT server authentication, uncomment if required:
  # user: my_user
  # password: my_password

# Serial settings
serial:
  # Location of CC2531 USB sniffer
  port: /dev/ttyACM0

Info: The zigbee2mqtt is running on the pi as HA

My logs look like this:

> [email protected] start /opt/zigbee2mqtt
> node index.js

zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:45: Logging to console and directory: '/opt/zigbee2mqtt/data/log/2020-02-17.19-58-45' filename: log.txt
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:46: Starting zigbee2mqtt version 1.10.0 (commit #8df6be8)
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:46: Starting zigbee-herdsman...
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: zigbee-herdsman started
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Coordinator firmware version: '{"type":"zStack12","meta":{"transportrev":2,"product":0,"majorrel":2,"minorrel":6,"maintrel":3,"revision":20190608}}'
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Currently 0 devices are joined:
zigbee2mqtt:warn  2020-02-17 19:58:48: `permit_join` set to  `true` in configuration.yaml.
zigbee2mqtt:warn  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Allowing new devices to join.
zigbee2mqtt:warn  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Set `permit_join` to `false` once you joined all devices.
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Zigbee: allowing new devices to join.
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Connecting to MQTT server at mqtt://localhost
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: Connected to MQTT server
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/state', payload 'online'
zigbee2mqtt:info  2020-02-17 19:58:48: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/config', payload '{"version":"1.10.0","commit":"8df6be8","coordinator":{"type":"zStack12","meta":{"transportrev":2,"product":0,"majorrel":2,"minorrel":6,"maintrel":3,"revision":20190608}},"log_level":"info","permit_join":true}'

Given, that I understand it correctly this is telling me, that I should set permit_join = true which I have.

So, how do I add devices to zigbee2mqtt and then send publish a mqtt message to HA?

I really struggle with this whole exercise :frowning:

I hope somebody can help me figure out what I have to do in order to make this working. Thank you!

Cheers,
Christian

2

put your smart button in pairing mode

3

Once paired your devices should be autodiscovered by Home Assistant (via mqtt autodiscover).
Check zigbe2mqtt logs while pairing and then search the sensor at the states page.

4

You search for your device here :

and follow the instructions for your device. Every manufacturer (and even device) has it own way to pair.