Guide to Add 214C to Home Assistant via ZHA (with Converter Tool)

[JC_RFC]

Thanks, I figured as much, looks promising.

[zemismart (official)]

Sure, no worries!
If you can’t access Google Drive, just send me an email to [email protected], and I’ll send the firmware files over to you directly.
Please include the model number of your device, and I’ll get back to you asap!

[zemismart (official)]

Glad to hear you’re interested!
The feedback from users like you is really valuable. Are you mainly looking to track usage for a specific appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher), or do you need something to monitor the whole house’s main line?
We’d love to know what features you’d like to see most!

[zemismart (official)]

Thanks for asking! We are absolutely committed to supporting the open-source community.
We are currently refining the device definitions to ensure full compatibility with ZHA, and we aim to submit the PR soon. We will also keep the community posted on the progress.

[zemismart (official)]

Sure, no worries!
If you can’t access Google Drive, just send me an email to [email protected], and I’ll send the firmware files over to you directly.
Please include the model number of your device, and I’ll get back to you asap!

[zemismart (official)]

Thanks for checking in! Just to confirm, 214C water meter is super popular with our customers, and it’s been working great for a lot of Home Assistant users.
Could you let me know which specific update you’re asking about? Whether it’s the native ZHA support, firmware updates, or any other features, I can give you the latest progress right away.

[zemismart (official)]

sorry, could i know more details about the issues?

[zemismart (official)]

good news!!

[zemismart (official)]

@nabucasa.dryxi

Very nice, but I might need some help: created the folder, copied the script (and also tried renaming it to value_customization.py as it says in the screen shots), removed device restarted HA, readded. All several times, always with the original result, always comes up with Firmware as the only entity. Also tried renaming in the file to :TZE284 as mentioned above. It is just not working. Always detected but with the firmware as the only entity. What am I overlooking? I notice in the screen shots that there are two more files in the zha_quirks folder, where do these come from? I am using the HA ZBT-1 connector, is it that maybe, it is working flawlessly with everything else.

could your send some sceenshot to check?

[zemismart (official)]

sorry, did you try to change the name like this code?

[zemismart (official)]

could i know which app you will work with?
if work with tuya app, need the tuya zigbee hub.
and for the Home Assistance, zigbee 3.0 hub is required.

[tellblom]

Hi,

@zemismart Whats the difference between 214C and 213E regarding to Home Assistant usage?
Will I get the real time flow in Home Assistant (ie right now value)?

I saw that it measures in m3/h, how many decimals are reported to Home Assistant(in the pictures it looks like it detects liters)?

Whats the least detectable amount of water?

[zemismart (official)]

@tellblom

Whats the difference between 214C and 213E regarding to Home Assistant usage?
Will I get the real time flow in Home Assistant (ie right now value)?

I saw that it measures in m3/h, how many decimals are reported to Home Assistant(in the pictures it looks like it detects liters)?

Whats the least detectable amount of water?

this is the page in Z2M, and the report period time is 1h

The interface parameters are the same, but the 214C has an additional power switch button.
The decimal point is set to three decimal places.
The minimum water volume to be measured is 0.001 cubic meters.

[tellblom]

@zemismart

this is the page in Z2M, and the report period time is 1h

So the meter only report every hour to Z2M?
To use it as a leak detector can be a 1hr leak then if I understand correctly.

There is a “instantaneous” value, is that not the real instant value?

So it is recommended to use Z2M rather than ZHA ?

[zemismart (official)]

In comparison, Z2M offers more page features, depending on individual needs. The instantaneous value refers to the instantaneous flow rate at the moment of upload.

[tellblom]

Thanks for the info then I know