This is all connected to the Xiaomi hub.
As I bought Mijia CMSXJ11A I needed to buy a Chinese version xiaomi hub.
Being that I will increase my home automation collection in the future, for now with the purchase of the Ring 3 bell and a smart lock (I have to find out if the Xiaomi one is waterproof).
What do I need to use the smart assistant? Will I need a zigbee sensor to have different brands on the same system, or is it just pluggable?
If you have ideas for a bell and a smart lock, I’m all ears! [: P]
Since I have 0 HA experience but I would love to learn
HA won’t use that screen - and if you use Home Assistant OS you can’t use the screen at all (other than for the text console).
For Zigbee, honestly, ditch the hub There’s three ways of connecting Zigbee devices to HA:
There are three Zigbee options with Home Assistant (regardless of how you install it). These are:
deCONZ is relatively stable and mature with its own UI (and Discord server). It can run in an add-on, in a Docker container, or natively. Only the ConBee range of sticks and RaspBee GPIO boards are support. Known working devices are documented, and how to request support for a new device is documented too (you can’t add unsupported devices yourself).
zha is actively developed as part of Home Assistant Core, using the zigpy stack, the UI also being part of Home Assistant. The EmberZNet based sticks are recommended, but there are other options. There is no list of supported devices, as any standards compliant device should work. Devices that require extra support are listed, and adding unsupported devices is documented (you can’t add unsupported devices yourself).
Zigbee2MQTT is very actively developed and can run in an add-on, in a Docker container, and natively, with no native UI. It uses MQTT for control and configuration, but there are third party UIs. It supports mostly TI based sticks, with the Zig-Ah-Zig-Ah! and Slaesh’s sticks being recommended. The known working devices are well documented (which usually includes how to pair them so you don’t have to find the manual), and adding unsupported devices is also documented.
Pick one, and a stick it supports, and then you’re not limited in what Zigbee devices you use.
There’s three ways of connecting Zigbee devices to HA: