Looking to find a good solution for zigbee light switches that allow passthrough or detached mode. Could be either a switch or something like a shelly that could be used with traditional light switches.
The ideal scenario is to be able to use either zigbee or standard bulbs and have the same style light switches all over the house.
Any thoughts or ideas appreciated!
What format ? US-style ? EU-style ?
EU-style, I’m based in Spain.
We need to have the house rewired, and the wife insists on having switches for her and guests, so looking for the best options. I like the idea of zigbee as it’s a mesh network and it’s separate to the wifi network.
Currently have some wifi bulbs, but if they’re distant from the router the performance is intermittent.
For zigbee there’s
Those Z1 switches look pretty good, but has anyone got them working properly with Home Assistant? I’ve read a couple of posts where it looks like they may be difficult to integrate, some people suggesting they need to connect to the Chinese server from the manufacturer. Do they require a connection to the server in order to work, or just for initial setup?
The Z1s were just integrated into Z2MQTT last month, so any topics so find stating you need to connect to a Chinese server are outdated.
Personally I’m running a bunch of H1Ms with no issues for decoupled mode. Kicking myself for not waiting any longer until the Z1 pros are integrated
Hi Codex, were you able to find the Z1 Pro in Spain? I’ve not found a single one that ships to EU
Sorry, only just seen your message. No, not been able to find Z1s in Spain, still considering my options, but Z1s seem hard to get hold of.
I ended up buying x10 Aqara H1 with Neutral, i don’t have them installed yet, but we planned the rewiring having smart switches in mind 