What to do when a Zigbee device isn't understood by ZHA?

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I just bought some Tuya Zigbee devices from Aliexpress because I assumed Zigbee would just work. I paired them to Home Assistant, but they don’t show what I would expect.

The first was this button that I was hoping to setup to trigger different scenes. I purchased two of them and they actually show up in Home Assistant differently.

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Clicking “Manage Zigbee Device”, the signature looks like this:

{
  "node_descriptor": "NodeDescriptor(logical_type=<LogicalType.EndDevice: 2>, complex_descriptor_available=0, user_descriptor_available=0, reserved=0, aps_flags=0, frequency_band=<FrequencyBand.Freq2400MHz: 8>, mac_capability_flags=<MACCapabilityFlags.AllocateAddress: 128>, manufacturer_code=4417, maximum_buffer_size=66, maximum_incoming_transfer_size=66, server_mask=10752, maximum_outgoing_transfer_size=66, descriptor_capability_field=<DescriptorCapability.NONE: 0>, *allocate_address=True, *is_alternate_pan_coordinator=False, *is_coordinator=False, *is_end_device=True, *is_full_function_device=False, *is_mains_powered=False, *is_receiver_on_when_idle=False, *is_router=False, *is_security_capable=False)",
  "endpoints": {
    "1": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0000",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0000",
        "0x0001",
        "0x0006",
        "0xe000"
      ],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x000a",
        "0x0019"
      ]
    },
    "2": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0000",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0001",
        "0x0006"
      ],
      "output_clusters": []
    },
    "3": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0000",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0001",
        "0x0006"
      ],
      "output_clusters": []
    },
    "4": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0000",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0001",
        "0x0006"
      ],
      "output_clusters": []
    }
  },
  "manufacturer": "unk_manufacturer",
  "model": "unk_model",
  "class": "zigpy.device.Device"
}

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Clicking “Manage Zigbee Device”, the signature looks like this:

{
  "node_descriptor": "NodeDescriptor(logical_type=<LogicalType.EndDevice: 2>, complex_descriptor_available=0, user_descriptor_available=0, reserved=0, aps_flags=0, frequency_band=<FrequencyBand.Freq2400MHz: 8>, mac_capability_flags=<MACCapabilityFlags.AllocateAddress: 128>, manufacturer_code=4417, maximum_buffer_size=66, maximum_incoming_transfer_size=66, server_mask=10752, maximum_outgoing_transfer_size=66, descriptor_capability_field=<DescriptorCapability.NONE: 0>, *allocate_address=True, *is_alternate_pan_coordinator=False, *is_coordinator=False, *is_end_device=True, *is_full_function_device=False, *is_mains_powered=False, *is_receiver_on_when_idle=False, *is_router=False, *is_security_capable=False)",
  "endpoints": {
    "1": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0006",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0000",
        "0x0001"
      ],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x0006",
        "0x000a",
        "0x0019"
      ]
    },
    "2": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0006",
      "input_clusters": [],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x0006",
        "0xe000"
      ]
    },
    "3": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0006",
      "input_clusters": [],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x0006",
        "0xe000"
      ]
    },
    "4": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0006",
      "input_clusters": [],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x0006",
        "0xe000"
      ]
    }
  },
  "manufacturer": "_TZ3000_ee8nrt2l",
  "model": "TS0044",
  "class": "zhaquirks.tuya.ts0044.TuyaSmartRemote0044TOPlusB"
}

I also bought the “4 Gang ZigBee Remote” version of this remote and it doesn’t show any of the buttons either…

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{
  "node_descriptor": "NodeDescriptor(logical_type=<LogicalType.EndDevice: 2>, complex_descriptor_available=0, user_descriptor_available=0, reserved=0, aps_flags=0, frequency_band=<FrequencyBand.Freq2400MHz: 8>, mac_capability_flags=<MACCapabilityFlags.AllocateAddress: 128>, manufacturer_code=4417, maximum_buffer_size=66, maximum_incoming_transfer_size=66, server_mask=10752, maximum_outgoing_transfer_size=66, descriptor_capability_field=<DescriptorCapability.NONE: 0>, *allocate_address=True, *is_alternate_pan_coordinator=False, *is_coordinator=False, *is_end_device=True, *is_full_function_device=False, *is_mains_powered=False, *is_receiver_on_when_idle=False, *is_router=False, *is_security_capable=False)",
  "endpoints": {
    "1": {
      "profile_id": "0x0104",
      "device_type": "0x0000",
      "input_clusters": [
        "0x0000",
        "0x0001",
        "0xe000"
      ],
      "output_clusters": [
        "0x0006",
        "0x000a",
        "0x0019"
      ]
    }
  },
  "manufacturer": "_TZ3000_mrpevh8p",
  "model": "TS0041",
  "class": "zhaquirks.tuya.ts0041.TuyaSmartRemote0041TOPlusA"
}

Sorry, that was a bit of an information dump. But, I am not sure if there is anything I can do from here. I use ZHA with a skyconnect if that makes any difference. Can I manually configure Zigbee devices in Home Assistant?

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I searched before making most post. But, after I typed, copied, and pasted all of that I found this guide. I haven’t fully solved this yet. But, I figured I would drop it here.

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Buttons and button on a remote do not show under the device, you instead need to use the device in an automation. So try create a new automation and use the button in it.

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Thanks! They were my first buttons for sure. I have been able to fix them and the one that said unk (unknown) I re-paired it a few times until it worked!