Xiaomi Gateway Integration

Third party integrations
692

i have a question about the gateway. I read in the posts that only V2 works.
can you please tell me if i buy this one, will it work?

http://www.gearbest.com/alarm-systems/pp_600096.html?wid=21

thanks A lot for any tip!

693

or use the gateway itself

694

there is a post here that say that the alarm API is not exposed on the gateway.
Maybe im wrong ?

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695

Is this correct? it gives me error (it blocks HA from starting) but it is same as yours … ???

  - alias: "Changing radio station livingroom"
    trigger:
    - platform: event
      event_type: cube_action
      event_data:
        entity_id: binary_sensor.cube_158d00011a0108
        action_type: flip90
    condition:
      - condition: template
        value_template: >
            true
          {% else %}
            false
          {% endif %}
    action:
    - service: input_select.select_next
      entity_id: input_select.radio_livingroom

error

17-02-05 23:14:49 ERROR (Thread-3) [homeassistant.util.yaml] while scanning for the next token
found character ‘%’ that cannot start any token
in “/home/hass/.homeassistant/automation.yaml”, line 306, column 12

696

should not be this? You don’t receive error?

- condition: template
        value_template: >
          {% if is_state('media_player.livingroom_home', 'playing') %}
            true
          {% else %}
            false
          {% endif %}
697

That’s correct (from what i understood) only the light is exposed in the API. Maybe a future firmware will add more functionality in to the API

698

@rave sensors work but after updating your code to the last version i’ve this in the log:

17-02-06 10:04:56 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.4/asyncio/tasks.py", line 237, in _step result = next(coro) File "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/custom_components/binary_sensor/xiaomi.py", line 117, in _async_poll_status self.xiaomi_hub.get_from_hub(self._sid) File "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/custom_components/xiaomi.py", line 344, in get_from_hub resp = self._send_cmd(cmd, "read_ack") File "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/custom_components/xiaomi.py", line 312, in _send_cmd data, addr = self._socket.recvfrom(1024) InterruptedError: [Errno 4] Interrupted system call

699

I have had minor issues with switches not being discovered - i’ve yet to setup the 4 additional switches that I bought yet (both been busy, haven’t gotten HASS setup enough to warrant and scared this issue will be really problematic) I also heard that when you introduce more than one of these even more problems come up… (wishing I bought the Xiaomi switches now…)

We need to get to the bottom of reliability issues with Xiaomi hub, I would love to confirm if its a router related issue (seems crazy that the Xiaomi App / functionality for all the sensors works perfectly on my router its just HASS that wont work) - DAM YOU TP LINK… it would be good to know what routers other people have been using that work with it.

I might need to buy a cheap router to add on as an extension just for the hub…

700

The Xiaomi App gets the data via China, and HA is getting the data from packets send on the local network.

701

Nice! how you make it with this button?

702

asus n55u, no problems here

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703

Mi router is both cheap and good. In the Android app where you enable dev mode, do you see the swtch listed?

And don’t buy real cheap router, my sis used a mini router and i couldn’t even reconnect the gateway after it went offline

704

It is working. 3 of my most used devices is integrated, broadlink, xiaomi and mqtt. It’s great for adding more devices without restarting the app or refresh the page. Currently working on UI for automation which is the hard part because conditions are nested in my setup

705

Yep in the android app I can see the switch - it seems that the hub works perfectly after a power cycle and then HASS restart, as soon as I restart HASS again i lose all my devices… until I power cycle it.

This one?
http://www.gearbest.com/wireless-routers/pp_429780.html?wid=21

Anyone know the power usage of this… Working Voltage: 12V 2.5A sounds high… I am just conscious that it will be on 24/7

706

I just plugged in all 5 switches they seem to work fine at the moment. I’ve hard coded the IP address into the configure file though…

707

Yeah. I’m using that one. Don’t expect it to have an English interface :grinning: but it does some very nice feature like bandwidth limiting, monthly report and built in dydns tool.

708

You mean the sid for the switch? Can you show how your file looks like? I have been thinking to allow custom device definition by sid in configuration.yaml so that an offline device can still appear in HA.

709

Hi Stew,

Yeah way to high, 30watts. I’d say your looking a the maximum rating on the power pack not the device power consumption.
Found these specs on the router:

It’s quoting 5watts, pretty good. But same token it’s claiming 5V input which sort of contradicts your power pack 12V rating. It’s entirely possible it can also run from a 5V power pack.
Depending on the method to step down the 12V to whatever voltage rails the router uses internally somewhere around the3 - 3.3V it might run more efficiently with a 5V power pack. Something you can only test with a multimeter measuring current.

Rob.

710

Shouldn’t be an issue. It means the task to get data from gateway failed. If you don’t mind having 2 minutes between motion being activated, you can disable polling using option below. You can check README for detail

poll_motion: False

711

Is there anyone who experienced a similar scenario after a power outage:

  1. All xiaomi sensors are set to ON in HASS even after restart. The status on the Mi App is correct.
  2. Setting the state manually is not effective, it will revert to ON after a while.
  3. The fix is to activate the sensors manually.

I’m thinking of using a UPS to resolve this issue.