Xiaomi Human / Body / Motion Sensor - Timeout

Rodolfo_Vieira · June 21, 2020, 3:19am

@ZJAVA configuration.yaml or devices.yaml?

INTEL · July 6, 2020, 1:33pm

@syssi Since configuration for xiaomi gateway moved to integrations, how to enable this again?
I do have HW mod ofcourse, and it was working until now.

Azertooth · July 9, 2020, 11:20am

i’m in your same boat, last time home assistant changed something i was able to fix that in the python files but now i don’t have a clue on how to fix

edgard · July 9, 2020, 12:57pm

Xiaomi Aqara Custom component is no longer working in last ha version.

MiSSHeaDShoT · July 13, 2020, 11:44am

The automation with the python script still works ! The Set state python script I mean is this one:

github.com

rodpayne/home-assistant/blob/3e83b42c5a1e232dfe7955ec2fd71f3f2aedf036/python_scripts/set_state.py

#==================================================================================================
#  python_scripts/set_state.py 
#  modified from - https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-to-manually-set-state-value-of-sensor/43975/37
#==================================================================================================

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Set the state or other attributes for the specified entity.
# Updates from @xannor so that a new entity can be created if it does not exist.
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inputEntity = data.get('entity_id')
if inputEntity is None:
    logger.warning("===== entity_id is required if you want to set something.")
else:    
    inputStateObject = hass.states.get(inputEntity)
    if inputStateObject is None and not data.get('allow_create'):
        logger.warning("===== unknown entity_id: %s", inputEntity)
    else:
        if not inputStateObject is None:
            inputState = inputStateObject.state

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Azertooth · July 13, 2020, 7:29pm

I successfully switched from @syssi custom_components to @critical2104 python script (i got the hardware mod on my sensors), now it works again!

A quick recap for anyone interested:

Enable python script component adding the string “python_script:” in your configuration.yaml
Create a folder named “python_scripts” in your home assistant folder
Get the python script file “set_state.py” linked in the quote @MiSSHeaDShoT reply and put it in the python_scripts folder
Create an automation like mine and adapt it to your needs:

  - alias: Xiaomi Sensor Fix
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id:
          - binary_sensor.bodysensor_cucina
          - binary_sensor.bodysensor_doccia
          - binary_sensor.bodysensor_entrata
          - binary_sensor.bodysensor_lavandino
        from: 'off'
        to: 'on'
        for: 00:00:05
    condition: []
    action:
      - service: python_script.set_state
        data_template:
          entity_id: "{{ trigger.entity_id }}"
          state: 'off'

Thank you guys for your help <3

edit: there’s a problem though: once the sensor correctly goes off after the custom time (like 5 or 10 seconds) it won’t turn on if triggered shortly after.
Did some tests and the sensor states are triggered correctly (checked in the xiaomi home app) but something is off with the python script, it works only the first time

sendorm · July 14, 2020, 10:46am

I have migrated back to 0.111 just for this.

Azertooth · July 26, 2020, 2:08pm

i did extensive tests and while the set_state python script works (it set the motion sensor off) and the modded sensor is effectively triggered every 5s, the automation won’t work after the first time and it goes like that:

Sensor is off
Sensor is triggered by movement, home assistant sensor state goes on
Python script force sensor state to off after n seconds
Home assistant state remain on off despite the modded sensor is triggered again (as seen from xiaomi home app logs)

Then i disabled the python script and the home assistant state remains on for 2 minutes, again like it’s totally ignoring the hardware mod of the sensor that, as i wrote before, is working perfectly.

So i think that home assistant python script alone can’t recognize the hardware mod without @syssi software mod that’s broken right now

Craig_Burton · July 27, 2020, 3:04am

I have seen the same, this used to all work but now is broken, a shame as this used to be really handy for my automations.

Hoping there is a fix soon…

wernerhp · August 3, 2020, 4:35pm

Here’s an AppDaemon app to to do the same.
Should be available on HACS in the next couple of days or you can install manually.

dimiav · August 25, 2020, 7:23pm

thank you for the solution, but I’m getting the following error. the hassapi module, is it something that is exclusive to hassio\supervisor? I’m running HA as docker without supervisor component,

2020-08-25 22:16:55 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Error loading custom_components.aqara. Make sure all dependencies are installed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py”, line 436, in _load_file
module = importlib.import_module(path)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.8/importlib/init.py”, line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File “”, line 1014, in _gcd_import
File “”, line 991, in _find_and_load
File “”, line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File “”, line 671, in _load_unlocked
File “”, line 783, in exec_module
File “”, line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File “/config/custom_components/aqara.py”, line 3, in
import hassapi as hass
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hassapi’
2020-08-25 22:16:56 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Error loading custom_components.aqara. Make sure all dependencies are installed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py”, line 436, in _load_file
module = importlib.import_module(path)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.8/importlib/init.py”, line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File “”, line 1014, in _gcd_import
File “”, line 991, in _find_and_load
File “”, line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File “”, line 671, in _load_unlocked
File “”, line 783, in exec_module
File “”, line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File “/config/custom_components/aqara.py”, line 3, in
import hassapi as hass
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hassapi’
2020-08-25 22:16:56 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for aqara: Integration not found.

wernerhp · August 25, 2020, 8:45pm

This is an AppDaemon app that is available in HACS. It is not a HA integration or custom component and can not be loaded as such.

See https://hacs.xyz/ and https://appdaemon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/INSTALL.html to install AppDaemon. Then you can install this app from the HA Community Store.

bwarman · September 14, 2020, 4:26pm

Looking to buy some of these and do the hardware mod. Do they work with HA 0.114.4 and ZHA?

I plan on just doing a Node-Red flow to set the state of the sensor from on to off in order to allow the sensor to update the state again after 5 seconds.

ezcGman · September 16, 2020, 10:11pm

Yes, they do. I’m using ZHA with a RaspBee II ZigBee shield: No issues

FaN · September 20, 2020, 8:56am

Hi All,

I have set up Appdaemon 4 and set up appdaemon_aqara_motion_sensors integration.
Working with ZHA and tasmotized Sonoff ZigBee bridge.
Sensor is till on for 2 minutes.
Anyone having this working?
Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Azertooth · September 22, 2020, 7:08pm

so there’s no way to fix the initial python script?

sendorm · October 28, 2020, 10:29pm

@syssi Is there going to be an update on this. I am still on 0.111 just for this.

luetter · November 7, 2020, 5:01pm

Hi all,

what is the best way to reset the value to occupancy = no with hassio and node red? i dont find a good solution for me, can you give me a description of the solution?

Thank you

best regards

Mathias

Ody · November 8, 2020, 5:35pm

do I have to insert the sd card to my pc to do this ? I have the sd card to my rpi3 and used file editor to find this folder but i couldnt find it

Dullage · November 9, 2020, 4:02pm

I don’t think you’ll be able to do this from the SD card. How did you install Home Assistant? Are you using HassIO?