Network is quite stable, but everytime homeassistant database is getting too big sensors start to fall offline. Plan is to move from Pi to more power full virtual environment (test system is already up and running in Virtual Box)
I also bought Conbee USB (supports ZHA and can be used with Deconz) stick for test environment and been running some test there:
With ZHA (uses different Zigby than Elelabs shield?) result with remotes is same as abobe
With Deconz setup remotes are sending deconz_events to HA and looks like they are working
Is it just that ZHA doesn’t yet support these remotes or am I doing something wrong with my ZHA configuration?
According to this thread there are issues with the 5 button wheel. I am trying to get the dimmer working myself at the moment and will let post here if I get any success. I have just invested in a HUSBZB-1 (as my departure from Pi/Elelabs) effectively committing myself to the ZHA route, so I will be keen to see both kinds of Tradfrei remote conquered eventually
I used zigbee2mqtt before I switched to zha and there, as Martin said, it is possible to pair them over a group.
But with zha I could only use the Ikea Tradfri Remote with the “ControllerX” appdaemon plug-in (can be installed over HACS).
But then it’s only working over Home Assistant. It’s not really a pairing.
I am using Ikea remote controls. I just added a Sonoff ZB Bridge and ZHA integration. I paired the remote, but I can only access the battery level. Same for the Aqara smart cube. Ikea bulbs work ok.
Searching for a fix now or I will be going back to the Tradfri gateway
Go to developer tools, events, enter * under ‘listen to events’ and hit start listening. Now press your remote, you should see the actions of the remote.
Thank you, Francis! I just discovered that. It seems to work with an Ikea on/off switch, but not with the aqara cube or the ikea remote control. I will try some more
I’m trying to connect my remotes to HUSBZB-1 using ZHA, can you walk me trough your setup? I clicked the pair button on the remote and hit search on ZHA and nothing happens. Any udeas?
Same here. Bought two of them (with the 5 buttons), which are discovered through ZHA but give no events when clicked, even when using the ‘*’ in zha_event (in Developer Tools) as @francisp suggested.
I focus on one of them, changed the battery, paired it, tested it and nothing. I then deleted it, re-added it but the same behaviour every time. I am getting only a battery entity. I should also note that when I am in the Automations UI, I can see actions related to the 5 button remote device but nothing is working since it is not registering any actual clicks to trigger the automations.
My setup is on a RPi 4 and I am on the latest version of Home Assistant (2021.1.5) and my Zigbee coordinator is a Sonoff CC2531. Perhaps this is the culprit.
That is indeed the culprit. The Sonoff CC2531 comes with old firmware that does not play well with Ikea remotes. You need to flash it with the latest firmware for the Ikea remotes to work.
How do I look up the firmware version on my existing dongle? But after all, I don’t think that the Sonoff CC2531 is worth the effort of flashing since I just got it for a test in the zigbee IoT.
Now that my zigbee network has reached more than 20 devices (with 1 IKEA router included) most probably I am going for a slae.sh CC2652RB or a Conbee II (maybe the first due to its native support for Zigbee 3.0).
