Zigbee / wifi Pipe temperature monitor

antsals · September 24, 2022, 7:42am

I’ve found a zigbee temperature sensor that I can clamp onto the pipe, I want to buy / create the same thing. Battery powered so they can be clamped onto all my radiator pipes. Attached is a link to what I have found anyone got any idea what board they will have used inside? And has anyone come across the temperature probe in the past that has the nice little pipe clamp?

Cheers,
Ant

HasQT · September 24, 2022, 7:52am

Something like that, will be what you want.
I haven’t done any zigbee devices. They use much less power than wifi, so are much more suitable to battery power.

Then a temp sensor like

And the a pipe clip or hose clamp from the hardware store.

antsals · September 24, 2022, 8:02am

I’ve just done one of the ESP8266MOD and have 6 temp sensors DS18B20’s but it’s powered from mini usb…but you think if I use this other board it will be good for battery?

I was thinking of taking a sonoff sensor apart and using that but it’s difficult to mount the actual temp sesor to touch the pipe.

Cheers
Ant

HasQT · September 24, 2022, 8:10am

Wifi chews battery.

Has lots of low power device info.

There are those other temp sensors. The name escapes me, they are the bbq/meat type sensor.

johnjamesmarsh · January 21, 2023, 8:54am

I created the config for this device for ZigBee2MQTT. It can be found here:

github.com

Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman-converters/blob/9314b00dc0f9da6a542dd56edc6a552a00a0af1a/devices/salus_controls.js

const exposes = require('../lib/exposes');
const fz = {...require('../converters/fromZigbee'), legacy: require('../lib/legacy').fromZigbee};
const tz = require('../converters/toZigbee');
const ota = require('../lib/ota');
const reporting = require('../lib/reporting');
const extend = require('../lib/extend');
const e = exposes.presets;

module.exports = [
    {
        zigbeeModel: ['SPE600'],
        model: 'SPE600',
        vendor: 'Salus Controls',
        description: 'Smart plug (EU socket)',
        fromZigbee: [fz.on_off, fz.metering],
        toZigbee: [tz.on_off],
        configure: async (device, coordinatorEndpoint, logger) => {
            const endpoint = device.getEndpoint(9);
            await reporting.bind(endpoint, coordinatorEndpoint, ['genOnOff', 'seMetering']);
            await reporting.onOff(endpoint);

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Don’t know if that helps at all