AQARA SENSORS IN HOME ASSISTANT (deConz and Conbee II FULL SETUP)

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In todays video we will be looking at how to add Aqaras various sensors into Home Assistant. I cover all of the sensors and show a full setup using Home Assistant, deConz and a Conbee II. These sensors are great affordable Zigbee devices and are very reliable. This is a beginners guide to adding Aqara sensors to Home Assistant.
In this video I go over the following :
- AQARA MOTION SENSOR
- AQARA WATER LEAK DETECTOR
- AQARA WINDOW AND DOOR SENSOR
- AQARA VIBRATION SENSOR
- AQARA MINI SWITCH
- AQARA TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR
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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Todays Video
1:18 - Where to buy Aqara
2:44 - Full transparently
2:58 - What we need for this Project
3:54 - Setting up deConz (Conbee II)
7:22 - Aqara Motion Sensor
13:18 - Aqara Water Leak Detector
15:02 - Aqara Window and Door Sensor
18:31 - Aqara Vibration Sensor
19:45 - Aqara Vibration Sensor (SCIENCE)
21:02 - Aqara Mini Switch
23:55 - Aqara Mini Switch EVENTS (deConz events)
27:18 - Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor (Just talking about it)
27:40 - Summary ( Part 2 Contents)
28:40 - Outro
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@MarionMakarewicz 2 жыл бұрын

Mark, This is one of the best KZfaq tutorials I have ever come across. Of course, it's always a good tutorial when you are successful installing something, but aside from that, I was able to add my Aqara sensors to Home Assistant with no problem. I got the ConbeeII mainly because your tutorial looked so good. Thanks mate. Looking forward to some actions and scripts using the goodies I have.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! Really appreciate it. Glad you found the tutorial useful 😁

@blissweb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I was pulling my hair out trying to get my non Aqara lights to talk to Aqara switches. This method looks like it will do the trick as it allows Aqara and non-Aqara devices to work in HA. This video also gives clear instructions to newbs like me on how to link the switches with the lights. My dongle is on its way and can't wait to try and bypass the whole Aqara walled garden. Aqara if you're listening, please open up your app and hubs to *everything* and many more people will buy your great products.

@simongchadwick 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this video Mark! I have bailed on a Tasmotized Sonoff Zigbee-WiFi bridge, as it kept losing all the Zigbee devices and I had to re-sync them. Getting the Conbee II working on a dedicated Linux PC running Debian was easy (using a USB extension cable). Your video was just what I needed to get all my Zigbee devices working with Home Assistant. Enjoy your coffee (or beer!).

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful to you :) Appreciate it thank you Simon.

@hillebrandstreet1882 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for awesome simple videos that allow newbies to learn and progress :)

@khanx071 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video, very helpful. It took me few attempts to add AQARA motion sensor and I also had a new firmware for Conbee II stick

@ChristianLappinOFFICIAL 3 жыл бұрын

I have this same setup and keep expanding and upgrading adding sensors. Using one of the motions under the bed to trigger some dimmed under bed led strip lights to come on when getting up in the middle of the night to illuminate the floor around the bed.

@lpkitson 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, watched 3 of your videos and home assistant makes much more sense!

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy to have helped.

@szpg 2 жыл бұрын

Just the video I wanted, clean straight instructions. Well done, helped me a lot :) - Subscribed

@Francis0316 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great videos. I have found the Aqara sensors be the easiest to set up, and most consistent.

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

I agree :) They also have a sleek form factor and are well packaged.

@JoeSrebernak 2 жыл бұрын

This video was incredibly helpful for setting up my mini switch. Thank you so much.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! :)

@robertjohansson5313 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful.

@irtibatkisileri222 Жыл бұрын

I like the channel. our host is superb. thanks for valuable tutorials. will keep following your unique way of putting things

@dj-mixman Жыл бұрын

I fell down the rabbit hole of Aqara & Zigbee, trying to decide what would be the best combination of products to buy as a newbie to Home Assistant. I can't think of another video that I've seen that has covered everything that I have needed so well. Thanks! Time to fill that Amazon basket now and hope it does all come together so easily🤣

@gackhuhn4868 2 ай бұрын

Was it good, im asking myself the same question

@dj-mixman 2 ай бұрын

It started off well@@gackhuhn4868 . I had some sensors hooked up and sending me alerts. I have bought new products since that don't connect and I've since had other issues. I don't really have time to battle it in to compliance, so I've given up with it for the time being. When I have more time, I'll try and get what I had fixed again, but I won't be so eager to buy what I think are exciting looking Aqara products.

@nygaardherning 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of your videos, had it not been for them I would not have reached that long with my HA set up. i have trouble with my aqara mini switch until now, huge thank you. Now it could be nice with a guide on how to use it in node-red

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Goad you have found them helpful. I do plan on doing a Node Red series and going though how to utilise things I have showed in other tutorials :)

@Foojaleeckalikeelamaka 2 жыл бұрын

Exceptional tutorial, thank you so much for your help :)

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to have helped :)

@iainhay2823 3 жыл бұрын

That vibration sensor I had for ages before I found a use. I have it on an autovent on my greenhouse. Rather than the vibration I read the angle using zigebee2mqqt to show if it’s closed ajar, half open or fully open and it works well. That combined with a temp sensor works great to make sure I know if things are overheating and the auto vent has a problem. Combined with Soil moisture and conductivity sensors to let me know when to water it’s a great system. Best crop of chillis I’ve ever had last year with this automation, some node red and a few alerts.

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a great use for it :)

@mircomassarutto3396 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats, wonderful video

@rrrrrrrr290 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video as always I've had troubles with the lux sensors on the motion sensors, because the lux sensor goes to sleep for a time and doesn't wake up on motion. So when the motion is triggered, and I check the lux . it not up to date, as its still asleep. I use the Deconz palate in Node Red. for my automations works well.

@michaelmadsen4923 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark for a nice, easy to follow instruction. I have the conbee2 and 1 Aqara Vibration Sensor and 1 Aqara Temperature sensor and I just couldn't get them to connect. I thought maybe I missed something so I searched on the internet and came across your video. It turned out that I had to update the firmware on conbee2 to 26660700. Once this was done, everything just worked.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Michael! Glad you found the video useful :)

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

Michael, I think I'm having the same problem. How did you update the firmware on conbee 2 to 26660700?

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

Michael, it's O.K. I found it

@michaelmadsen4923 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidheron1505 Great

@Christophe-kp5mp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great video. You helped me a lot. Chris (from Belgium).

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! :D

@bas_de_beer 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe this helps someone: If you can't find the Conbee USB at 5:13 and you are running it in a virtual machine - make sure you allow the VM to connect to USB ports. Had me stuck for quite a while :)

@Foojaleeckalikeelamaka 2 жыл бұрын

Commenting to bump this up the recommended comment list, so it might save someone multiple hours of headache 👍

@landonhill3126 Жыл бұрын

Same. Same. Felt so stupid when I figured out why home assistant wasn’t seeing it 🥲😅

@Greenlight123 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@bjornedqvist7240 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. You make instructional videos that are easy to follow for those who are new to this. But could you also make a video where you uninstall properly. I had a suspicion that something was wrong with my installation (nothing confirmed) so I wanted to remove and start over. It did not go so well, when I was going to make a password for conbee stick, my old configuration was in the background somehow. And beginners as I am, I took the safe before the unsafe. used a backup so everything is as usual again. But it would have been good to know how do I do a proper uninstallation with cleaning so nothing old is left behind. Have a good day and thank you for what you do.

@forestradio_ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot for this Video! It helped me so much to add my Linkind 1-push button into Automation. Best regards Norman

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! :)

@gverran 3 жыл бұрын

I was only able to get the Mijia sensors and after watching this video, I really do prefer the Aquara ones as they have the little button on the contact sensor as well as the motion sensor. I always have to find a pin to put the sensors into paring mode, not to mention that the motion sensor does not have the lux sensor which really would be cool. A colleague of mine went to Shenzhen, China in 2019 and I gave him money and a shopping list and came back with all my sensors. He could only get Mijia and one or two Aquaras. I also use Deconz. Earlier this year I found a site here in South Africa that sells Xiaomi sensors, so I ordered more ... and again, they are the Mijia ones. They work great in any case. I use the vibration sensor in my postbox so when somebody lifts the postbox lid, I get a notification that there is mail - although mostly junk mail nowadays. lol

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 😁.

@chrisbklein Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark I enjoy your videos a lot and learn quite a bit about home assistant. I did buy the Aqara cube which I received today but it is a newer - different model from the one in your video. It is the model T1 Pro. All the existing blueprints do not really work for this newer version. When I shake the cube (for example) all the ZigBee controlled switches and plugs turn on. (All of them) Is there any plan of yours to test this new device as well? The installation I use is ZAH and I would like to know if this is a possible way at all to successfully implement the cube functions.

@macartanmcquaid22 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, I think you can change the sensitivity of the vibration sensor in the Aqara app if you have the hub but can this be done in HA? I can't seem to find anything in the device settings. Cheers, Mac

@Dreamlandphoto 3 жыл бұрын

hi i just discovered your youtube channel, i like it very much! thank you very much. I have a question for you: I have deconz and the conbee stick as a hub. In the sensor screen do not see the temperature and lux that each sensor records. everything else works fine. Do you have a tip to solve the problem? Thanks so much :-)

@RLR997TT 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, love the channel! Your tutorials are informative and well paced to follow while setting up on my own machine. In regards to this one, can you use the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle with this?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Benjamin. Appreciate the feedback. I will actually be doing a video on this very soon! 😄

@JoseBerruezo 2 жыл бұрын

Geat video!

@TheMwh7199 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your super “idiots guide” I’ve learnt so much more since you started the channel

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Appreciate the feedback :) Glad you have found it useful.

@marclombardi3094 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mark Great vids, was wondering, if I have the Aqara hub, how do I get that into ha? I saw something about adding it through HomeKit but when using the HomeKit controller I don’t see the Aqara bridge? What am I doing wrong?

@nils.8335 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video 🤝

@mwalfridsson 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! It helped me with the mini swtich. Have you tried Aqara smart plug? Ill use Aqara smart plug as a power consumption meter but I have problem to set up the smart plug so It starts "ON" if Ill get power failure. Its possible in the MI app but I cant figure out how to do it with deconz - phoscon - HA. Any suggestion?

@Suriprofz 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@HenryJoeChan 3 жыл бұрын

congrats for the channel and awesome videos! please Make a video about Shelly sensors!

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

I do have one planned. Stay tuned 👌🏻😁

@DonKliesch Жыл бұрын

First thank you. You videos are a great help for getting started in HA. Using in about 3 months now. My largest issue is compatibility. Can the Aqara m2 be added to HA latest version (your video is some time ago) if a Nortek dongle is already used as a controller in Zigbee ? I have read that some sensors work better on the hub (vibration sensor). My set up is on a Dell Wyler 5060. Using HA OS.

@phillipmain6475 2 жыл бұрын

I think something recently changed with the Aqara mini switches, my old ones still detect fine in deconz, but the two new ones I just purchased refuse to detect.

@philippines4.0buildinganew64 Жыл бұрын

Mark Could I use deConz for my Aqara stuff and ZHA for everything else Zigbee ?

@susanhalle57 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, thanks for your videos, never miss them! I bought the ConBee II like you recommended in another video, but I have received it yet. I have a sonoff mini wired on to my dumb ceiling fan so I can turn it on/off with my voice. I was wondering if there is a way to set up a smart ZigBee button for my night table so i can turn the fan on/off with that. Any ideas on how I can accomplish this? Thanks again for your videos!

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Susan. You can get a whole bunch of different Zigbee buttons. You can pair them directly with your Zigbee manager (deConz / ZHA) and then use the button to trigger automations etc. Most buttons offer a few inputs (single press, double press. long hold). I recently made a video on some buttons I use and gave a few of my use cases (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLJlh8Si3aqnnJ8.html) . In your case you would pair the button and then create a simple automation to toggle your ceiling fan on and off. Hope that's what you where after. If you need any help with it then feel free to give me a shout.

@TimDeWaele Жыл бұрын

I use the Aqara vibration sensor for the tilt functioneren in the aqara app. It sticks to my garage door and when it opens, it turns off my aqara alarm system.

@bazmack4697 Жыл бұрын

A little late to the video just staring up the Smart home world just regarding the conbee ii usb do you need a raspberry pi to set it up ? Sorry newbee question

@florianwurzl4627 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Have you installed HA on the same RPi where you plugged in your Cinbee Stick?

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

The Conbee is in the same Pi HA is running on yes :)

@SVRockChalk 2 жыл бұрын

I have USB Zigbee stick a CC2531 with 11 decides and 32 entities connected to it. I also have a Temp Sensor that has 4 entities that is showing up as unavailable. What are my options or what should I check? Do I need to add a second USB Stick?

@amankhalid4867 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Watt Tech Hi. I have a question that I can't find an answer too. I hope you can answer it. The Conbee II can be used with the Home Assistant with 3 methods - ZHA, deConz and Zigbee2MQTT. What is the advantage of using MQTT? Please don't answer from ease of installation perspective. Think from MQTT perspective only when you answer. If deConz or ZHA can do the job, why involve another layer (MQTT) ? From my little experience of using Home Assistant (with 2 on Tasmota firmware), if things don't work for some reason, I run a mosquitto_sub command on my PC and check where the problem lies. That's the only use of MQTT I do consciously. My non-Tuya devices work just fine. If they are having trouble, I use their native app (e.g. Kasa) to see where the problem lies. Hope you can give an insightful answer. Thanks!

@alpachino468 2 ай бұрын

So if HomeAssistant server is on a Raspberry PI in an upstairs bedroom, and there's an Aqara door sensor on the front door, will range be an issue?

@INSIGHTSAU 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. From searching around it seems most people prefer the ZHA integration. Any reason you selected decon over ZHA?

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Hey David, thank you :) ZHA is simpler to setup but I think there is a fair divide between deConz, ZHA and Zigbe2Mqttt. For me personally I have just always used deConz. Never really had any issues with it so just going with the mindset of if it ain’t broken... :) For this particular setup I had a lot of people asking me about deconz and conbee II setups which I why I opted for this method. Cheers.

@mzaentertainment5618 10 ай бұрын

May I know whether Home Assistant work with aqara China version such as D1 smart switch?

@drammartahir4507 3 ай бұрын

Nice

@looneytuned777 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a really good video. I also have a pro tip for you, lift the camera up so it sits at eye level, the way it is now it looks like you're struggling to keep your eyes open.

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I probably was 🤪. I often record late in the evening. But thank you for the feedback. I will have a go at positioning the camera better in my next videos.

@looneytuned777 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech I know how it goes 🤘 And good luck with your channel, we need someone in the DIY smart home scene that can make videos and does not need subtitles 😂

@cchris3 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Do the door sensors become "unavailable" in HA when there is no activity for more than a couple of hours? My current sengled ones become unavailable after awhile and it annoys the heck out of me. Need to find some that dont fall asleep.

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Ive not had that issue with my Aqara ones :) Would deffo recommend them :)

@peterkerobinson 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot get sensors or bulbs to be found by the Deconz add-on. I finally gave up and switched to the ZHA integration and they appeared right away. It looked like the add-on was talking to the Raspbee II - I could see the firmware version etc, but it just never found anything.

@guritche 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very helpful. My sensors would not connect no matter how much I tried. After updating the firmware on the Conbee II all worked well. I am new to HA but I see that sensors like the door proximity switch and the motion sensors both show also temperature information on HA. Do these sensors really have temp sensors in them?

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

From what I have read and seen this additional temp is the components temp (feel free to correct me). Its not an actual indoor temp so best to stick with the temp sensors :) Awesome glad you got your Conbee sorted :D

@sam5992 2 жыл бұрын

What's the cool down time for the aqara motion sensor?

@pedropenduko7180 Жыл бұрын

Hi mark, I just wondering why my conbee 2 stick doesn't show up in dconz configuration. Hope u can help me. Tnx

@kaelanbirks8780 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Did you ever get the vibration sensor to work?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

The vibration sensor isn’t great. Even with various tweaks. I found it to be the most sensitive when linking it via the Aqara hub using HomeKit controller

@danishrehman3044 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am having following issue while selecting the device in configuration Failed to save add-on configuration, Missing required option 'device' in deCONZ (core_deconz). Got {'device': None} any fix ?

@Gladers. 2 жыл бұрын

Tried deCONZ with HA but only had problems. Then tried ZHA and it worked without problem. And I didnt need any addons etc.. just plug and play basically :P

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

ZHA is great :) I personally use Zigbee2Mqtt

@oakfig 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way I can use the M2 hub without using home kit?

@robcork2620 Жыл бұрын

I'm following your excellent video but i have come to a grinding halt - when trying to configure deconz and i click submit i get a "failed to probe the usb device" error. My stick has firmware 26720700 2.17.01. I have to reboot home assistant in order for deconz to show as an integration again. Can i have some help please? Update - i moved the stick an extra metre away from the pi and deconz did connect however it isn't showing my sensor in home assistant (but is in deconz). So i have 1 device but no entity.

@fr33soulwebmaster74 3 жыл бұрын

the temperature is related to capture the body temperature by IR

@Allard9240 2 жыл бұрын

Does home assistant support the following item? Xiaomi Yeelight Smart Dual Control Module

@viciovb 3 жыл бұрын

Using blueprint for the button switch is much more easy :-)

@DavidFrankland 3 жыл бұрын

You can just use the "Device" trigger for the Aqara button, and then choose the trigger: button pressed, double-clicked, etc... However, that isn't the case for the Sonoff button which only has "Battery level changes" as a trigger. In which case, you do need the "Event" trigger, and have to remember the event type IDs :-(

@dab42bridges80 2 жыл бұрын

Note: If you're using the ZHA integration instead of deConz, use/listen to the zha_event instead of deconz_event to capture button presses.

@ufninuyasha 2 жыл бұрын

I was just searching through the comments to see if anyone mentioned this or asked about it. I'm using ZHA, and plan on picking up a mini switch to see if I like it.

@ortigonover 3 жыл бұрын

Now we need as well zigbee routers !! ;)

@muratje Жыл бұрын

What about Aqara device/sensor firmware updates when using them without a official app/account.

@awedaei 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience with Aqara. Can I pair Aqara child devices with HA while they are still paired with Aqara hub?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

You can yes :) I recently created a video on starting an Aqara smart home and go into a bit of detail on this. Pair the devices to the Aara hub as you normally would, and then link the hub to HA via HomeKit Controller.

@greggunninghamkite1079 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! I'm trying to run a smart home without access to internet. If I am running home assistant on a laptop and I connect in the aqara sensors using zigbee like you just did, would it work without internet? I'm also connecting in kasa (tp-link) smart plugs on the wall.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

With the Aqara stuff you can :) it’s all local using Zigbee and is super quick. Not sure about the kasa plugs though.

@bbcdanang 4 ай бұрын

what about mqtt? I want to listen the event but I don't know what to input

@SVRockChalk 2 жыл бұрын

Did you do a video on using the vibration sensor on dishwasher or dryer?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

My dryer actually broke when I started the video 🤣. I did have an IG story on it. I got a new dryer but never went back to the video. I will be creating some new Aqara videos in the coming weeks which will include it :)

@rojoworst6536 2 жыл бұрын

Another brick in the HA wall. This video helps me very much as a beginner and no techie. Just one question, Mark. It is to avoid to make the wrong choices. It seems to me a whole range of zigbee usb gateways is available. F.i. the conbee II, the aqara E1 and a Sonoff dongle (with antenna). Will it make any difference which one to use. Will any of them more advantages above the other. Again an outstanding tutorial. Thank you.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rojo. It’s totally dependent on your setup and layout. I love the Conbee II and it works great. However I’ve been using the new Sonoff dongle for a while now and it has been solid. It’s also the cheapest of the 3. The E1 will only allow you to link Aqara devices and not other brands.

@rojoworst6536 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Clear, I will go for the Conbee, to stay close to your tutorial. @@MarkWattTech

@DavidFrankland 3 жыл бұрын

There are actually two versions of the button. The WXKG11LM in this video, and the WXKG12LM which has an accelerometer builtin and adds an extra "shake" gesture.

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to mention that 👍🏻

@RJ-gu3wp 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech I actually noticed that there is a WXKG11LM 2016, WXKG11LM 2018, WXKG12LM, and I think a WXKG11LM+. I have several Aqara Zigbee devices including the door sensor, motion sensor, and water sensor and all of them connected and work with no problem but the two mini switches that I have will not connect. I tried resetting them and changing the battery and nothing. Do you have any advice.? I have a Conbee II and I am using deConz with Home Assistant.

@KmanAust 3 жыл бұрын

2:46 Full Transparency? I see what you did there.

@smo14992 Жыл бұрын

Mark, Can deConz be configured to work if HA is hosted on a virtual machine rather than a Raspberry pi?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

It can be yes. Just ensure you enable USB passthrough for your Zigbee dongle to your VM.

@schillaci5590 Жыл бұрын

Mark, any experience of running this whole show via a VM? I'm running Workstation 15 on a Win10 PC. Thanks

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I originally ran it all via a VM in proxmox. I didn’t really have any issues other than Bluetooth passthrough not being very reliable (i think that was more down to my hardware though). Personally I use Zigbee2Mqtt and nor deConz.

@JDMFR3AK 2 жыл бұрын

I have the Aquara window sensor and the aquara E1 hub. When u are away from home does it still alert u if something with the sensor on it was opened?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

You can have it alert you via HA or via the Aqara app :)

@JDMFR3AK 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech do u know how to set it up when u are away from home? Because it always shows unavailable when im not home :( making it useless

@christiandevries8170 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, great video! I was wondering whether you could shed some light on the following. I've got HA installed as a container on a RasPi 4 (bullseye). Got a Conbee II, launched a docker container with DeConz (marthoc), went to the phoscon app, authorized my HA and swoosh got it all working - perfect (first aqara sensor now running in a automation :-)). Now I noticed, you've got this fancy Phoscon side bar that you activated. I don't got that option with this method, but is there any way to get the sidebars working, on HA Container? How does this work in general? I'm pretty new to this all, and got HA running in a container because I also like to run other stuff on my RasPi.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Heya Christian. Do you mean for getting deConz to show up in the sidebar?

@christiandevries8170 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Yes! You show a button in the video, but that is when deConz is added via the add-on tab in the supervisor. I'm running HA container, hence no supervisor, run a seperate container with DeConz now --> no side bar :-(

@christiandevries8170 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech, I fixed it (tried to post twice on youtube now but it seems not to hold it). I've found out, the side panel/ side bar, is called the by HA, and you can add IPs:port to it in the configuration.yaml. I didn't know how to change the configuration.yaml, but I fixed that by running a VScode container, which I now use as text editor! Thanks for the swift reply though and again, great tutorials! Got me started :-)

@MegaEyeTV Жыл бұрын

I'm new to Smart Home thing. If I understand your video, when you buy a SONOFF Zigbee Gateway Hub for example, you can have Aqara Sensors connected to it and don't need to buy Aqara Hubs?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

That’s correct. You can pretty much use any coordinator of your choice. It’s also worth noting if you use an Aqara hub you will be locked to just Aqara devices. Personally I’m using the Sonoff dongle at the moment

@MegaEyeTV Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thank for all you do to help people like me, that are confused by the techno babel there in the smart home sector.

@Axan72600 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to expose the switch to Homekit? Because right now I dont have it on my overview and therefor not in Homekit to.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

As in to expose it directly or via HA? You can use the HomeKit integration to expose them directly from HA :) Or you could add the devices to Homekit and then use the HomeKit controller to pull them into HA

@macartanmcquaid22 2 жыл бұрын

Do you find the Zigbee range of the Temperature sensor to be way less than the rest of the Aqara sensors? I have mine upstairs in the bedroom, pretty much above the HA server with the Conbee 2 dongle and it won't pick it up. If I bring the sensor down beside the Conbee 2 dongle then it works fine... Perhaps it's defective?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

You can use other zigbee products to help extend the range (bulbs, powered plugs etc) as they repeat the zigbee signal.

@macartanmcquaid22 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Yeah, I have the motion sensor just outside the bedroom door and it's working fine. I also have the vibration sensor in the kitchen and it's much further away and working fine also... Doesn't really make much sense apart from faulty perhaps?

@macartanmcquaid22 2 жыл бұрын

Must be something wrong with it 🤔 I took down the Aqara motion sensor and placed it over beside the temperature sensor and now both are working fine... It must have a faulty antenna perhaps 🤔

@AndradeLearns Жыл бұрын

I am trying to follow your guide and when I try and connect an Aqara temperature sensor, it does not show up in the add sensor in the Phoscon app. Any idea why that might be? I don't know how to add the temperature sensor otherwise

@AndradeLearns Жыл бұрын

I also tried removing the batttery on the sensor and putting it back in, no luck

@ufninuyasha 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question if you possibly see this. I bought one of the Aqara mini switches to integrate into HA via the Conbee II and ZHA. I end up having a pretty long delay (sometimes longer than 10 seconds) after pressing the button (single click) to turn on a smart ceiling fan and light when it hasn't been used in a while. Sometimes I even have to press it again to get it to turn on. Is this normal behavior? I bought it thinking it would eliminate the delay that I was seeing using a Flic button and hub. I want to use the Aqara button instead, but am leaning toward going back to the Flic button, but connected to an old phone via bluetooth that can be left at home since the delay is much lower.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Is the device your turning on also locally controlled? If not that could be the cause of the delay. Battery powered Zigbee devices can go to sleep so if they’ve not triggered for a while there can also be a small delay. 10 seconds is a really big delay and definitely not what I would expect to see.

@ufninuyasha 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech It's wifi based (through Bond Home), but reacts pretty quickly (maybe a second or two?) when I turn it on or off through the HA dashboard. I would expect a small delay to wake up similar to what I see when I use the Flic button via bluetooth to the old phone, but not the long delay. That's why I was curious. I do want to add that after it has woken up, the response time is pretty quick, as is with the Flic through the phone, but the wake time seems very long. The battery is also reading 100%, so it shouldn't be a low battery issue.

@ufninuyasha Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Well, not sure what has changed from them until now, but it seems to be working much better and faster now. I thought maybe I was pressing the button too quickly, but I don't think that was it because I do remember times that I held the button for a split second longer (not enough for a "hold" event), but it still acted the same when I did that before vs the second or two (maybe three?) that it takes to respond now.

@sponge8998 2 жыл бұрын

I have to add Aqara motion sensor in HA with Conbee II but I don't find a man for motion in the values; I find only brightness sensor and temperature sensor. Can you help?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Have you added it via deConz? If so I would try removing and repairing the device

@michaeljjensen 2 жыл бұрын

Why the deCONZ add-on rather than the Zigbee integration? Is it better/faster in anyway? Thanks.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Personally I use Zigbee2Mqtt. A couple of years back deConz and ZHA where the most popular. Zigbee2MQTT has the best support and is updated faster. ZHA feels like it is part of HA naturally and is very simple to add devices. It’s all down to personal choice though. If you’re starting out on your Zigbee journey I would recommend ZHA or checking out Zigbee2Mqtt. DeConz is great but way less support. Let me know if you need more info etc

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, Mark. Which video was the Part 2 follow up that you mentioned. Can't see the wood for the trees!

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Hey David! I started recording part 2 but I never got round to finishing it 😳. What would you like to see in part 2?

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Hello Mark, you mentioned about how you are to use the Event ID and device ID of the Mini Switch and how you would use them in scripts and automations. That's what I was hoping to see. I hope it is of interest to take further.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidheron1505 hey Dave. I have some Aqara videos planned and will be coming soon so I will be sure to touch on those points. I recently did a video on 5 smart home buttons and show the Aqara one in that (using ZHA though). I do also have a partly recorded one for the Cube. And the cube is featured in a video that should be releasing on Saturday

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thanks, Mark. I look forward to it.

@gavinmorgan8861 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these videos. Your one of the reasons I’m in the middle of switching to Home Assistant from Hubitat. No one was doing how to videos for hibitat. Need to get a zigbee stick and then I can move my aqara sensors over. My motion sensor kept dropping off on hubitat

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! HA is deffo the way to go. Glad you’re finding the content helpful :)

@tomghzel 2 жыл бұрын

I missed the part where I had to Authenticate app in deCONZ Gateway setting. I had to go to deCONZ - Phoscon - Settings - Gateway - Advanced - Autenticate app, and than manually connect Home Assist (in Integrations). Just restarting didn't do it!

@akhan999 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t you not use the Aqara m2 hub? Or if you link it this way does that mean it would be removed from HomeKit?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

You can use an m2 hub. I actually have a video on this coming soon :)

@Deso7 Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech which is the better way with m2 hub or with conbee 2? or its the same?

@frankraym Жыл бұрын

do i need a rasberry pie for this ? when i tried to going in the configuration it said :This add-on does not expose configuration for you to mess with… i dont understant why

@SimonLYW Жыл бұрын

Did this work for you in the end? I found that a refresh solved the issue for me.

@fariddergal1265 2 жыл бұрын

Does any body knows if the z Sonoff ZigBee USB dongle 3.0 is compatible with aqara sensors ?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

All compatible :)

@jproveta 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, any idea to have the Zigbee devices connected to ConbeeII appear in the Alexa app? Thanks

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Hey John. In order to do this you will need to have your HA accessible via Nabu Casa/Duck Dns or some other method. This will allow you to connect your HA to Alexa. You can then expose lots to Alexa (scenes, scripts, entities etc).

@jproveta 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech OK, thanks, I was hoping for a solution without having something accessible through a cloud, but direct to my HA. And is it possible to determine which devices are accessible and which devices are not accessible by Alexa? or Alexa have access to all devices I have in my HA?

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

@@jproveta I think they have to be accessible like this because of the way the Alexa service works. You can choose what you do and dont want Alexa to be able to see and access.

@leosedf 2 жыл бұрын

Instead of deconz I used zha and I got MORE features from the sensors and switches? Why is that I wonder. For example on the motion sensor I got also an occupancy entity. On the temp sensors I get barometric pressure too.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

I also use ZHA :) ZHA and Zigbee2Mqtt offer more features in their device configs and get updates quicker

@leosedf 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech interesting, you would think decondz will have more functionality. I like it more because it gives you more details but on aqara sensors which are my main sensors it has lower functionality. The only reason to use it would be to update the dongle. BTW try the new TVOC sensor by aqara

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@leosedf I mean ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT offer more features (nit DeConz). I also have lots of the TVOCs around my house :)

@leosedf 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech haha I would expect. The e-ink is kinda nice to look at

@yurkshirelad 2 жыл бұрын

What do you need to extend the range of these devices? Say the USB stick is plugged into the Raspberry Pi in a basement, and you want to install a temperature sensor on the top floor?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

In a simplified manner, most powered Zigbee devices will pass on and route messages for other devices. So lets so on each floor you had zigbee bulbs or plugs, they would pass the messages along to the nearest node (device) till it reached your temp sensor. (Hope that helps). Might be worth having a read up on Zigbee :)

@RobertusWE 3 жыл бұрын

make a tutorial to use motion sensor powered by usb, to have a better polling

@JoseBerruezo 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I also would like to see the Aquara Cube integration

@MarkWattTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) The cube is pretty cool but I feel it's more of a novelty. I will get the video done when I can. Cheers.

@hristohristov5246 2 жыл бұрын

Hello🙂👋 I have maybe stupid questions as a beginner. How can I find out which zigbee device will be supported by Conbee 2? Should I only look for deCONZ devices? Do I need to flash Conbee 2 to work with MQTT devices?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Heya! Their is a great resource for Zigbee devices, Do a Google search for "Black Adder Zigbee" and you will find a collection of Zigbee devices that you can filter by device, integration and protocol. You will see devices shown as HA and DeConz compatible. You could use deConz or ZHA. If you are wanting to go with Zigbee2MQTT there are also a few Zigbee Gateways that you can get pre flashed. (Also shown on that site).

@hristohristov5246 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thank you for the quick response and for the professional explanation of things in your videos👏🙂🍻🍻🍻.

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@hristohristov5246 glad you found it helpful. I’m constantly trying to improve 👍🏻

@mguven 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't get it to work in any way, conbee 2 stick simply does not find aqara door sensor whatever I did. The only thing that I could not try is using extension cable. Is it really works? And if it works what is the reason?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

If you are using an SSD with the Pi (and just the Pi in general) it can cause a lot of interference (some adapters more than others with the Conbe II). Moving it away from this helps negate that interference. Another thing to try when pairing is to actually trigger the sensor while its pairing. So put the door sensor in pairing mode and move the magnet to and from it. It's a deConz thing.

@JlNGLEZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thankyou - this solved my issue, been stuck on tthis for days

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone had any experience trying to pair Aqara's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitor? I followed Mark's instructions and Michael M's tip and the Conbee and Sensors went in sweetly. I went "off piste" slightly by getting an IAQ monitor and it will just not pair! Has anyone tried it?

@MarkWattTech 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave. I think they still aren’t supported by deConz yet. They do however work with ZHA Zigbee2Mqtt or Homekit Controller (if you have and aqara hub)

@davidheron1505 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Hello, Mark. Thanks for your guidance. First class again.

@LeiChat Жыл бұрын

If you were starting fresh now, in November 2022, would you still opt for Aqara?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

100%. Aqara products work well and are very reliable. I did start a series on starting an Aqara smart home (still have some episodes to record)

@LeiChat Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thank you. I'm taking small steps. Not looking to setup HA just yet so will probably get the Aqara M2 hub and a few H1 EU switches.

@LeiChat Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thank you. Have you used the with and without neutral versions of the H1 EU? I like the idea of the energy monitoring but some of our switches sadly don't have a neutral.

@LotharKrupka 2 жыл бұрын

Has anyone tried using 2 identical Aqara sensors with a conbee 2 and ZHA? I'm having a problem when I add them into HA. The first one works, and the Entity ID is correctly renamed (as I name it), but the second one gets an Entity ID which contains parts of the IEEE, and all the names have very long names. It doesn't matter which one is added first (Let's call them device A and device B, the first one added will always be renamed correctly). I have confirmed this behaviour several times with 2 temperature sensors, 2 motion sensors, and 2 cubes. The same behaviour does NOT happen with Sonoff sensors, only with Aqara (I have 6 sonoff temperature sensors, and they were all correctly renamed).