Installing the Conbee II and the new Zigbee plugin

This article in the form of feedback from my launch to Zigbee technology.

It follows on from the previous post: Passage to Zigbee

The Conbee II Key

I started by updating the Firmware, more comfortable on W10 than Linux, I followed this Tuto, and I installed version 26680700.

I then placed the key on a USB extender and connected it to my Raspbi3b+.

The new Zigbee plugin

On the advice of plugin users, I head to Jeedom's new Zigbee plugin

The logo is nice, before installing it, I notice a small message: IMPORTANT: read the documentation before any purchase

  • I consult the doc, no doc, page 404. I consult the changelog, no changelog, page 404. Probably because it is still a beta. A beta at 6€ but a beta anyway. So I'm starting out as a paid beta tester.
  • I pay €6, I install the Beta, I activate the plugin.
  • Dependencies are not installed, I click on Relaunch and they install …
  • Everything looks good: despite this error message, which I do not know:

Plugin configuration

I go to the configuration, I complete (as I guess) the boxes, it gives:

I save and after a few seconds, I have the daemon OK:

Aqara Aperture sensor

I have a door opening detector glued to my kitchen shutter. I'll start with him. It is currently integrated into the Xiaomi Gateway, I am curious to see what will happen if I integrate it into the Conbee II.

I click on Authorise Join and a nice green message tells me that I have 3 minutes to integrate my equipment

I go on my button, I tamper several times with the only button (long press, repeated … press) and at one point, the Xiaomi gateway starts talking (in Chinese) and Jeedom reacts and adds the device.

All good is the right device:

I ‘save’ and go to the Dashboard admired the only info command created (Open) that tells me the status of my shutter, I open it and close it, it’s good, everything works perfectly.

I'm stuck with ease.

Out of curiosity, I look at the previous device, included on the Xiaomi Gateway, it no longer works, I cannot find any functionality to disassociate the equipment (as in zwave), so I remove it from the Xiaomi plugin.

Mijia Motion Detector 1

https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Xiaomi_RTCGQ01LM.html

I added this equipment, and there, surprise, it is not detected, the type on the right remains empty. I search in the drop-down list and I find two identical equipments in the drop-down list

I'm testing both, I didn't see any difference.

I end up with an order Presence which works perfectly and a command Brightness that doesn't work. I therefore delete the command info Luminosity, and I take note that I have lost the battery information (in v or in %) information given to me by the Gateway Xiaomi.

Aqara Motion Detector 2

I have a second Aqara motion detector, RTCGQ11LM

https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Aqara_RTCGQ11LM.html

He's detected the first time.

Motion detection works well.

The brightness gives me numbers, but I did not understand how it works, I do not use it, I delete the info.

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