Set up Zigbee in Home Assistant - Using ZHA to ditch your 3rd party hubs
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- You can connect Zigbee sensors, lights and other devices directly to Home Assistant without having to use each companys proprietary hubs. This unlocks a wide variety of automations by mixing and matching different Zigbee sensors and equipment. You also get more privacy as information about your smart home isn't being sent to a companies cloud servers meaning no-one can track you.
All you need to get started is a USB Zigbee Dongle and this video!
Linked Videos:
Setting up Home Assistant: • Installing Home Assist...
What is Zigbee?: • What is Zigbee?
Segments:
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Why use Zigbee with Home Assistant directly?
01:35 - Installing Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) in Home Assistant
02:27 - Choosing a Zigbee USB Dongle (aka Hub/Coordinator)
03:06 - Installing the ZHA Integration
04:17 - Adding Zigbee Devices to ZHA
08:54 - Using Zigbee Devices in Automations
11:07 - Visualizing your Zigbee Mesh Network 
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Thanks for this. I'm pretty new to HA and your video had my roller blind controller working within a couple of minutes.
Of the dozens of youtube videos I have watched on getting started with Home Assistant, this is by far the most straight forward, direct and easy to ingest tutorial available. Thank you.
Very clear explanation.
Note: With these sensors like the Sonoff, you need to open up the back and pull the plastic tab to connect the battery.
Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for! Great job.
Thanks!!! This was realy a good explanation. I've been using Homey for some years but feels I like to take it to next level so HA is the new playground for now.
I am impressed how fast the lamp reacts when the window contact triggers. Thanks for the video, was very very helpful :)
I'm always so impressed at how fast Zigbee devices work. I had some Wifi based ones and they were just a little too slow.
I've dabbled in home automation for 25 years and recently started with Home Assistant in a test platform for now. This was a very useful (and simple) explanation of how to make the zigbee gear work with HA.
Glad it was useful! Welcome to the HA rabbit hole! :)
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Great info and detail… thanks!
Nice video, I'm using a sonoff zigbee bridge with ZHA. Works like a charm :)
Interesting, thanks for sharing! I've heard other people have trouble with them but I've never used them myself.
Do non sonoff devices work with it?
are you using a docker container? my usb port keeps dropping out, leaving my zigbee network unavailable. :(
This was very useful!
great tutorial!!
Hi there! nice video. do you have any feedback to share regarding the HA skyconnect usb "dongle" :p
i’m planning to use an 20 meters usb extension like in the thumbnail so I suppose it’s going to work! But another question, Can I use 2 dongles? 1 for the first floor and the other I’m going to wire it to the 2nd floor. it will use up the 2 usb 2.0 port on the Pi 4.
Hi - as always, great videos :) I have 2 questions.....1) what is the range that the dongle will pickup signee devices? 2) does the dongle HAVE to go into the (say) Raspberry Pi, or can it be installed in a router which has a usb port? Thanks and keep up the great videos :)
The dongle has to be installed one the computer that is running the Home Assistant app. That computer does not need to bne a Raspberry Pi, I'm using an older Apple Mac Mini
The device, like a sensor or light bulb has to be reasonable near the dongle. I'd say it is like WiFi, the signal will go to the next room but not clear across a very large house. But Zigbee is a mesh network and every A/C powered device routes signals. So the network can be very large as the devices will relay signals.
Plz guide which one should I buy Sonoff zigbee bridge pro 3.0 or SONOFF ZB Dongle-P Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus Wireless Zigbee Gateway Analyzer Zigbee2MQTT USB Interface Capture with Antenna
I don't know how to flash any software. I need something that doesn't require any flashing. So that I can directly use it to add zigbee devices and use it with homeassistant.
Kindly reply.
Awesome video. Ill be killing off deconz and moving to this now. By the way whats that light bar / led behind the lamp in this video?
It's a Philips Hue LED strip mounted inside an aluminium LED diffuser channel
thanks for the video i needed it, i have one question, now i am not sure if my switches are acting as a routers, they are mentioned to be routers, so i went to one of the switches there and from there i tried to "add devices via this device" however the newly added device (another switch) is not linked to any router or the coordinator, i saw some people the visualization where routers are connected to another routers and so on. (BTW.... i am still are the initial setup so my connected zigbee devices are just less than 10, did i do something wrong? isn't add devices via this devices to activate the mesh network? or it will be activated by itself
thanks in advance
I have a couple Hue bulbs that are white only. Through HA I can control brightness but can't seem to access the effects, like candle. They're connected through ZHA using a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle. Any idea why that may be or if there's a setting I could change to get the effects to work? Thanks!
what is the range on that usb ? like if my raspberry or zigma is on the ground floor and the smart swith is on the 3rd floor, how will it work ?
i will also have 2 networks, one normal wifi with internet connection and one network just for these smart devices in the home so they do not access the internet for security purposes.
so the question again is that how the pairing process works for devies that are far ?
Hi! Your videos have been really helpful this far! Thank you!
I have a question. I have a sonoff Zigbee coordinator (USB) plugged directly into the raspberry pi. I cannot seem to get it to pick up the sonoff devices. (Besides the Zigbee coordinator - It just searches and finds nothing) The only way I manage to connect them is by linking the ewelink app to Home assistant. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? - I would prefer to run this on the internal LAN and not using the web.
Use a USB extension cable. WiFi and USB use overlapping radio frequency, Place the dingle a few feet from the Pi.
You should have affiliate links in the description for everything you're talking about!
I'm not here to make money, I'm just here to help people live in a smarter house!
Thanks for the video mate! What is the response time for Philips Hue motion sensors true this setup? I have noticed that connecting these sensors directly to HA there is much more delay in the re awakening time then true the Hue bridge. And furthermore, is it possible to activate scene's made in HA via Google Home? I have a monthly subscription at Nabu Casa. Thanks again!
I use Aqara Motion sensors in my house with HA and they respond instantly. Check out my Motion Sensor automation video on my channel for more information
Great info. I am about to remove my Hue hub and replace with a zigbee dongle (Conbee 2). How do I put the Hue bulbs back into pairing mode so the Conbee can find them? Thanks.
It’s said and showed in the video: by removing them in the hue app
Hi Thanks for the awesome video. May I ask, is Sonoff Zigbee bridge ( White Box ) the same as a Zigbee dongle that you talking about in this video ? I have the Sonoff Zigbee bridge but would like to change to the dongle if the dongle is better. Thanks again
No, they are different. I am not personally familiar with using Bridges with ZHA, so I am not sure how they work. Perhaps you can ask in the Home Assistant forums to see if anyone else has experience with them?
@@HomeAutomationGuy Thanks
I finally got a usb zigbee dongle, but newer linux kernal seems to have a known bug, which drops out the docker usb port (disconnecting the dongle and zigbee net.) It happens sometime after the virtual machine runs and won't reconnect until the VM is rebooted. People with Pi's said they'd have to reboot or move the dongle to a different port. I can't find a solution, but was wondering if you've encountered anything like this or heard of it.
I understand with my chronically migraine almost nothing, Wher can I search for a good hub and the usb thing compatible devices. 🤔😞
Great video man. Could you tell me where you purchased your particular dongle or drop an affiliate link please? I like that yours has an external antenna. My current one is all built in.
Thx
These are the ones I have used
smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HVNF7WT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_9BPFBD5QF99YR27153KX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085MFRK9W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_JACFJM7CDQ4Q4R0RV6DF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I then use a USB extender cable so I can move it around
Thank you for this video! Would appreciate if you could suggest a product for HA in a VM. Is there any HA compatible Zigbee hub that connects to a switch ?
I run HA in Docker. I'm going to be making a video about this soon so be sure to subscribe!
And unfortunately I don't know of a HA compatible Zigbee hub that connects to a switch. Perhaps the Zemismart Zigbee Hub does, but I've never personally used it so I'm not sure how well it works
@@HomeAutomationGuy Awesome, doesn’t have to to a switch. But was thinking might be more reliable. Looking forward to your video on how to do on docker. Thank you!
Hi
You’re doing a great job. Just a quick question - could you please tell me how I can set notification on my iPhone once the Aquara sensor detects door open/close?
Thank you very much for your help and assistance.
If you install the Home Assistant companion app on your iPhone you'll then be able to create an automation that sends the app a notification if the sensor changes state.
@@HomeAutomationGuy thank you. and what's the easiest way in your opinion to have free access to HA worldwide?
@@tomaszgawron5513 Personally, I would use Home Assistant Cloud. It's not Free, but it is the easiest way and the funds made from it support the development of Home Assistant upgrades.
Otherwise I'd look at Wireguard or Tailscale VPNs
I followed the video. I have the Sonoff zigbee 3.0 plus, but I can't get it to integrate. Where can I get some help. Thanks, Steve
Nice video! I am using Zigbee2mqtt now. Is this one better or? Also i have another question. At the moment i have 4x GU10 spots from ikea tradfri but they dont turn on or off in sync. Sometimes 1 bulb is on when others are off. If i change from z2m to zha does that fix my issue?
I don't think switching to ZHA will help with the bulbs switching on in sync I'm afraid.
Try adding them to a light group and then turning on and off the group rather than addressing all the bulbs individually
@@HomeAutomationGuy That is how i am using them in a light group. Otherwise it is more a pain indeed. Thanks for your response btw! I appreciate that
I am new to HA and right now I only use it to switch my light bulbs on and off. I like the idea to create one Ziggbee controller for all my devices but I have a couple of questions:
I guess with this you won’t be able to do firmware updates on your lights or sensors?
Second, my HA runs in a VM without USB ports. Can we use this dongle connected to another computer and then share it to HA?
Thanks for the great video
Hello Telmo - welcome to the HA Community!
You can do firmware updates on a lot of devices. Check out my video on ZHA vs Zigbee2MQTT which will show you this in more detail.
If you're using the VM, you can pass through the USB port from the host to the VM/Container. Otherwise you could run something like Zigbee2MQTT on another computer and send the MQTT data to the HA VM over IP. The scond option would be more complicated.
Now philips use Wiz v2, is it zha compatible with it too?
Hi thanks for your detailed video. I've been given a box of Telstra smart switches, apparently they are no longer supported , you sound Australian I thought you might know if these devices are zigbee and if they can be used with home assistant in the manner described in this video. Seems a waste to just throw them in the bin. Thanks.
I just did a quick Google and it looks like a lot of the Telstra Smart home gear was Zigbee. It's definitely worth seeing if you can pair them if you have a Zigbee dongle!
Very good. Now we need to write a program to turn on the light when the door is open and then turn it off when the person closes the door and leaves the room. This would be useful in the case of someone coming in the front door and closing the door afterward. The light would stay on while they were in the room and then turn off a few minutes after they leave the room. I'm new to home automation, but I assume this can be done with Home Assistant.
It sure can be! Welcome to the world of Home Assistant, we're glad to have you join us!
@@HomeAutomationGuy Thanks. Now all I have to do is mortgage my house so I can afford to make it "smart."
Hi! What would you suggest to integrate BLE devices onto HA in the same fashion as Zigbee ones you just showed? Thank you!
ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies, or if you're in range of your Home Assistant you can use a Bluetooth dongle.
What dongle that u r using? How it is working ?
I’m using sonoff zigbee bridge (tasmota) I’m facing some problem.
I really like this one slae.sh/projects/cc2652/
But there are a lot more listed here if you are unable to get that where you are: www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters
Is there a hub that runs on 12v or 5v USB i can use in my RV/Motorhome/Campervan? So i can have automation in my offgrid system without having to run a power hungry 240v inverter. All i need is a temperature sensor and a switch to turn on a 12v fan in my camper van. Plus a send an alert to my phone from my inbuilt internet connection in my van. I could also set up a security alarm sensors to do a similar alert to my phone, from my campervan.
As raspberry pi running Home Assistant with a ZigBee stick plugged into it would easily run off a 12v camper connection using a 12v -> 5v USB adapter. Just make sure it can push enough current to keep the Pi happy
@@HomeAutomationGuy Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. Im new to all these automation gadgets but im sure i will pick it up.
Good luck with it all and have fun!
I got a Hubitat C7 hub can I use this a my zigbee/z-wave hub in Home Assistant and if so can you please explain how. Thank you 😊
Hi Craig! There's a custom component you can use to connect Home Assistant with Hubitat, but you'll need to install it via HACS
github.com/jason0x43/hacs-hubitat
I have a video on HACS which will help you get started: ruclips.net/video/x9vurW69saM/видео.html
@@HomeAutomationGuy thank you very much I will check it out.. Keep up the great work with your videos, they're very helpful 😊
I'm using conbee II on raspberry and docker. How can I configure home assistant container to make the raspberry port /dev/ttyACM0 available to the HA container?
I cover this in my docker video series which you should be able to find on my channel
Hi, Thanks for the video. I have installed Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle plus & have configured it with ZHA. Sonoff Temperature sensor & Motion Sensor gets added instantly. But I can't integrate Philips Wiz smart bulb with this. Any thoughts?. Thanks in advance
I think the WiZ bulbs are WiFi and not Zigbee. You should be able to add them using the Wiz Home Assistant integration
@@HomeAutomationGuy Really Appreciate. Thank You!
I'm looking for cheap good zigbee hub for my first automation, including shown this mod in this video that the data don't go to the cloud or leven I don't have to use the Internet for controlling stuff.
Is there suppose to be a delay when using zigbee? i have a sonoff zigbee window switch, and it would takes 1-2 seconds to register the status. using ZHA integration with sonoff zigbee bridge
There will be a slight delay, but 12 seconds sounds high. Mine registers within about a second.
Is the switch far away from the coordinator? Does it work better when it's closer? The ZigBee signal could be hopping through another device that is acting as a router and behaving slowly. Or if all your sensors are showing a long delay it might be the hardware that your Home Assistant is running on?
I am using a ConBee II and I followed your instructions explicitly. The device is set up but I can't get it to discover any device. I have tried a hue bulb (like your instructions) and some Aqara devices (water detector, Door/window Sensor).
Interesting - does it detect the ConBee device when you configure ZHA? Make sure that you put the Zigbee device close to the ConBee stick when you try to pair it.
Ok understood, but what did you do with your old device (hub/gateway)? it will no more be used? I'm asking because I have a great Zigbee gateway called X5 that improved a lot the strenght of my Zigbee network, and now I'm understanding that with that dongle I'll no more use X5.
I put it into my Tech Graveyard drawer with the hope I'll find a use for it one day 😬😔
Can you get Aqara devices and hub to get excel of the data collected? I am working on a project that we are looking extrapolate the data collected.
Yes you can. Take a look at this community forum post, someone has been able to achieve this to a CSV file
community.home-assistant.io/t/export-sensor-data-to-text-file/46804
What about hue software updates? Can I still update my hue lights firmware via the usb dongle?
Yes. You sure can!
Hello … I got the Aqara motion sensor and instead of using their hub I got the sonoff dongle. The integration used was the ZHA. This works perfect with my other motion sensors, but with the Aqara motion sensor (p1) did not work properly. It did find it in the integration process but It could only detect 2 entities, none of these entities were to sense motion. So I have not be able to use the Aqara motion sensor.
Is the P1 Aqara motion sensor not supported by ZHA ? do you have any input ?
I was disappointed that the P1 did not work properly vs the other motion sensors.
I'm not sure exactly. Have you tried repairing it a couple of times?
@@HomeAutomationGuy WOW !!! That was a fast reply.... Thanks for that.
I have done that a few times.... in fact I was thinking changing to a different dongle or changing the integration to MQTT just to try.
So, as far as you know, the P1 "should work" fine with the ZHA using the sonoff dongle ??? I just want to know that this is just me or it is a current issue with the P1 and integration that I am using.
@@miguelavello7493 It looks like the ZHA team are working to get it fully supported. github.com/zigpy/zha-device-handlers/issues/1498
@@HomeAutomationGuy Thank you so much for your awesome quick replies. !!!! You rock !!!!
Do you offer a paid consultation?
Which usb dongle use? And it will work any laptop? Without hub these zigbee product can i use?
I use a CC2652RB USB stick. You can buy them online here: slae.sh/projects/cc2652/
I have HA + ConBee II (a.k.a. ConBee 2) USB adapter from dresden elektronik(for motion sensors)
now i need brighter lights, i was planning to get =Philips Hue WHITE E67 E27/15,5W/230V
would these work with zigbee module? i dont want to buy additional hue hub.
thanks!
Yes, I use these bulbs myself and they work great!
@@HomeAutomationGuy i can confirm. Takes time to get them into pairing but once paired works great
Can a Zigbee hub be located remotely (via Internet) to an HA installation? Am in the process of setting up a HA installation at home, but would also like to put some Zigbee motion detectors/door sensors in a remote location (our 2nd home), just to keep an eye on the place when we are not there. Just wondering if I can avoid a 2nd HA installation.
I unfortunately don't know the answer to that, but I would think not. I would personally put another HA installation in and create a VPN between the two houses (Or use Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa)
@@HomeAutomationGuy OK; thanks for taking the time to reply. I will get my main system working first and then decide the way forward for the 2nd site. Unfortunately they are 10K km apart (UK/SE Asia), so I cannot just pop in to try things :) Keep up the good work.
@roger the Sonoff ZigBee Bridge is WiFi, so if you connected the networks using Tailscale or another way of accessing, you only need 1 HA box
@@killickr just an idea, I’m sure it may have already been done. If you used Unifi for your home network in your main house, then used a point to point link to the second house (only if there’s a clear line of sight) that will link the 2 houses together as one network. This means devices connect at the 2nd house will be discoverable at the main house via the p2p link.
Is it possible to keep hue hub and add home assistant on top of it ? How would all the three work together ?
Yep, it's very possible. The Hue hub should be automatically detected by Home Assistant and import all of your lights that are already set up
@@HomeAutomationGuy Thank you ! And won't it mess up things having two hubs ? A video about a set up with both would be great. You know, without the hub i think one might loose the entertainment options of Hue (Hue Sync for exemple) and also features like last state to keep lights off After power outage, and finally easy updates and Dynamic scenes.
Which dongle do you recommend?
The Slaesh or Sonoff 3.0 dongles are working well for me
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So I can still use my HueLights with HueSync to sync my Lights to the colors of the movie I'm watching?
I don't think that still works I'm afraid
these small sensor devices are all self contained and powered by batteries?
How long do they last?
Yep, they last a year or more on a single battery
What the difference between Zigbee dongle and Zigbee bridge pro.
Can i use zigbee bridge with HA server without the dongle?
Sorry, but I don't know what the Zigbee Bridge Pro is. A Zigbee Dongle is a USB coordinator device that gives whatever you plug it in to the capabilities to create and manage a Zigbee network. I am sure you can find information online about whether or not the Bridge works with HA and how.
What are the numbers in the visualization tab between the ZigBee devices and the antenna?
The "link quality". Basically the signal strength. Bigger numbers are better
Thank you@@HomeAutomationGuy
So if I add a zigbee device to HA I will no longer be able to control it with the original hub/app?
Correct, but you can control it with the HA app then
Any ideas on why my LQI shows "unknown?" also my switch doesn't change states, when I toggle it it flashes (it's connected to a light) several times until it gets the propper state :/
I'm not sure sorry! Perhaps it's a faulty device or too far away from the coordinator or other router devices?
@@HomeAutomationGuy Faulty extension cable man!! :3 Scratched my head a lot with this :P
@@AlonsoVPR Oh man! Congratulations on solving it!
It works with tuya sensors as well?
I believe so! I've not personally tested any, but they appear to be supported:
zigbee.blakadder.com/zha.html
We can see what happening if you don't have total control over your smart devices, like the govermant blocks your heating Temperatur at home ect.
painting our windows black helps further protect our privacy.
Yeh, but then you can't see out of them. It's all about balancing risk and privacy against convenience.
@@HomeAutomationGuy but then your privacy is secure. Lol
PS you should NOT use plastic enclosures for Raspbery... it's hot in there :) Also people DO NOT BUY CC2531 dongle! It's absolute! Buy CC2652P it's newer, better, faster, longer range and everything is better. And don't buy SonOff products -they SUCK! Dies within year or two..
I have a problem with ziggbee dongle range….
My video about ZigBee has some tips on how to use ZigBee Routers to extend range ruclips.net/video/Yrp4LU5n7mc/видео.html
I wonder if it works with Hue Sync box tool. Anyone here?
It doesn't unfortunately
My ZigBee dongle does NOTHING, it's in Home Assistant, it says it's working, but does nothing. I have govee motion sensor, it can't find, I have ring binary switches that are NO GO. I'm ready to throw all of this in the trash. I spend most of my life trying to keep it all working. I've spent weeks watch videos and reading Latin, or it might as well be. I still don't know how to use a yaml or how to install one. It may be my age, or the assumptions of the content creators, they seem to skip the VERY BASICS. I'm old, tried and completely and totally frustrated
I'm sorry that you're having a frustrating time. Unfortunately home automation like this is still maturing and not as accessible as we'd like it to be
The problem with this setup is that we can't use the much better Hue app, and we rely on HA's notorious stability for something as important as lighting. I like the concept but not the experience.
I personally haven't missed the Hue App and haven't had any stability issues. But then again I didn't do anything fancy other than turn the lights on and off, adjust the brightness or set simple scenes. How are you using the Hue app?
werkt voor geen meter !!!
Why so much work for having a smart home..
Its not for normal people..
It must be more simple to connect any product to a smart home, with out be a high tech man..
Hopefully one day it will be easier