Exposing Xiaomi Aqara Sensors to Google Home & Alexa
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Optional if only using sensors and/or binary sensors. Xiaomi Aqara Gateway (lumi.gateway.aqhm01), as it is not possible to activate dev mode in the Mi Home App. I have read some posts from few months ago about the Apara and GHome compatibility.
A new device can be added afterwards by pressing the pairing button once. If you don’t use Home-Assistant, you can still get these sensors to work using Nodered and Zigbee2mqtt. All we do is substitute the State Change mode from the Home-Assistant palette for an incoming MQTT node. If Google Home tells you they’re not able to connect to the sensor in question, then double check you have the “Output On Connect” checked. Make sure the State Change Node is actually receiving the correct measurements . Please ensure your Google Home device is working normally.
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That means that Home Assistant is not getting any response from your Xiaomi gateway. Might be a local network problem or your firewall. If you run into trouble initializing the gateway with your app, try another smartphone. E.g., it didn’t work on an OnePlus 3, but it worked with a Nexus 5.
1.Finish network configurations for all devices in Aqara home app. Aqara Gateway/Hub integration for Home Assistant. Contribute to niceboygithub/AqaraGateway development by creating an account on GitHub. In some instances, there is an issue with keys being generated using the iOS application.
Amazon Alexa
Get to know Aqara smart devices working with Apple HomeKit. Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age.
Right now, the Xiaomi Aqara integration is not working for my M2 hub. This example plays the sound of a dog barking when the button is held down and stops the sound when the button is pressed once. Only works for the round button of the 1st generation.
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What "child devices" work with GHome and what kind of commands do you use? I have my Smart plugs, HUB light, LED bulb working with GHome. However, my motion and window sensors don't work. Clearly an app based out of China with certain features, such as the sunset/sunrise automation feature locked down and only working with China. Instead of giving a friendly error saying feature unavailable outside of China, it gives a random illegal location error.
And finally the Google Broadcast node. Be sure to hit the refresh wheel in devices to import the latest changes you’ve made in the bridge. If all goes well you should be able to select the device you created in step 1. Google Home Response NodeNext deploy the node, and then ask Google what the temperature is in the room you placed the device. If all goes well, she should return you the correct reading.
Initial setup problem
To make it easier to copy/paste, here’s the code below . To set it up, just reset the hub by pressing the button 10sec. Light will go yellow and now it will show in Home Assistant possible integrations. Same here except an option to add sensor through IFTTT Aqara EU or US and webhooks. The only problem is that it will cost you as IFTTT allows you to add only 3 applets fr free. Enables the join permission of the Xiaomi Aqara Gateway for 30 seconds.
The removal is required if a device shall be paired with another gateway. The version of the gateway firmware must be 1.4.1_145 at least. Take a look at the examples below. Follow the setup process using your phone and Mi-Home app.
But now time passed and I think things improved. Tips：For better Google user experience, we suggest naming all the rooms/devices/scenes/automations in English. Then just download the Aqara Gateway integration from homeassistant and it’s done. At that point with simple jumpers connect the RX-TX-GND of the PCB to the TX-RX-GND UART-USB adapter. To make the Aqara Gateway / Hub work with homeassistant, telnet must be enabled on the gateway.
From here you will be able to retrieve the key from within the app following this tutorial. Sensory Overload – what does it cost to kit out a three bedroom home with sensors and switches on a budget. Xiaomi Aqara Sensor loaded into Google HomeNext, let’s go into node-red. I want to offer a huge thanks to Pete Guy for helping with the function node here. In our household, we have both Google Home and Alexa so I’m going to set up a temperature sensor in both to show you how to do it. Get to know Aqara smart devices working with Google Assistant.
Ok, we can’t take care of one without looking after the other. I mean what kind of threesome is this 🙂 Working with Alexa is signifcantly easier . To add the speaker after registration, tap “Add” in Home page as shown below to add Google Home. Then follow the audio instructions to link the account.
As a developer myself, I figured out the feature is locked to China only and confirmed that via opening a support ticket. As of now, there is no date estimate as to when the feature expands. The xiaomi_aqara integration allows you to integrate Xiaomi Aqara-compatible devices into Home Assistant. Next pass the flow through a rate limiter . This effectively makes sure that your sensors aren’t coninually sending updates to the broadcast node unless there’s an actual change in value. This helps to cut overhead on your internal network and will help not to continually hammer the bridge.
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