Weird.
I just got one and have put it on the ceiling. I can test it. When it hears a smoke chime pattern, the LED on the device should illuminate and stay on, is that right?
That's what the funny papers say, they don't however say for how long...
Mine will just blink on occasion when the detector alarms.
OK lemme see what mine does. I’ve also had a z-wave version working great for like a year. Can’t say I’ve ever actually watched it for what the LED does while testing the smoke detectors, though.
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When it hears the smoke detector go off, the LED blinks.
Happy to try out a driver for testing if that’s helpful. Feel free to PM.
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I have not been able to verify the alarm codes sent, so no.
I'm not going to publish a driver for it since I'm unable verify the data produced when it alarms.
I've had no success in triggering the thing...
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Thanks for the update, I really appreciate.
That’s so weird, because the zwave version is so well-behaved.
Yup it’s frustrating. I never had any problems with the z-wave sensor, though I was interested in adding a few more of the zigbee version for my new house.
It’s back to the z-wave sensor for me, though.
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Mine was working fine with smartthings though. When I switch to hubitat I changed it for the zwave version and gave it away with my ST hub.
Sorry to drag this back up, but +1 frustrated purchaser of the zigbee model.
After reading through this, I tested mine out. I get the same result, a short flash of the LED, and nothing further.
@mike.maxwell - First, thank you for your efforts to get a driver out. With the understanding that this is not ready to be published, is there any chance I could get the driver you've got so far?
I wouldn't presume to know anything about it that you don't, but I'm happy to beat my head against the wall for a while to see if I can contribute anything further. Being that the zwave model isn't on Amazon currently, I'd be surprised if there aren't others in my shoes who saw/will-see that the Firefighter works, without noticing that it's only the zwave version.
Grr... Well that's irritating. It doesn't matter how vague or specific I make my search, I can even copy/paste the first 5 words from the listing title without any filters, but that result doesn't show for me unless I use the exact model number. However, the zigbee version shows up every time.
I've had similar experiences with Amazon, but I've always assumed it was just that I didn't hit the right terms that were in the listing, or that they wanted products sold/fulfilled by them first, but even that is Amazon in both cases here, so I'm at a loss.
Regardless, thank you. I've purchased the zwave model for now.
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@mike.maxwell Hi, Could I test your driver? I just bought it but I didn't know the zigbee version was not supported by default as it says in the compatibility list it is supported (I just didn't know it was only the z-wave version of it).
I'm not sure what to test, the Zigbee device will not trigger, its crap...
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Consider returning it for the z-wave version:
https://www.amazon.com/Ecolink-Wireless-Detector-existing-FF-ZWAVE5-ECO/dp/B071Z8NM8N/
I know someone who spent time trying to get the zigbee version to work with zigbee2mqtt and then gave up.
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@mike.maxwell I factory reset it and I paired with smartthings and it works without adding a specific device handler for it. The sound is detected in the smartthings app. Do you know why?
I was not able to trigger the alarm using a real smoke detector. This isn't a software issue on the habitat end. So we're not going to put out a comparability acknowledgment for a device of this type that we can't verify.
Could I try your driver to see if I can get the event? I tried with a real smoke detector on my end. Maybe you got a defective device?
