Trying to pair a Zigbee power Strip

This screenshot from HomeAssistant ZHA thread sounds scary to me :

I will stop for now, going deeper will require a lot of time that I don't have at the moment.

Controlling this XENON 4AC+2USB power strip from HE will be too tricky and too risky.

Well if I switch to the Generic driver I have control of 2 components now. :upside_down_face:

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Last kick for tonight...

Using this driver to initialize, then switching to the Generic Multi gives me control of the four outlets, no USB's.
I think... too much clicking. :crazy_face:

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I have the same strip in an different layout. Using zigbee multi endpoint driver and it works, but changes its 16 bit address almost everyday. When I start pairing for other zigbee devices, this strip often shows up as wanting to pair again, like its in a pairing loop. Maybe some cluster is not being bound properly?

Here's my data section

Data & Child Devices

Here's what my version looks like, although with USSA plugs
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800318148856.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.100009.2.27554495sCwnSh&gps-id=pcDetailLeftTopSell&scm=1007.13482.271138.0&scm_id=1007.13482.271138.0&scm-url=1007.13482.271138.0&pvid=61a22ec0-8392-43a7-802f-c573eb78f4b5&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailLeftTopSell%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13482.271138.0%2Cpvid%3A61a22ec0-8392-43a7-802f-c573eb78f4b5%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238107%231934&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"10000002414858550"%2C"sceneId"%3A"3482"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!USD!57.99!34.79!!!!!%402101f6ba16683658918964407e7742!10000002414858550!rec&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=US

I pulled the trigger and while the AliExpress 11/11 discounts are still active, ordered the EU version of hopefully the same or very similar in it's behaviour device : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802155363913.htm
I will come back when I receive it and have it fully working.

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The UK one works with the generic zigbee multi endpoint driver. It recognised as the zemismart driver as a single - change the driver to generic and child devices marked EP0x pop up. 4 sockets plus USB working.

There is something weird though, an extra device marked Zigbee EPF2. Only thing I can think of is the press button for pairing?

I received my power strip yesterday. The bad news is that for now, after a lot of attempts and experiments I can not make it work with HE.

Listening to the Zigbee communication to HE radio shows unusual high number of repeated packets on transport level.

The device doesn't finish the Zigbee pairing procedure with HE, sends a 'leave' command, and changes its NWK address.

Manufacturer: _TZ3000_cfnprab5
Endpoint 01 application: 64
Endpoint 01 endpointId: 01
Endpoint 01 idAsInt: 1
Endpoint 01 inClusters: 0000,0006,0003,0004,0005,E001
Endpoint 01 initialized: true
Endpoint 01 manufacturer: _TZ3000_cfnprab5
Endpoint 01 model: TS011F
Endpoint 01 profileId: 0104
Endpoint 01 stage: 4
Endpoint 02 endpointId: 02
Endpoint 02 idAsInt: 2
Endpoint 02 inClusters: 0000,0006,0003,0004,0005,E001
Endpoint 02 initialized: true
Endpoint 02 profileId: 0104
Endpoint 02 stage: 4
Endpoint 03 endpointId: 03
Endpoint 03 idAsInt: 3
Endpoint 03 inClusters: 0000,0006,0003,0004,0005,E001
Endpoint 03 initialized: true
Endpoint 03 profileId: 0104
Endpoint 03 stage: 4
Endpoint 04 endpointId: 04
Endpoint 04 idAsInt: 4
Endpoint 04 inClusters: 0000,0006,0003,0004,0005,E001
Endpoint 04 initialized: true
Endpoint 04 profileId: 0104
Endpoint 04 stage: 4
Endpoint 05 endpointId: 05
Endpoint 05 idAsInt: 5

It's rather unusual that the reported number of outClusters is 0.

Searching for information on the SoC manufacturer for this device doesn't find a registered manufacturer company. MAC Address Lookup - MAC Lookup Online defaults to the Ieee Registration Authority.

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It is the same problem as with the UK plug TS01F _TZ3000_okaz9tjs
The SoC is from the same unknown manufacturer (MAC address starting with 70B3D52)

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Some companies (Wyze among them) obtain the rights to the same subset of the MAC address range and share the same first 6 characters; the addresses (6 character blocks) are still administrated by IEEE and show up as "IEEE Registration Authority" in lookups.

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Thanks for trying, guess for now it's back to Amazon for mine. :frowning_face:

My pairing attempt with "Generic Zigbee Multi-Endpoint Switch" recorded in the below youtube lin,
Powerstrip - pairing attempt - screen recording

I have a similar powerstrip working with Hubitat and using the same driver "Generic Zigbee Multi-Endpoint Switch". But this new one is not showing the child devices (indivudual power sockets) after detection, (even though I used the same driver "Generic Zigbee Multi-Endpoint Switch")

Hopefully a new driver supporting this will be added to the list soon. I am planning to return this powerstrip for now :frowning:

Unfortunately, this seems to be not a driver issue, but HE Zigbee system problem with a lot of new Tuya devices that use a new Zigbee module.

The video is shown in low resolution and I am not sure on the exact manufacturer ID, can you please copy and paste all the information from the device web page Data section? (model/manufacturer/applicationId)


Thanks for looking into this @kkossev ...!
Attaching the Device config screenshot. (Hopefully the screenshot will be clear after the upload)

Update:- Had to download the image from the portal, to see it clearly.

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Thank you @stmstratum ,
Your device is definitely the same as the one that I have ( _TZ3000_cfnprab5, application version 64). The only difference is that yours has Australian standard sockets, while mine is the EU sockets version.

If there is any progress on finding a solution I will let you know.

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Help needed - Zigbee devices that do not pair correctly in HE

The UseeLink SM-S0306 is Zigbee 3.0, which I'm pretty sure that Hubitat has decided is not important. That is probably the answer.

I just unboxed one of these:

  • endpointId: 01
  • application: 40
  • inClusters: 0000,0003,0004,0005,0006,E000
  • isMultiEP: true
  • manufacturer: _TZ3000_cfnprab5
  • model: TS011F
  • outClusters: 000A
  • softwareBuild:

It's seems to be working fine so far. Using Generic Zigbee Multi-Point Driver on a C-5 running 2.3.6.146

You’ve been lucky receiving an older version of the extension plug… Your screenshot shows ‘application 40’, while the problematic new devices have application 60.

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I just purchased a power strip from Amazon, it included a comment from a purchaser that it worked with HE, albeit with a process using this driver swap over described.

Here is a link to what I purchased https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09JWP6TJG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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I tried the Generic Zigbee Multi Endpoint Switch and the Tuya Zigbee Metering Plug driver, selecting Device between them and clearing states.

It would pair with a C8 but not a C7

Nothing seemed to work despite trying lots of different combinations

Just as I was about to give up I saw a comment that someone had chosen the option when pairing to

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This worked immediately on the C8 and I am able to use all the different plug sockets independently through child devices

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I also managed to pair it to my C-8 two times - firstly, when the C-8 was taken out of the box and there were no much other Zigbee devices paired. As I added a bunch of other Zigbee devices to my C-8, it was not possible to pair it again anymore.

This device will not work with C-7 or older HE hubs - it requires unconditionally a Zigbee 3.0 coordinator and will not fall back to the previous protocol version, as required by the standards.

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I had the same experience with my C5 hub, initially the strip paired and worked as expected. Yay!
Then I deleted it to help someone else by checking the exact steps I had used to get it working with HE.
But when I went to add it back to HE it all went for $hit... and would not work properly no matter what was tried.
But hey, if it's working for you and you're confident you'll never have to re-pair it, or add more ZigBee devices, or reset it down the road or... whatever. :wink:
Then you're good to go.
Personally, I chose to return it and go with a Kasa Wi-Fi strip for now. :man_shrugging:

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