Trying to pair a Zigbee power Strip

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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useelink power strip

I had one of these working a treat. Generic multi endpoint device. I unplugged it for a couple of days to work on the layout for the telly and now it doesn't work. And as per usual I can't get the Hubby to re pair with it. I'd hazard that as I've had it going once, it's once again an issue with the Zigbee stack on the Hubby, but I'm open suggestions.

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@kkossev thanks krassimir. double luck voodoo worked for me! (second time round)...
@bobbyD would also be great if instead of investing in new features, somebody addressed these really annoying and ongoing zigbee issues… (nag nag). zigbee connectivity is after all, the bread and butter of the product.

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