Just a friendly heads up... when you perform a Hubitat backup, youāre backing up the configuration database for the current version of firmware, not the actual firmware. This has been a point of confusion in the past, so I wanted to make sure it was clear. Previous firmware can be restored as well, by browsing to http://yourhubIP:8081.
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Having the same issue here. On ST they were rock solid, and once Iād sorted my channels out, they did appear to be steady on HE. Now I have two which keep dropping. One, then the other but never seem to be at the same time. I have no repeaters here, certainly didnāt need them on ST. Going to re-pair today, but knock the HE channel to 20, then change the Hue. Currently Hue is on 20, HE on 25 and WiFi on 2. Fingers crossed.
Be mindful that those Tradfri bulbs you wrestled with recently may or may not be reliable repeaters for Xiaomi devices. In my experience, when rebuilding a mesh, it's best to get all of the Xiaomis reporting and stable before adding power to non-bridged smart bulbs. YMMV
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Very true, but nothing to lose in trying. When on ST, the Xiaomi were connected only to ST and worked very well, it was the introduction of the Tradfri which caused me issues, which I wasn't expecting. At least I kind of know what to expect this time around 
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I have 3 Aqara RTCGQ11LM sensors which have been nothing but frustrating to me. They paired as zigbee devices instantly, However they have been extremely unreliable for motion control. I tried installing drivers and even enhanced my zigbee mesh with a bunch of IKEA plugs with no luck. I just replaced them with Sonoff SNZB-03 which are working great so far.
If looks like some people on this forum are happy with the Aqara sensors. If anyone wants my three, I will be happy to send them for the price of shipping.
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The problem with the Aqara devices is that they are not standard ZHA1.2. And are very unstable on meshes unless every single repeater is Aqara-compatible.
I have ~60 Aqara devices and recently moved most to a Xiaomi Mijia hub that I integrate with Hubitat using Node-RED. I am awaiting a second Mijia hub before I move the rest off as well.
Good decision.
Thanks for your insight. I was considering a Mijia hub too but with just 3 devices, I am not heavily invested in the make, so I switched to Sonoff. Hopefully they will hold up well over time.
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@svelicheti how are you sonoffs holding up so far?
I'm in the process of replacing my xiomi devices (about a dozen) and just got a Sengled sensor to test. Sonoff was the other brand I was looking at testing.
Curious how you're making out so far.
Not trying to hijack this but I thought I'd give my feedback.
I have 8 Sonoff motion sensors and 2 Sonoff buttons and none have dropped off my zigbee network. They just carry on working.
I did have an issue after the 2.2.5 upgrade where I got false motion detection in the middle of the night for around 3 nights. It stopped and I have not had any issues since.
I find that they are slightly slower to detect motion than the Xiaomi/Aqara devices but not worth worrying about.
I'm using markus's Zigbee - Sonoff xxxxxx drivers.
Hope this helps.
@bobbles All feedback welcome. I appreciate your hijack!
I wish Sonoff made a leak sensor, so I could migrate over to all one brand. But it doesn't seem like any of the easier-to-find brands make every type of sensor. I know HE doesn't have any issues with multiple device drivers, but I still like to keep things simple where I can.
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Theyāve been rock solid so far. I have 9 of them and they work every time. Initially some of them were not reporting battery level which I wrote in another thread but after a few days they all started reporting. That was never relevant for motion sensing any way.
I have 6 more on order now. I like Sonoff brand so far. I also got some ZBMINI relays and they work reliably as well.
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Good to know. Iām using generic zigbee motion (no temp) driver and havenāt had any issues. I also donāt notice any sensing delays.
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That is also good to know.
I'll try it on on one of my devices. Just cos' I can. 
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Hi @svelicheti
I'm just trying one of the Sonoff Motion sensors and using the HE Generic Zigbee Motion Sensor (no temp), and with Test and debug logging on, I'm not seeing events for the device going active/inactive in the logs.
I can see them in the events for the devices and it is changing OK in the device UI.
Are you getting the same?
Thanks.
EDIT: Forget this request if you don't mind. Turning logging off and on again resolved the issue.
@bobbles & @svelicheti where did you guys buy your sensors? I see they are $15-$20 at Amazon, and $2-$5 at ali express. But I'd be concerned that they were fake if I ordered from ali.
I'm in the UK and got them via eBay.
Iāve been buying on eBay for $8 average including shipping and taxes, from different vendors. So far nothing fake. All shipped from China so takes a couple of weeks. IDK if the community has a policy against sharing vendor names - I can PM you if you want.
Glad you were able to resolve. My logs have always worked but good to know how you resolved if that ever happens.
Iāve never seen them that cheap on Ali Express. Do you have a link @ckronengold ? I buy on eBay hoping that they have a good dispute resolution process.
I hadn't looked at the prices of specific sensors, but this vendor started at $2.95.
