Xiaomi Aqara Sensor not reporting

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Hi All!

New to Hubitat and the Z-wave etc devices. I've got the Hubitat C-8 and the first device I'm working with is a Xiaomi Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor. I was able to add the device to my Hubitat, but after that I'm not seeing any info gathered for the sensor.

If I select the device, and look at scheduled jobs, it is always at pending for the given job. If I go to logs, it shows a bunch of warns with the "Health Status: Waiting for first report."

I've search for possible solutions but have not found anything as of yet. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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This driver works for me.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/birdslikewires/hubitat/master/xiaomi/drivers/xiaomi_aqara_temperature_humidity_sensor.groovy

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it depends on the version of the sensor. The older/original Xiaomi sensors do not follow the Zigbee spec and are know to be problematic, especially without the proper repeaters. The newer Zigbee 3.0 devices are better behaved. I have a bag of about 10 of the older sensors and even with the proper repeaters caused many issues, and I refuse to use any longer, they created many stability issues.
This was with my C7 hub

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I will look at this. thx

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My device data:

  • endpointId: 01
  • application: 05
  • driver: v1.15 (26th August 2023)
  • encoding: Xiaomi
  • inClusters: 0000,0003,FFFF,0402,0403,0405
  • manufacturer: LUMI
  • model: lumi.weather
  • outClusters: 0000,0004,FFFF
  • softwareBuild: 3000-0001
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I just purchased these about a month ago. I know that doesn't mean they are the latest. Anyway to determine if they are the newer Zigbee 3.0?

Any recommendations on a good working Temp/Humidity sensor that works with Hubitat?

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Just checked and that is the driver I'm using.

This is all I see for device data:

  • endpointId: 01
  • application: 05
  • driver: v1.15 (26th August 2023)
  • encoding: Xiaomi
  • manufacturer: LUMI
  • model: lumi.weather
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My device.

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Mine is the same.

I just removed it and added it again to see if that makes a difference.

Do you have to run an Aqara Smart Hub?

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No, other than to see if there are any FW updates for the device. Having the Aqara hub won't help w/connecting it to Hubitat. As noted, Aqara devices can be troublesome on Hubitat due to Aqara going their own way on their Zigbee devices.

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I agree, no additional hub needed, BUT I find that Aqara devices stay connected better if they are on an “Aqara friendly” repeating device such as my SONOFF S40LITE plug.

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Others that appear to play nicely w/Aqara are the tiny Tuya USB plug repeater (very easy to hide), and the very large SonOff USB Dongle P repeater (requires flashing to configure as repeater.)

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What is a good Temp/Humidity Sensor that works well with the Hubitat?

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I don't really follow the status of these types of devices very much, but IIRC there are some Tuya sensors temp/humidity that one of our members @kkossev has written drivers for that appear to work well. One w/display below:

And Centralite sensors are usually very solid and supported by built-in drivers:

https://www.amazon.com/Freezing-Holidays-Temperature-Notified-Tempurature/dp/B07BSXX5TD

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I have a Zooz ZSE40 4-in-1 Motion Sensor that does Temperature and Humidity.

  • deviceId: 8449
  • deviceModel: ZSE40
  • deviceType: 8225
  • firmwareVersion: 16.09
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I use sonoff and they have been solid for me, and cheap

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A pack of these will make your Zigbee mesh stronger.
https://www.amazon.com/SONOFF-Lite-Zigbee-Certified-SmartThings/dp/B09XMH3X3G

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@TArman are those plugs actually extenders also?

Right now this Aqara sensor is like less than 10 ft from the Hubitat. So an extender is probably not needed. But as other sensors are added, I can see needing an extender.

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It looks like the removal of the sensor and adding it back to the Hubitat has it working better. It is now communicating with the Hubitat every 10 mins like it should.

Thanks for the help and suggestions. Now on to the next problem.

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Yes, and it is noted that Aqara sensors and other devices work best through a repeater/extender, and not directly connected to the hub.

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