Zigbee sensor instructions

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Re: Zigbee sensor instructions

Also I have changed to do zigbee2mqtt/aqaratemp/room_name. I then have aqaravibration and aqarabutton etc.

Therefore only need one trigger per aqara type.

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Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:14 pm
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Re: Zigbee sensor instructions

siclark wrote:
Also I have changed to do zigbee2mqtt/aqaratemp/room_name. I then have aqaravibration and aqarabutton etc.

Therefore only need one trigger per aqara type.


I really think that's the best way to go.

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Re: Zigbee sensor instructions

siclark wrote:
Also I have changed to do zigbee2mqtt/aqaratemp/room_name. I then have aqaravibration and aqarabutton etc.

Therefore only need one trigger per aqara type.


OK - I will try and get my head around this and give it a whirl in due course. :)

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Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:44 pm
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autolog wrote:
Looking at the documentation here: MQTT topics and message structure, I see it is possible to get a graphical display of the Zigbee network. Search for this heading: zigbee2mqtt/bridge/networkmap

You need to publish a message with the topic: zigbee2mqtt/bridge/networkmap/routes and payload of graphviz [Note no {} around the payload].

This can take a few minutes and you will get a network map data published as a message topic: zigbee2mqtt/bridge/networkmap/[graphviz. I didn't use this, I just copied the content of the message out of the zigbee2mqtt log.

You can then paste the message starting with digraph G { and ending in } into the panel at WebGraphViz to get a graphical display of your network.

Using this I have confirmed that my INNR plugs work as routers. Having relocated one of the INNR plugs, I reset one of my temperature sensors that was in close proximity and I can now see that the sensor is routing back to the controller via the plug.


Cheers. This has confirmed my router has included but says failed and isn't used. I'll need to investigate some more.

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Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:12 pm
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Ok I moved it closer and it works. So hardware and firmware good. I just need to centralise the devices a bit.

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:40 pm
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can anyone point to install instructions for installing zigbee2mqtt on a Mac...I realise its essentially the same as the Linux doco but there are syntax differences that are tripping me up...

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:41 pm
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Re: Zigbee sensor instructions

where are you stuck?

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:59 pm
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first base...

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ag@automation ~ % sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
Password:

## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 12.x repo...


## Populating apt-get cache...

+ apt-get update
bash: apt-get: command not found
Error executing command, exiting

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:01 pm
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oh I should probably have read the error. I need to install apt-get presumably :oops:

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:03 pm
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I think that is just installing node.js. Try here

https://nodejs.org/en/download/

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:04 pm
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agame wrote:
oh I should probably have read the error. I need to install apt-get presumably :oops:


No, that could lead you into problems

Just try installing node.js for mac

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:28 pm
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siclark wrote:

Just try installing node.js for mac



almost there, thanks so much!!
mqtt and node js installed but stuck. on changing permissions. what is the Mac version of this?:

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ag@automation ~ % sudo chown -R pi:pi /opt/zigbee2mqtt
chown: pi: illegal group name



[presumably, root?]

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:30 pm
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Think the pi:pi is username:password? Defaults assuming you are installing on a pi?

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:32 pm
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Maybe replace pi:pi with just your user name.

Try here


https://osxdaily.com/2013/04/23/change- ... -mac-os-x/

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:10 pm
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Re: Zigbee sensor instructions

got it!
[you can see I'm not a pi user].
a few more supporting packages installed, but now all seems good!!

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