The £33 Zigbee Smart Home Hub That Could Destroy Smartthings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- This Zigbee hub costs just £33 and rivals Samsung Smartthings in both functionality and ease of use, but for versatility it has Smartthings beat!
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If you're a fan of the Tuya wifi smart life products, then you'll be amazed to hear that they'e ventured into the world of Zigbee devices, and have created their own Zigbee Smart Home hub. There's no more Zigbee vs Wifi; with this product you can have them all under one eco-system.
Both the Alexa app and The Google Home app will immediately detect your Zigbee and Wifi devices from the Tuya Smart Life server as soon as you add the products to your network and they are controllable as soon as the smart life skill is enabled and you scan for new devices.
This video will also give you an understanding of Zigbee vs Wifi in typical Paul Hibbert style.
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Before I get ragged in the comments... I get that Smartthings owners aren't going to suddenly switch to this. My feeling on the matter is that people new to the market will buy this over Smartthings in a heartbeat. If Tuya move to a completely locally controlled service then it will smash the market wide open. The technology is already there!... I disconnected my broadband and it continued to work for 5 minutes, which means that it is simply a business decision rather than a development isue. I am trying to convince Tuya of the value of a completely local environment now :)
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Paul Hibbert I think I will buy it because if I'm not mistaken it works with SONOFF devices as it is on their app list to link to. Any ideas? Still not sure if I should get smart things instead though. Gerry
Hey Paul, you were saying that this hub also connects to the wifi smart devices through the house. I have those sonoff t1 UK switches and I am wondering, can I connect them to this hub in order to free up my current router from so many devices connected? Can you try this out? Thanks mate!
Hi, great video, would surely want to try it out. Will the old 2015 smartthings zigbee devices work with the tuna hub. I was considering getting the new smartthings hub.after watching your video want to give the tuna hub a try.
Codrin Puscaciu I'm also wondering if they do work with the hub as on the ewelink device list the zigbee hub is there so it obviously works that way. Hopefully someone will find out
I've not tried this. I would be amazed if it worked as they are competitors. Do you have a link to where you've see the link in the app list?
Thanks Paul, 7 months of being a patron, well worth every penny 👍
Thanks as always man!!! :D
"FISH TANK", how very dare you, the word is aquarium. Thank you for the wonderful videos.
Haha, thanks dood!
dear, tuya zigbee hub with sensors are a secure kit. it can't work with other wifi items directly,it can trigger tuya wifi devices.
Hi Paul.
Had any response on your email regarding the need for internet connection?
Any news?
Any news on this
Any follow up on this?
I follow as well
Any news?
Paul, did you ever hear back from Tuya?
The price does not say much about energy efficiency and reliability.
Not that big brands mean that they are useful or good.
Trouble is people should be using a common protocol (CoAP or MQTT, depending on application) to connect to the hubs, and use a common app, like Home Assistant.
It looks like this has been pulled off of amazons shelves as it’s a game changer! Thanks for the great vid, I’ve been trying to find a non clunky solution and this is it!
Can I use this to integrate Xiaomi Mijia Smoke Alarm with my Tuya devices ?
When you say "33 pound zigbee hub" I start thinking freedom units, since I'm on this side of the pond, and that's one heavy SOB!
Freedom units is a stupid name used by a population stuck in the past
For anybody interested there are already offline Zigbee solutions. I use OpenHAB and Zigbee2MQTT. they run on a Raspberry Pi and can connect to most smart home tech. Zigbee2MQTT can connect o the majority of cheap Zigbee devices and support for new devices is added regularly. It's more complex to get setup but there is plenty of support online and once it's all setup and running you just leave it to it. Using a Sonoff basic relay and a Xioami temp sensor I have made my own smart thermostat controller that works as well as any of the big names at a fraction of the cost. An added bonus is I should never face an issue like the current "Works with Nest" debacle.
How did you only use one sonoff basic to control your hvac system? A sonoff basic only has one relay and the average hvac system needs at least 2 relays to work, 3 if you want to control the fan separately. Plus you would have had to modify (cut traces or if newer sonoff wires) to keep the sonoff from sending voltage to the other side of the sonoff. And i'm assuming you had to flash the firmware to make it work with something like HA. Most people are not going to be able to do what you did. Sorry don't mean to say you didn't just saying a lot of people are not going to be able to go there. What Paul is offering people is a easy and fairly cheap way of controlling there devices.
@@HATipsByLarry I live in the UK with a combi boiler meaning just a single relay is required to turn heating on or off. I flashed the sonoff with Tasmota firmware to allow control via MQTT. Im guessing where you are located the heating controls are more complicated.
Nice one dude. Sounds like an awesome setup! :)
@@paulhibbert I had a Drayton Wiser system but it packed up. Drayton support were very helpful but it was taking them a while to work out where the problem was. It was during the last couple of weeks during the cold spot so I wanted my heating to still work. I had some Sonoff Basic's laying around so hooked up one to the boiler as all there smart thermostats are just smart relays when you get right down into it. when you load the Tasmota firmware onto a Sonoff it allows you to plug in extra sensors, bought a simple temp sensor for couple of quid. Finally spent a couple of evenings playing around with code and now have a weekly timer with different modes and boost functions that is wife friendly.That's why I love OpenHAB and the other Raspberry Pi bits, it's reasonably easy to make an extremely powerful solution.
@@GForce2010 Yes that would indeed be the case. I live in the US and in my part of the US it gets up to 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) here in the summer. So Heating and air conditioning is a must. There is a U-tuber that goes by the name DrZzs you might be interested in he flash's most of his automation sensors and switches with Tasmota and uses home assistant to control them. You might already know of him hes pretty popular in the home automation world. I also use a Modified Sonoff basic as well for a garage door opener. With Tasker on my phone and IFTTT triggering the sonoff basic for .5 seconds when my phone connects to my wifi at home it sends a web post to ifttt and the garage door opens automatically. Much more accurate then geo fencing. And i don't even need to flash the sonoff just cut a trace and solder the wires to the sonoff from the button that used to open my garage door and the button on the sonoff can still trigger the garage door manually if needed. Also when i leave and my phone disconnects from my wifi it sends a ifttt web post and closes the garage door automatically (among other things, ie turns off lights enables smartthings home monitor system, ect.)
You don't need to buy a specific set of devices for one hub. You can just use any zigbee or compatible devices.
Zigbee is backwards compatible, so any older version (1, 2) still works.
Maybe that device is not zigbee?? Hue/Ikea are normal tradfri and work fine.
4:35 judging by "Temperature > Current City" it's not a rule that uses the sensor's temperature but the outside temperature from a weather service
Yeah. It doesn't look like it's using the sensor to measure the temp. It looks like it's using some weather service.
Maybe you would see the sensor in the "device" category when setting up the first condition.
I trust Paul can confirm
Hi guys, that was my mistake, I was filming me figuring it out as I went along and I just chose the wrong option. I should have chosen the device and then set my requirements for temperature. I chose the weather option by mistake.
@@paulhibbert it's ok, happens to all of us. :) I just wanted to clarify it! Thanks for responding!
you are awesome, dude! Love your videos, informative and entertaining.
Paid £12 for mine off amazon! Oooooosh!! I’ve read that tradfri bulbs work with these though, just not all the other gubbins that go with them. Will have to order one and see.
Any update about local control ?
Hi, thanks for ur well informative vdo. Just a quick question, can I use xiaomi body n door sensors with that hub please?
I use home assistant and hubitat, which I think useful, but they are a bit complicated and not ready for mainstream consumers.This may be good option. Tuya has servers not only in China but also in US and in Europe, Frankfurt.This May be the reason for quick response. Nice video, I didn’t know this product.
Thanks dude! Yeah, I love my hubitat, but like you say, this is far more mainstream :)
imagine that temperature sensor connected to a dry chem fire extinguisher .... that would be a great invention an automated fire extinguisher and maybe save alot of lives
Correct me if I am wrong, I don't think this works offline because it still communicates the automation to the servers online.
It looks to work as a passthrough to the automation stored in Tuya.
Tuya has a huge expansion of servers across multiple countries, other than China. Likely their upgrade had coincided with when you've started to try these hubs. Pretty sure you would have noticed the numerous servers available when you've played with Tuya Integration into Home Assistant.
This is very interesting and makes me wonder about how all the other hubs store automation within their respective hubs. What hubs do you stick with now?
It works offline for at least a day. Not sure why it still needs tuyas server to work long term.
Currently I have all of these devices connected to a conbee stick on my Raspberry pi and so have cut tuya out of the equation altogether!
Oh well. I’m in a love/hate relationship with Smartthings. They *could be* so much better, but... For me anyway, nobody gets it completely right. Smartthings is still the best of the bunch. Oh, and your videos are entertaining, no matter what the subject. Big 👍
Great video! Any suggestions for zigbee buttons that'll work with this hub in the smart life app? All I'm seeing are ST and Xiaomi buttons
Hi Paul, I don’t know if someone else already asked this to you...are you going to test Shelly devices? Cheap devices for home automation that don’t require a hub. Your videos are always wonderful:-) you rock!!!!!
Hi Paul, thanks again for the review of that Zigbee set. Would I be able to connect my RM pro to it though? Thanks
Good question, I would like to know this too.
Sadly not, they are direct competitors. You could trigger the RM pro via IFTTT using the Tuya security system, but you couldn't add the RM pro to the Smartlife app. Hopefully that makes sense!
The Tuya Zigbee Gateway is available for GBP 17 on AliExpress with free shipping to the UK
Ordered one already, I like the integration with Alarm Hosts and Sirens that Tuya provides, hey no need for an expensive alarm panel any more. Level 1 = DIY with a tiny round Wi-Fi siren for GBP 10, here the Zigbee devices can trigger the siren which can be set to on(armed) or off(disarmed) with IFTTT triggering hundreds of sirens around the house which double as temp / humidity sensors for every room. Level 2 = 433 host, same as the round siren but now GBP 20 and hosts much cheaper 433 sensors, now you have the key fob and zones again and home arm vs away arm but will probably need to spend the money you saved on zigbee on a "Tuya IR & RF 433 gateway" ... you pair the 433 sensor twice - once with the gateway and once with the alarm, then maybe you can get the toilet lights to turn on using the 433 sensors at night all using the Tuya app and tuya wall switches with tuya smart light bulbs.
Maybe I will stick with ZIgbee sensors and avoid RF 433 completely.
Hi Paul - great video! I can't find this for £33 or anywhere near in the UK. Your links take me to more expensive versions. Is there a model number or similar?
£33 on www.zemismart.com if you change currency to GBP
Hey dude, I think their amazon page adds a bit of money on as Amazon is expensive for them. Try the other links (Aliexpress or Zemismart's home page) :)
@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul - you're a hero!!
I hope you could start to explore into "home assistant" where you could control almost everything both locally and thru web. By saying through web, I mean all the devices can just go through a single reliable server instead of their individuals'. Please make some tutorials on it because the way you explain things is very easy to understand.
Thanks man. I get this request a lot. It's just finding the time to get into home assistant is difficult when I have a weekly schedule. :( I will give it another go soon!
My craft-store wifi bulbs are olso tuya smart life based.
Jay! Now i can use it with zigbee!
Can I connect any bulbs to it or just zigbee ones? I was thinking about xiaomi yeelight or kasa bulbs
hello, I would like to know if I can use voice assistant such as Google Assistant to obtain information about the temperature in the room where T&H sensor is located? Thank you!
Mine works like that, I can just ask Alexa 'what's the kitchen sensor temperature' and it tells me. But that's via Smart Things.
I have a chinese wifi ligt wich also can do RGB. It only works with "magic home/ magic hue app". I cant get it on my smartthings app. Will this help me?
Great video, thanks. We have a HOOBS box and HomeKit. Do you think this Zigbee hub will enable us to connect in our Zigbee dimmer switches (PDL/Schneider Wiser)?
I will buy a zigbee hub. I have August Smart Lock Pro, some sonoff mini, broadlink RM4C mini and RM4 Pro. I will get some curtain motors too. What do I get? Tuya or Smartthings? Lets say price doesn't matter (it does, but I prefer get the best one, even if I have to pay more). Thanks.
What was the outcome with that email?
Does it also work with Sonoff basic and Sonoff RF ?... I just received a Samsung Smart thing... only to find out it almost doesn't work with any snart device that I have.. brilliant 😤
So still use smartthings then? Interesting they are switching to local too soon. And all those cheap devices work with ST as well with a custom DH
No sellers are currently delivering this item to the United States.
You can get it from there website to usa
Try Aliexpress, or the Zemismart links instead :)
I have watched quite a lot of videos but still don't understand what is the purpose of a hub? Could you please explain? (I'm just starting to make my house smart)
It would be great, if you could buy the hub. Living on the continent, there is not a single dealer. Buying from the company in the UK is basically impossible due to Brexit.
Hi Paul, Do you still think this hub is the best bang for the buck so to speak? Looking at starting my home automation journey and while from a tech background have not got passed Hive heating and Echo's + Sonos devices.
When i'm shopping on websites like aliexpress, do i always have to search for the 'smartlife / tuya brand' in the pictures or discription when i'm searching for zigbee devices? I've found alot unique zigbee products but not all supports this hub correct? Can i find anywere a compability list or do you want to make a video about it?
Because my wifi is flipping with 30 products connected. I think i'll throw my door wifi sensors away and buy some zigbee (smartlife?) versions.
I want to know the answer to this as well
Me too
Hi all, I know this is a bit of an old feed now but after buying one of these hub's I'm struggaling to intergrate it into Homm Assistant to see the conected devices I have. The Tuya side of things is not a problem it's the Zigbee side of the Hub I'm looking to see with in Home Assistant. Could anyone point me in the direction of some help please. Thanks
There are USB Zigbee sniffers that work with Home Assistant. Some need flashing tho.
Paul, I'm a big fan of your videos. I watch your videos everytime. I'm from Nigeria. I have a question concerning the Tuya Zigbee hub. When you setup automations using zigbee sensors and switches, does your automations still work if your internet goes down? I.e will my automations be processed locally because I have a tuya zigbee hub ?
Compare to Aqara ecosystem which one is better? Thanks!
Any updates? Works for me as you described above. I've used Smart Life devices for a while now and so far I can't get Alexa to see this hub or its subdevices. Any thoughts/recommendations? I can't tell whether this is an Alexa or a Smart Life skill limitation.
O.k. so I have 4 of the Tuya 4 gang zigbee switch that was supposed to work with Alexa gen 4 hub but don't. It finds the switch and then pretty much disables it. If I get the Tuya hub can I leave my (so sorry to mention this brand, because I know you absolutely love them 😈) Phillips hue light bulbs connected to the Echo hub or do I need to move everything over to the other hub.
Can you connect the sensors to Google Home so that you could trigger a lamp when the door sensor is open? For example?
Paul - Which one would you suggest either the broadlink PM Pro of this the ZigBee or infact any other. Also in a very large property would I need more than one. It is to control lighting basically and a very limited amount of sound products. Probably using a combination of Google Home and Alexa. Thanks
Still ofcourse faced with the fact zigbee products are on average twice as expensive as wifi products.
Yet, it is good that the hub is available. I am all for flexibility
Does it have the same functionality with xiaomi gateway?
Can I connect the lamps that are supported, straight to the zigbee gateway, so I don't have to connect them on my WiFi network?
hi guys, I would like to know if it's possible to make more complex condition to run some action. Fox example, lux in room is below a treshold AND there is a motion AND door is opend. Thanks
This wont destroy smartthings. Firstly it doesn't do Zwave. Secondly wil it support things like Nest or Hive? Who do you go to if you find cheap zigbee devices that don't work with it? Finally when the far end servers go down what happens? Do you still have local control?
As a replacement for an existing owner it's probably not appealing, but people new to the market will buy this over Smartthings in a heartbeat.
Will anyone support Nest in the near future? XD
Your other points are covered in the video at great length.
Hi Paul,
I don't think you're correct about having a maximum of x20 devices on your network before it starts to fail, have you tested this?
I'm just a bit surprised that's all, have many people reported this to be an issue?
Cheers
Martin
It's a regular complaint unfortunately, though routers are improving over time
Hi Paul ! Your channel helped me a lot to begin in the smart life environment ! Thanks man ;-)
I have some Smartlife Wifi devices. The Smart Life app is great and I want all my next devices to work with it.
I have two questions :
- Does this Hub work completly with Smart Life app ? Because in the link to purchase it, it says it's Tuya product…
- Some XIAOMI Zigbee devices are cheap and pretty good. Will they work with this Zigbee Hub ?
Thanks Paul.
It's not cheap, the xiaomi is cheaper, and have a light and a speaker (for doorbell example). The only thing with xiaomi is that they have aqara stuff and xiaomi witch can be confusing if you work with home assistant.
I like the Xiaomi stuff, but this thing has a tie in to all the cheap Tuya based Wifi stuff that the Xiaomi hub doesn't. If I was focused solely on price I would buy Ikea I reckon :)
This is awesome News, I've been looking for a ZigBee gateway to add to my Broadlink Pro and Alexa. Please keep updating on the local network news and stuff.
P.S great video again!
Thanks John!! :)
So could i get this zigbee device and connect all my broadlink tc2 switches to it? My home wifi seems to be losing its sanity after about 10 tc2 light switches.
You can just get a used Smart Things hub for this price on ebay, that's what I did. Mind you this hub will be decent if it uses Tuya Smart/Smart Life, its a pretty good app in my view.
Yeah, it's just a really good addition to anyone who uses the Tuya platform really. I think anyone looking for integration with other Zigbee stuff would be better off with smartthings or hubitat :)
Will this work with Tp link lights and switches? Love my WiFi bulbs and switches but really want to get some sensors.
Hi Alex, I think you could get that to work via IFTTT, but there may be a slight delay. I would try it out and maybe consider replacing the bulbs later with some Novostellas (they are Tuya/Smartlife bulbs)
Paul Hibbert think I may just wait for my WiFi lights to die and then look to see what's good. Probably going to end up jumping onto smartthings
How can you setup the zigbee hub and is there a zigbee tablet?
Room occupancy sensors are way more useful for most applications than motion sensors.
did amazon echo and google home saw the zigbee devices or no or simply the hub which u cant do anything like hey google is my door open
You seem to be confused. Wifi devices that use the Tuya app won't magically become Zigbee wireless devices instead. Any serious setup should be running something like Home Assistant and not relying on an app on a phone/tablet.
A more helpful bit of information you could have given is if this hub can talk to Zigbee devices from other manufacturers?
You seem to be confused. I stated in the video very clearly that this is an additional zigbee hub to control your tuya wifi devices.
Do you think its a good idea to use the zemismart tuya zigbee hub and smart life app to control all my curtains, sensors, down lights, light bulbs, cameras and garage door (also use Legrand smart home light switches to control lighting). Or should I choose the smart things hub over tuya?
Just buy CC2531 and flash it.. it works with internet offline
google announced on board processing for there next generation of phones... so who knows maybe offline supports not to far away for smart speakers
Now that would be interesting! I'd be amazed if Google and Amazon would be willing to drop control like that though! :)
If the tuya app were equipped with several functions, it would have destroyed smart things already.
I am not Ser Davos, Master of Grammar but I should note that it is, "less than" not, "smaller than" when it comes to temperature.
XD
Not sure if you are aware of this but Tuya devices present a basic web api on your local network on port 6668 and can be controlled locally using Openhab and a free software mqtt gateway or Node-Red. I'd be interested in knowing if this hub presents the same api and so can be integrated with Openhab. Any chance you can check for an open port 6668?
So you would suggest this over smart things hub if you don't have a hub yet? I'm just getting started and want to get a hub
But no zwave support? No thanks...
Hi just bought a hub (waiting for the slow boat from China) and realised my TP Link Tapo bulbs ain't gonna work with this. Just want to use pir in bathroom at the mo? What bulb can I buy for bathroom that will work with this hub?
I've nearly hit the button on buying a Zigbee Hub, but my only concern is the different manufacturers (Yagusmart etc) have their own product....am I able to use my non-Yagusmart products with the hub, like an alternate brand PIR for example? I don't want to be tied in to just one manufacturer, but if it does work this way.....which would you recommend? Thanks and thanks for the useful videos, I'm a complete noob who's fallen down the rabbit hole!
Sadly this hub is very much just a way to get tuya smartlife zigbee sensors to control Tuya smart life WiFi products. They never opened it up to other manufacturers, which is greedy and frustrating. I would recommend smartthings if you're looking fkr more integration 😊
@@paulhibbert Thanks for the reply, I've now been tearing my whispy bald hairs out trying to decide what's best between ST and SL. I've got a load of tuya lights and sockets which I don't fancy replacing, but I know that integration with ST is a pain in the arse with flashing etc - though I've just read about Globe Suite which apparently bridges the gap, had a look and it's exactly the same UI as Tuya, Smart Life. I want the best integration possible but also don't want to be stuck having the buy premium products - could this be overcome by now investing in only ZigBee sensors etc, which work with ST?
I'm drowning in the rabbit hole trying to figure this out, i want automations that can work with my "cheap shit" products as well as others.... If that exists
Hi paul, got a question for the smart home guru...yes you! I have changed internet providers, I have connected all my google minis to internet but they not working my lights and sockets do I have to reconnect them all as a new device or am I missing something ?
Hope you can ease my pain, cheers
So it works with ikea and xiaomi sensors but not with sonoff?
Hi Paul, Great Video and nice Hub. Just a note though I'm sure you probable are aware but smartthings does run zigbee and zwave automation's locally (no internet) if ran via the Smart Lighting smart app. I can see the appeal of the hub (especially for 42 dollars US vs 69 for the version 3 of the smartthings hub) for new users though. Again great video, keep up the good work.
Thanks mate. I was under the impression that smartthings only worked offline for a small number of devices?
@@paulhibbert Pretty much any zigbee or z-wave device that's setup under the smart lighting smart app will function locally. I have 77 devices total (most are window/door contact switches and motion sensors door lock's, siren, wall switche's) and of the 77 devices 61 are local devices. The only cloud based devices are wifi (thermostat, camera's, a smart wifi plug, ect.) The only cloud based automation's i'm using are the very complex ones that the smart lighting app can't do. I'm using webCoRE for those and those are extremely fast for web based automation's. Between webCoRE and Echo speak i can make automation's that can talk through all of my echo dots pretty much any thing (without using a local android device) When doors open or close, when my laundry is finished, when motion is detected in certain area's of the house, when doors are not locked, ect. Here is a good web site link that explains how to determine if your devices and automation's are being run locally. support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/209979766-Local-processing#What
Can the temperature sensor trigger hive to turn the heating on?
So does this act as a hub for WiFi devices, so they would be off the main network? I have a mesh network so it can handle quite a few devices, but it's quite messy and in the long run I will probably have to many devices. I want a hub for my study devices to connect to that then connects as a single device to my WiFi. Would this work for that?
Have you see te Eufy Genie speaker wit Alexa? Cheap Dot alternative but no bluetooth.
Sorry to tell you, but you set the rule wrong. You selected outdoor temperature of your city/Town and not the temperature of the temperature sensor. Instead you need to select the sensor under 'Device'.
And Tuya will never work without the cloud connection as they get the money from their cloud. This was told to me directly by their representative.
Thanks for the info dude. Haha, can't believe I did that! I was literally doing it for the first time there and then on camera.
There is an even cheaper zigbee hub from sonoff that costs 15$ now on bangood maybe you should check it
Will this Interface with home Assistant Though ?
Good question! The answer is that I'm not sure. I know you can flash Tasmota to some Tuya stuff, but I don't know enough about it to know whether the right pins are exposed on this thing or how it would see the devices behind it. My guess is that it's probably not possible.
Been having issues with router connecting bulbs will this add wifi bulbs to it that i own
Hi paul love the videos thanks wanted to ask does the tuya zigbee hub work with alexa and google home and plus does zigbee motion sensor can it trigger an automation when no person is detected coz most sensors only trigger scenes when a person is detected
Are these still worth buying and work with all WiFi products that I connect on smartlife? Also will it take them off my virgin router to stop it having too many devices connected directly just like smartthings does?
And is this the same product? www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WNJ7PZS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5f7vFbHZZ0FAK
Hi Paul, still doesnt work with Ikea Trådfri? Looking for a cheap hub to control tradfri things in Alexa! Should I go for the ikea gateway instead??
Does this connect directly to the phillips hue hub? I just want a rule , if no motion for 5 mins and the door opens, open living room lights.. i have bought 3 xiaomi gateways, installed domotics and openhab and now burning brain cells to write a complex script on python or lua for just a simple task ... and i haye xiaomi chinese server.. nothing works perfectly
Any news on more hubs that are universal
hi paul just watched your video on nest thermostst.was thinking about gettine one are they still good to use with alexa.thanks mark
Sorry Paul, last question 😂 Do your devices pop-up in Google home? When I try to link it, Google Home say not devices’, so I can’t control them through google home
does it work now without internet?
Paul, would my currently bought bulbs work as they are not zigbee bulbs.
Hello, i have xiaomi (aqara) wireless switch works with zigbee wireless protocol. If i have this hub, can i add my xiaomi switch to this hub ? Thx for answ
I bought a Sonoff Zigbee bridge, now i try to connect a Zigbee bulb bought by Lidl try to connect all with eWlink but it doesn’t work. Did you try it in the past?
I have two Lidl bulbs connected via this hub. They work, but are NOT discoverable with Alexa
compatible with sonoff light switches and other sonoff switches?
Not local. It got faster recently because Tuya have now international servers now. Europe have in Frankfurt. I have communication with Tuya so that is why I know. So it is so much faster now so it can be comparable to local, instead of Chinese heavy blocked Internet.
Hey dude, thanks for that, but like I said in the video; I disconnected my Internet connection from my router and the Tuya stuff carried on working for a total of 5 minutes, so it is definitely working locally.
@@paulhibbert That is because of the protocol. Zigbee is a local only protocol. So to your statement, yes it could be controlled only locally, but Tuya have locked that down because they storing data on theirs cloud and also for remote control.
They have implemented some timeout/delay (as you saying 5 min) after it's get disconnect, because if it is only a temporary disconnection or a unstable connection to their cloud it will still work for some time and try to reconnect before showing an error. In other words, if lost connection it will try to reconnect until it is giving a timeout error and turn everything off.
I wonder how secure this thing is. It's cool that it can connect to wifi devices but I wonder if this could be exploited
Loz20365 that "could" happen with every devices that is connected to the internet. That's the problem with the internet.
They have pretty lofty claims for their security. They're ISO certified amongst other things. Check out the Tuya Website :)
Hey Paul, can you please confirm if you can connect xiaomi zigbee devices to the Tuya hub? i'm in the process of replacing my Xiaomi devices and want to know if i need to replace all the zigbee devices.
Is it possible to trigger alexa with sensor with this thing?
Not easily because Alexa doesn't have this functionality natively, but check out this video and it will teach you how you can do it with IFTTT! : th-cam.com/video/lYbDNkJjJm4/w-d-xo.html
Thanx for answer. Notify me would be perfect for me. Unfortunately it’s not working for europeans.. on alexa routines could be done, but no devices found.. That’s why I’m looking for solution.. tried my luck with home assistant, but after many hours of struggling - gave up..
Interesting stuff...and a new place to look for gadgets :) Do you happen to know if there are any Zigbee switches that can send an on/off message as well as turn lights in/off... got a couple of places where I have smart ceiling lamps which need power always on, but partner wants a physical switch
For Smartlife there are lots of Wifi switches like this one: www.aliexpress.com/item/Lonsonho-Smart-Wifi-Switch-Tuya-Smart-Life-App-EU-UK-1-2-3-Gang-Smart-Wall/32996607018.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.2.311e5f15xPKcp0&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_9_10065_10130_10068_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_51,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=cd61476e-e32f-44a7-b469-0f8ccf8077f7-0&algo_pvid=cd61476e-e32f-44a7-b469-0f8ccf8077f7&transAbTest=ae803_5
But no Zigbee yet. If you're wanting a Zigbee switch specifically then Xiaomi Aqara is probably a better option :)