If you want to bring all to Homekit/Google via matter, you have to re-pair everything to the M1. Cos this touch panel doesnt work with homekit. it may work with google though, since most tuya devices are compatible with google/alexa. Some quirky ones that i have only work with alexa in the tuya app, no google.

For my case, ill be replacing my Zemismart homekit hub with the Neo homekit hub to cater for my first floor. Fortunately all tuya zigbee switches at the first floor are google compatible.

Then the ground floor shall be served by the M1 hub as some of the ground floor tuya switches arent google compatible.

Not sure if you have a workaround for your case though. You may (not sure) end up using it to control all tuya switches within the switch itself, much like the Aqara S1E can control aqara devices in the same user account.

This post has been edited by epicure: Oct 17 2023, 03:11 PM

Oh those wifi devices are stuck. They cant be paired to the M1, which only uses either thread or zigbee. Im afraid youre out of luck, unless you go with the Tuya plugins on home assistant or homebridge (if youre using homekit only).

Oh i never read about that. But then again i dont have a use case scenario for power monitoring as of yet. Cos all the devices that are plugged into my 13A wall sockets via smart plugs are very low power..

May change once i invest in some 20-30A zigbee boiler plugs for my aircon units

They dont have this on their shopee website yet. They seem to be more active on lazada, aliexpress and their own website

Yup, either zigbee or thread. I think the landscape should be moving towards matter over thread. But zigbee is still cheap and works locally and is quick. So.. im ok with either zigbee or building up a thread network. The M1 should help since its a thread router, and any thread device added will be a thread mesh extender

Same
My one had lines for like a couple of days. Then it disappeared

Fingers crossed

I think my option is standby at night. Day time its always on

You would have to buy zigbee/zwave accessories to connect to a hub. The ones you bought are wifi only

Hi there

Yup got it, paired it up with my Zemismart Matter over thread curtains. Signal is quite spotty , probably have to move it nearer to the curtains.

As a zigbee hub, works fine. Connected some sensors to it. Didn't connect any switches though

I’m also using a contact sensor for my gate, also using larger magnets. The aqara sensor still ok, after 2 years usage, pretty remarkable power utilization from aqara.

I was also looking at AAA/LR03 battery zigbee sensors, but i read on reddit that those die out faster than button cell ones. The nice thing about the button cell ones is that they are way smaller in size

For me i have a few types of repeaters

1. Zigbee smart plugs - hidden in cabinets mostly
2. Usb zigbee dongle repeater - hidden inside electrical riser
3. Usb powered zigbee devices - zigbee siren, dc-powered usb switch, usb powered zigbee switch

They all work well, it takes time for them to sort out the mesh, but eventually they do build a mesh network

But, like how @simmarjit mentioned, if you have wall switches with neutral, that would be the best, as they are concealed/installed flush, and act as repeaters.

Yup i havent seen any power monitoring inside home app before. Only in tuya, aqara apps.

Yup cannot see anything , u need the manufacturer’s app. Homekit is simple haha.

Nope.. i have an Tuya IR remote. Cos it connects via wifi. But i doubt there is a zigbee version of an IR remote. Then again, even some of my zigbee devices connected to my Tuya Homekit hub dont show up in homekit, like the zigbee siren, which is not supported by homekit i suppose

Yes the switch that is controlling the dining counter light is the repeater. Even if it shows bad signal, it will still work

I used the 4 channel Tuya OEM ones. Its got inching, and RF (albeit range not that great). paired to Neo/Zemismart, native homekit.

Its pretty generic and many sellers sell on Lazada/Shopee. I bought it cos my ewelink wifi one crapped out, and now this one is better cos its zigbee.

hi guys,

wanna ask you guys a question, since this is a smart home thread and most of you know the interweb well. Im using maxis router and mesh units for my home. ( i know i know, haha).

If i update the firmware ( i have the file) for the router and mesh units, it wont erase any settings that i had previously right?

Thanks in advance

I've been using the aqara one. Been 2 years, battery still never changed. By the way you don't need to put the magnet in an enclosure. Just the sensor.

Just put it in an enclosure and 3M tape it

I also use these plugs to reboot hubs, cctv power supplies etc. but i’ve had 3 tuya wifi plugs die on me already. When it fails, the relay keeps turning on and off and on and off non stop, like a reboot loop. Kinda iffy about it as it may rosak the device that is connected to the plug.

However, the zigbee plugs that i have have not failed as of yet. Probably will migrate all wifi plugs to zigbee plugs soon. Wifi devices are indeed a pain.