[Edge] Driver for Aqara Switches and Remotes

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

So it seems like your device sends only a switch state, but not button states,
do you see any warnings during device configuration?

[aeonyrs]

Thanks for your help. after i enroll. how do i make 2 buttons on the smarttthings app, it is currently showing only the left button, when i click in it will show left and right

[aeonyrs]

just to add on with a pic

[dotan_shai]

I think you should be able to create a separate button per each switch in setting
If not , @veonua can you please add that setting ?

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

We need to ensure that we communicate this change effectively to avoid disrupting the routines of our current users.

[aeonyrs]

sorry what do you mean by this?

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

The child devices were implemented in v1.20.
However, since this version is an early beta, all the settings are now in the primary device due to a lack of a good way to handle child settings. Additionally, the split likely breaks the group events (multiple buttons pressed), and there isn’t an easy way to send events both to parent and child devices. The available button events for child devices are predefined as [press, double-press, and hold]. I plan to roll out per model to minimize potential issues for existing users.

QBKG03LM and QBKG24LM are the affected (and tested) devices.

[Borra_Botas]

Can you detail a little bit more about these procedures, please?

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

There is a dedicated thread for pairing Aqara devices,

Pairing Aqara to Smartthings Edge (TIPS AND TRICKS)

I know from reading various posts people run into challenges getting Aqara sensors paired to Smartthings via Edge drivers. Having done a few deployments of this recently I have a method that works every time for me so thought I would place useful tips here hoping they help someone else also. I realize that not everyone has the same setup or the same environment but these tips should be fairly universal. Overall I have 17 Aqara devices deployed. You can see below, the bulk are contact sensors but I also have vibration, temp humidity, wireless button, motion sensor , water leak and even an Aqara smart plug. [image] 4 of those devices route through Ikea Tradfri Control Outlets. These sensors were physically located at the edge of the Zigbee network so they would often drop registra…

it would be better to ask for details from experienced users.

[Skyhan]

Hi @veonua , I have a wxkg16lm. Aqara E1 Wireless Switch 1 button. I need driver. Is it possible ?

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

Unfortunately, the Hub’s Zigbee driver doesn’t transmit button events.

[Edge] Driver for Aqara Switches and Remotes

@veonua Hi just received [Aqara E1 Wireless Remote Switch (Single Rocker) WXKG16LM] Manufacturer: LUMI Model: lumi.remote.acn003 , as @Elishai_Poran have (He bought it for me for debug) I tried your driver, the device paired successfully. But no respond from the switch. Here is a log from pairing, I also tried presses but not respond in LOG:

Log

2023-04-05T11:50:02.530120950+00:00 DEBUG Xiaomi/Aqara Switch and Button v1.11 driver device thread event handled 2023-04-05T11:50:32.544136276+00:00 DEBUG Xiaomi/Aqara Switch and Button v1.11 driver device thread event handled 2023-04-05T11:50:42.826510940+00:00 TRACE Xiaomi/Aqara Switch and Button v1.11 Received event with handler device_lifecycle 2023-04-05T11:50:42.932725482+00:00 TRACE Xiaomi/Aqara Switch and Button v1.11 Zigbee De…

[davidinuk (David Lee)]

@aowjiesheng

QBKG25LM

Good morning!

Thanks for your amazing input!!!

I’ve installed one of these switches (2 button) thanks to the knowledge that your drivers will work, thank you!!

One issue however, the right switch won’t decouple, even though I have changed the setting to wireless mode. The left switch does, but not the right. Any ideas please? (The single button QBKG04LM I installed years ago works faultlessly though!)

I bought this switch (and intend to buy more once this gets fully working) for two reasons, one the fact that it doesn’t need a back box anywhere near as deep as the Tuya switches (!!), and the second, because they can be decoupled.

I am using version 22 of your driver.

Thanks!!!

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

Could you please explain it to me a little bit better,

You mentioned Xiaomi QBKG25LM control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT (Aqara D1 3 gang smart wall switch).
Xiaomi QBKG04LM control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT (Aqara single key wired wall switch)
but not the device you are using.

I will need a device fingerprint and log from your hub to see what is wrong.

[davidinuk (David Lee)]

So sorry!!

I’m using the QBKG39LM E1 Wall Switch (No Neutral, Double Rocker).

I’ll have to install the CLI at home and get the logs.

[davidinuk (David Lee)]

To assist those who may not know how to do this (I didn’t!), I found the instructions here:

Edge Driver or Device Handeler for a TUYA (Zemismart) Zigbee plug with energy mesurment capabilities

Install CLI on your computer: • You have to download from this link lastet release of the compressed file smartthings-win.zip, if you use windows or the one necessary for your operating system • In that link you also have installation help, use and all the commands you can use smartthings-cli/packages/cli at master · SmartThingsCommunity/smartthings-cli - smartthings edge:channels:update [ID] • Unzip it and move the smartthings.exe file to a folder on your computer from where it will be used. for example to a new folder in documents/CLI • You have to open the windows powerShell terminal window and you have to go to the directory (folder) where the smarttings.exe file is. • Use the DOS commands “cd…” to move down directory and “cd directory name” to move to that directory. This is a…

[Spaceman_B]

May I know if the known issue of sporadic ‘held’ commands for aqara switches being sent to the hub has been fixed? Thank you.

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

wn issue for older drivers. If you have devices initialized with an older driver, try re-adding the devices with the latest version.

If you still experience the issue when initialized with the latest driver, please let me know.

[Spaceman_B]

Thanks for the response.
I re-added 3 of my aqara switches 2 days ago but they are still showing these symptoms. How can I tell if they are on the new or old version?
I have 2 more switches that were added a few months ago so I assume they are on the older version, could it be these remain ones causing the recently added ones to exhibit those issues?

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

If you did it 2 days ago, you are using the latest driver. I will take a look next week.

The “held” option is a workaround. By default, these models do not support the “held” feature, but they send a “not pressed” state when they are pressed for a couple of seconds.

What you are seeing is the hub pinging the device and revalidating states. It makes sense for switches, and there is a way to disable this ping for buttons.

[Spaceman_B]

I see, thanks for the explanation.
It’s a little inconsistent because out of 3 of my double rocker switches (new version), only the right side rocker of 1 switch does not initiate the ‘held’ ping. So I can only use the ‘held’ function for my routines reliably on that rocker.
Not sure why this is. Happy to provide any troubleshooting information!