Is this Aqara Edge driver stable?
It is very stable for me even after a hub reboot the Aqarawater sensors (and other Aqara devices that I have) automatically rejoin, not like a few months ago when they would need rescanning after a hub reboot. They are sensitive to zigbee network changes though, I deleted a device recently and had to rescan two of them more than once for a couple of days.
Scratch thatâŠthe clicking every second and keeping the 3 blinks going method mentioned above ended up working on both for those having issues connecting them to Smartthings.
Still stable? Having several drops, one of them 6 feet away from hub. Dunno if that is a driver thing or a device thing.
I had some bad issues after firmware 48.3 was installed. I had some drop but could not add them back due to over 200 device limit. I removed some virtual devices and four FP1 presence sensors and removed all broken routines. I now have some stability, but if I reboot the hub many need to be reconnected. I was also not able to add the FP1âs back so right now Iâam running 194 devices. Other people are also reporting zigbee devices dropping offline. The aqara devices need a strong stable network, the donât seem to do well when other devices go offline.
I can tell you that these sensors are a headache. Not sure if it is the driver or hardware. They are hard to connect in the first place. Takes forever until the hub recognizes them. Then they like to disconnect and go offline all the time. Even those in proximity to the hub. I have about 8 of these installed. Right now they have been stable for about 2 weeks but I expect them to go offline again. It is a problem since I am using them in a vacation home and the point is to have peace of mind. I also heard in an unrelated conversation that Aquara devices are notorious for these kinds of issues. I am also struggling with my Aquara contact sensor.
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Any update on the issues with this sensor losing connection?
If you are referring to the Aqara water sensors then I can tell you that the are currently only a problem when you have a weak Zigbee network. For quite a while now after any hub reboot they have auto joined with out any assistance from me although they are always slow to rejoin as they only try once an hour. I have 10 of them but I also moved them to an Aqara hub this weekend to free up 10 devices as I was above the 200 limit, and I only need them to notify me if I have a leak they are not used in any other routines.
I believe the Aqara zigbee devices work reliably when they direct connect to your ST hub, which means you need to make sure you have no more than 32 zigbee devices connecting directly to your hub. If you do have more than 32 zigbee devices, you need to make sure you have a zigbee repeating device that plays nicely with Aqara in your network. An IKEA zigbee plug is a device that also acts as a repeater and plays nicely with Aqara devices. (There are other devices mentioned in the community that also play well with Aqara.) When you have a repeater in your zigbee network, you arenât limited to 32 devices.
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installed above mentioned driver - sensor got added after that immediatelyâŠ
BUT it shows absolutely nothing⊠data is not getting update⊠and after some hours it just says that device is offline⊠tried to remove device from the list and add it again - same thingâŠ
am i missing smth?
edit: right after writing this post it started working correctly⊠)))
After joining put the water leak sensor in a glass of water. I will change the status from Dry to Wet and will give the battery voltage. Remove it from the water, dry the sensor and it will work flawlessly.
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Hi i have issue to connect the water leak sensor too
See below
Been a day and its still showing no status
** update: resolved , place in water and the details came out***
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Hi,
Can you help me?
What driver are you using? Iâm using smartthings default and seems that is draining my sensor battery.
Regards
Hi there,
Just bought today two of this model SJCGQ11LM and work great with Marinos shares beta drivers Zigbee Aqara Water leak sensor Mc
I just got 4 SJCGQ11LM and canât get them to pair with the hu. I have tried the suggested steps above (Looking For An Edge Driver For Aqara Water Leak Sensors - #7 by cguidashome)
and ones listed in the Aqara water sensor step
but the only thing I get is an error
I have driver referenced in (Looking For An Edge Driver For Aqara Water Leak Sensors - #2 by cguidashome) installed on the hub
The sensor is sitting on top of the hub while I try to pair it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Drivers have nothing to do with pairing.
Aqara devices can be very hard to pair. Keep pushing the pairing button during the pairing process so it doesnât go to sleep. Another thing to try is remove the battery for a while before you start pairing.
I tried both of those. I wish they listed what the lights mean. I tried holding the water drop on top for 5 seconds to reset. Then kept pushing it for a second to get the 3 flashing lights while trying to discover the device while it was sitting on top of the hub but no luck.
Do you have any other zigbee devices already paired to your hub? If so, how many, and what type of devices are they?
Aqara devices best pair directly to the ST hub, or with a few select zigbee devices that can act as a repeater. The ST hub can only have 32 zigbee devices directly connected to it. The Ikea Tradafi smart plug is a known compatible repeater that works well with Aquara as well as the Keen Vent hub device. So if you have more than 32 zigbee devices connected in your ecosystem, having one of these repeating devices should help keep your Aquara devices from disconnecting or from having pairing issues.
Also, my experience with the Aqara devices is that you often need to push the button each time the led flashes in response until it is discovered (about every 2 seconds). Doing it just once usually wonât cut it.
Quick update: Itâs now 64 for the v3 hub and Aeotec hub, and that limit only applies to batterypowered or other non repeating devices. Most mainspowered devices like smart plugs donât fall under this limit, and then, as you mentioned, themselves, help parent additional non-repeating devices.
I have 22 zigbee devices including the Smartthings v2 hub. I do have Ikea Tradafi smart plugs in those devices.
During the pairing I was pushing the button every couple of seconds but I donât recall seeing it flash until I pressed it.