I just bought it from ebay mate.
I will have to get one! Thanks for the recommend. Do they suffer from drop offs?
I have an aqara temp/humidity sensor in both the freezer and fridge and have had no battery issues.
I’ve never had any drop offs just works as expected add as a thing then changed device type to smartsense temp/humidity sensor.
Amazing. Thanks for the reply. Bought!
@Adam_Young I just check on Amazon and directly on their website. $50US.
Sensor itself is $18, the rest is all shipping.
Have you tried aliexpress or ebay as I’m from the UK prices are different for myself.
It’s not the usual network issues. It’s because the original models reported exactly on the hour which is per spec, but because there can be a little bit of lag in the network, The device might’ve been marked off-line before the check in message was received.
I agree that if you have a hub in every room, that might solve that issue, but that’s not going to be practical for most people.
If you have the Aqara device choose an IKEA tradfri pocket socket or bulb as its parent, That usually solves the problem because they are a little more forgiving than the spec actually requires.
Hey mate,
Trying these again with SmartThings which DH are you using?
Thanks!
For my Aqara temp sensor, I use:
bspranger : Xiaomi Aqara Temperature Humidity Sensor
Device type. SmartSense Temp/Humidity Sensor
I have never kept my Aqara sensors online for more than a couple of hours. All of mine are sitting in a box unused. If you go the Aqara route, but one on Aliexpress for $8 and try it out. If you have good luck, get more. If not you aren’t out much money.
Pair them very close to the ST Hub and leave them there for 1 day. Do not, I repeat, do not pair and install immediately after. After they sit by the Hub for a day or so, they will continue to be reliable on the network. At least, this is my experience and also testimonials from many other who experience the drop offs.
Been there. Done that. I had it sitting directly under the hub. Stayed paired for about 3 hrs, then dropped.
It’s going through different repeaters that I find makes them drop off. I have moved away from them and haven’t looked back.
Works great! Along with virtual Alexa switches can create some really powerful automations.
Have one in the freezer and one in the fridge out in our shed over 150 feet from the hub. Never have any dropoffs or failed messages. I can’t stress how good the Ikea pocket sockets are at being repeaters. For $10, they have made a rock solid mesh all around our house and yard. So if you want to use aqara devices, that’s the best way to do it in my opinion.
Finally my temperature sensors are showing point values rather than a standard 20oc
I have these Aqara temp sensors and they only update smartthings a few times then stop. Any suggestions?
The Aqara devices is known to drop off Zigbee mesh when it route through a router/repeater that is not compatible. The repeater itself could be a well behaving repeater. It is just the Aqara device is handling the Zigbee protocol incorrectly. There could be other issues. However, this is probably the most common issue with Xiaomi Aqara devices.
There was a very long discussion about it in the DTH thread. Unfortunately, the thread is long. Within the thread, there are sub discussion about this if you are interested. Here is a link that may get you to the information about the drop off.