rontalley
March 21, 2018, 5:43pm
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No native but:
Here is the official LATEST Xiaomi Zigbee Sensor Device Handlers.
These are developed originally from @a4refillpad
The device handlers are located in GitHub here:
or can be brought in via the GitHub integration by using these settings:
Owner: bspranger
Name: Xiaomi
Branch: master
These sensors are very sensitive. Drop offs are usually a result of the Xiaomi sensor trying to repeat through a zigbee router. They do not handle it well. Therefore when pairing you need to make sure all other zigbee routing devices are off and that the device is pairing directly to the hub.
Also interference on the 2.4 frequency band can be an issue. I had to move my wifi channels so they did not interfere with my zigbee. There are many devices on the 2.4 range (baby monitors, cordless phones, bluetoot…
As far as accuracy, I have a regular digital calibrated hydrometer that I check the “important sensors” with. The Xiaomi Sensors are actually pretty darn accurate!