ancient jasper
Hi.
I have my own router, my NAS... i installed HA, i thought i will be free and independant. That's the point.
But today i had a break on my internet connection and, then, i can't had access to my lights. HA needs to connect to tuya.com !
What i am missing in my configuration ? Is zigbee systems with tuya really free ?
Maybe i made an error and there is another tech than zigbee/tuya to be free.
Not having lights if there's a lost of internet is a HUGE problem.
maiden hazel
how are you implementing "zigbee tuya" - are you using their hub? because all that does is take your nice local zigbee network and route it through their servers
ancient jasper
how are you implementing "zigbee tuya" - are you using their hub? because all th...
I don't know. I installed a hub bought in a shop. Then i installed HA on my NAS.
maiden hazel
you need to run a locally hosted zigbee network with zigbee2mqtt/zha and a coordinator if you want the network to be well.. local
ancient jasper
It's not a hub from "Tuya" but from another brand
maiden hazel
if it uses the smartlife app, it's tuya
ancient jasper
Yes i use smartlife app on my phone.
Should i buy a zigbee key and install thing like Jeedom on my NAS ? Can you give me an url with a tutorial ?
maiden hazel
ancient jasper
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha/
Ok. Thank you very much. I understand now.
Badly they don't inform you about the internet dependency of the hub when you buy it. 😢
maiden hazel
well like... how else was the data gonna get on your phone?
ancient jasper
well like... how else was the data gonna get on your phone?
I understand. But it was not clear in the beginning. For example i have a router for years, it is a gateway for local network, don't need any Internet connection. I thought that was the same for zigbee.
I will then buy a zigbee radio module. Hopefully my hub just cost me 10$.
hallow mesa
Watch out on the Tuya stuff, they use their own protocol on top of Zigbee, so support has to be added for each device. This is for ZHA or Z2M, so you will want to check compatibility before buying additional Tuya devices. And that's not 100% since Tuya likes to change the signatures of their devices and continue to sell them under the same make and model.
ancient jasper
Watch out on the Tuya stuff, they use their own protocol on top of Zigbee, so su...
Well, all things (including the hub) i have bought have not tuya logo (only zigbee). So are they tuya or not, i don't know.
hallow mesa
If it used the smart life app, it's Tuya, generally Tuya devices when paired will have odd model and manufacturer names. They will look something like TS0601 by _TZE284_7ytb3h8u doesn't really help when buying things, but most stuff on aliexpress or similar will be Tuya.
loud dust
Tuya = Cloud unless you DIY something thru Home Assistant.