Dimmer doesn’t dim, should i install a Quirk?

[plucky hollow]

So i bought this tiny zigbee led dimmer (size is great for my purpose. I was testing with it before i’m going ro buy a bunch more.

It paired directly and the on/off works great, but somehow it doesn’t dim.

I have been reading about installing quirks, but i think they come with the ZHA installation.

Using latest HA and ZHA, and a sonoff dongle e as coordinator. Have some other zigbee devices running flawless.

For full info i also have the signature:

{
"node_descriptor": {
"logical_type": 1,
"complex_descriptor_available": 0,
"user_descriptor_available": 0,
"reserved": 0,
"aps_flags": 0,
"frequency_band": 8,
"mac_capability_flags": 142,
"manufacturer_code": 4417,
"maximum_buffer_size": 66,
"maximum_incoming_transfer_size": 66,
"server_mask": 10752,
"maximum_outgoing_transfer_size": 66,
"descriptor_capability_field": 0
},
"endpoints": {
"1": {
"profile_id": "0x0104",
"device_type": "0x0101",
"input_clusters": [
"0x0000",
"0x0003",
"0x0004",
"0x0005",
"0x0006",
"0x0008",
"0x1000",
"0xe001"
],
"output_clusters": [
"0x000a",
"0x0019"
]
},
"242": {
"profile_id": "0xa1e0",
"device_type": "0x0061",
"input_clusters": [],
"output_clusters": [
"0x0021"
]
}
},
"manufacturer": "_TZ3210_ngqk6jia",
"model": "TS110E",
"class": "zigpy.device.Device"
}

[plucky hollow]

Update:

added this to configuration.yaml:
zha:
database_path: /config/zigbee.db
enable_quirks: true
custom_quirks_path: /config/zha_quirks/

added folder zha_quirks to the config folder.

added this file to the zha_quirks folder: https://github.com/zigpy/zha-device-handlers/blob/dev/zhaquirks/tuya/ts110e.py

deleted the device from zigbee, and restarted Home Assistant.

tried adding the device back

Device doen't want to pair easy, and once it is paired after a couple of tries, it doesnt turn on. So a step back i guess. Will trya and revert the above changes and see from there 😦 some help would be greatly appriciated....

[plucky hollow]

Update 2: removed the configuration.yaml lines, deleted the device, an restarted Home Assistand.

Did a search, added the device in a second, but..... doesn't work.....

And strange surprise, also a Ikea Tradfri driver showed up as a device (I have a few in the house, they are paired with a hub that has nothing to do with my Home Assistant). But also if i try and opperate it from Home Assistant it doesn't work.

Other Zigbee device (that was on the network before all this) still works without a problem.

[little dragon]

Anything you find in https://github.com/zigpy/zha-device-handlers will already be loaded by default by ZHA. Your device seems to be a variant of this device and the existing quirk won't match it

You can see that the cluster ID list is different

Unfortunately, this is the reality with cheap Tuya devices. You'll have to make a new quirk variant for your specific device or open an issue in the quirks repo and wait for someone to fix it 😦

[plucky hollow]

Thanks, that was what i was expecting. I’m at the crossroad, do i put in the effort to get this thing working (way out of my comfort zone and knowledge) or do i invest in trusted stuff from sonoff (feels more stable but wil also leave a substantial dent in my budget. Fuel for thought.

[little dragon]

Don't be tempted by Tuya prices, you get what you pay for 😄