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naive hamlet Jul 14, 2025, 6:19 PM

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Hello,
EDIT:
I got convinced to go the zigbee route, so im now searching for zigbee instead of Wifi as the interface
can you guys point me to some smart home Thermo/Hygrometer combi devices, that are known to work relatively well with HA based on WiFi?
I found this one on amazon, but i couldnt find any concrete documentation that it'll work with homeassistant
https://eu.govee.com/de-de/products/wi-fi-thermo-hygrometer?variant=41849780863160

Any help is appreciated!
EDIT: Sorry for the German Link

Govee WLAN WLAN Thermo-Hygrometer

Überwachen Sie die Luftfeuchtigkeit und Temperatur in Ihrem Gewächshaus, Inkubatoren oder Weinkeller drahtlos und erhalten Sie hochgenaue Messwerte über...

severe vector Jul 14, 2025, 6:44 PM

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Hello why wifi?

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Zigbee easy and on battery

naive hamlet Jul 14, 2025, 7:01 PM

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does it have zigbee?
i dont have zigbee set up yet, due to my home assistant setup (im running it on a x86 server in my basement)
so any recommendations on a capable zigbee gateway?

uneven sedge Jul 14, 2025, 8:17 PM

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naive hamlet does it have zigbee? i dont have zigbee set up yet, due to my home assistant set...

Smlight SLZB-06, works perfect. Once you start with Zigbee devices, you'll never look back 🙂

naive hamlet Jul 14, 2025, 8:33 PM

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uneven sedge Smlight SLZB-06, works perfect. Once you start with Zigbee devices, you'll never...

yeah, but i dont really want to get too deep into zigbee, because i want matter over thread in the long run, so do you think zigbee is worth to invest in the meantime in?

uneven sedge Jul 14, 2025, 8:53 PM

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naive hamlet yeah, but i dont really want to get too deep into zigbee, because i want matter ...

I dont know so much about matter, but the best part about ZigBee is that battery sensors lasts years. And are cheap. And creates a mesh net that does not overload the wifi net, and believe me, in a while you'll have a lot of connected devices 🙂

severe vector Jul 14, 2025, 9:08 PM

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Zigbee is easy, just grab à key. Zbdongle-p works like à charm. Use z2m not zha...

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Xiaomi thermometer runs fine but process to flash zigbee a little tricky costs 5usd on aliexpress. Sonoff great quality (caution report time to set at pairing within 2 minutes...)

naive hamlet Jul 14, 2025, 9:16 PM

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Recommendations for indoor Zigbee Thermo/Hygrometer

naive hamlet Jul 14, 2025, 9:19 PM

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severe vector Zigbee is easy, just grab à key. Zbdongle-p works like à charm. Use z2m not zha....

i cant just grab a usb dongle for my server, because, as said, its in my basement, behind severall (like 2 stories w/ each 10" thick) inches of solid steel reinforced german concrete. i cant even get wifi down there.

uneven sedge Jul 14, 2025, 10:23 PM

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naive hamlet i cant just grab a usb dongle for my server, because, as said, its in my basemen...

The smlight works connected via ethernet. That is, you can use it in other point of the house where you have ethernet. And most devices connected to ac power, as ZigBee smart plugs acts as a repeater for ZigBee. As example, the Ikea ones. Around 10 euros in Spain

naive hamlet Jul 15, 2025, 8:05 AM

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uneven sedge The smlight works connected via ethernet. That is, you can use it in other point...

sorry for the confusion, i saw that the smlight is a ethernet dongle, and am inclined to buy it, but still got to do my due dilligence on it

surreal kiln Jul 15, 2025, 10:53 AM

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naive hamlet i cant just grab a usb dongle for my server, because, as said, its in my basemen...

My house isn't quite as thick but I have smart bulbs in my basement that act as repeaters then have a few smart plugs on the upper floors

naive hamlet Jul 15, 2025, 3:02 PM

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so everyone quick update,
i've found some hardware that should work, but havent bought yet, am going to update yall again in detail if or when it all works.
SMLIGHT SLZB-06p10 as a zigbee co-ordinator, bc it has allegedly better matter over thread support and since im planing to going MoT at some point anyway, might as well pay 10 bucks extra
as for the actual Thermo-sensor, this one sounds good and should be compatible with any zigbee co-ordinator. (even if it says "requires aqara hub", according to the HA forum, it also works with ZHA and Zig2MQ)
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07D37FKGY?smid=A6E9OZ3D2TXTN

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surreal kiln Jul 16, 2025, 12:16 AM

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I believe those are the same temp sensors I have and they work pretty well. There's a few different Aqara models but I think those are the best. I like this review vid which includes them (not sure if all models reviewed are available where you're at) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSe60RCvKUk

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uneven sedge Jul 16, 2025, 5:46 AM

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surreal kiln I believe those are the same temp sensors I have and they work pretty well. Ther...

Yes, I use the Xiaomi one, is discontinued but I bought a bunch in Aliexpress for 5 euros each. I have one in every room and one outside my window. Works fine and it shows you temp and humidity directly in the screen. The "bad" part is that you need to reflash them to work with home assistant. Some models can be updated via Bluetooth and from the mobile browser (yes 🙂 ) and some models need a 5 euro tool and tinkering with it. Works by BT but you can change that for ZigBee, but in my tests the battery drains in that case. I bought a bunch more because I haven´t found a similar one, with screen, and for that price

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the blue different line is the sensor outside my window

severe vector Jul 16, 2025, 7:25 AM

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Battery drain is because of report. Change settings and all is good.

uneven sedge Jul 16, 2025, 7:26 AM

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severe vector Battery drain is because of report. Change settings and all is good.

Well, same time report with BT, 5 minutes and batteries last much more, maybe the code is not yet optimized. Anyway, BT or ZigBee, works better than expected 🙂

severe vector Jul 16, 2025, 7:28 AM

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It reports also on 0.1deg change so report time can be higher than 5 minutes

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Is just a mess to go to zigbee I lost display on one of them.

uneven sedge Jul 16, 2025, 7:30 AM

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Well, although I use ZigBee a lot at home, I can see no benefits changing it from BT to ZigBee. You know, if it works, don't touch it 😅

severe vector Jul 16, 2025, 7:30 AM

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Yes mesh is mandatory for me

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Zigbee

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Only

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I build diy matter over thread

uneven sedge Jul 16, 2025, 7:31 AM

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severe vector Yes mesh is mandatory for me

I use a ESP32 with ESPHome as BT extender. Works perfectly, I cover all my home

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