OpenHab 3 Newbie ZigBee Xiaomi Gateway 3

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
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Hello all,

I’m an absolute newbie here when it comes to openhab.

Have installed the OpenHab on my Raspberry Pi 3.

I have installed the following Things according to the Youtube video

  • MQTT Binding
  • NTP Binding

Now I want to go one step further I have some HomeMatic devices hanging in the WLAN

  • Alexa socket
  • Nooie socket (Aqura, Mijia)
  • Xiaomi motion detector (Aqura, Mijia)
  • Xiaomi thermometer (Aqura, Mijia)
  • Xiaomi Door Contacts (Aqura, Mijia)
  • Xiaomi 360 Degree Camera
  • Xiaomi Gateway 3

I would like to connect these to my Openhab.

Only unfortunately I am a bit confused right now.

Do I have to connect the gateway from Xiaomi to my Raspberry or can I integrate this a plugged ZigBee stick? (unfortunately I bought a ZigBee without firmware, now I have to get a new one).

Which stick do I need then and which Things do I have to install then?

On the Internet I read mostly only CC2530 or CC2531 or ConBee II now I’m even more confused.

On the internet I just read

Thank you very much

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Take a look at Xiaomi Mi Smart Home - Bindings | openHAB

If you prefer to have a Zigbee gateway that does not depend on the cloud there are some options:

  1. USB dongles supported by ZigBee - Bindings | openHAB You should pay attention to the coordinator limits (# of devices) range (CC253x is known to have a weak antenna) and placement (zigbee can interfere with wifi, so proximity with AP’s should be avoided and this often requires a usb extension cable)
  2. Build a MQTT network and use a Tasmotized coordinator. MQTT is more complex than using the zigbee binding. I use a Sonoff ZBBridge and I’m very happy. It can be installed anywhere 5VDC is available (which can be supplied by a mobile charger)

For larger distances (>5m) you may need zigbee routers (which are similar to wifi extenders). Some zigbee devices (such as lamps and sockets) can act as routers.

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what does that mean, is it you flashed ZBBridge with Tasmota ? Wouldn’t it work without ?
Any additional SW needed? (zigbee2mqtt?)

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My objective was to get rid of the Sonoff cloud. I’ve

  1. tasmotized with tasmota-zbbridge.bin.gz followed by ncp-uart-sw_6.7.6_115200.ota
  2. used tasmota commands SetOption83 1, SetOption89 1 and SetOption112 1
  3. parametrized MQTT credentials
  4. paired my zigbee devices with the ZBBridge
  5. And, because my IoT wlan has no internet access, I had to create a NTP server elsewhere (I have a OpenWrt router that also runs a MQTT broker and a NTP service) and parametrize tasmota accordingly (otherwise zigbee stack does not work)

No add’l SW was needed.

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I want to set up my PI3 with Openhabian3 so that I do not have to use the gateway from Xiaomi.

Unfortunately, according to Internet analysis, the Openhabian3 system does not support the Xiaomi Gateway3.

I have a ZigBee stick CC2531 connected to the PI.

When I call lsusb in Putty I get 4 devices

Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0451:16a8 Texas Instruments, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC9514 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

How do I connect my devices to PI 3 now?

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Use the ZigBee binding.