Xiaomi Mi Home Gateway

banier · November 15, 2019, 12:54pm

Hi Kim.
Apologies for lack of clarity.

you dont need anything else.

The choice of the ‘wireless communication protocol’ (steps 4&5) is required which I’m unable to do, without having access to the China Mainland locale of the app.

Regardless of not being able to make this option, I have attempted to connect to the binding and it is not successful. i.e. the binding remains offline.

So frustrating…

Kim_Andersen · November 15, 2019, 12:57pm

Anything in the logfile about the issue?

EDIT. Just noticed, it doesnt look like the correct key you´ve found. Mine looks very different. (But my hub is a chinese hub, that may be a difference).

enrico.mcc · November 16, 2019, 12:05pm

I think that you used the token instead of the developer key.
The only way I know to find the developer key is looking in the Xiaomi app.
The token Is not used in this binding

Kim_Andersen · November 16, 2019, 12:08pm

Ahh then I got it totally mixed up For my xiaomi S5 vacumcleaner which I added to my system a coupple of months again, its the token beeing used… I simply thought the token and the developer key was the same… I´m so sorry… It has been a long time since I added my xiaomi gateway.

enrico.mcc · November 16, 2019, 3:50pm

Yes to connect the vacuum cleaner you have to find out the token, but if I recall correctly for the zigbee Xiaomi binding you have to enable something like a developer mode in the app and then use the developer key.

Unfortunately I don’t recall under which menu you can find it🤔

Kim_Andersen · November 16, 2019, 4:50pm

This methode work on my MiHome app, with the chinese hub.

In short: " This method is specifically for the Xiaomi Gateway . Open Mi Home App in your Android device. Select your xiaomi device. Then click on the 3 dots at the top right of the screen. Then click on “About”. Tap on the version number at the bottom of the screen repeatedly. You should see now 2 extra options listed."

It´s methode 2 in the link here.

github.com

merdok/homebridge-xiaomi-fan/blob/master/obtain_token.md

# Obtain Mi Home device token
Use any of these methods to obtain the device token for the supported miio devices.

## Method 1 - Obtain device token for miio devices that hide their token after setup
Use one of these methods to obtain the device token for devices that hide their tokens after setup in the Mi Home App (like the Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner with firmware 3.3.9_003077 or higher). This is usually the case for most Mi Home devices. The latest versions of the Mi Home smartphone app dont hold the token anymore so before you begin with any of these methods you will need to install an older version of the smartphone app. Version 5.0.19 works for sure with the 1st gen Vacuum Robot, for the 2nd gen (S50) you should try version 3.3.9_5.0.30. Android users can find older version of the app [here](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/xiaomi-inc/mihome/).

### Android users
#### Rooted Android Phones
* Setup your Android device with the Mi Home app version 5.0.19 or lower
* Install [aSQLiteManager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.andsen.asqlitemanager) on your phone
* Use a file browser with granted root privilege and browse to /data/data/com.xiaomi.smarthome/databases/
* Copy miio2.db to an accessable location
* Open your copy of miio2.db with aSQLiteManager and execute the query "select token from devicerecord where localIP is '192.168.0.1'" where you replace the IP address with the IP address of the device you want to get the token from. It will show you the 32 character device token for your Mi Home device.

#### Non-Rooted Android Phones
##### Extract token from log file
This method will only work when you install the Mi Home app version v5.4.54. You can find it [here](https://android-apk.org/com.xiaomi.smarthome/43397902-mi-home/). It looks like Xiaomi made a mistake in this app version where the log file written to internal memory exposes the device tokens of your Xiaomi miio devices.
* Setup your Android device with the Mi Home app version 5.4.54
* Log in with you Xiaomi account
* Use a file explorer to navigate to /sdcard/SmartHome/logs/Plug_Devicemanager/

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banier · November 16, 2019, 5:37pm

And this is where my problem lies… I cannot get to this part of the app as it’s only available when locale is set to mainland China. However my hub does not connect when app is set to this region.

I’m now thinking that this is the end of the road for my suite of Xiaòmi gear, as if I cannot connect the hub, all other devices cannot be used.
Are there any other alternative methods of getting this equipment to work out there???

Kim_Andersen · November 16, 2019, 6:36pm

There is something strange going on… You say it the app needs to be in mainland china… But when it is set to mainland china, then it wont connect to your hub? I truely believe there is something wrong when it tries to connect… Do you get any error message? (having the app setup for mainland china).

milesfrankland · November 16, 2019, 7:13pm

I had this issue. I created my account on mi home in the UK locale but when I went to scan for devices none could be found. I had to clear data on the app and start a fresh and select Chinese locale then I could log in using my previously created account. My hub was then found and I could add it.
I have the Chinese V2 hub.
Unfortunately I have also got the version where the wireless communication protocol port will not open on the device so I need to break it open and connect a uart usb convertor to the board to program the port to open.

banier · November 19, 2019, 9:55pm

On Android, the just doesn’t connect/pair to the hub. On iPhone the pairs with the hub, but fails to connect to it when wishing to check the device out. The brief message pops up with “failed to initialize”. Both of these when located in China Mainline.
So frustrating.

banier · November 19, 2019, 9:58pm

Thanks for your information and experience.
Didi you manage to break it open to program the board?

Kim_Andersen · November 19, 2019, 10:52pm

I have no ideas… Mine work just fine, and I see no differences in yours and mine.

milesfrankland · November 20, 2019, 6:28am

Yes I did! It has detected my sensors and they all appeared in the inbox.
Having trouble controlling the ambient light on the hub though.

smar · November 20, 2019, 9:14am

You can also use Zigbee2mqtt as mentioned by someone earlier.

enrico.mcc · November 24, 2019, 6:50am

Don’t you see this page when you go to “about”?

banier · November 24, 2019, 10:27am

Enrico,

I can’t get to this screen as I don’t have the ‘About’ option in the App.
This option is only available in China Mainland version of the App.
My hub doesn’t not pair/connect with this China version of the App, even though it does connect when the app is set to other global regions. However, when in these other regions, the About option is not available.
So infuriating.
Which version number and region of the app are you using in your screen shot?
I would be interested in trying anything to get my Xioami products (I bought a lots of them!) linked to OpenHAB.

Regards,
Dan

Kim_Andersen · November 24, 2019, 11:06am

I´m using the latest version found on Play store (android). It has the “about” option allright…

banier · November 24, 2019, 11:20am

Yes, but please could I check that you’re using the China Locale AND you have managed to connect to your hub?

This is the combination is what I cannot achieve.

Thanks

Kim_Andersen · November 24, 2019, 11:48am

banier · November 24, 2019, 1:14pm

I envy your set-up as this is sadly what I’m unable to do. I cannot connect to hub when locale is set to China. I can connect to hub when connected to other countries.
See below:
Here are my devices set-up and connected with UK server.

Note I cannot obtain a About menu item when in UK:

Then I connect using my location as China Mainland:

When in China I try to reconnect devices, as there connection is remove when changing to new countries:

As can be seen I am unable to connect. Which means I am unable to access any About menu item.