My package with the Cleargrass BLE gateway arrived today and I have added it to the Xiaomi Home app after switching to Chinese mainland region. Update: Since this review was written, the Mi smart Gateway is now able to be added to any region/server in the Mi Home app, even if you originally purchased the hub from one of the online Chinese stores. The plastic used for the device is the same matt type plastic you find on a lot of recent Xiaomi ecosystem products, that are slightly silky to the touch, and resistant to fingerprints, not that you’d have much cause to handle the device. Noté 5.00 sur 5 basé sur 1 notation client. I bought the alarm system from your company, but now when I installed the system I have the problem with one part of the system. 3. We’re always looking for enthusiastic HomeKit fans who would like to review the products they own and get their views on our site. Xiaomi Mi Home, and can be conveniently integrated with different smart home devices. These allow smart control of many areas of the home, including lighting and some appliances. Does this mean you can add Wi-Fi accessories too? Thank you for this very extensive review! Below that are buttons for three modes, which when pressed, activate that specific alarm type. For that price it would be great gateway if it would be supported by European or US servers. Nothing happens when I reset the devices and at the top of the screen it tells me to “please update your gateway”. Hi. Any opinions expressed on this website by our contributors do not necessarily represent the views of the website owners. Bravo to the company for replacing the built-in plug with a cable though. We currently are on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and now we are launching our Youtube Channel. In this way, you can remotely view the status from the mobile terminal and set up intelligent automatic linkage. Posted by 2 years ago. You only tend to hear this sound when you’re adding a device or you’ve set the gateway to play the sound via a notification. Introducing the ultimate script that provides firmware packages for all Xiaomi devices. I’m looking for this on store(banggood) , but I find there is two version. When I first opened the box and held the hub in my hand, I briefly thought I’d been sent a fake empty case, as it was so light (94g/3.32oz), it felt like there could be hardly anything inside. E.g. I like the Aqara hub (much) better and have one for every floor for the best coverage. The good news is that you can still use the hub in automations, and you can still add sensors to it, but you have to do it manually, by clicking on the hub’s button 3 times to get into pairing mode so you can add the sensors. Whilst the gateway doesn’t have a speaker, only the beeper I previously mentioned, the alarms work as expected. The xiaomi_miio gateway integration allows you to control the gateway and its connected subdevices. It's aesthetically the same as version 2. Controller: wall switch(without neutral ), wall switch(with neutral), wall socket, Still occurs, 1.4.5 software. On the website in the Q&A section (Chinese website), it actually says the hub supports up to 64 Zigbee devices. Of course, if you already have an official Mi Home app, you must first uninstall it and then proceed to install the apk you just downloaded. The idea is super simple, press the button, listen to the doorbell alarm from the speaker. It was the first gateway model to reach the MiJia environment. Online stores were reporting support for only 32 devices, which is where I got this number from. Below that is your list of bridges. I'm thinking of getting some Xiaomi products - mainly their switch buttons and door sensors, but looking on sites like gearbest, I can't find a gateway switch that has a UK plug? The sides of the box point out these latter two capabilities, stating that this hub is both a Bluetooth Mesh Gateway as well as a Zigbee 3.0 gateway. As regards a plant monitor, a company called Votion just announced such a thing, although I’m not sure when they’re going to release them. The hub will then make a ‘beeping’ sound – two long, and one short, with the LED briefly flashing in amber then green, before returning to blue. You can email us via our Contact section. It also features the ‘Works with Mijia’ logo, so this will work in the Mi Home app exclusively, and will not work with the Aqara app, in case you were wondering. Originally I used to configure xiaomi within the yaml file. I have not encountered this problem before, but it sounds like it could be a bug with the gateway, not the sensor. Only allowes me to type one letter. Mi Home Mod: here's how to transfer Xiaomi smart devices from China servers to Europe. You got my comment confused I’m not looking for a smart plug, but wanted to know how you setup the Clearwater BLE gateway which you recommended See our conversation. This is nowhere near as loud as the alarm on the Aqara hub, but it is loud enough to be annoying after a couple of seconds. Below that is a Bluetooth logo. Like you mentioned for the other switches. I read the new article comparing the Aqara app vs the Mi Home app and it sounds like the Aqara hub can be paired with either app. From what I’m told, the beep that comes from the device is whenever it encounters a problem, so it could be reporting something like a dropped WiFi signal perhaps, which may also be a bug as well. Human Body Sensor (Motion Sensor) Buy online 2. Thank you for the quick revert, Simon. Exactly I used the 8byte key from the app. I have no hubs so far. Xiaomi has a set of home automation products known as Gateway. As to whether this device is actually worth buying over the Aqara hub or even the forthcoming Aqara M2, is a pertinent question. I installed the app successfully. I can only imagine they are either planning on introducing a standalone alarm at some point, as we did discover evidence of Aqara working on something like this in the Summer of last year, which would be great – if it were HomeKit compatible of course. Close. Or am I missing something and there are devices that work in HomeKit through Aqara hub that we’ll likely never see working through the Mi hub? Sign up or sign in with your Xiaomi account. All your articles, reviews, etc for these things are very helpful. Je ne vois pas, mais c’est perturbant et long, très long pour avoir une réponse. As for the toggle switch automation, the Shortcuts are partially broken in iOS13.3, if you have an Apple TV as your main home hub. There seems to be Zigbee smart plugs for Europe already on local amazon but I found no hub for using them without dances around land settings. the Flower Care monitor does not get exposed to HomeKit, and there’s currently no official device that will get it exposed to HomeKit. Obviously, getting something like this, with it being so cheap, allows me to review it for you, our readers, and that is the basis on which I bought it. Hi Edwin, thanks for the information. Get Xiaomi phones and accessories including Redmi Note 9T Mi 10T Pro Mi 10T Lite Redmi 9T … Lubo. I spent so much money on the alarm system with an error. For example, you might just want the door sensor as a trigger device if you’re at home, whilst you may want motion sensors in the daytime areas as triggers for when you’re asleep (sleep mode), and maybe all the sensors as triggers when you’re away (Away Mode). Not really. The rear features a micro-USB port for the included USB cable, in order to power the device. Just want to add a few things. Xiaomi has a set of home automation products known as Gateway. Xiaomi, a global company producing quality products at honest pricing. Xiaomi came out with a new smart gateway hub for their smart home ecosystem. This means there’s also the option for placing or mounting this elsewhere, other than directly in the wall socket if I so wish, with the help of a longer USB cable. it seems that devices which have plugs is diferent for europe. The gateway has a bit of protection by way of an extra lid inside the box, made of strong card. There are periods when switches don’t work for at all for couple of minutes. What the gateway doesn’t have, which all previous iterations did, is a speaker and night light. So for me the hub would be merely used as Mi/Aqara Bluetooth Gateway (simple or later via Mesh if appropriate), Hi Jean-Paul, this hub will do exactly what you are hoping it would do, but if you don’t want another HomeKit hub, you might be be better off with the ClearGrass bluetooth Gateway. Here’s were I’m having trouble. You can check various aspects of the device. I’ll double check, but I’m almost certain it’s one of the many products still to come. ￡7.83 56％ Off | New Xiaomi Smart Cleargrass Bluetooth/Wifi Gateway Hub Work With Mijia Bluetooth Sub-device Smart Home Device Xiaomi’s new smart gadget for $ 7. The Guard screen shows a ‘radar’ type of graphic, that when turned on has a rotating line much as you’d see on a radar screen. The hub lets you connect all kinds of sensors, switches, lights and other devices from Xiaomi to their app so that can control them. Hi Peter, glad you liked the review. You’d be better off with the US Aqara hub and the Aqara app in this case. But Xiaomi gateway doesn't have a radio and it has the MI logo in the center. It works pretty well and the range seems to be better than Aqara Hub. If you can get the model of Aqara hub for your country, so there’s no need for an adaptor, and you’re ok with two outlets being blocked. How can I do this without changing settings to China Mainland (my vacuum cleaners not seen there) or installing second app? It has a height of 25 mm and a diameter of 90 mm. Other devices I added for test purposes, were the Mi Wireless switch, the Mi Light Sensor (which I’ll be reviewing soon) and the Mi Motion Sensor, all of which appeared in the Apple Home app soon after adding them to the Mi Smart Gateway. The alarm system was so expensive for me. Every day I have info in Mi Home app in sensors icon – 1.20 Close. $129.99 $ 129. Hi, it’s definitely not very good if you’re using it outside China, I agree. Also, the Mi Home app has already been updated and many of the unsupported Aqara devices (those not shown in the device list when the hub was first released) are now officially supported, for example, the Aqara Mini Switch, Vibration Sensor, Relay Controller…etc can now be added via the Mi Home app. So I had to wait until I was at a PC to reply. Xiaomi Central Unit Mijia The Smart Gateway has a very minimalist design. Of course, we want to warn customers that according to what we know so far and although the products are original, their distribution in Spain is not yet official. In order to use the modes, you obviously need some kind of triggering device, whether that’s a door sensor, or a motion sensor etc. Celle ci est très bien fini et dispose de plus de capteur avec … Thanks! 2. Of course, if you already have an official Mi Home app, you must first uninstall it and then proceed to install the apk you just downloaded. Hi , Quite a jungle to see through the different products and servers ! Xiaomi has stated that due to feedback they’ve collected over a period of time, many of their users didn’t feel the need for the night light or the speaker, and so cut those out in order to concentrate on the hub aspect of this device. Problem can be on gateway or on sensors. 2. Are there other significant differences I’m missing? Another HomeKit hub with the exact same functionality would be too much. In fact, even though this is only a beep, it’s quite annoying when it happens unexpectedly, so I’d consider this to be a simple, but a potentially big issue, if you have it in a bedroom for example. Gateway light timer: Lumière d’ambiance, permet de choisir à quelle heure et de quelle couleur s’allume la gateway. Le cube est utilisé dans la même pièce, à 5m maximum de l’ensemble. This new hub differs on many levels, first of which is that it is HomeKit compatible out of the box. I suppose likely nobody knows this. Aqara Oppal switches can be added to the Mi Home app. The range between gateway and smart home products can reach 200 meters. the rear and front of the gateway are similarly minimalist, with only one button on the front, which you can use for manually pairing a device, or for resetting the gateway.