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SONOFF Zigbee Motion Sensor US$8.99 (~A$12), Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus Gateway US$13.99 (~A$18.67) Delivered @ Geekbuying

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On sale is a Zigbee Motion Sensor from SONOFF that when paired with a Zigbee gateway can send you alerts or trigger other Zigbee smart home products, like turning a light on when motion is detected. It has a 3M adhesive back for mounting and includes a CR2450 battery that offers a long battery life.

Next up is the SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 Gateway that is powered via USB. This is universal so it can be used with both SONOFF or other branded Zigbee devices. It's perfect for use with Home Assistant, ZHA, Zigbee2MQTT and more.

AU$ based on current Mastercard rate, free shipping and stacks with Cashrewards cashback

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  • Gee that gateway is so much cheaper than Conbee II :o

    • But the Conbee is awesome

      • +2

        Not as awesome as the Sonoff. I think the Sonoff is also technically superior. Newer chips.

        • Have used the Conbee II and Sonoff and would have to agree on the superiority of the Sonoff one.

      • There seems be a few people on the HA forum who have replaced their Conbee with the Sonoff dongle and their network has been more stable so it might even be better.

        • so it should be a lot more stable than a CC2531?

          • +4

            @impoze: Absolutely I replaced my CC2531 with one and all the issues I had went away.
            You can also change the IEEE address on the sonoff dongle to match the CC2531 so you don't have to repair the devices.

            • @at9: awesome, ordering now.

            • @at9: And here I ordered all the bits to setup the CC2531 about a week ago. Oh well, ordered this as well, thanks :D

            • @at9: Oh damn, didnt know you could keep the address. Was the only thing holding me back

            • @at9: do you have instructions/link to changing the IEEE address
              also where do i get the IEEE of the CC2531?

              i'm running HA

            • @at9: Don't you have to backup the config stored on the dongle as well?

              • @0 0 0: got it all set up after flashing the firmware.

                working great, didn't quite set up the IEEE address config but was planning to re-pair and migrate hue devices anyway.

    • Would in work in place of a Conbee in a Home Assistant set up?

      • +1

        Yes it would.

      • It works great with zigbee2mqtt. You just need to update the firmware which is really simple with plenty of guides.

        • I'm using ZHA. Any idea if I'd have to redo my Home Assistant setup after upgrading firmware? Or should it just work again?

          • @0 0 0: It should just work but you need to back it up first.
            This post has some more info an links on what to do.

    • I'm using a Conbee now, at that price still bought one to try out/keep as a spare.

  • Would anyone know if this allows me to connect a thermostat to Brilliant smart system?

    • As far as I know all the Brilliant stuff is Tuya based and uses Wifi so not sure if this is what you are looking for. I mean it'll will do it, but you'll need to run Home Assistant or similar to bring together all your Wifi and Zigbee gear.

      • Thanks… need to read a fair bit about it to get my head around this

  • Hi, Do we need to create an account to use coupon?

  • Any feedback on the motion sensors? Like how long till they reset and detect motion again once triggered?

    • +1

      From memory it's a 60 second time out

  • Appears to be the standard price for these two on Aliexpress, although you may get faster shipping through GeekBuy if their estimates of 2-7 days (Priority line) are to be trusted.

    • +1

      AliExpress will add 10% GST ontop at checkout. 2-7 business days after processing is usually accurate for priority shipping.

  • What is the IP rating of the sensor?

    • +1

      Does not appear to be one. Would be intended for indoor use.

  • Can the motion sensor be used with a Hue light?

    • I believe you'd need to use Home Assistant as Philips implementation of ZigBee is different.

  • Hi, I'm seeing AU$34.20 for x2 motion sensors, not ~AU$24, code used up?

    • The code only applies to one per order. So you'd have to make 2 orders.

  • Derp me, sorry. Thanks!

  • Can I pair it to Hue bulbs?

    • mostly any zigbee devices

  • Thanks…. I grabbed a gateway, hoping to get my Lockwood T Locks connected

  • I have the Sonoff zigbee/wifi ZHAbridge flashed with Tasmota. HA and ZHA.

    How does the dongle compare?

  • +1

    Awesome timing! Just received my ConBee II but haven't set it up yet. Just returned to Amazon and grabbed one of these instead for HA!

  • D'oh. Dongle/gateway is sold out

    • Restocked

      • Thanks.
        Ordered 1

  • Clear any chance you can work your magic for some more stock of the dongle? Lol

    • +2

      Yeah I'll talk to Geek about it. Will have another Zigbee sensor coming soon during the week.

      • You're a wizard Clear!

        Thanks so much for helping out

    • +1

      Looks like more stock has landed, I just placed an order successfully.

  • Picked up a dongle and 2 motion sensors, will see how the motion sensors compare to the aqara ones I have.

    Hopefully i can pair the zigbee 3 aqara door sensors with the dongle that the conbee doesnt seem to want to see

    • Must be the newer door sensors? Interested to hear how it goes, I do remember reading they weren't compatible but I believe there may be a firmware update for the Conbee now that will get them working.

      • Yep the newer ones

  • How long does it normally take for geekbuying to ship? Mine is still processing from Monday.

    • +1

      I haven't ordered from them for a while but the wait was getting pretty lengthy when I did, at least a week before they shipped out for most.

      • Thanks for replying. Will give it a few days before contacting them.

  • Wow they still havent shipped out my motion sensor. Ordered on 28/3 and it's now 7 days later and still no movement. Just ordered the Sonoff dongle as well. I hope the postal speed is fast once actually shipped.

    • It's usually 2-7 business days. I will follow up.

      • Thanks much appreciated!

    • They're normally really fast. Several Chinese cities have recently give back into lockdown, which could be causing some delays. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/covid-lockdown…

    • Did get an email from them a few days ago about one of my orders:

      "Thank you for your shopping from Geekbuying
      We are glad to tell you that your order will be shipped in next week.
      When it is shipped out ,we will send a message with a tracking number .
      Your patience is appreciated."

      My last orders from them were in 2020 sent via Auspost Priority Line were quick at least. Took a week for them to send, then 2 arrived after 10 days and a third got here in a record 5 days. Auspost seems to be worse than ever at the moment though. Still waiting 3 weeks on for Amazon orders sent from over east (and one says it arrived at my local hub 2 weeks ago.)

  • +1

    Just emailed them for an update as mine was ordered 28/3 but still stuck on "processing". Automated response: "Sorry to inform you that we will be on vacation for the Tomb Sweeping Festival from April 3 to 5. Apologize for the inconvenience."

    • Update: Mine JUST got shipped out this morning.. exactly 2 weeks from when I ordered.

  • over 2 weeks since order and still not even shipped out - I'll just be sticking to aliexpress in the future I think.

  • Also chiming in, ordered a dongle and only just received an email confirming it's been shipped out. I have an AusPost tracking number that's not working yet.
    I'd avoid geekbuying and go straight for Ali next time, unless the cost difference is significant.

  • same boat, have tracking but hasn't been shipped out.

    • Auspost tracking number wont show anything until it hits Australia.

  • Ordered 28th. Got shipping notification for the dongle and 2 motion detectors (seperately) on the 11th. The Dongle shows as shipping Australia Priority Line - 7-15 days, but the detectors show as Airmail - 30-50 days. Gonna get the dongle and have nothing to attach as it's my start into Zigbee. I did query this when I first noticed on order and got some cryptic message from the support team. Not a good first Geekbuying experience :(

    • Received my dongle today, only 37 days till my sensors arrive to test 🤔

      • You can pick up some ikea tradfri sensors and bulbs pretty cheap

        • No Ikea in Tassie. 🥺 Building a shopping list of Laddas and Zigbee for next visit to the Big Island 😆

  • looks like mine is finally coming today

  • To use the motion sensor and door contact sensor do I need sonoff zigbee bridge or the sonoff zigbee dongle plus can do the job?

  • Anyone having issues with these?
    Mine seem to never clear after being occupied, even when put in dark drawer with no movement.
    Had issues with battery contact as well that I think it's linked.
    Seem like terrible quality.

    • Yet to receive mine but Sonoff stuff is pretty bad. Change the battery and bend the terminals to establish more reliable contact. Once I did that it fixed most of my issues.

      I had fun migrating to my new ZigBee dongle. Already had the Sonoff one but wanted a second one to flash the new firmware. Took a lot of mucking around as guides online seem to be all outdated. In the end just followed the very simple instructions on the GitHub page for zigpy-znp and had to do that on the target machine. Couldn't t successfully run backup or restore running from a separate Windows PC. Also whilst it kept all of my 75 ZigBee devices and nearly 400 entities, the crazy thing reset all my name's and entity names! Urgh but fortunately I could still see the linked automations and deduced the names from the automations they were triggering

      • Yeah, the dongle is great. Set up with home assistant and zigbee2mqtt. Working well. Just the motion sensor seems a bit crap…

        • Look for hue or the newer aqara motion sensors

          • @impoze: I've heard good things about the IKEA ones. And they're within my budget.
            I do have an aqara one (not sure if newer). But it's been good.

            • @NigelTufnel: the IKEA motion sensors aren't good as they have a very long cool down time which can't be changed.

              the Aqara P2 only just came out and the cool down can be set to as low as 1 second.

              • @impoze: I can work around a 3 minute cooldown for my use case. I usually have lights only turn off a few minutes after motion cleared anyway, or dim when initially cleared before turning off.
                I can't work around them not detecting motion. Though, after a bit of tinkering with the sonoff and a few resets, they seem to be working okay. They also seem to have a cool down of around 2 minutes anyway. Certainly longer than my older aqara one.

  • Second part of my order finally arrived!! Ordered 28/3… Only took 44 days lol

    • Received one sensor…. Still waiting on the second one.

      As a side note Hardly Normal has Cygnett Zigbee Smart Buttons on clearance for $18 if you can get hold of one. They get recognised as a Sonoff in HA and while they're more expensive than the Sonoff from say Ali express, I like that theyre round rather than square.

      • Cygnet button has a much nicer tactile feel. Sonoff ones are horrible. Wish I didn't buy them. Got my Cygnet button for $14 from Kogan

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