HomeAssistant Xiaomi Hub Component by Rave (Lazcad)

Credits

Credits to the following Github project

• https://github.com/fooxy/homeassistant-aqara
• https://github.com/louisZL/lumi-gateway-local-api

Description

This is an complete Home Assistant component for Xiaomi Gateway. It allows you to integrate the following devices into HA

• Motion Sensor
• Door and Window Sensor
• Button
• Plug
• Aqara Wall Switch (Single)
• Aqara Wall Switch (Double)
• Aqara Wireless Switch (Single)
• Aqara Wireless Switch (Double)
• Cube
• Gateway Light

What's not available?

• Gateway Sensor
• Gateway Radio
• Power Consumption
• Battery

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Installation (Raspberry Pi)

1. First, copy all the files into the Home Assistant location. It can now be installed either to the custom_components folder

/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/custom_components

or the root folder (using virtual environment)

/srv/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/components

2. Add the following line to the Configuration.yaml. Make sure you're on the latest firmware. You will need to get the Hub's key in order to issue command to the hub like turning on and off plug. Follow the steps here http://bbs.xiaomi.cn/t-13198850

One Gateway

#you can leave sid empty if you only have one gateway
xiaomi:
 gateways:
   - sid:
     key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Multiple Gateway

#12 characters sid can be obtained from the gateway's MAC address.
xiaomi:
 gateways:
   - sid: xxxxxxxxxxxx
     key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   - sid: xxxxxxxxxxxx
     key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

3. Start HA. Pycrypto should install automatically. If not, install pycrypto manually. if you are using virtual environment, remember to install from virtual environment like below

(homeassistant_venv) pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pip3 install pycrypto

4. Add friendly names to the Configuration.yaml like below

  customize:
    binary_sensor.switch_158d000xxxxxc3:
        friendly_name: Ktichen Switch
    binary_sensor.switch_158d000xxxxxc2:
        friendly_name: Table Switch
    binary_sensor.door_window_sensor_158d000xxxxx7a:
        friendly_name: Door Sensor

5. Add automation. For the Button and Switch, use the following event. Available click types are 'single', 'double' and 'hold'

automation:
- alias: Turn on Dining Light when click
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: click
    event_data:
        entity_id: binary_sensor.switch_158d000xxxxxc2
        click_type: single
  action:
    service: switch.toggle
    entity_id: switch.wall_switch_left_158d000xxxxx01

6. For Cube, use the following trigger. Available actions are flip90, flip180, move, tap_twice, shake_air, swing, alert, free_fall and rotate

   trigger:
     platform: event
     event_type: cube_action
     event_data:
         entity_id: binary_sensor.cube_158d000xxxxxc2
         action_type: flip90

7. Important! Only use this if you have have issue with Socket binding or multicast. Using this when you have no problem with socket or mcast will introduce other issues. Add the IP address of the network interface to the config

xiaomi:
  gateways:
    - sid: xxxxxxxxxxxx
      key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    - sid: xxxxxxxxxxxx
      key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   interface: xx.xx.xx.xx