ZigBeeForDomoticZ plugin Wiki
Livolo corner
Findings about the Livolo Zigbee switches (single and double gang), from web searches and our own sniffing.
Warning
Livolo switches don’t follow the Zigbee standard:
- Stability can be an issue: from time to time the switch drops out of the network, and getting it back can be hard.
- Many Livolo devices on one network could hurt the other devices.
Setup with a zigpy coordinator
Livolo switches send their messages to endpoint 0x08 of the coordinator. With a zigpy coordinator (Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs, ConBee/RaspBee…), enable the Livolo setting before pairing them: WebUI Settings, Advanced settings on, section Zigpy CIE specific configuration, Enable the Livolo specific endpoint (see WebUI Settings). Then restart the plugin.
Pairing
- Open the network for pairing (see Add a new device).
- Press the Livolo switch for about 6 seconds, until you hear a beep.
After a while the switch is paired, and 2 widgets are created in Domoticz (LivoloSWL and LivoloSWR, left and right).
One model name for two products
Single and double gang switches report the same Zigbee model, TI0001: the plugin can’t tell them apart and always creates the 2 widgets. With a single gang switch, delete the LivoloSWR (right) widget.
Notes from the ZiGate era
These findings were made with a ZiGate (firmware 3.1b or later needed to get the switch state when switched by hand) and haven’t been checked with other coordinators:
- The switches could only be paired on channel 26, and the ZiGate had to be left in pairing mode all the time.
- A switch paired on channel 26 could then be moved to channel 11 (and only 11): set the channel to 11 and restart the coordinator; after a while the switch follows. After a power cut, the switch had to be deleted and paired again on channel 26.
- When the switch drops out of the network and fails to rejoin, a power off/on or a reset (press the left button for 6 seconds) usually brings it back.
On and Off
Livolo doesn’t use the On/Off cluster (0x0006) to switch, but the Level Control cluster (0x0008), with two values:
- the level gives the command: On or Off;
- the transition time selects the gang: left or right.
Command
Level
On
0x6C (108)
Off
0x01 (1)
Gang
Transition
Left
0x0001 (1)
Right
0x0002 (2)
For example, to switch the right gang on, send level 0x6C with transition 0x0002.
References
Livolo corner
Findings about the Livolo Zigbee switches (single and double gang), from web searches and our own sniffing.
Warning
Livolo switches don’t follow the Zigbee standard:
- Stability can be an issue: from time to time the switch drops out of the network, and getting it back can be hard.
- Many Livolo devices on one network could hurt the other devices.
Setup with a zigpy coordinator
Livolo switches send their messages to endpoint 0x08 of the coordinator. With a zigpy coordinator (Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs, ConBee/RaspBee…), enable the Livolo setting before pairing them: WebUI Settings, Advanced settings on, section Zigpy CIE specific configuration, Enable the Livolo specific endpoint (see WebUI Settings). Then restart the plugin.
Pairing
- Open the network for pairing (see Add a new device).
- Press the Livolo switch for about 6 seconds, until you hear a beep.
After a while the switch is paired, and 2 widgets are created in Domoticz (LivoloSWL and LivoloSWR, left and right).
One model name for two products
Single and double gang switches report the same Zigbee model, TI0001: the plugin can’t tell them apart and always creates the 2 widgets. With a single gang switch, delete the LivoloSWR (right) widget.
Notes from the ZiGate era
These findings were made with a ZiGate (firmware 3.1b or later needed to get the switch state when switched by hand) and haven’t been checked with other coordinators:
- The switches could only be paired on channel 26, and the ZiGate had to be left in pairing mode all the time.
- A switch paired on channel 26 could then be moved to channel 11 (and only 11): set the channel to 11 and restart the coordinator; after a while the switch follows. After a power cut, the switch had to be deleted and paired again on channel 26.
- When the switch drops out of the network and fails to rejoin, a power off/on or a reset (press the left button for 6 seconds) usually brings it back.
On and Off
Livolo doesn’t use the On/Off cluster (0x0006) to switch, but the Level Control cluster (0x0008), with two values:
- the level gives the command: On or Off;
- the transition time selects the gang: left or right.
| Command | Level |
|---|---|
| On | 0x6C (108) |
| Off | 0x01 (1) |
| Gang | Transition |
|---|---|
| Left | 0x0001 (1) |
| Right | 0x0002 (2) |
For example, to switch the right gang on, send level 0x6C with transition 0x0002.