Plugin technical information

Technical notes for developers and advanced users. Some pages were written while a device was being integrated and haven’t been updated since: when in doubt, the plugin code is the reference.

Plugin internals

• Plugin directory structure
• Enrolment process
• Plugin database (ListOfDevices)
  • Structure of ListOfDevices
• REST API
• Zigpy transport (diagram below)
• Plugin architecture diagram: an old diagram (some of the files it names, such as output.py and domoticz.py, no longer exist), kept for the overall picture.
• Developing a Python plugin (Domoticz wiki)

Device configuration

• Device configuration files
  • Device configuration attributes
  • Device specific parameters (“Param” section)
• Model name resolution and Conf/Local-Devices precedence
• Standard cluster / widget association
• Manufacturer codes
• Profile ID and ZDevice ID

Device notes

• Aqara Cube decoding
• Orvibo
• Salus corner
• Tuya 0xEF00
• Tuya TS0601 eTRV
• Wiser thermostat
• Xiaomi corner
• Xiaomi smart plug
• ZLinky integration
• TICmeter integration

Legacy ZiGate

ZiGate coordinators are no longer actively supported. These pages describe ZiGate internals:

• NXP ZFCG ZiGate
• ZiGate PDM on host
• ZiGate transport (diagram)