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Adding IKEA VALLHORN to my home automation regimen (Zigbee2mqtt)

Looks like this is supported by Zigbee2MQTT: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E2134.html

Back in the days I had to amend /etc/zigbee2mqtt/configuration.yaml, but looks like the new mode is somewhat different, I need to publish a message:

I first started to watch the logs:

# journalctl -f --unit zigbee2mqtt.service

Then to enable new device to join, I typed:

[matelakat@home01 ~]$ mosquitto_pub -t 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/permit_join' -m '{"time": 254}'

Once I have seen the messages, I disabled auto discovery:

[matelakat@home01 ~]$ mosquitto_pub -t 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/permit_join' -m '{"time": 0}'

After that I renamed the device's friendly name:

$ mosquitto_pub -t 'zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/device/rename' -m '{"from": "0xf84477fffe7df6d3", "to": "corridor_motion_sensor"}'

Observing the logs, I see these kind of messages:

{
  "battery": 100,
  "illuminance": 6,
  "linkquality": 112,
  "occupancy": true,
  "update": {
    "installed_version": 16777316,
    "latest_version": 16777316,
    "state": "idle"
  },
  "voltage": 3200
}

Now it is time to adjust my code to be able to cope with it.

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