Adding a device to zigbee2mqtt

[Hizo]

Hello,

I just received a Tuya TS0021 2-button wireless switch that is not recognized by zigbee2mqtt but I found the code that would make it work here: Tuya TS0021 2 button wireless switch - adding support · Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt · Discussion #19765 · GitHub

What should I do with this file? Where should I put it?
I tried to follow https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/advanced/support-new-devices/01_support_new_devices.htm but didn’t fully understand…

Thanks

[cicoub13]

Hello. We use the library zigbee2mqtt and as long as the device is not supported in that library, there is nothing to do in Gladys.

You can contribute to the project GitHub - Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt: Zigbee 🐝 to MQTT bridge 🌉, get rid of your proprietary Zigbee bridges 🔨 if you want to speed things up.

[Hizo]

I suspected as much…

Does that mean I can’t even test before participating…

So would I have to install zigbee2mqtt outside the container?

[cicoub13]

You can find the procedure here Support new devices | Zigbee2MQTT

This requires modifying configuration files. You can do it with the Gladys container but the risk of breaking something is very high.

[Hizo]

Yes, I had seen it; I tried to understand it but wasn’t confident enough…

Thanks anyway

[spenceur]

The converter must be added to z2m, not Gladys proper:

More configuration options | Zigbee2MQTT

Warning: this operation is not for everyone!

You can drop your converter into the zigbee2mqtt/z2m folder

Then in configuration.yaml you add your line:

external_converters:
  - ton_converteur

Then restart the z2m container

For my part I added a converter while waiting for the release for my millimeter-wave presence sensor:

[Hizo]

Great

Thanks!! z2m detects button presses well!

And it displays correctly on Gladys.

Thanks