Excellux ZG-105NTH external probe not visible in Domoticz

[njlammerts]

I have a new temperature sensor wit an external temperature probe. In ZigbeeMQTT it shows the temperature, but when used as device in Domoticz, the probe temperature is not shown. Is it possible to make the external probe usable in devices?

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[waltervl]

You probably use the MQTT AD hardware gateway. Then you can use the instructions on the wiki how to raise am
problem with MQTT AD devices. https://wiki.domoticz.com/MQTT_AD_Report_Problems

If you use the old zigbee2mqtt python plugin then I would advise you to change to the MQTT AD gateway. https://wiki.domoticz.com/Zigbee2MQTT

[njlammerts]

I use the Zigbee2MQTT plugin which I installed some years ago, and this shows the IDX 1072-1079 sensors. It makes contact with an other Pi where I run Domoticz, Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquito in Docker. On this "docker" Domoticz I installed MQTT Client Gateway with LAN interface Setup, which connects to the Mosquito, but I don't get any zigbee devices (currently 3 pcs on the Pi)
Also other Pi's where I installed MQTT Client Gateway with LAN interface, I don't see these 3 devices

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[gizmocuz]

You have to use MQTT Auto Discovery in the domoticz hardware not MQTT client gateway

[njlammerts]

I have installed MQTT gateway, but i dont see any devices when i enter [SETUP].
I run domoticz : (Updating not possible because of independancy of older plugins, end domoticz share server accross 4 instances)
Version: 2025.1 (build 16672)
Build Hash: 7f861f5bd
Compile Date: 2025-05-05 08:31:45
dzVents Version: 3.1.8
Python Version: 3.9.2 (default, Mar 20 2025, 02:07:39) [GCC 10.2.1 20210110]
Active User: admin

[gizmocuz]

We can't give support on old domoticz version, just update your plugins... why would you stick to a old Domoticz?
It's the plugins that needs updates, and probably claude code/chatgpt can perfectly assist you with this (but maybe there are updates for your plugin)

[njlammerts]

very easy to say "just update........" i dont want to go into details, but at this time it is not possible for me to update all mi RPI's to newest Domoticz without having to completely reconfigure my environment which includes new hardware, loss of historical Data and not to mention lots of time, which i dont have at the moment.
Thats why i started new project, installing everything new on Docker and latest version of MQTT, Mosquitto etc. so i can migrate bit by bit, step by step and leaving only one RPI on unsupported Domoticz (but thats ok)
The problem is, i cant get MQTT Auto Discovery Client Gateway with LAN interface to read zigbee devices from the Zigbee2MQTT, Mosquitto on new RPI 4 with Docker

[waltervl]

Did you follow the instructions on the wiki I have referred to before: https://wiki.domoticz.com/Zigbee2MQTT
You can skip a lot of steps as you have already installed Docker, Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquitto but you have to switch on Homeassistant Auto discovery in Zigbee2MQTT, see this section in the wiki page: https://wiki.domoticz.com/Zigbee2MQTT#U ... todiscover

[njlammerts]

Hello Waltervi, I did see wiki, but I read over the part about HomeAssistant (and it was late and I was tired) Now I followed it, Thanks !!!!
I used MQTT Client Gateway with LAN interface Setup and it shows all the Zigbee devices from the "old" RPI with Zigbee2MQTT Plugin and also the new devices installed on the new Docker MQTT, Mosquitto, Domoticz, but I cannot get it to show on the dashboard, although I selected it.

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[waltervl]

Do you have device sharing on with the account you are logging in into Domoticz? Then you have to add it or remove all devices if you do not use that functionality at all in menu Setup-Users:
https://wiki.domoticz.com/User_Management#Set_Devices