Ikea's new Styrbar Zigbee remote

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#1

Does anyone have any experience with the Ikea Styrbar?

It’s a four button remote that takes 2 AAA batteries. I was so excited for a new/affordable Zigbee remote/switch that takes batteries that are easily rechargeable and don’t need to be replaced every 6 weeks or so.

Unfortunately I’m only able to get buttons 1 and 2 to work and even then, only with Single press. Double and Long press only get reported as Single.

I was really hoping that all four buttons would work, even if Double and Long press wouldn’t.

#2

Are you using the zigbee module of the zigbee2mqtt?

#3

I’m just using the standard Zigbee add-on. To be honest, I don’t really know what the other Zigbee add-on (zigbee2mqtt) is for.

Is it a replacement for the standard Zigbee add-on, or do they work together?

#4

It replace standard zigbee addon,

You could try:
-disable basic zigbee addon
-install zigbee2mqtt and try with it

#5

I tried that and the zigbee2mqtt settings couldn’t see any of my Zigbee devices.

I removed the zigbee2mqtt add-on and re-enabled the standard Zigbee add-on and now my Zigbee universe seems to be broken.

I’ve since removed/re-added the Zigbee add-on, rebooted the Rasperry Pi, and still nothing.

The devices are still displayed as Things and present themselves as connected from the main page, but none of them work.

I went to the Configuration page of the Ziggbee add-on, and I see this:

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I don’t think I’ve ever had to visit this page before so I’m not sure what it’s supposed to look like, but I notice that the List of ZigBee sticks to use value is empty.

Should my Conbee II be displayed there?

#6

With zigbee2mqtt you have to repair your device
For test, just try to pair your button device and try it, if it work then repai everything

#7

Ah, thanks @Martin_Verret, that got me on the correct path.

With zigbee2mqtt I can now see all the actions that the Styrbar remote offers, and I can see them being created: arrow left click, arrow right click, etc, but I can’t get any rules to react to some of them.

#8

You should be avle to creatw rule, can ypu show your rule and log?