Pairing IKEA Tradfri White Bulbs

WebThings
#1

I’m struggling to pair my Ikea Tradfri bulbs with my gateway. When I scan the bulbs are never found. These are the only Zigbee devices I have; an Arduino/IotWebConf piece of hardware I’m working on is fine and works well.

I’m running a Pi4 with version 0.10.0 gateway and the Conbee II adapter. The bulbs work with the Ikea remote and I’m certain I’ve reset the bulbs back to factory configuration; there was definitely a flash at the end of the switch-on/switch-off process and they no longer respond to the remote.

There’s nothing much I could see in the logs other that a “Permit Join: 0” flag which I wondered about. Here’s the relevant section(s):

2020-01-20 07:36:19.622 INFO   : zigbee: this.driver = DeconzDriver {}
2020-01-20 07:36:19.625 INFO   : zigbee: DeconzDriver: Using serial port /dev/ttyACM0
2020-01-20 07:36:19.637 INFO   : zigbee: DeConz Firmware version: 264a0700
2020-01-20 07:36:19.671 INFO   : zigbee: Kicking WatchDog for 3600 seconds
2020-01-20 07:36:19.689 INFO   : zigbee:          MAC Address: 00212effff04dd9f
2020-01-20 07:36:19.691 INFO   : zigbee:      Network PANID16: 237e
2020-01-20 07:36:19.693 INFO   : zigbee:       Network Addr16: 0000
2020-01-20 07:36:19.694 INFO   : zigbee:      Network PANID64: 00212effff04dd9f
2020-01-20 07:36:19.695 INFO   : zigbee: APS Designated Coordinator: 1
2020-01-20 07:36:19.697 INFO   : zigbee:        Scan Channels: 02000000
2020-01-20 07:36:19.698 INFO   : zigbee:          APS PANID64: 0000000000000000
2020-01-20 07:36:19.700 INFO   : zigbee:  Trust Center Addr64: 00212effff04dd9f
2020-01-20 07:36:19.701 INFO   : zigbee:        Security Mode: 3
2020-01-20 07:36:19.703 INFO   : zigbee:          Network Key: a45c769b18413ad3cc4adefcbb91ff00
2020-01-20 07:36:19.704 INFO   : zigbee:    Operating Channel: 25
2020-01-20 07:36:19.705 INFO   : zigbee:     Protocol Version: 267
2020-01-20 07:36:19.707 INFO   : zigbee:    Network Update ID: 0
2020-01-20 07:36:19.708 INFO   : zigbee:          Permit Join: 0
2020-01-20 07:36:19.709 INFO   : zigbee:         WatchDog TTL: 3600
2020-01-20 07:36:19.711 INFO   : zigbee:              Version: 264a0700
2020-01-20 07:36:19.713 INFO   : zigbee: ZigbeeNode created: addr64: 00212effff04dd9f addr16: 0000
2020-01-20 07:36:19.714 INFO   : zigbee: ----- Scan Starting -----
2020-01-20 07:36:19.716 INFO   : zigbee: ----- Nodes -----
2020-01-20 07:36:19.717 INFO   : zigbee: Node: 00212effff04dd9f 0000 Name: zb-00212effff04dd9f-Dongle       rebindRequired: true endpoints: []
2020-01-20 07:36:19.718 INFO   : zigbee: -----------------
2020-01-20 07:36:19.719 INFO   : zigbee: ----- Scan Complete -----
2020-01-20 07:36:19.722 INFO   : zigbee: ----- Nodes -----
2020-01-20 07:36:19.723 INFO   : zigbee: Node: 00212effff04dd9f 0000 Name: zb-00212effff04dd9f-Dongle       rebindRequired: true endpoints: []
2020-01-20 07:36:19.724 INFO   : zigbee: -----------------
2020-01-20 07:36:19.725 INFO   : zigbee: ----- Update Network Addresses Complete -----

and

2020-01-20 07:55:51.733 INFO   : Opened a new things socket
2020-01-20 07:55:51.945 INFO   : About to call startPairing on ThingURLAdapter
2020-01-20 07:55:51.946 INFO   : About to call startPairing on ZigbeeAdapter
2020-01-20 07:55:51.950 INFO   : zigbee: Pairing mode started, timeout = 60
2020-01-20 07:56:51.950 INFO   : Pairing timeout
2020-01-20 07:56:51.952 ERROR  : Thing was not added
2020-01-20 07:56:51.953 ERROR  : addNewThing cancelled
2020-01-20 07:56:51.955 INFO   : thing-url: Adapter: ThingURLAdapter id thing-url-adapter pairing cancelled
2020-01-20 07:56:51.956 INFO   : zigbee: Cancelling pairing mode

Any suggestions would be appreciated (and hopefully I’ve formatted the log text correctly).

#2

Probably the same issue: https://github.com/mozilla-iot/zigbee-adapter/issues/173

#3

Thank you @mstegeman. That will definitely be it as my bulbs also dim momentarily after the reset, not flash brighter like is seen on the videos.

#4

Some final observations regarding this (and it’s mainly driven by the cost of things here in Australia).

  1. The Tradfri gateway is $AU49. I’ll get one in the hope that using the gateway adapter from @tim-hellhake will allow me to control up to 10 bulbs. The bulbs are going for $AU15 vs the Hue Extension Bulb for $AU21.
  2. The Hue Starter Kit doesn’t make much sense to me at $AU144 for 2 bulbs (presumably $AU21 separately), a Bridge ($AU89) and a power adapter. Still comes with a 10 bulb limitation.
  3. It seems like another viable option would be as many Hue extension bulbs as I like at $AU21, one remote (dimmer) to factory reset at $AU35. Is there a 10 bulb limitation here if they’re controlled directly by the gateway?
  4. Other hardware I’m developing will be controlled by ESP8266/32 and my rewrite of the Arduino IotWebConf library. This is a work in progress that I’ll release when I think it’s good enough for scrutiny.

I’m really looking for an extensible lighting solution that I can start with plain white bulbs and move to ambient later, without having to sign up to manufacturer gateways/accounts etc.