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Zigbee devices Thermostats and radiator valves

SONOFF TRV-ZBT

Zigbee thermostatic radiator valve. Works with Zigbee2MQTT with no vendor hub or cloud: it pairs with a Zigbee stick and shows up in Home Assistant.

Vendor
SONOFF
Model
TRV-ZBT
Type
Thermostats and radiator valves
Power
battery: an end device, does not extend the mesh
Firmware updates (OTA)
yes, through Zigbee2MQTT

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What it exposes

FeaturePropertyValuesControl
Climateoccupied_heating_setpoint, local_temperature, local_temperature_calibration, system_mode, running_stateheating setpoint, room temperature, local_temperature_calibration, mode, running statesettable
Batterybattery% · 0…100read only
Fault statusfault_status—read only
Screen directionscreen_direction0, 90, 180, 270settable
Child lockchild_lock—settable
Open windowopen_window—settable
Frost protection temperaturefrost_protection_temperature°C · 5…15settable
Temperature sensortemperature_sensor_selectlocal_temperature, remote_temperature, remote_source_offlinesettable
External temperatureexternal_temperature_input°C · 0…99.9settable
Idle stepsidle_steps—read only
Closing stepsclosing_steps—read only
Valve opening limit voltagevalve_opening_limit_voltagemVread only
Valve closing limit voltagevalve_closing_limit_voltagemVread only
Valve motor running voltagevalve_motor_running_voltagemVread only
Heating valve positionheating_valve_position% · 0…100settable
Idle valve positionidle_valve_position% · 0…100settable
Temperature accuracytemperature_accuracy°C · -1…-0.2settable
Smart temperature controlsmart_temperature_control—settable
Temporary mode modetemporary_mode_modedisabled, timer, boostsettable
Temporary mode durationtemporary_mode_durationminutes · 1…1440settable
Temporary mode target temperaturetemporary_mode_target_temperature°C · 5…30settable
Low battery valve statelow_battery_valve_stateclose, open_30settable
Weekly schedule sundayweekly_schedule_sunday—settable
Weekly schedule mondayweekly_schedule_monday—settable
Weekly schedule tuesdayweekly_schedule_tuesday—settable
Weekly schedule wednesdayweekly_schedule_wednesday—settable
Weekly schedule thursdayweekly_schedule_thursday—settable
Weekly schedule fridayweekly_schedule_friday—settable
Weekly schedule saturdayweekly_schedule_saturday—settable
Thermostat Linkageremote_temperature_linkage—settable
Thermostat Linkage Target Temperatureremote_setpoint_temperature°C · 5…30settable
Open window detectedopen_window_detected—read only
Heat percentage hourheat_percentage_hour% · 0…100read only
Valve travel calibrationvalve_travel_calibrationcalibratesettable
Motor travel calibration statusmotor_travel_calibration_status—read only
Bluetooth pairingbluetooth_pairingstart, stopsettable
Bluetooth pairing statusbluetooth_pairing_statussuccess, failread only
Read temperature control historyread_temperature_control_history—read only
Temperature control historytemperature_control_history—read only

MQTT: state and commands

Zigbee2MQTT publishes the device state to zigbee2mqtt/my_device (my_device is the name you give the device). An example message:

{
  "occupied_heating_setpoint": 21,
  "local_temperature": 20.5,
  "system_mode": "heat",
  "battery": 87,
  "screen_direction": "0",
  "child_lock": false,
  "open_window": false,
  "frost_protection_temperature": 10,
  "temperature_sensor_select": "local_temperature",
  "external_temperature_input": 50,
  "idle_steps": 0,
  "closing_steps": 0,
  "valve_opening_limit_voltage": 0,
  "valve_closing_limit_voltage": 0,
  "linkquality": 120
}

Send commands to zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set:

mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"occupied_heating_setpoint":21.5}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"system_mode":"heat"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"screen_direction":"90"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"child_lock":true}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"open_window":true}'

Watch the topics live from the browser: MQTT client.

Home Assistant automation example

Zigbee2MQTT creates Home Assistant entities from the device name. If it is called my_device, an automation in automations.yaml can look like this:

- alias: "Cooler at night"
  mode: single
  triggers:
    - trigger: time
      at: "23:00:00"
  actions:
    - action: climate.set_temperature
      target:
        entity_id: climate.my_device
      data:
        temperature: 18

Check the YAML: YAML checker.

How to pair it

  1. In Zigbee2MQTT click Permit join.
  2. Put the device in pairing mode: usually a long press of the reset button (5–10 s) until the LED blinks; bulbs: switch the power off and on 5–6 times.
  3. Keep the device close to the coordinator or a router while pairing.
  4. Give it a clear name: MQTT topics and Home Assistant entities are built from it.

Exact procedure and model notes: the device page in the Zigbee2MQTT docs. No coordinator yet: coordinator picker.

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