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Zigbee devices Smart plugs with energy metering

Tongou TOQCB2-80-2P

Smart circuit breaker (2P). Works with Zigbee2MQTT with no vendor hub or cloud: it pairs with a Zigbee stick and shows up in Home Assistant.

Vendor
Tongou
Model
TOQCB2-80-2P
Type
Smart plugs with energy metering
Power
mains: usually a router that extends the mesh
Firmware updates (OTA)
no

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What it exposes

FeaturePropertyValuesControl
On / offstate—settable
EnergyenergykWhread only
PowerpowerWread only
VoltagevoltageVread only
CurrentcurrentAread only
Temperaturetemperature°Cread only
Voltage avoltage_aVread only
Voltage bvoltage_bVread only
Voltage cvoltage_cVread only
Power apower_aWread only
Power bpower_bWread only
Power cpower_cWread only
Current acurrent_aAread only
Current bcurrent_bAread only
Current ccurrent_cAread only
Last eventlast_eventnormal, trip_over_current, trip_over_power, trip_over_temperature, trip_voltage_1, trip_voltage_2, alarm_over_current, alarm_over_power …read only
Over current settingover_current_settingclosed, alarm, tripsettable
Current thresholdcurrent_thresholdA · 1…63settable
Under voltage settingunder_voltage_settingclosed, alarm, tripsettable
Under voltage thresholdunder_voltage_thresholdV · 145…220settable
Over voltage settingover_voltage_settingclosed, alarm, tripsettable
Over voltage thresholdover_voltage_thresholdV · 245…295settable
Over power settingover_power_settingclosed, alarm, tripsettable
Over power thresholdover_power_thresholdW · 200…20000settable
Temperature settingtemperature_settingclosed, alarm, tripsettable
Temperature thresholdtemperature_threshold°C · -40…100settable
Clear faultclear_fault—settable
Factory resetfactory_reset—settable
Auto-Reclosingauto_reclosing—settable

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:

{
  "state": "ON",
  "energy": 3.21,
  "power": 12.4,
  "voltage": 230,
  "current": 0.06,
  "temperature": 21.6,
  "voltage_a": 0,
  "voltage_b": 0,
  "voltage_c": 0,
  "power_a": 0,
  "power_b": 0,
  "power_c": 0,
  "current_a": 0,
  "current_b": 0,
  "linkquality": 120
}

Send commands to zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set:

mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"state":"TOGGLE"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"over_current_setting":"alarm"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"under_voltage_setting":"alarm"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"over_voltage_setting":"alarm"}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"over_power_setting":"alarm"}'

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: "Turn off when idle"
  mode: single
  triggers:
    - trigger: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.my_device_power
      below: 2
      for: "00:15:00"
  actions:
    - action: switch.turn_off
      target:
        entity_id: switch.my_device

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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