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Zigbee devices Smart plugs with energy metering

Tuya TS0601_3ch_bidirectional_meter

3-channel bidirectional smart energy meter with relay. Works with Zigbee2MQTT with no vendor hub or cloud: it pairs with a Zigbee stick and shows up in Home Assistant.

Vendor
Tuya
Model
TS0601_3ch_bidirectional_meter
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
VoltagevoltageVread only
PowerpowerWread only
EnergyenergykWhread only
Produced energyproduced_energykWhread only
Temperaturetemperature°Cread only
Current acurrent_aAread only
Power apower_aWread only
Power factor apower_factor_a%read only
Energy aenergy_akWhread only
Reverse energy areverse_energy_akWhread only
Current bcurrent_bAread only
Power bpower_bWread only
Power factor bpower_factor_b%read only
Energy benergy_bkWhread only
Reverse energy breverse_energy_bkWhread only
Current ccurrent_cAread only
Power cpower_cWread only
Power factor cpower_factor_c%read only
Energy cenergy_ckWhread only
Reverse energy creverse_energy_ckWhread only
Power setting apower_setting_aW · 0…3680settable
Power setting bpower_setting_bW · 0…3680settable
Power setting cpower_setting_cW · 0…3680settable
Power alarm apower_alarm_a—read only
Power alarm bpower_alarm_b—read only
Power alarm cpower_alarm_c—read only
Voltage calibrationvoltage_calibrationV · 0…260settable
Current a calibrationcurrent_a_calibrationmA · 0…100000settable
Current b calibrationcurrent_b_calibrationmA · 0…100000settable
Current c calibrationcurrent_c_calibrationmA · 0…100000settable
Power a calibrationpower_a_calibrationW · 0…3680settable
Power b calibrationpower_b_calibrationW · 0…3680settable
Power c calibrationpower_c_calibrationW · 0…3680settable

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",
  "voltage": 230,
  "power": 12.4,
  "energy": 3.21,
  "produced_energy": 0,
  "temperature": 21.6,
  "current_a": 0,
  "power_a": 0,
  "power_factor_a": 0,
  "energy_a": 0,
  "reverse_energy_a": 0,
  "current_b": 0,
  "power_b": 0,
  "power_factor_b": 0,
  "linkquality": 120
}

Send commands to zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set:

mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"state":"TOGGLE"}'

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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