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Zigbee sensor overestimates temperature by 3.9°C - how to calibrate readings?

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  • #1 21854406
    keseszel
    Level 26  
    Hello.
    I bought a Zegbee temperature sensor and after connecting it, it appears to overestimate the temperature by about 3.9°C.
    Is this normal?
    How can this be dealt with apart from remembering such a misrepresentation? Is it possible to calibrate them?
    Has anyone used such sensors?
    What are your opinions about them?
    Sensor powered by 2 AAA type finger batteries, new.

    White temperature and humidity sensor with thermometer icon on a wooden surface.


    Photo of the Zegbee gateway. Connected via a network cable to the router.
    White SilverCrest Zigbee gateway on a wall with Ethernet cable and power lead connected

    Screen from the application.
    Screenshot of the Tuya app showing device tiles, including “ZigBee Gateway” and temperature sensors.

    I noticed another interesting situation. I unplugged the Zigbee gateway from the power supply. In the Tuya app, I got an "out of network" message on the gateway. The socket works, the sensors work. As if this notorious gateway was not needed for anything. You can clearly see in the screengrab.


    Smart home app screen with tiles: Smart P01, ZigBee Gateway, RUVA Smart, and two temperature sensors.

    Below a screen shot of the devices that are visible. There is nothing and they work.


    App screen showing “ZigBee Gateway” with status “Online devices: 0” and an empty device list
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  • #2 21854514
    yanes
    Level 33  
    I use such sensors in guest cottages and at my place they indicate the temperature well but I bought the ones that connect to the app via wi-fi. Yours probably don't need a gateway either.
  • #3 21854534
    willyvmm
    Level 31  
    A cheap NTC was probably used there.
    Either replace with another ntc, or try to gently correct with an additional resistor.

    Both options require some knowledge and skill.
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