Moes ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS is a door and window sensor with Zigbee technology, with a small size and for less than 10 euros being one of the most used devices in a smart home either to reduce heating costs or to trigger an alarm in case of intrusion.
Why does ZSS-GWM-C have such a price?
Moes is a Chinese company that stands out in the smart home market with its devices with a good quality/price ratio, proof of this with ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS being a very economical Zigbee door and window sensor.
Advantages and disadvantages of the ZSS-GWM-C-MS sensor
Advantages
- Zigbeetechnology: This sensor communicates with Zigbee technology, so you can unify your smart home by adding other Zigbee devices from other brands (thanks to a compatible Zigbee hub) and you can enjoy signal repeating from other Zigbee devices to have sufficient communication range.
- Tuya and Zigbee2MQTT compatible: This Moes ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS sensor is compatible with the Tuya ecosystem and with Zigbee2MQTT that you can use with Home Assistant or Jeedom.
- Size: The Moes Zigbee window and door sensor has a small size and is unobtrusive in your installation.
- Price: ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS costs less than 10 euros and is a very economical device.
Disadvantages
- You need a Zigbee hub: You have to buy a compatible Zigbee hub to use this Zigbee door and window sensor.
- CR2032 battery: There are sensors that use AAA batteries which are easier to find in shops and can generally last longer. We are even finding Zigbee sensors with a solar panel, which is another interesting detail (although it increases the cost of the sensor).
Tutorial on how to use the Zigbee Moes door and window sensor
Let’s discover all the details of this sensor.
General characteristics of the sensor ZSS-GWM-C-MS
To start with, if we open the packaging, we discover an instruction manual, the Moes ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS Zigbee door and window sensor, which comes with a CR2032 battery included, and stickers to stick this sensor on top of your door or window.
What is interesting about this sensor is its size, being very small, with dimensions of 4 × 2.6 × 1.3 cm for the electronic part.
And 2,6 × 0,95 × 1,1 cm for the magnet.
This sensor ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS is white, as door and window sensors usually are.
If we look at the electronic part, we have an LED indicator on top that is activated every time we open or close the door or window and that will send the information to our Zigbee compatible home automation hub.
So we will know from our phone the status of our door or window anywhere in the world.
We also have a button to link this sensor to our home automation hub.
And we have a line in the centre of the sensor that serves as a guide to align the magnet, which also has this line to ensure correct operation.
Speaking of this magnet, by placing it on this line it will allow you to know the status of your door or window, open or closed, when it is separated from the electronic part of the sensor with a distance of about 15 to 25 mm.
This is how a door or window sensor works: every time you open or close a door or window, you will have contact or not of the magnet with the sensor and therefore you will know the status of this door or window.
How to link ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS with a compatible Zigbee hub
Now let’s see how to link this Zigbee door and window sensor with a compatible Zigbee home automation hub.
How to link ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS with Smart Life
If you want a simple solution, you can buy a Zigbee hub from the Tuya ecosystem, either from the Silvercrest brand, which you can find in Lidl shops.
Or a Zigbee hub from the same company Moes.
Or any other Zigbee hub that has the Tuya logo and is generally compatible with any Zigbee device in this Tuya ecosystem.
Like this door and window sensor ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS.
Be careful when choosing Zigbee devices if you use a Tuya hub: you should always buy a device that has this Tuya logo on the packaging, which means it will be compatible.
Whichever Tuya hub you choose, you must use the Smart Life application.
Click on “More” and “Add device”.
At this point, we can press the ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS sensor button for 6 seconds and the LED indicator starts flashing.
That’s it! We will have our ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS sensor displayed in the Smart Life interface.
In addition, if we have previously linked our Smart Life account with Amazon Alexa, we automatically have this ZSS-S01-GWM-C-MS sensor also available in the Amazon Alexa app and we can know its status by voice with voice assistants.
How to link ZSS-GWM-C with Zigbee2MQTT
If you use a more powerful home automation hub like Jeedom or Home Assistant with Zigbee2MQTT, you will be able to integrate this Moes sensor.
For this, we have to launch the inclusion mode in the Zigbee2MQTT interface and we have a countdown to link our sensor.
At this point, we can press the sensor button for 6 seconds and the LED starts flashing.
That’s it! We will have our sensor displayed on the Zigbee2MQTT interface.
How to install the Moes Zigbee Moes door and window sensor
You can install the electronic part of the sensor on the door or window frame and the magnet on top of the door or window thanks to the included stickers.
Of course, this sensor is installed inside your house, as it was not designed for outdoor use, and you cannot install it on metal doors, as you will have interference and therefore poor communications from the sensor.
Installation takes a few seconds and is very simple. The most important thing is to have the two parts of the sensor facing each other and not far apart to avoid false states.
So now, every time someone opens the window or door, we will know their status.
Moes ZSS-GWM-C detailed functions
Let’s discover all the functions of the Moes TS0203 sensor.
How to use Moes ZSS-GWM-C-MS with Smart Life
In Smart Life, we can see from anywhere in the world, in real time, the status of our door or window: open or closed.
We also have a record of all activities, i.e. we know when this door or window has been opened and closed.
If we go to the settings, we can see the battery status and we can choose to receive notifications depending on whether the door is opened or closed, which could be interesting when we are away from home.
And also receive an alert when the device’s battery level is low.
Optionally, we can receive alerts by SMS or phone calls, which are paid services.
A home user who has installed an outdoor camera and other devices such as an outdoor siren, irrigation controller and carbon monoxide sensor also has this sensor.
All brought together in Smart Life so you have control of several aspects with a single application.
How to use Moes ZSS-GWM-C-MS with Zigbee2MQTT
In Zigbee2MQTT, we have different information, such as the status of the door or window: open or closed. We also have the battery status in percentage, the voltage of this battery and an anti-tamper status in case someone tries to tamper with the device.
In addition, we can be alerted in case of low battery and know the quality of the link, which is useful to know if the signal is good or if we need to add Zigbee devices in our house that repeat the signal to improve communications.
How to use Moes ZSS-GWM-C with Voice Assistants
Of course, by having this sensor linked to our home automation hub, we will be able to retrieve its status with Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants.
So, by asking by voice, we will know the status of this window or door:
- “Alexa, is the door to the house open?”
- “The door is open.
Scenes of use of the Zigbee Moes sensor
The magic of a smart home is, of course, to create automations, and this sensor can be of great use in realising energy savings, such as turning off the heating when a window is opened and turning it back on when it is closed.
This is a very common use, even in large professional projects I have been involved in, as having the heating on while the windows are open can be an unnecessary expense.
Another common example of the use of this sensor is for security purposes. When we leave home, we could use it to receive alerts and activate sirens in case of intrusion by a burglar.
It can also be placed on the door of a drawer to be alerted if it is opened by elderly people or children for safety reasons.
In short, this sensor is an essential device for a smart home, especially for making energy savings if we have a smart heating system.
Given its design, price, technology and compatibility with popular systems, it is a logical sales success.