[TS0601 / _TZE200_68nvbio9] Zemismart ZM16EL Motor is extremely chatty, draining battery extremly quickly #28655
Description
What happened?
The end device is sending ~500+ state report messages per minute causing a fully charged battery to die in 24-36 hours. Normally the battery should last for many months.
0x286847fffe7c2aa8 is the device in the logs
I have tried pairing directly to the coordinator and 2 different router devices with the same results.
The issue appears immediately when paired and continues until the device battery is dead.
I'm happy to give troubleshooting data, but I do not know how to do so, so any advice would be appreciated.
I have not observed a fast draining issue on ZHA
What did you expect to happen?
The motor to only send state reports at an appropriate interval for a battery powered device.
How to reproduce it (minimal and precise)
Simply pair to zigbee2mqtt.
Zigbee2MQTT version
2.6.1
Adapter firmware version
7.4.4 [GA] Ember
Adapter
ZBDongle-E on Ember driver
Setup
Home Assistant Addon on HAOS VM, X86-64, Proxmox
Device database.db entry
0x286847fffe7c2aa8 is the device, I'm not sure how to get the DB entry
Debug log
os: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Sep 8 17:03:23 UTC 2025 - 6.12.43-haos - x64
node: v22.16.0
zigbee2mqtt: 2.6.1 (unknown)
zigbee-herdsman: 6.0.4
zigbee-herdsman-converters: 25.14.0
adapter: EmberZNet {"build":0,"ezsp":13,"major":7,"minor":4,"patch":4,"revision":"7.4.4 [GA]","special":0,"type":170}
Device
software_build_id: undefined
date_code: ``
endpoints:
{"1":{"bindings":[],"clusters":{"input":["genBasic","genGroups","genScenes","manuSpecificTuya"],"output":["genOta","genTime"]},"configured_reportings":[],"scenes":[]}}Health
time: Tue Sep 16 2025 22:12:09 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
process.uptime_sec: 183611
{"leave_count":0,"messages":828,"messages_per_sec":7.0083,"network_address_changes":0}
Log is moving too fast due to spam from the device but here is the log a few seconds are pairing:
[16/09/2025, 22:10:47] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:47+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:47] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:47+01:00","linkquality":188,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:47] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:47+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:47] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:47+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":184,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":184,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":184,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/Desk 2 Plugs', payload '{"current":0.05,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":220,"power":2.85,"state":"ON","voltage":242.58}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:48+01:00","linkquality":184,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:48] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/En-suite Relay', payload '{"consumption":5.08962451171875,"current":0,"device_temperature":33,"energy":5.09,"interlock":"OFF","last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:49+01:00","led_disabled_night":false,"linkquality":180,"mode":"power","operation_mode_l1":"control_relay","operation_mode_l2":"control_relay","power":0,"power_on_behavior":"off","power_outage_count":19,"pulse_length":200,"state":"OFF","state_l1":"OFF","state_l2":"OFF","switch_type":"none","update":{"installed_version":32,"latest_version":32,"state":"idle"},"voltage":229.12}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:49] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:49+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:49] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:49+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:49] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:50+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":172,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":172,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/Desk 2 Plugs', payload '{"current":0,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":220,"power":0,"state":"ON","voltage":242.73}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":172,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:51] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:51+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":172,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/Desk 1 Plugs', payload '{"current":0,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":224,"power":0,"state":"OFF","voltage":246.83}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:52] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:52+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:53] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:53+01:00","linkquality":180,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:53] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:53+01:00","linkquality":176,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:53] z2m:mqtt: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x286847fffe7c2aa8', payload '{"battery":null,"border":null,"click_control":null,"last_seen":"2025-09-16T22:10:53+01:00","linkquality":172,"motor_fault":true,"reverse_direction":null,"state":null}'
[16/09/2025, 22:10:53]