Support for Parkside PMRC 250 A1 (BT) via gateway.

[Pigi-102]

Hello all.
I own ione of this mower and works correctly with the tuya smart app.
On the app it has all the required configuration options, and can be managed ( start, go home, program and so on ) correctly from the app.
I would like to ask for a "new device" but the log in HA does not show nothing at all.
It is connected via a wifi-bluetooth gateway, and I have also created an account on tuya iot cloud so I can access to all information.
When trying to configure it in the tuya-local I can use my smart life id:

Iot cloud get queried correctly ( not the local IP ):

But after adding the gateway IP I only get a list of devices that are not related to a mower or even a cleaner:

If I choose the option for poll device I get the same list of objects for configure.

What's the correct procedure to open this "new device" ?

Thanks in advance.

[Pigi-102]

Never mind. I found the way, and open my request.

[dirkniemann]

Hi, I also bought a Parkside PAMRC City A1 (Bluetooth-only) and would like to integrate it into Home Assistant as well. I'm just starting to familiarize myself with this and am completely new to Tuya. Could you give me a quick guide on how you managed to get this working? And which gateway are you using? Thanks a lot!

[Pigi-102]

Choose any gateway-bluetooth you can find. There's plenty on amzn or aliexpress or whatever platform you can think of. Starting from 5 bucks to any price ( mine was less then 10 bucks ).
Configure it inside you net following the (gateway) instruction, then, using tuya app, bind the robot with your app ( plenty of info around but basically be sure that if you have configured the parkside app, she is off when you bind with tuya). From there just follow the instructions on this github to make it appears on HA.

[dirkniemann]

Thank you very much. I’ve done that, and the device does appear in Home Assistant. However, I can’t control the robot through Home Assistant, though the status indicators (Mowing, Returning, or Docked) do work. In the Tuya Smart Life app, I can start mowing and also return the robot to the station by first pausing mowing, then canceling mowing, and then clicking on “Station.” In Home Assistant, I only have the controls “Cancel Mowing,” “Continue Mowing,” “Start Fixed Mowing,” and “Tuya Gateway” (which actually displays the mower’s status as docked, mowing, or returning and isn’t a control). Am I doing something wrong? Or how can I set it up so I can control the robot from Home Assistant? Or do I have to use the official Tuya integration and go through the cloud?

[dirkniemann]

I just tested the official Tuya integration. The robot shows up, but the device information says "unsupported," and I don't have any controls or sensors. How can I fix this with the Tuya Local integration? Is there a way to do this?

[dirkniemann]

And @Pigi-102 now I'm having the same problem. I uninstalled Tuya Local, installed the official Tuya integration, uninstalled that too, and now I want to reinstall Tuya Local. But when I try to select a device, I only see the ones shown in your screenshot, the robot isn't there anymore. How did you fix this?

[Pigi-102]

I'm not the maintainer of the tuya local integration, but as said I can control the robot.
I have this entity : entity: lawn_mower.sigmesh_gateway that I've configured in a tile card that when I click open a windows like this:

In this image, down, there is a "play" button:

and if I press it the robot starts.
Other button does not seems to works, but it's enough for me.

[dirkniemann]

Ok, thanks. Then I don't know why it is not working for me. Could you explain how you fixed the problem in your original post regarding the robot not popping up as a option after installing the integration?

[Pigi-102]

Sure, it was a problem with the integration her self that was missing the model.
I have done the steps that are described somewhere here in the github to retrieve the json from the tuya developer website ( or something like this, and opened a "new model " request. The maintainers have verified data , accepted the proposal and then included in the ( iirc ) 2026.5 release.
After that, and following all the docs around to get the key ( from the original app or from the tuya app or from the developer tuya site )and id I have added.
IIRC also the discovery was working ( but I'm not completelly sure).

[dirkniemann]

Thanks for this guide, I managed to get my Parkside mower working.

Unfortunately, I am having issues with status updates. Commands like starting the mower work, but the state (docked, mowing, battery level, etc.) does not update reliably in Home Assistant. Sometimes reloading the integration helps, but not always. In some cases, opening the Smart Life app seems to trigger an update, although it can still take a while.

Has anyone else experienced this? Could this be related to the BLE gateway itself? Are there any gateway models known to work more reliably with tuya-local, or are there other recommended solutions/workarounds?

Any advice would be appreciated.

[Pigi-102]

I have the same problems, but they don't bother me too much.
I think it's better you open a (new) bug if you want them fixed. Developer will ask you, evntually, logs and information and eventually get fixed.
I don't think it's a gateway problem.

[dirkniemann]

ok, thanks for your support. But why doesn't that bother you? Doesn't that mean I have to keep opening the Smart Life app so the status updates and I can restart the robot? If it would at least reset itself once a day, it would work out somehow. Or does it work for you?

[Pigi-102]

I can, using the image I've uploaded in my previous message, start, pause, stop and eventually send home, which is enough for my needs.
Battery gets updated, so this also is fine with me, and I've noticed sometime that when the robot return to base to charge, in the same image ( not sure how it's called ), IIRC , I can see something like "back for charge" or similar.
But basically I've configured a three hours run time and whenevesr I choose to make it start it does its cycle and is able to finish my ( little) garden.
I don't use automation at the moment so all my needs are filled with that simple "thing" .

If it says mowing ( like it was few seconds ago ) I click on the pause button and it change state ( to docked like in the image ).

I have not time at the moment to follow a bug report ( which indeed is needed ). Too busy with other stuff.
If you open the bug I will probably attach to it and eventually try to help with logs.
My needs so far are satisfied with the way it works ( although far from perfect ).

Sorry

[dirkniemann]

ok, thanks for your support!

[dirkniemann]

I created a bug report (#5214)