Aqara Smart Lighting Compared: Which One Do You Have?
Which Aqara lights do real color, which need the Aqara app once before Zigbee2MQTT sees them, and what stays local after? Four models compared.
Which Aqara lights do real color, which need the Aqara app once before Zigbee2MQTT sees them, and what stays local after? Four models compared.

Sonoff's discontinued S26R2ZB still pairs on Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA. The light-vs-switch entity split, and why Z2M's own docs call it a mediocre router.

Aqara sells three different smart plugs: SP-EUC01 (EU), ZNCZ12LM (US) and ZNCZ15LM T1 (CN). Which one you own decides what Zigbee2MQTT actually gives you.

Set up the original Aqara ZNCLDJ11LM curtain motor locally with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant, including the mandatory calibration workflow.

Set up the Aqara ZNCZ15LM (T1 CN) plug in Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant: pairing, overload protection, power-outage recovery, and its router role.

Set up the Xiaomi ZNCZ02LM Zigbee smart plug in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT. No cloud, no Mi Home app. Includes the voltage-reporting batch quirk explained.

Set up the Aqara ZNCZ12LM smart plug with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant — pairing, energy monitoring, known broken features, and what to use instead.

Pair the Aqara Spotlight T2 (SSWQD03LM) to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant for full local control — no Aqara hub, no cloud, with color temperature automations.