Aqara FP2 vs FP300 vs FP310 for Home Assistant: Which One?
Aqara's FP2, FP300 and FP310 all run local in Home Assistant, by three different routes. Which one fits a Zigbee2MQTT setup, and what each one costs you.
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Aqara Motion Sensor E1 (RTCGQ15LM): Local Setup in Home Assistant
Set up the Aqara Motion Sensor E1 (RTCGQ15LM) in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT — no Aqara hub, no cloud. Configure detection interval and illuminance.
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Aqara FP2 Firmware 1.3.6 Breaks Interference Zones — What to Do Now
Firmware 1.3.6_0003.0099 causes ghost presence inside FP2 interference zones. Here's how to check if you're affected and the workaround that clears it.
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Aqara P100 Multi-State Sensor: Zigbee2MQTT Home Assistant Setup
Add the Aqara P100 (DWZTCGQ11LM) to Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT with an external converter: object mode, door/window mode, calibration, and fixes.
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Aqara FP1E Presence Sensor in Home Assistant (No Hub)
Set up the Aqara FP1E (RTCZCGQ13LM) with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant without an Aqara hub — pairing, entities, AI spatial learning, and automations.
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Aqara FP300 + Home Assistant: Local Setup via Zigbee2MQTT
Switch the Aqara FP300 from Thread to Zigbee, pair it in Zigbee2MQTT, and run it locally in Home Assistant with the full configuration entity set.
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Aqara FP2 vs FP300 for Home Assistant: Which to Buy?
FP2 and FP300 are very different sensors with very different HA integration paths. The honest comparison for a local-first Home Assistant setup.
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Aqara FP1E Presence Sensor: Full Local Setup with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant
The Aqara FP1E is a mmWave presence sensor that runs entirely over Zigbee. No Aqara hub required — pair with Zigbee2MQTT for 100% local presence detection in Home Assistant.
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Aqara Presence Sensor FP2: Local-Only Setup for Home Assistant and HomeKit
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 can detect someone sitting still and distinguish different areas of a room. That makes it useful for automations a motion sensor struggles with: keeping a reading light on…