Aqara Presence Sensors Compared: Which One Do You Have?
Five Aqara presence sensors, three integration paths. Find your model, see which run on Zigbee2MQTT or HomeKit Controller, and what each needs to stay local.
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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 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 FP310 Presence Sensor: Zigbee2MQTT + Home Assistant Local Setup
Set up the Aqara FP310 presence sensor with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant: Thread-to-Zigbee firmware switch, pairing, configuration, and Z2M OTA updates.
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Aqara FP1 (RTCZCGQ11LM) with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant
Set up the Aqara FP1 presence sensor with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant — zones, the channel 21-24 block, boot diagnostics, and known pairing bugs.
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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 FP2 Presence Sensor: Local Setup in Home Assistant
Set up the Aqara FP2 in Home Assistant with no cloud. Covers zones, HomeKit Controller pairing, and blocking Aqara traffic on a VLAN.
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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.