Aqara & Xiaomi Zigbee Battery Types: The Complete Guide
Which battery does your Aqara or Xiaomi Zigbee sensor take, why Zigbee2MQTT's battery % reading isn't reliable, and when to actually replace it.
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ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT Migration: Re-Pair or Convert DB
Migrating from ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT: the reliable re-pair method, the two-part no-re-pair shortcut, and how to sequence it without losing your mesh. Stays local.
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Aqara Door/Window Sensor Generations Compared: Which to Buy
Aqara's five door/window sensors look alike but expose different data in Zigbee2MQTT. What changed each generation, and which to buy for a local setup.
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Zigbee2MQTT Rename Device: What Breaks in Home Assistant
Renaming a Zigbee2MQTT device changes its MQTT topic instantly but not its Home Assistant entity IDs. What breaks, what doesn't, and how to rename safely.
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Zigbee2MQTT database.db Corrupted or Wiped: What to Do
Zigbee2MQTT lost every device after a restart, or database.db is 0 bytes? What the file stores, why it happens, and how to recover before re-pairing.
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Tuya TS011F Power Monitoring Not Working: How to Fix
Power, current and voltage missing on a Tuya TS011F Zigbee plug? Firmware 1.0.5 disabled automatic reporting. Here's the polling fix, fully local.
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Which Aqara and Xiaomi Devices Actually Need a Hub?
Aqara and Xiaomi sell Zigbee, Bluetooth, Thread, and Wi-Fi devices under one brand. Here's which ones actually need a hub, and what the rest need instead.
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Zigbee2MQTT device_temperature vs temperature Explained
Your Zigbee sensor reads 31°C indoors? That's device_temperature, chip heat, not the room. How to tell which attribute your device really reports.
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Zigbee2MQTT Debounce vs Throttle: Fixing Duplicate Updates
Zigbee2MQTT has five per-device options for noisy state updates. What debounce, throttle, and the filter options each do, and which one fits your device.
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ZHA Network Map: Built-In Visualization vs Third-Party Tools
ZHA ships a built-in Zigbee mesh map, though the menu path has moved. Where to find it, how to read it, and when the ha-zigbee-map HACS panel earns its install.