Tuya TS0042 2-Button Switch: Zigbee2MQTT & Home Assistant
Pair the Tuya TS0042 two-button switch with Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA, build button-press automations, and check known battery and action-entity quirks first.
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Zigbee2MQTT last_seen Not Updating? What It Actually Tracks
Zigbee2MQTT's last_seen goes frozen, N/A, or oddly fresh on dead devices. What it tracks, why it misleads, and how to build a stale check that works.
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Aqara/Xiaomi Zigbee Firmware Updates Without the App
Aqara/Xiaomi Zigbee on Zigbee2MQTT: which firmware you can update locally without the app, which needs a one-time app step, and the FP300 exception.
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Zigbee2MQTT \”Failed to Interview\”: Why Pairing Gets Stuck
A Zigbee2MQTT pairing that stalls on \"failed to interview\" usually means the join worked and the discovery queries timed out — not a config mistake.
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Writing a Custom ZHA Quirk for an Unsupported Zigbee Device
Your Zigbee device pairs with ZHA but exposes only generic entities. How to enable custom quirks and write one with QuirkBuilder, entirely locally.
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Zigbee2MQTT \”Failed to Configure\” Error: What It Means
Zigbee2MQTT's \"Failed to configure\" error explained: what the ZCL status codes mean, when it's harmless, and how to force a reconfigure without re-pairing.
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Zigbee2MQTT: Remove vs Force Remove vs Factory Reset
Zigbee2MQTT's Remove, Force Remove, and a physical factory reset do three different things to a device's network key. The mechanism, and which one to use before you sell or bin hardware.
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Zigbee2MQTT Touchlink: Reset Devices Before Pairing
Secondhand Hue or IKEA Zigbee bulbs won't join Zigbee2MQTT until factory-reset. Here's how Touchlink does that over MQTT, and which devices it works on.
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Tuya Zigbee Curtain Motor in Zigbee2MQTT: Which One?
Your Zemismart or Tuya curtain motor is one of three different Zigbee2MQTT device types. Here's how to tell yours apart, pair it, and calibrate it right.
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Zigbee2MQTT Converter vs ZHA Quirk: What’s Different
A device works on Zigbee2MQTT but shows unsupported on ZHA, or the reverse. The real mechanism: quirks, converters, and why they aren't interchangeable.