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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Does Aqara Work Without Internet? What Actually Stays Local
Aqara's local vs cloud behavior explained: what survives an outage, what dies, whether LAN mode works, and how Home Assistant removes the cloud.
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Aqara D1 Triple Wall Switch in Zigbee2MQTT
Set up the Aqara D1 triple switch (QBKG25LM, QBKG26LM) in Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant: pairing, entities, decoupled mode, and the state-sync bug.
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Aqara Single Switch Module T1 in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT
Add any light or fan to Home Assistant locally with the Aqara SSM-U01 or SSM-U02. Zigbee2MQTT pairing, entities, and SKU comparison.
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Aqara Door & Window Sensor E1 (MCCGQ14LM) in Z2M
Pair the Aqara Door & Window Sensor E1 (MCCGQ14LM) with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant — no Aqara hub. Pairing, entities, EZSP issue, automations.
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Aqara Wireless Mini Switch T1 (WXKG14LM): HA Setup via Z2M
Pair the Aqara WXKG14LM to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant, enable all four actions with click_mode multi, build local automations.
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Aqara TVOC Air Quality Monitor: Zigbee2MQTT + HA Setup
Set up the Aqara VOCKQJK11LM (AAQS-S01) in HA via Zigbee2MQTT. Get all entities, fix slow updates, and avoid the historical TVOC scaling bug.
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Aqara Curtain Driver E1 with Zigbee2MQTT + Home Assistant
Pair the Aqara Curtain Driver E1 (ZNCLBL01LM) with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant — calibration, entities, automations, common fixes.
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Aqara RTCGQ13LM: Local Setup via Zigbee2MQTT
Pair the Aqara RTCGQ13LM to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant with no hub or cloud. Covers pairing, detection interval, sensitivity, and known bugs.
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Aqara Cube T1 Pro: Zigbee2MQTT Setup in Home Assistant
Pair the Aqara Cube T1 Pro to Zigbee2MQTT without an Aqara hub, set scene vs. action mode, and build automations in Home Assistant. No cloud required.