Device handler/driver for Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1

[topher_mori]

Yeah these device handlers are not for the E1 Models, according to the thread here the E1 is never going to work. I guess I’ll have to return it.

Supporting new E1 Aqara devices

It would require the aqara hub, as I mentioned. But it shouldn’t mean cloud to cloud integration if smartthings does its side of matter support correctly, which it looks like it does, because it’s already partially coded into edge. Matter is intended to be “local first,” with a high priority on local communication and processing. Aqara hubs already operate locally in HomeKit setups, so I feel confident that they will have this done. But it does depend on what smartthings does on its side. Just as an example, right now the same Meross WiFi smart plug will show up simultaneously in both smartthings and HomeKit. The HomeKit integration is local, and will continue to work fine if the Internet goes out as long as the local Wi-Fi is still working. (The HomeKit app does not require Internet…