Thing is, does anyone have any more detail on what full compatibility actually means. Are there any dependencies on the Aqara app?
Can you divide the room into zones and monitor and trigger with each zone?
Does the light sensor work?
Is it dependent on any particular firmware version?
Thanks for the replies, can the setup of the sensor, defining zones etc be done. In SmartThings, or is that only from Aqara app? Can the zones be named ?
As I said, in my first post, you have to use the aqara app to set up the zones. You can name them there, but a friend tells me that they come over to the SmartThings app just as “zone 1, zone 2, etc. And you then have to use “zone management“ to rename them in the SmartThings app.
I respectfully disagree with a number of your assertions.
1, Not only do you need the aqara app to set up zones, but you also need the aqara hub obviously.
2, You also need the aqara hub to upgrade the firmware to make it ST compatible.
3, Zone names in the aqara app don’t just get “carried over” to ST. In ST they are zone1, zone2 etc but you can rename them in the ST app.
An Aqara hub is not necessary. You do need to setup in the Aqara app where you create the zones. I have the FP2 connected to Smartthings without an Aqara hub. The FP2 connects via wifi to the Aqara app. I don’t own an Aqara hub and can update it’s firmware via just the Aqara app.
The fp2 model is a Wi-Fi device. It doesn’t need an aqara hub to connect to its app and get a firmware update. (The FP1 uses Zigbee and does need a hub. But that’s not what we’re talking about in this thread.)
Agreed, I knew it was a Wi-Fi device, that doesn’t preclude I notion that firmware updates could be delivered via a hub. That said, it’s good to hear there is no such dependency.