Aqara FP300 with Matter!

Devices
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I updated 3 sensors with the new firmware.. Working like a charm

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See your improvement?
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Yes, detection of movement and presence in big rooms like my sittingroom is better.

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hi,

it works fine, but Iā€™ve a question, is it possible to update firmware?

thanks

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Do you mean the initial firmware update to switch from Matter- to Zigbee-mode?

If so, then you need to follow the instructions in the post I linked earlier. That post indicates that you can perform the initial firmware update to switch to Zigbee-mode via the Aqara Home app on your phone.

I donā€™t know whether you can continue updating to new firmware releases using the same method. Maybe others that actual have this devices and use it in Zigbee mode (directly connected to Homey) can comment. I donā€™t have a FP300.

But since you have the device, you can of course try for yourself and share the outcome here for the benefit of others.

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I have three sensors. When I switched to zigbee I got different results:

  • One downloaded the initial firmware
  • One downloaded newer firmware but not the newest
  • One downloaded the newest firmware

It is not possible to update firmware via Homey. To update you need an Aqara hub, I have the cheap M100. To update the firmware I connect to the M100, start update process and then repair via maintenance the device in Homey.

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I switched to matter, because Zigbee was not stable. Works much better in my situation.

Is there a way to find per Aqara device when, with firmware was released, with the details of the update?

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Not to my knowledge

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Side note, does anyone know where some FP300 are? Seems to be out of stock worldwide, lol. I found one site in Japan however they will not ship internationalā€¦.

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To update the Zigbee firmware without an Aqara hub, I found this guide, although I canā€™t say if it works because, unfortunately, the Aqara app for Homey doesnā€™t display the firmware number, so I canā€™t tell if itā€™s actually been updated.
In any case, Iā€™m not particularly satisfied with this sensor so far: Iā€™ve had a lot of false positives that make it almost unusable.