# Aqara Wallswitch H1 as remote device **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** zigbee\ **Created:** [January 2, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815 "2024-01-02T19:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/21 "2024-10-18T11:11:04Z")
Is it possible to setup the Zigbee2mqtt device and only run it to change the settings? I assume that this setting is something stored on the device itself, so what we really need is a way to send the raw Zigbee command to the switch to update that value. Would be curious to know if it still works with your rpi powered off. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/22 "2024-10-18T11:18:14Z")
> [@Daron](#): > > Is it possible to setup the Zigbee2mqtt device and only run it to change the settings? Probably not, because settings typically don’t survive the pairing procedure (which is required to pair the device with Homey again). ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/23 "2024-10-18T11:30:44Z")
in that case, after looking at the documentation for zigbee2mqtt for that device, I think this could be modified by sending a raw zigbee command to the switch to enable that other mode. Do you think this is possible via one of the Homey developer APIs? I’m not afraid to get my hands a little dirty (software dev day job), but I also don’t want to spend more than a Saturday figuring it out! ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/24 "2024-10-18T11:33:27Z")
AFAIK the Homey app for the device needs to implement that, and it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/25 "2024-10-18T11:35:25Z")
I’m aware the Homey app doesn’t support it, but I’m asking if the developer tools do? If you don’t know, that’s fine! ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/26 "2024-10-18T11:37:47Z")
> [@Daron](#): > > I’m aware the Homey app doesn’t support it, but I’m asking if the developer tools do? And I’m telling you that AFAIK the Homey app needs to implement that (which also means that no, the developer tools cannot do this). ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/27 "2024-10-18T11:38:30Z")
Bummer. Thanks for the info! ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/28 "2024-10-18T15:36:41Z")
Alright, I think I figured out what was happening and also some good news for future folks who stumble across this thread! About a month ago, the driver was updated to support the “decoupled/detached” mode but I guess I missed it? The label is called “Button controls switch”. I could have sworn I checked the settings again today (I’ve had this tab pinned to come back to for a while…) or maybe my brain was in lizard mode for that 30 seconds! 🦎 I tested it out with a Simple Flow to log a message to the Timeline and that worked fine. I setup an automation to toggle the connected Hue bulb that is in the socket and went back to work. Now after a couple of hours, I had the lights on and decided to use the switch to turn off the bulb. This worked fine, however later when I came back and hit the switch to turn the light on, nothing happened. I tried holding, double pressing, nothing worked. But I could go to a separate scene controller that I had in the room and adjust the connected light bulb with no issues, but after clicking the switch to turn the lights off, it would no longer respond to button presses. A quick search turned up this thread and specifically a comment calling out the 3W minimum to run the switch. Doh. I turned the light on to full brightness with via App and sure enough, the tiny blue LED on the front came back on (it’s really hard to see without getting right next to it in my room) and after about 10 seconds, it would start sending button pushes back to Homey. > [@Homey bridge lost connection with Aqara switch T1 (no neutral)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-bridge-lost-connection-with-aqara-switch-t1-no-neutral/78531/8): > > And how many Watts is / are the connected lights? Higher than the minimum of 3 Watts? In the same developers tool, go to Tools - ‘Devices’, and try to find the removed device here. When found, hit the bin icon on the right to remove it. Yes, but your devices have to be paired again. Repair isn’t possible, while Homey sees them as new devices. And the flows used with these devices have to be fixed. But it can’t hurt to reset the Zigbee network. When… So in conclusion, the H1 can be set to Decoupled mode now natively in Homey but for arguably the most likely usage scenario (controlling a smart bulb), you will need to add one of those bypass accessories that I assume is just a capacitor that sips power to keep the switch powered on. Or depending on the connected smart light, maybe it requires more than 3w at idle. I can say for certain that a Tradfri bulb from Ikea does not draw more than that when “off”. If you want to control something else other than the load on the circuit, then I assume it should all work as expected. I’m going to order one of those bypass dongle things and see if that “fixes” my problem. ---
**Author:** ![Yevgen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yevgen/32/88446_2.png) [@Yevgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Yevgen)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/29 "2024-10-18T16:11:23Z")
Interesting experience. I also had a few small annoyances with the Aqara H1 (No Neutral) switches, and after adding blue cables in most of the rooms and replacing the switches with the (Neutral) versions, things went much better. Plus I can now see how much power each light uses, and instead of being end devices, those switches now act as routers. Very happy with the transition, even though in 2 rooms the inner in-wall pipes weren’t as smooth as I hoped. So at least from my experience I can recommend adding a neutral cable. ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/30 "2024-10-18T16:17:01Z")
I’m tempted to try it out in my house, but I haven’t found one yet that I’m willing to test it hah. Knowing my luck, I would break something pulling the new wire through. Or perhpas I’ll take all the switches off and have the electrician come by and pull all the wires… then if it breaks, he has to fix it! 😉 I just moved in to this house a few months ago so there’s time to experiment. @Yevgen I see you’re also Dutch. Did you pull the wires yourself or pay an electrician? How difficult was it/costs? It’s hard to find info about Dutch houses and wiring online in English for obvious reasons 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yevgen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yevgen/32/88446_2.png) [@Yevgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Yevgen)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/31 "2024-10-18T19:35:42Z")
I was surprised how easy it was at the end. I went to Gamma, bought 2 rolls of 2.5mm² solid blue cable. I already had that nylon rope with a hole at the end to pull the cables through. I just had to open the sockets in the ceiling, there I always could find some old Wago 3 connectors, to attach my cable to. 2 cables were already present - one to the lamp and another to the meterkast I guess. ![20241018_191258](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/c/7c9f2708f9f16b757df3f4253adad7d132265047.jpeg) ![20241018_191250](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/d/0d613896a22d4aded97c5bf8b390f874387039fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ajaffarali](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ajaffarali/32/123070_2.png) [@ajaffarali](https://community.homey.app/u/ajaffarali)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/32 "2024-12-24T04:12:45Z")
> [@Daron](#): > > The label is called “Button controls switch” I’m trying to do this but where do you see “Button Controls switch” option? I am using the official Aqara Homey app which brought my switches to Homey. I have set the switch to wireless mode in the iPhone Aqara app but not sure how to get that functionality in Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/33 "2024-12-24T10:00:54Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/6/e65bfd298bf530844bdeb93ae1ecb957aa554b05.jpeg) In the advanced settings for the device. ---
**Author:** ![ajaffarali](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ajaffarali/32/123070_2.png) [@ajaffarali](https://community.homey.app/u/ajaffarali)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/34 "2024-12-24T11:21:00Z")
Thanks. My switch was paired to the Aqara hub and then brought over to Homey using Matter. Had to remove it from Aqara and pair it directly to Homey to see those options. ---
**Author:** ![Daron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daron/32/116883_2.png) [@Daron](https://community.homey.app/u/Daron)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815/35 "2024-12-24T11:21:52Z")
Hmm glad you figured something out! The setting should have been available in the Aqara hub as well but idk what it’s called. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-wallswitch-h1-as-remote-device/99815.md?page=1)