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Home Assistant Aqara FP2 presence lighting setup

Turn the idea of room-aware lighting into a buildable setup: what to configure first, what Home Assistant needs to see, which FP2 limits matter, and when to choose an easier sensor instead.

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Short answer

Aqara FP2 can be a strong Home Assistant presence-lighting sensor if you configure zones in Aqara first, bring stable presence entities into Home Assistant, and build automations only after entity IDs stop changing. It is best for room and zone presence, not for users who want a simple native Matter sensor.

Recommended setup path

  1. Set up Aqara FP2 in the Aqara app and finish calibration.
  2. Create and test FP2 zones before building Home Assistant automations.
  3. Bring FP2 into Home Assistant through the most reliable local path available for your setup.
  4. Confirm the presence or zone entities update reliably.
  5. Build lighting automation from stable entity IDs, then test vacancy behavior before trusting it.

Starter YAML

alias: Aqara FP2 presence lighting
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.office_presence
    to: "on"
condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.office
mode: single

Replace the placeholder entity IDs after you confirm which FP2 entities are stable in your Home Assistant setup.