Setting up devices such as H2 Switch EU and T2 Bulb in Alexa, using Zigbee connection to Aqara Hub

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Thought I’d post this here after replying to a couple of messages asking the same questions. It would be great if Aqara could make this more formal.

So, if you have one of the Matter / Thread or Zigbee devices and want to control them using Alexa, here’s how you do so.

I’ve found these style of devices (H2 Switch EU, T2 Bulb) don’t get exposed to Alexa using just the Alexa Skill and are those that can be switched between Matter / Thread or Zigbee. Similar devices such as the V1 Display that are Zigbee only and not Matter / Thread, do get exposed to Alexa using just the Alexa Skill.

Follow these steps to get it setup correctly…

  1. Setup your Aqara Hub (I’ve got a M3, but something as cheap as a M100 will do the job.

  2. Enable the Alexa Skill

  3. In the Aqara App, go to Accessories then click on your Hub. Select ‘Third-Party Matter Ecosystems’ and then ‘Matter Pairing Code’. Click on ‘Copy pairing code’.

  4. Sign into Alexa, then click Devices. Select ‘Add Device’. Scroll down and select Other, then clock on Matter. Select your device does have a Matter logo and then click on ‘Try Numeric Code Instead?’ and then ‘Enter Code’. Paste your Aqara Hub’s Matter Code into the relevant box.

  5. Then start adding your Aqara devices in the Aqara App.
    So as an example, add your T2 Bulb in Zigbee mode using the Aqara App to the Aqara Hub.

Your T2, should then show up in Alexa and you might need to change the name to say ‘Bedroom Light’. This then allows you to ask ‘Alexa turn on bedroom light’ ‘Alexa turn off bedroom light’ ‘Alexa set bedroom light to green’ ‘Alexa set bedroom light to soft white’ ‘Alexa set bedroom light to 25%’ and so on.

Thanks,
Jonathan

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Hi Jonathan, thanks for your sharing! I’ll uptate this topic to the documentation. :yehec8wxjw08bxitza4t8e_35015:

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Thank you, worked for me with the E1 hub! Was driving me insane - was about to request a refund :slight_smile:

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Same problem.
But what if I don’t have a Matter Hub? I just bought three T2 bulbs and connected them via an Aqara G2H Pro as a Zigbee hub, thinking they would work on Alexa, but the bulbs aren’t visible.
I found a workaround, but I’m not satisfied.
The workaround is: after connecting the bulbs to the Aqara app, I created a group of bulbs (the bulbs are in the same room) and also created two scenarios, one called “Turn on light XXX” to turn on the group of bulbs and another called “Turn off light XXX” to turn off the group of bulbs. These scenarios appear on Alexa, and then I created voice-activated Alexa routines that start the scenario.
It works, but I’d like the bulbs to appear on Alexa automatically and separately, like all other Zigbee devices.

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Why not buy an M100?

Cheap as chips and acts as a Matter Bridge?

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Yes yes, I’m already considering purchasing an M100 Hub, I just wanted to be sure this Hub was useful for the purpose, but it seems like you’re confirming that it works.

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I purchased an M100 Hub: everything works fine whit Alexa and HomeKit.
Thank you.