I tried the T1 edition of the cube a year back and it wasn't reliable on the Hubitat as many Aqara devices were at the time. Since I had luck with the most recent P1 motion sensor I thought I'd try the new generation cube. It's been more reliable, it hasn't dropped from the Zigbee network in the last month since I've gotten it. However, it doesn't seem like the Xiaomi Mi Cube Controller driver really works with it, I see no events of note but the debug looks like this:
Could be interesting, because it's even two-way, so usable in solar / PV installations. It cost's aprox 3x of price of SY1/SY2, and it's measuring three phases. Could you look for opinion about it? Maybe I will order it to you and you will send me back, with SY1+SY2
Back on the OP topic about Aqara Cube T1 Pro - without a driver (or using improper driver) this device may send Zigbee Group #0 broadcasts to all the devices in the Zigbee mesh, switching everything on or off (even when the HE hub is not powered on!). This affects Tuya, Osram, IKEA and Aqara Zigbee plugs and bulbs for sure, probably other brands also.
So for now my advice is to not play with it on your main hub.
Yep, it sounds scary (and is not pleasant when it happens), but Aqara and Ikea are used with all known other home automation systems, so there should be a solution to avoid it from happening.
That certainly explains the odd behavior I experienced when adding a TI Cube to a dev C-7 hub. I couldn't figure out why both an Aqara & Iris smart outlet would suddenly switch off when I fiddled with the T1. Now I know. What a pain in the ■■■. I wish Aqara was more helpful & actually allowed their products to play well with others as I like the concept behind using various gestures as a controller.
As per my knowledge, this has never been Aqara's intention. I have never seen any official statements from Aqara that their Zigbee products are intended to work with anything else but the Aqara series of Zigbee hubs.
I have seen just the opposite - screenshots of Aqara support e-mails stating that Aqara Zigbee devices are tested and granted to work only with Aqara Zigbee hubs.
Integrating all Aqara Zigbee devices in all other platforms different than Aqara is based on reverse engineering of the Zigbee commands sent and received between their hubs and their devices.
Here is a list of 50 Zigbee hubs that were available on the market as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021. Please note that availability and product offerings may have changed since then:
Samsung SmartThings Hub
Philips Hue Bridge
Amazon Echo Plus (2nd generation)
IKEA Tradfri Gateway
Hubitat Elevation Hub
Xiaomi Aqara Hub
Wink Hub 2
Google Nest Hub (formerly known as Google Home Hub)
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there may be other Zigbee hubs available on the market that were not mentioned. Additionally, it's essential to verify the availability and specifications of these hubs as they may have changed or been discontinued since my knowledge cutoff.
Note that Hubitat is in the 5th position on the ChatGPT list!
What I want to say is that ensuring a Zigbee device works with all these many different Zigbee coordinators and training Aqara support employees to be able to answer questions like 'Your Aqara device does not work with my XXXXXX Zigbee hub' may not be worth the cost involved.
and you will send me back, with SY1+SY2
