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EFEKTA EFEKTA_Smart_AQ_Box_R3

EFEKTA Smart Air Quality Box, can control the relay, binding on some other devices. Works with Zigbee2MQTT with no vendor hub or cloud: it pairs with a Zigbee stick and shows up in Home Assistant.

Vendor
EFEKTA
Model
EFEKTA_Smart_AQ_Box_R3
Type
Air quality sensors
Power
mains: usually a router that extends the mesh
Firmware updates (OTA)
no

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What it exposes

FeaturePropertyValuesControl
Identifyidentifyidentifysettable
CO₂co2ppmread only
Pm1pm1µg/m³read only
PM2.5pm25µg/m³read only
Pm4pm4µg/m³read only
Pm10pm10µg/m³read only
Pm sizepm_sizeµmread only
Aqi 25 indexaqi_25_indexPM2.5 Indexread only
Voc indexvoc_indexVOC Index pointsread only
PressurepressurekParead only
Temperaturetemperature°Cread only
Humidityhumidity%read only
Reading delayreading_delaysec · 6…600settable
Alarmalarm—settable
Light indicatorlight_indicator—settable
Light indicator levellight_indicator_level% · 0…100settable
Temperature offsettemperature_offset°C · -50…50settable
Humidity offsethumidity_offset% · -50…50settable
Auto clean intervalauto_clean_intervalday · 0…10settable
Manual cleanmanual_clean—settable
Forced recalibrationforced_recalibration—settable
Manual forced recalibrationmanual_forced_recalibrationppm · 0…5000settable
Automatic self calibrationautomatic_self_calibration—settable
Factory reset co2factory_reset_co2—settable
Enable pm25enable_pm25—settable
High pm25high_pm25µg/m³ · 0…1000settable
Low pm25low_pm25µg/m³ · 0…1000settable
Enable co2 gasenable_co2_gas—settable
High co2 gashigh_co2_gasppm · 400…5000settable
Low co2 gaslow_co2_gasppm · 400…5000settable
Enable vocenable_voc—settable
High vochigh_vocVOC Index points · 0…500settable
Low voclow_vocVOC Index points · 0…500settable

MQTT: state and commands

Zigbee2MQTT publishes the device state to zigbee2mqtt/my_device (my_device is the name you give the device). An example message:

{
  "co2": 640,
  "pm1": 0,
  "pm25": 8,
  "pm4": 0,
  "pm10": 0,
  "pm_size": 0,
  "aqi_25_index": 0,
  "voc_index": 0,
  "pressure": 1012,
  "temperature": 21.6,
  "humidity": 46.2,
  "reading_delay": 303,
  "alarm": false,
  "light_indicator": false,
  "linkquality": 120
}

Send commands to zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set:

mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"alarm":true}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"light_indicator":true}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"manual_clean":true}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"forced_recalibration":true}'
mosquitto_pub -t zigbee2mqtt/my_device/set -m '{"automatic_self_calibration":true}'

Watch the topics live from the browser: MQTT client.

Home Assistant automation example

Zigbee2MQTT creates Home Assistant entities from the device name. If it is called my_device, an automation in automations.yaml can look like this:

- alias: "Room too warm"
  mode: single
  triggers:
    - trigger: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.my_device_temperature
      above: 26
      for: "00:10:00"
  actions:
    - action: notify.notify
      data:
        message: "Temperature above 26 °C"

Check the YAML: YAML checker.

How to pair it

  1. In Zigbee2MQTT click Permit join.
  2. Put the device in pairing mode: usually a long press of the reset button (5–10 s) until the LED blinks; bulbs: switch the power off and on 5–6 times.
  3. Keep the device close to the coordinator or a router while pairing.
  4. Give it a clear name: MQTT topics and Home Assistant entities are built from it.

Exact procedure and model notes: the device page in the Zigbee2MQTT docs. No coordinator yet: coordinator picker.

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