title: "Tuya PA-44Z control via MQTT" description: "Integrate your Tuya PA-44Z via Zigbee2MQTT with whatever smart home infrastructure you are using without the vendor's bridge or gateway." addedAt: 2023-06-01T08:16:21

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Tuya PA-44Z

Model	PA-44Z
Vendor	Tuya
Description	Photoelectric smoke detector
Exposes	smoke, battery, silence, test, smoke_concentration, device_fault
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Notes

Pairing

Press test button for 10 seconds.

Exposes

Smoke (binary)

Indicates whether the device detected smoke. Value can be found in the published state on the smoke property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. If value equals true smoke is ON, if false OFF.

Battery (numeric)

Remaining battery in %, can take up to 24 hours before reported. Value can be found in the published state on the battery property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. The minimal value is 0 and the maximum value is 100. The unit of this value is %.

Silence (binary)

Silence the alarm. Value can be found in the published state on the silence property. It's not possible to read (/get) this value. To write (/set) a value publish a message to topic zigbee2mqtt/FRIENDLY_NAME/set with payload {"silence": NEW_VALUE}. If value equals true silence is ON, if false OFF.

Test (binary)

Indicates whether the device is being tested. Value can be found in the published state on the test property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. If value equals true test is ON, if false OFF.

Smoke concentration (numeric)

Parts per million of smoke detected. Value can be found in the published state on the smoke_concentration property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. The unit of this value is ppm.

Device fault (binary)

Indicates a fault with the device. Value can be found in the published state on the device_fault property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. If value equals true device fault is ON, if false OFF.