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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

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| Model | PA-44Z  |
| Vendor  | [Tuya](/supported-devices/#v=Tuya)  |
| Description | Photoelectric smoke detector |
| Exposes | smoke, battery, silence, test, smoke_concentration, device_fault |
| Picture | ![Tuya PA-44Z](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/images/devices/PA-44Z.png) |


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## Notes

### Pairing
Press test button for 10 seconds.
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## 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.