Creating the Ultimate Smart Home Setup with Aqara: My Success Story 🏡

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Hey ! Share what I’ve been cooking up over the last few months with my Aqara setup — and man, it’s been a ride. I’m more of a smart home enthusiast than a hardcore dev, but diving into this world with Aqara gear and a sprinkle of Home Assistant has been incredibly satisfying.

Started off small — a couple of temperature sensors, a motion detector, and the Aqara M2 hub. But you know how that goes… now I’ve got sensors in nearly every room, automations that adjust lights and AC based on presence and temp, and even voice controls that finally don’t make me sound like I’m yelling at a confused robot.

Biggest game changer? Integrating it all with Home Assistant. It took some fiddling (especially Zigbee stuff, not gonna lie), but once I got the hang of device bindings and scenes, the possibilities exploded. My favorite trick right now: my morning routine kicks off when motion is detected in the bedroom between 6am-8am — lights fade in, coffee machine starts, and the bathroom heater flips on during cold mornings. Total win.

Anyone else fully embraced their inner automation nerd? Let’s swap ideas! I’m still figuring out the best way to handle presence detection when are in the same room — would love tips.

Let’s keep making our homes smarter, one trigger at a time!

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@IsabellaRodriguez Your journey with Aqara and Home Assistant is truly inspiring! It’s amazing how starting small with a few sensors can evolve into a fully automated home that adapts to your routines seamlessly. Your morning automation—lights, coffee, and a warm bathroom—sounds like the perfect way to start the day.

For presence detection in the same room, you might consider the Aqara Presence Sensor FP2. It supports multi-person detection (up to 5 targets, with optimal performance for 3) and allows you to set up zone-based automations (e.g., sofa, bed, or desk areas). If you’re dealing with stationary presence (like someone sitting still), the FP2’s micro-movement detection (even for breathing) ensures reliable tracking.

A few tips to optimize:

  • Adjust presence sensitivity (higher for stationary areas like beds, lower for spaces with interference like fans).
  • Use AI spatial learning to reduce false triggers.
  • Experiment with zone-based triggers (e.g., “if someone enters the bedroom zone, then…”).

Would love to hear how you integrate this—or if you’ve tried other tricks! Keep geeking out; your setup is goals. :rocket: