This is an extended look at the sensor in a little more detail.
Once again PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS VIDEO TO OTHER PLATFORMS! This is solely for a treat for the contributors of this platform.
As you will see, the sensor boasts both millimetre wave and PIR detection sensing, a light sensor, temperature sensor and humidity sensor all rolled into one package. There are both ZigBee and thread protocols meaning that it works well with the matter ecosystem of your choice and the device is extremely responsive and reliable. It will also work with HomeAssistant & HomeBridge. In the time that I have been testing this new device, I have already decided that I will be replacing a couple of my FP2 sensors and I will also be getting a few for my parents as well. In the video you will see me talking about the unit, setting the unit up in the ZigBee protocol and setting up an automation to turn the light on and off. If you have any questions or if you want me to record a video more closely showing what different automation is you can set up, please don’t hesitate to reply to this thread and I will do my best to accommodate you. Until then, enjoy the video. A huge thanks to the Aqara team and a massive thank you for all of the wonderful products that you provide us with.
Unfortunately, the file is too big to upload directly to this forum so here is an iCloud link to the video.
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Looks amazing! Do you know if it will work right away with Home Assistant? Thank you.
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It should since there is native zigbee available. It is just waiting for somebody adding the quircks into ZHA or MQTT. I think Koenkk will add it within a month after official release.
Thanks for the quick reply! Do you happen to know if it could add as repeater for other zigbee devices?
It’s battery powered. So acting as an router (repeater) isn’t a thing I think
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@ChillFre4k is correct. it would not be practical to have this act as a repeater as it would consume too much power.
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Thanks, much appreciated!
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Thank you. Can’t wait to try this!
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I have not had the opportunity to use a mmWave sensor. How does it compare to PIR Motion for turning lights on/off? Does it work considerably faster or is it just more reliable and able to be finer tuned with distance and zones?
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Hi there @jamezpowell The difference is night & day. It is faster & more accurate and the main thing that is annoying about PIR is eliminated, let me explain.
With PIR only, you have to make an automation like “IF motion detected, THEN turn the light on. Turn off after X minutes” or manually turn the lights off. With the mmWave, you can just do “IF presence THEN light on, IF absence THEM light off”. While you are in the room, the light will stay on. When you leave the room, the light turns off. With this sensor, you can fine tune distance, light sensitivity and have the benefit of BOTH PIR and mmWave. I even prefer this to the FP2 in certain applications which is a high bar as the FP2 is so good already.
Hope this helps.
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Thats awesome! I didn’t realize the difference in automation structure. I will be adding one of these to my setup asap
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