How is everyone eliminating the false positive detections from the fp2?
I’ve set mine up mounted on a wall and it keeps thinking there are at least 2-3 people in the room with me, even when there are none
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False positives are a definite challenge at first. You can beat this using a combination of the following::
— dial down the sensitivity for defined regions until you start getting missed detections, then bump it up a bit.
— you might have to iterate these tweaks among regions adjacent to where you see the reflections
— place the FP2 so it does not receive reflections along a narrow angle between your target region and highly reflective objects (glass, mirrors especially).
— labeling reflective objects as obstacles seems to help.
— use the AI learning function after each set of tweaking you do. Maybe twice. Give it plenty of time.
— Make sure nothing is moving in the room. Ceiling fans can be a real pain if they are inside the beam.
— allow a week or two for the system to settle down after tweaks.
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I turn off AI detection. I also setup automations to reset the fp2 sensor if motion is NOT detected for 1 hr and if motion is detected for more than 1 hr. Each room may very depending on how its used. That keeps the fp2’s in a ready like state, making it more stable.
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The glare of windows can cause false positives in my experience.
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Is it affect the lifetime of FP2 if it Reset frequenly
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Thanks for all the tips. Going to try it out. I’m placing it a bedroom with posters and some reflective surfaces so I’ll reposition with the items everyone has mentioned and turn off AI.
The intention is so that this can trigger when I go to bed and sync with automations set up with home assistant
Room placement is the most important factor setting these up imho.
I had one where I thought was the perfect position, moved it a few feet and it solved my issues. If you can, try playing around with the placement.
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I got an FP2 a few weeks ago and trying to use it for light automation. It’s sitting on top of a fireplace mantle about 5ft high in our living room. There’s a table in front of it with a glass top but most of the glass is covered with junk. However it keeps seeing two people in the room when it’s just me. I put a sticker of the table but it doesn’t seem to help. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Q
put an interference zone where the table is or maybe move the FP2 to another wall