Hey all, I recently purchased both the FP1E and FP2. Looking for ideas for creative use cases in my home. Essentially any room aside from kids rooms and bathrooms. Also open to expanding my sensor collection if you can make a good case!
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I use an FP2 in my office to control lighting depending on where I am sitting (2 desks) or close to my closet (it’s the 2nd BD). I have an FP1E in the kitchen to turn main light on/off and set a lightstrip to 100% while there and back to 30% when gone.
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You can try using it as a sensor for a part of your routine. If you get up in the middle of the night, turning lights on low so you can see is very handy. Also you can set lights to be nice and bright for in the morning when you get to the kitchen!
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ChatGPT?
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Added an Aqara FP1E + FP2 and I’m leaning into zone-based, presence-as-truth automations. Here’s my faves:
What each does for me
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FP2: Zone mapping + multi-person presence (plus lux). Great for open areas.
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FP1E: Rock‑solid room presence via Zigbee. Holds a room occupied, clears reliably.
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Entry/Hall: Path lighting after sunset; “Away” arms when hall clear + doors closed; “Welcome” on return.
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Living: Sofa zone = bias + lamps 25–40%; reading zone = brighter task. Auto‑pause TV/music when all zones clear; resume on re‑entry. Ignore pet height.
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Office: Desk zone >5 min → Focus scene + DND via webhook. If presence away + plugs >15W → cut heater/standby.
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Bedroom: Bed zone after 10pm → drop HVAC 2°, close shades. Night path at 5–10% for 5 min.
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Kitchen/Dining: Island/counter zones = task lights by lux; table zone = warm dinner scene. Cooktop on + room empty → alert/chirp; escalate if still empty.
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Garage: Presence → lights/purifier on; late-night motion → notify + floods.
House logic
- Occupied if FP1E present OR FP2 zone present; clear when both clear N min or a door cycles.
- If whole home empty → HVAC setback, kill standby plugs, shades down; start robot vac only when public zones clear.
Nice add-ons
- Door/Window contacts, energy‑monitoring plugs, CO2/IAQ, temp/humidity, a couple buttons.
Tuning: Map zones to furniture, set pet height, avoid drapes/glass, 10–20s linger. Enjoy!
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I use my FP1E to solve a major problem I was having - kids never turn off the kitchen light - it literally used to be on all night. So now, when no presence is detected after sunset, the light gets turned off.
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I utilized this! Gave me a lot of good layout suggestions
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Bardzo dobry pomysl
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Super rozwiazanie
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I have the same problem and I have tried with regular PIR sensors, but they are not perfect. If somebody stay still in the room for a while, the detector clear its status and the light goes off. Obviously this is not a good solution. I have read about others presence sensors, those based on mmWaves but never tried them. I am really interested in trying the FP300 to see if it can be the definitive solution to my problem and to investigate other possible uses. Looking forward to get one.
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Nope!
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That’s definitely what you need - an mmWave sensor - that is what I use and it’s excellent. You can sit still in the room for hours but it doesn’t fool the sensor. Oddly, my mother, who is 85, it can’t sense so if she’s sitting still in the room, the lights go off - only with her. Really weird and maybe a bit morbid.
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