Real-World Use Cases: Presence Sensors (FP2/FP300) in Offices

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Hi everyone,

I’m curious to hear from people who are using Aqara presence sensors like the FP2 or FP300 in offices or coworking spaces, not just at home.

Why?
Most demos I see are focused on home automation (lights, bedrooms, etc.), but the potential for these sensors in workspaces seems huge:

  • Saving energy by automating lighting and HVAC
  • Real-time meeting room occupancy tracking
  • Improving security in shared spaces
  • Gathering usage data for optimizing layouts or cleaning schedules

A few questions to get the conversation started:

  • How are you deploying presence sensors in offices or shared work environments?
  • Any cool automations or insights you’ve discovered?
  • What challenges did you hit? (false positives, privacy, coverage…)
  • Have you tried integrating with third-party platforms like Home Assistant or using the sensors for reporting/analytics?

Bonus:
If you have photos of your setup or dashboards, would love to see them!

Looking forward to your stories, tips, and ideas!

Thanks!

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My automations are focused on light and motion. In bathroom, office, and bedroom, if motion is detected, and light is above a certain lux, lights come on. The light is important because I enjoy natural light so the window shades are open during the day and I don’t want to waste the electricity.

My challenges are cables, obviously, which this would fix. My wife doesn’t like them and they limit where I can put these sensors. Other challenges are ceiling fans, which I haven’t figured out a way to deal with. My wife loves to turn on the fans but then they permanently trigger the sensors.

I currently use homekit. Have dabbled in home assistant but not seriously.

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I have an FP2 in my office that I share with my wife. Home Assistant is my primary platform for automations. The FP2 is zoned to detect presence in each workstation and also a couch. The automations drive zone lightning and also the position of the blinds via the E1 Roller Shade driver. I’m thinking of adding an air quality sensor, next.

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I have a FP2 in every room in my home and I use them for presence detection to control lights, and the light level as well to know to what level the lights should be. They work pretty good, but definitely have some places I’d love to swap to FP300’s!

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