Apollo Automation is dedicated to customizing home automation hardware and software through community-driven design. Our first product boasts a wide array of sensors for environmental condition monitoring like CO2 levels, light intensity, and temperature in a compact package, but what truly sets our product apart is its community-driven design approach. In a bid to foster innovation and adaptation, we've made the software and CAD designs of these products available to the public!
Thanks for your comment! They are all similar and great options. However, the Apollo Hub (ODROID-M1S) has 8GB of RAM, 64GB of onboard eMMC and an option for NVMe storage. The HA Green has 4 GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC. Both of these devices have the same CPU/chip and come pre-flashed with HAOS. As for the RPI5, it can have up to 8GB of RAM but it does not have onboard memory, the CPU/chip is not as fast and it is not pre-flashed with HAOS. Again, all are great options and everyone has different needs! We hope this helps and are happy to answer any questions! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Temp Probes - I'm using the inkbird (AAA battery) connected via Bluetooth to HA (reasonable battery life). I would like a temp sensor that can read temp via probes and attach to a warm/cold surface (BBQ plate for example) to measure surface temp - future idea?
Thanks for the comment and great idea! The temp sensor we are working on will have a probe that could work for your applications. Stay tuned on here or over on our product development channel on Discord! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Hello, @3:00 I am running an HLK-LD2410B straight (just supplying 5v). I pick up the info/data via an ESP32 Bluetooth proxy connected to HA. When I open my device, I see same entities you have listed, but I don't have a "configuration" section like you do. Most of the entities were hidden by default, but I was able to enable them. I can't seem to find a way to "enable" the configuration. I assume the configuration section is something setup by the apollo integration vs the genericl hlk integration?
Great question and thanks for reaching out! We use the LD2410B ESPHome library for the configuration section. You can find the yaml at this link: esphome.io/components/sensor/ld2410.html We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
When I did the LED on/off it was one for about 2 seconds then off, then on and so on even though I was walking around right in front of it. Anyone know if that's normal?
Love the MSR sensors, working a treat with HA. I'm interested in when you will have the soil moisture sensors ready for release to use at home and work.
Hi! I'm curious how the msr2 will work if if there are 2 people in 2 different zones. Would it just stick to monitoring the closest one and ignore the other one completely? Like the 2nd person would be standing in the dark? 😅 Thanks!
Great question! The LD2410B in the MSR-2 sticks to the person who is moving the most. If you want multi-target tracking (up to 3 targets) then you should look at our Apollo MTR-1, which uses the LD2450. We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Started and then ended the stream on accident. Not sure how to get it back so here is the new link for the our 8pm EST live stream: ru-vid.comCfuS9nSLkqU?feature=share
We ship internationally! You can buy them on our store now! Check the description for the shop link. We also have two European distributors, Open-Circuit and Domo-Supply. Thank you for your support! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Confused about the rear USB port. You mention having both a male and a female version, but I'm not sure how that maps to your website. There is a "Back USB C Port Addon" mentioned on your website, but it doesn't specify male or female.
Great question! As of now we only offer a female back USB-C add on but we have a male version as well that is ready to go. We have not put it on the store officially but we should be soon. Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Yes, that is how we recommend you use the app. Setup the sensor and then walk, sit or stand where your want the zones and build it around you. We can work on uploading another video.
Are you trying to setup an automation similar to the one in this video? If so, you can use the "Call Service" function and "light turn on" to choose the color. Best, Justin Bunton Apollo Automation
Thanks for the video. How is still target calculated and is there any way to tune it? I've recently bought a couple of MSR-1s and am using still target for automation. While some of them are working very well, others have a lot of false triggers. Any suggestions?
Yes, you can tune it using engineering mode to help eliminate the false triggers. It sounds like you'll want to increase the move/still energy thresholds to make the MSR-1 less sensitive. We have a beginners guide video as well so be sure to watch it.
Just can't get it to join my Wi-Fi network or show up in HA. It just says "The ESP will now try to connect to the network ... Please give it some time to connect. Many minutes, hours later - nothing. Are there restrictions to typing in the name of a hidden SSID or the length of the password or password characters? Tried two, both same issue.
Hello, yes there are difficulties with all ESPHome devices connecting to hidden SSIDs unfortunately. You first need to connect it to a non hidden wifi network. Here is a wiki article that will walk you through it but reach out if you need any further help. wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/general/page/connecting-to-hidden-wifi-network
@@ApolloAutomation Thanks. Used a visible SSID and got them on network and in HA. After I play with calibration, I will look at doing the suggested mod. Thanks for the quick response.
Wow - a masterpiece of engineering (the device) and the setup procedure. I compare this to a competitor by A...a. Read their manual many times without really understanding how the setup could be achieved.
Thanks for letting us know! I think Andre should have fixed this in newer videos but we can look at going back to fix our earlier ones. Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation
You can email us at admin@apolloautomation.cloud or join our Discord. There is also chat support on our shop page. We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Thank you! Andre changed his resolution in his latest videos. We can talk with him about updating this video. Let us know if you need anything else. Best, Justin Apollo Automation
Happy to hear it cleared things up for you! BeardedTinker did an amazing job with Apollo MSR-1 Review! Thanks for stopping by! Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation
Last I read, the SCD40 requires recalibration every week to work properly. This is the same I see with my tests, which basically makes the unit worthless. What is your experience with this?
Hello, thanks for the question. The SCD40 does have an auto calibrate that by default runs weekly. We've disabled this (but can be enabled by user) since if the sensor isn't exposed to fresh air, it will greatly throw the SCD40 out of calibration. While the drift due to not calibrating doesn't seem to be in the data sheet, we've not noticed anything drastic with the auto calibration turned off. It holds calibration pretty well and the user can recalibrate anytime they'd like. I've got my AIR-1 with CO2 running for a couple months without calibration and it tracks with a freshly calibrated SCD40. Did you have the auto calibrate on or off during your test? What are you using as a reference to measure that the sensor has drifted? If you haven't yet, feel free to join our discord, there are a lot of really active users there and frequent good discussions. discord.gg/mMNgQPyF94 One last thing to check is the quality/source of the SCD40. There are a lot of cheaper copies of it out there compared to the actual Sensirion unit, that could also always introduce some odd readings possibly. Let us know if this was helpful or if you have any other questions. Datasheet: sensirion.com/media/documents/48C4B7FB/64C134E7/Sensirion_SCD4x_Datasheet.pdf Thanks, Trevor
Thanks a bunch. I have turned off autocalibration, yes, since the whole system didn't look good at all. But then, if I use standard probing, what was that, every 4th second? It climed steadily and after a week, it's climed 100ppm or more. So I tried to change that to every 30s (low power option) which made it drift the other way until it just read 0ppm. I'm quite sure, now, that what I bought is some cheap shite from China. I guess I should try with a real one next time. Where did you get your module, and what was the price? @@ApolloAutomation
Hmm, interesting it changed with the update interval. Ours by default uses the ESPHome default of 60s between readings. Again like with nearly everything, this is configurable by the user. esphome.io/components/sensor/scd4x.html It'll be a little tough to compare since we use the SMD sensor component so we can solder it right to our PCB vs something that might be used with a development/bread board. It is more difficult to know where the breakout modules you find are getting their actual sensor from. Price is a little tough as well since we are doing large quantity buys. I'm a big fan of Octopart for price shopping. octopart.com/search?q=scd40¤cy=USD&specs=0&manufacturer_id=921 If you are looking for a breakout board I've had good luck with Adafruit components www.adafruit.com/product/5187 that breakout is $10 cheaper than our MSR-1 with CO2.
Thank you! We appreciate the comment, we are growing our workshop and manufacturing capabilities each month and are loving the community feedback! -Trevor
@@roberthead6655 They're really only for people who are interested in the 'Under the bonnet' side of things... Not for regular Joe's who just want to be able to turn the heating on, on the way home from work
Sorry for the delay! I'm not sure if you guys help on our Discord but you can try using the reset radar button and/or the factory reset radar button. This should get it going again.
Very helpful, Thank you. A suggestion: try to keep the audio at the same level across all of your video cuts. I usually have to turn the volume up and down so I can hear you adequately when you get to a segment that is softer or louder. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the feedback! I'll see about normalizing the audio in my editor. Using two different microphones probably contributed to that. Live and learn, eh? Glad you found the video helpful? -Andre
This is great, and from last video I feel like I understand the gates, but is there something that can tell me the orientation from the sensor of the detected movement? Like it’s 3 feet away at the 2 o’clock position vs 5ft away at the 11 o’clock position? Or perhaps a way to set boundaries to block off detection too far to the right of the sensor (narrow the cone)?
Some viewers have noticed an error on our part in this video: Andre said that zones are defined in inches. This is incorrect and we apologize for that, they are defined in centimeters. We had added an annotation to the video to correct this, but on mobile the captions are turned off by default so they do not show up. We hope this helps clear things up!
It is supposed to be cm, not inches, apologies. I had an annotation that was supposed to pop up to correct this but for some reason it stopped showing up. Sorry about that!
Thanks for these tutorials! Mine showed up a couple days before your first video about the gates, did quite a bit of noggin scratchin' figuring out how the gates and zones worked together. These tutorials will really help out other new users.
We're so glad to hear this! Admittedly learning how to tune the radar settings was a learning experience for myself as well while making these videos, so I'm glad you found them helpful! -Andre
Just got done setting it up, looking forward to more vids as there is some optimizing that needs to be done to get the most out of it. Btw where can I buy the wall wart? I can 3d print the case but not sure which wall wart you use
We appreciate your support and are happy to hear that you got it working in Home Assistant. The first of two videos that explain fine-tuning the Apollo MSR-1 was released a few days ago. Here is a link to that video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6VrTfaFyMPk.htmlsi=1un_1IO8jSf9DS7b The wall wart we use is similar to the Apple 35w double upfiring USB-C. We sell the wall charger on our store but it is a US style version. Any upfiring USB-C wall wart should work though. The link to ours is here: shop.apolloautomation.cloud/products/sensor-outlet-mount Please let us know if you need anything else! Also, feel free to join our Discord! discord.gg/mMNgQPyF94 Cheers, Justin
