The FP2 is a pain in the behind. So much ghosting, the sensor too often does not recognize the room is empty and a terrible app (not intuitive at all) Also, it is built upside down, the cable comes out in the wrong place. Hint about kids: leave your kids out of video’s, it will hurt them later in life.
It's all about knowing how to use the app. It's important to create entry/exit zones, that way there can't just "spawn" ghosts in the room. Since I created the enter/exit zones there are no "ghosts" anymore. It rarely happens that it doesn't catch me leaving a room, but after 30 seconds or so, it will set the status to "clear".
@@digiblurDIY will check for sure! Thanks for answering and letting me know. I have kids myself and my son recently asked why "that thing" behind his door blinks when he closes it. I was super happy to talk about the sensor and he was interested to learn that we have a smart home. He is young, but I can see you having a new viewer in a couple of years. :) Keep the good work going, have fun!
He's been interested in it as well and amazed at the stuff we can do. Save you from digging ... It's a long one and I kept the things in order with all the outros he's been in. I cut back like the airplane and helicopter ones ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0kalsjqR47M.html
Please, post video on ESP DIY route! I've tried several microwave and mmwave sensors and failed-- couldn't get consistent results. One of the MW sensors i used went thru walls, and if two people were 1 foot apart, it would even detect on my upper level. Aitrip rcwl-0516 module is junk, solder mask comes off way to easy. Read that seed studio has good sensor, but gave up before I bought one. Good video, thanks!
I had that same problem with the Fan interference Zone and not being able to detect anyone smaller than myself.. I ended up mounting all of my Fp2's in corners about 8' up with 12' ceilings and a 5 to 10 degree down angle, low sensitivity and Far settings. Deleted the interference zones and all works perfect now. I run the usb wire up a trench, easy to patch back up in the corner to either the attic or ceiling joist area and power the Fp2's with Poe. I haven't experienced any of the slow downs yet. I pay no attention to the Aqara app, only use it for setup then uninstall, It's buggy trash.
In my room almost all problems has been fixed after I install entrance/exit area (there are a category to do that in app). If the sensor didn't detect you're at entrance/exit, so it knows you're somewhere at the room. Maybe it can improve your kid usage
Funny about the fans. I have a EP1 and an open case computer, the cpu fan triggers the mmwave. Also have one in the kitchen, if I am boiling water (kettle or cooking pasta) that will also trigger the mmwave. I don't mind the kitchen one so much but the computer fan o had to move something in front to block it.
Thanks for sharing the honest review as the price and cloud make it a pass for me but maybe things will change if somebody gets it setup for ESPHome natively!? 👍
honestly speaking: watching your channel and thinking: "let me buy of the shelf" don't not match - yes, I will build my own ;-) I have never seen climbing barefoot ;-)
Informed decisions for all based on their time, money, and needs. Me either. The guy suggested and it damn it works. He had some of those barefoot toes shoes on and could nail it. Those guys in your profile photo are smarter than us in this aspect.
I moved my FP2 to a different location hoping that it would have a better sensor behavior, it started off well, but after a few days it "degraded" and triggers (Alexa) now turns off/on lights inconsistently. I decided to turn off FP2 and hope they will have a update that corrects this. I think it works a lot better if it's centered in a room, this allows setting of zones a lot better. The FP2 does not seem to update the app with correct person location causing 'ghost' figures and disappearing 'figures'.
@@digiblurDIY I switched it off for about 3 weeks. Just turned it back on and they have an update. Also I can now setup automation in the Google Home app, before I had it on Alexa. Giving this another try. It’s still doing that “ghost” figures and seen to also slow to update the person presence location.
I just switched it off again, the latest firmware update somehow messed up the sensor. Now I don't see any "person" icons even when I am in the detection area. And it randomly turns on/off.
I got the EP1 when they came out. Mmwave works great. I ddi add a voc and co2 censor to them as an expansion board. I would love for some local ability to do location sensing in a room. I wonder how hard that would be to code. Sadly it would have to be someone smarter than me.
this sensor only works great if fans is/are not present in the room. just like the fp1 or any mmwave sensors out there, sensor placement is always the key.
@@digiblurDIY grabbed a EP One recently to check it out and compare to my DIY. Still looking for a ESP Home code that allows for distance management. Perhaps that is something that should reference in the automation instead?
I thought I read somewhere they posted the yaml? I was using the one that someone made before they put it on their PCB. I assume this is where the idea came from in Jan 22. community.home-assistant.io/t/mmwave-presence-detection-esphome-style/382778
I don't need the zones thing as the light covers the room and even the Aqara one doesn't expose that. I just need what they expose, is someone there or not.
