Could the Aqara FP2 Be the Best Smart Sensor Ever?
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Күн бұрынThe Aqara FP2 is a presence sensor that can detect you and your family moving around your home. It gives you automation options like turning on the lights when you go into your kitchen, moving the shades or blinds when you go to watch television, and it can help you do a lot more.
It's a tough device to work with though. This is an incredibly complex smart home sensor and so you need to know exactly how to use it and where to use it. That's why I put together today's Aqara FP2 review and an ultimate guide for setup and configuration of the FP2.
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Timecodes for today's video:
00:00 - The Aqara FP2 Features You'll Use Immediately
1:44 - Aqara FP2 Features and Specifications
4:00 - The Full Setup Process For Aqara FP2
6:14 - Aqara FP2 Tips You Need and Problems You Will Have
15:42 - Aqara FP2 Unboxing
17:35 - Setup the Aqara FP2
19:12 - Setup the Map and Configure FP2 Properly
27:45 - Automation Options With Aqara FP2
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Brian
@frankraym Жыл бұрын
I was part of the beta program and got to try it for months it's great and I use it to pause and unpaused my tv
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Oh that's a great use!
@frankraym Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thank you 🙏 I almost did a KZfaq video on it but wasn't sure if during the beta I was able to talk about it. They usually are pretty strict with beta programs. But great review :) it also comes up in google and when someone enters a zone it will have a notification from Google so it's pretty useful for that
@xlncplays7369 6 ай бұрын
How do you do it?
@MKdubz 5 ай бұрын
Hey can you please share how you configured that?
@CrownThePrince Жыл бұрын
This is the review I’ve been waiting on! And the channel I’ve been waiting on to do it. Clutch!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
😃😃😃
@faengelm Жыл бұрын
Excellent review! I really appreciate all the detailed set up steps and comparisons between Aqara, Google, Amazon, and Apple configurations. The walk around testing after configuration was really helpful
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Frank! This is a tough one to work with so I wanted people to be ready. :)
@BrianRemite Жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm going to be using this sensor, and this video on setting it up, a LOT. Thank you Brian!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thank you Brian!
@roystewart1727 Жыл бұрын
Having finally been able to get this sensor it was great to find a review with detail setup info which I mentioned in my Amazon product review. Followed you for years and find you to be one of the best tech channels on UTube.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Roy! I thought I'd make a video that helped us get this one working right and I'm glad it's helped you!
@01chaley 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic review. Thanks for taking the time to explain this sensor.
@AutomateYourLife 5 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@TEverlith Жыл бұрын
Finally, It's here...thanks for the great video on release day! You've saved me hours of exploring the device and settings with this video. Also, I've been able to add it to Home Assistant via the Homekit integration but haven't had time to set up an automation yet, but HA is seeing it and responds quickly.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Nice! Hopefully everyone will see what you've done!
@MikeFaucher Жыл бұрын
Excellent overview. The FP2 is one of the best and most frustrating devices I have seen in a while. Great video!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It's the best and the worst...but the best when you get it right Mike! Good luck man!
@keithschneider1025 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that sensor looks amazing. Great detail in the video.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Keith!😃
@SlackerLabs 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Brian. This video helped me solve some issues!
@AutomateYourLife 11 ай бұрын
Oh great! 👍👍
@jaynunes2501 Жыл бұрын
Brian, thanks for showing off this amazing device. I appreciate your detailed breakdown and all the time you put into doing a thorough analysis on how this works with different platforms. As a Google user, I think this isn’t ready for me yet but I have hope for the future!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
We can dream together Jay! Thanks too for watching and the great comment!
@therealcarolinegie Жыл бұрын
Great review, Brian! Thinking of getting those for my grandparents who are 89 and 94 especially for the fall detection as they won’t let me put cameras in their house so I could check on them. This gives them privacy AND me a peace of mind.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It's a really impressive device! I didn't get to try out the fall detection yet, but I'd love to hear back how it works in your experience.
@AlexManMe Жыл бұрын
Same, let us know how it is like please
@rosiehawtrey Жыл бұрын
You could mention that the cameras will allow you to talk to each other so if they do fall you can communicate and ascertain their condition, as to whether you drive over, or hare over while calling EMTs. You can get hypothermia if you fall and are immobile for too long, and in the ancient that's a gateway drug to pneumonia and hospital induced broken hips (or if you're really unlucky, like my gran, a murderous junior doctor. She was flu to corpse in 20 minutes).
@erwinheinhuis 9 ай бұрын
The fall detection needs to be ceiling mounted. Radius 2 meters. So for 100 m² surface you'll be needing 50 fp2 sensors.
@hometechUK Жыл бұрын
Love how Alexa work with time delays, let's hope Google Home adds presents detecting so we can do automations, eventually. A fantastic video tells us everything. Very in-depth.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks!😃😃
@avidas0 Жыл бұрын
I'd be very surprised if they did at this point. Considering how long they've had to catch up to Home Assistant / Smartthings, etc, Google's smart home offerings are embarrassingly behind.
@Jo060 9 ай бұрын
Oh! Presents detecting would be perfect for the holidays. Presence detecting would be good for the other months.
@koistam 6 ай бұрын
This was a great video and helped me immensely. Now that I have a few of these setup I truly feel like my "Smart Home" is smart. I would make one correction: The Aqara app isn't the only app that allows you to use time during the creation of automation. Homekit also allows you to add "time delays" when creating an automation. In Homekit when creating the automation, scroll to the bottom of the page when selecting "Accessories and Scenes" and click on convert to shortcut. On the new screen add a "wait" command and choose how long then add the item being controlled again to turn it off. ex: Set "Office light" On - "Wait" 3 min - Set "Office light" Off.
@AutomateYourLife 6 ай бұрын
Nice! Thank you!
@ronm6585 Жыл бұрын
Great info Brain. Thank you.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
Awesome work thank you very much.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tangelogee Жыл бұрын
Great review Brian! I might need to look into one of these, and I'm waiting for the new Inovelli switches that they're working on with Linus that will incorporate mmwave sensors into them!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
We'll see about those light switches. I'll be interested in them too.
@galfert Жыл бұрын
Nice Predator sound effects. Every time I see IR imaging, I always hear that sound in my head.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Great movie, even today!
@sanderderuiter9240 Жыл бұрын
Totally love the subtle Paul Hibbert reference. 🤣👍
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
😁😁😁 Thanks Sander!
@sanderderuiter9240 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Hey, i just wanted add that I'm a huge fan of your content. It's awesome to see how tight-knit the KZfaq community can be, and it's clear that you and your fellow KZfaqrs have a great relationship. I gotta give you guys props because you've really helped me get into this hobby, and I can always find a video that addresses my problem. Without you, I never would've started messing around with home assistant, and I probably would've given up pretty quickly. You guys make it easy for people like me who aren't super experienced with coding but are more visual learners. Keep up the great work! Thanks a ton!
@joewaidl1776 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information! Your videos are great, look forward to new videos every week. What would be your recommendation for the smartthings users? I currently use a hybrid of amazon and Smartthings however I prefer using smartthings for more in-depth automation options.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I think just hold till we get this into ST, but I have some other options coming in a series of ST tutorials. Thanks Joe!
@joewaidl1776 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Thank you!
@SushantTrivedi0 Жыл бұрын
great video as always. Question : Does this work with smart things? if not, what are the work around for this? I am assuming someone will b making an edge driver for this sensor soon
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
You're right, we should be able to get an Edge driver done. But nothing today
@SushantTrivedi0 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I think Smartthings hub v3 only supports Zigbee and Z-Wave - no wifi for automations. So I am skeptical if an edge driver can be created for this.. Since FP2 only supports wifi, the automations will always be through cloud even if an edge driver is created.. What are your thoughts / comments on this?
@kpbearfl Жыл бұрын
Hey cutie, thanks for the very thorough and informative video, top quality as usual.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Joseph-ko2kl Жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks Brian, Now I have to spend more money to get one of these. Need to go stand on the corner with my sign. "Will work for smart home devices"
@Joseph-ko2kl Жыл бұрын
Nice haircut BTW!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Ahahahaha sorry Joseph! And see! I did!
@Joseph-ko2kl Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife 🤣🤣🤣
@Joseph-ko2kl Жыл бұрын
Does this integrate at all with Home Assistant Brian?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yep, through HomeKit Controller integration :)
@prakash86anish Жыл бұрын
Amazing detailed review ❤❤ I'd love to know how well would it work in front yard/ backyard. Does it detect a visitor/person approaching and announce on smart speaker? Does plants/birds/moving vehicles on road create false alerts?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I imagine outdoors it's not going to do super well. I'd use cameras outdoors with proper ratings too. I didn't get to test it though!
@vinsriram1782 Жыл бұрын
This looks amazing! And I guess it's going to be more readily available than the Everything Presence Sensor One made by Lewis of Everything Smart Home 😂
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Well, and it's doing zone detection. It's a bit more sophisticated in terms of UI and overall finish. But I have seen EP1 being in stock more often lately!
@vinsriram1782 Жыл бұрын
Oh ok, that's interesting! I really thought that the Aqara sensor would only be available in the China market. Pumped that it's now available outside China 🎉 Keep up the excellent work Brian!
@garethjones5068 Жыл бұрын
Oooooh this looks exciting
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
You look exciting!😍
@garethjones5068 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I’m a big interference source
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
LOL
@simonknight2973 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for video. Did you integrate this into your home security system you previously did the Smarthings video on? If so anything to bear in mind for that use case?
@AutomateYourLife 11 ай бұрын
I didn't yet, because these two are not yet working together. When Matter comes, I will!
@HughesyTech 7 ай бұрын
Very good video thank you for this. Since the Xiaomi Mi Home app is able to use some Aqara sensors i wonder if it would be able to work with something like this..
@AutomateYourLife 7 ай бұрын
I kinda doubt Aqara's going to let that happen actually...
@HughesyTech 7 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife just checked in the mi home app and it's not there 😢
@trentfolan529 Жыл бұрын
I love the Yzerman figure. I love that after a certain part in Ontario it flips to wings country. Maybe next year we'll finally make it back into the playoffs
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Me too! Booooo leafs!
@LutherYiew Жыл бұрын
Honestly should have watched this before experimenting myself!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Hope it still helps!
@LutherYiew Жыл бұрын
It is tough to do the corner setup because everything is oddly angled. Another point I think it's good to add is that the breath of the detection is 16 squares vs the depth that's 20 squares. For a large room, I would place it somewhere in the middle that's not so wide but pretty deep.
@LutherYiew Жыл бұрын
I hope the Google integration develops to allow sensor and zone automation
@thebatu89 Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the extensive test on the zones. If there’s a ceiling fan just above bed/couch and fp2 ignores those interference. Would it still detect people sitting/lying down in that area?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Nope! Interference areas are ignored
@houstonshomeautomation3524 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best smart home products I've seen in a while !
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
😃😃😃
@kietle575 Жыл бұрын
Brian great video, does this fp2 work with home assistant, I was able to ordered 2 on Amazon waiting to come in couple weeks. Thank you
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
They can but it's only through the home kit integration at the moment
@F-Rod13 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a follow-up video on the FP2!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
What would you want to see in that video? :)
@F-Rod13 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife perhaps a deeper dive into dialing in the settings. Zone settings vs room settings. Could be a shorter video. I'm just struggling with getting consistency out of this sensor and I've been messing with the settings blindly to see what works...
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
@@F-Rod13 I'd hoped this would do it for you. Honestly, making a shorter video would probably confuse more people. It's a truly tough device Frankie and you've got to let it settle into the situation you have put it in for a bit. Try to let it learn, and also try to learn yourself what the situations are that are causing it issues. I sent myself notifications for the first 5-6 days everytime it sensed me in a zone. I had a LOT of notifications and it was annoying, but it helped me figure things out.
@gerryf7015 Жыл бұрын
Brian, curious if you tested the fall detection (I'm old!!). What have they said about the Bluetooth usage and the potential for future Matter inclusion, is ever?. Anything with Hubitat or Home Assistant coming? Great review and thanks for the coupon heads up.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Hey Gerry, I wanted to put together a video or two on solutions for some older folks and that was going to be a test I'd complete then, so I can't tell you much now unfortunately. Hubitat, yes ;)
@gerryf7015 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks Brian. That idea of older automation solution would be a great idea. Have not found much out there on that, just a few articles (no depth) and no YT videos!! That is my current quest - to automate as much now while I can, with a view to stay in place for as long as possible with the assistance of automaton. Can send you articles (framework) if interested.
@theattorney6072 Жыл бұрын
Thats great. Does it have to be an all closed room ? I have an open space, of way more than 430 sq f ...
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
No, just understand that it's only going to go so far right? Test boundaries and even set edges and you'll be fine
@CarlRyds 4 ай бұрын
I haven’t tested this because I don’t have the sensor yet. However, I’m pretty sure you could detect presence in a zone in Apple Home and have it run a Siri Shortcut, which can have a time delay. Something to look at for HomeKit users.
@AutomateYourLife 3 ай бұрын
Yep! I think the drawback there is that now. You're waiting on Siri shortcuts and that can be a whole different ball game in terms of reliability and speed. A time delay also doesn't stop an action from executing multiple times. It just means a time delay, So it does depend on your use case
@EsotericArctos Жыл бұрын
The FP2 almost eliminates the need for PIR's with how fast it responds compared to other mmWave sensors. The zones are an amazing upgrade. Can it be setup without the need of the Aqara app, or do the zones have to be setup in the app?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yeahhhh you gotta setup the zones in Aqara's app. Then they go out from there
@jerrydeanswanson79 6 ай бұрын
Hey...thanks for your reviews. Helpful. So...I have over 70 smart devices running in my smart home. Hue, Aqara, Eufy, and Kasa. I also have a hub for SmartThings, Aqara, and Hue. Everything is handled pretty well on my Asus GT-AXE16000 router with a Gig line. I planned to integrate three FP2's. How can I best integrate Agara automations to interact with my Kasa...or Hue lighting and switches?
@AutomateYourLife 6 ай бұрын
I think the best way is to use HomeKit based on what you're saying. It's a solid integration. The only problem you'll have is that Apple just is "Presence" or "Absence" with no time delays. You'll need a HomeKit hub for that though. Also, good job on the 70 smart devices! Otherwise, Aqara allows integration through HomeKit into Home Assistant if you're running that. Finally, there should be Matter on this device soon, so...maybe just wait a bit :)
@randykirstuk8978 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I don’t use home kit and my devices are used with a Vera plus hub. I have most devices on Alexa also. Would I be able to use this device ?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Not with Vera Plus, sorry. However, with Alexa, yep! Watch the Automations segment and you'll see the possibilities.
@randykirstuk8978 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife cool I will try the Alexa ability
@avery_atleast Жыл бұрын
Can this be used for my office space that has a rolling chair for presence detect or would be there better solutions? I’m kinda sitting at a desk for hours and get up every once in a while.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It would work perfectly for that kind of environment Avery.
@Carlos76gato Жыл бұрын
Hello I have a quick question for this sensor So you add the sensor to Apple home with true QR code or it gets binders in the Aqara app? Thanks in advance for your response !
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
There's a HomeKit QR code on it, so you can add it to Homekit that way. In the future it'll be Matter compatible too so that'll be similar. But you manage settings in the Aqara app, 100%
@Carlos76gato Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thanks a lot for your time and you we the best in all your videos !
@Carlos76gato Жыл бұрын
Hello, thanks for the informative video My sensor is showing on home kit but as not responding. So I can’t do any automations. Any ideas how can I fix that ? I want to be able to do automation and turn on and off lights Many thanks in advance for your response
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I'd just reboot stuff related to HomeKit. It's a local device so all that should be internal to your home :)
@Carlos76gato Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks for your response A reboot like logging it and out ? Is there like a reboot option on the home kit App ??
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Physically reboot. Power on and off
@Carlos76gato Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife great, will do
@hudabdulwahab2499 Жыл бұрын
Hey Brian great review! First time looking into home automation - wondering if you are aware if the movement data from aqara fp2 can be mined / accessed for further software development - If so, are they collected in a hub? which hub is most software developer friendly?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I think you will want to look into home assistant if you're looking for a system that is software developer friendly. As for the movement data I think it's actually pretty locked down and because this isn't connected to a hub there's no logging going on outside of the Aqara app. As far as I know they aren't keeping anything except the base data that says you're in a room or in a zone and they're only using that for the graphs in the app
@hudabdulwahab2499 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I see, Have you tried connecting fp2 to a hub e.g. hubitat? and maybe the hub can log?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
There is no connectivity direct to any hub
@georgehafner2462 10 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, will FP2 work with SmartThings in order to create routines, I got it working with Alexa, but having some reset delays with longer turn off time than I set in the routine. Have it set to turn off in one minute after leaving, but it takes Alexa 5 minutes to reset to No motion detected in order to turn off.
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
Nope, sorry George. Maybe when matter comes to it
@moltenpros Жыл бұрын
Can this also interact with other Aqara devices like contact sensors, switches etc. Will it be a problem to interact with other aqara devices that need to be connected to a aqara hub?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
No problem at all doing that. It does it today!
@Santosm74 Жыл бұрын
Just to double check. Do I need the Aqara hub to use it with Amazon Alexa? Or can use the FP2 with Alexia without the Aqara hub? I correctly use Hubitat as my main hub, but I do have Alexis devices Thank you!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
No Aqara Hub needed at all!
@user-sy7co9mi2z 6 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, do you know if you can power this or other sensors using POE? I’m renovating and rewiring so I have the chance to run Cat cabling or other cables around my house in the walls. I’m thinking Cat is probably the most flexible and I could use it in conjunction with a Poe power supply to power all the sensors etc. Thanks
@AutomateYourLife 6 ай бұрын
I think what you'll have to be careful of is how many little converters you'll need. Most things are coming with 5 V DC at 1A as a requirement, and you'd need converters depending on what you run over POE right?
@user-sy7co9mi2z 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your reply - I don't know a whole lot about PoE but my understanding is that the switches are suitable to power lots of different devices from IP Cameras to telephones and somehow detect and deliver the appropriate power@@AutomateYourLife
@mysterious1818 Жыл бұрын
I use home assistant with a smartthings hub v3. Would I need to add an aqara hub in addition to this sensor to create automations within home assistant?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Currently, Home Assistant requires HomeKit and a Home Hub from Apple to get it over there properly. From Aqara "Can be added to Home Assistant using HomeKit Controller integration"
@mysterious1818 Жыл бұрын
@Automate Your Life love your channel and I believe I grew up in your neck of the woods. Sounds like too much additional equipment in my environment for a great looking sensor.
@sg1rules Жыл бұрын
Can you please ask aqara when they are launching more internationally? There are not alot of aqara products in Australia and no info for this sensor to be released
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
That's one of my questions always! But I'll keep on it!
@sg1rules Жыл бұрын
@Automate Your Life yeah it's annoying for people in country's like Australia that watch these great KZfaqs like yours with great reviews on a great range of products and we can only purchases a 3rd of them here. Worse country to try and do smart home automation.
@toolate6971 4 ай бұрын
Nice video. Is there access to an API so that I can create more sophisticated Python automation with data gathering?
@AutomateYourLife 4 ай бұрын
Not that I know of
@ankit-prasad Жыл бұрын
I have a number of zigbee and z-wave lights added to Smartthings. Can I get the FP2 to work with that? If not, any high accuracy sensors you recommend to turn lights on/off in regions of the home?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I will be showcasing some options with ST. Watch our series of videos coming like the Hue one last week
@ankit-prasad Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Looking forward to it. There was a conversation about this sensor in the Smartthings subreddit too so I’m sure others are interested.
@nobodyyouknowtoday Жыл бұрын
Love this Brian! My one challenge I’ve been trying to deal with is having my lights stupidly turning off when I’m in a room and not moving. Will this work with Alexa for that since it’s automation says motion not presence? 29:30
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yep! Even though it says motion, it represents presence :) You're good to go Hisham, and it works well with Alexa.
@craigtener3663 9 ай бұрын
Sorry if I missed it! But if I ceiling mount it, will I still get all the features of the device? (If I don’t turn on the fall detection)
@AutomateYourLife 9 ай бұрын
No you didn't miss that! I didn't talk about it because it does change the device. All the other stuff changes
@craigtener3663 9 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife oh ok! So what features do you get if it’s ceiling mounted?
@olariuandrei9484 Жыл бұрын
Can you help with an example of an automation between the sensor and the lights? Please. If I have normal lights I need a smart relay or a smart switch to work with the sensor? Thank you. You have my subscribe :)
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I'm using regular switches and smart bulbs. Then you just leave the switch on and use this sensor the ways I was showing to turn on and off lighting based on presence in a zone. 😃👌
@Hillgab Жыл бұрын
My first FP2 arrived this morning. Could not get it to bind to my network. And it stopped working at all. Could not reset or factory reset. Sending it back to Amazon. I ordered two more devices on the same day as this one. Those two are two arrive on Thursday. Waiting patiently.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Oh no!!! So terrible.
@YaKyLLaN Жыл бұрын
Hi. Can it be used through Mi Home app? In any way, linking the aqara account or something. Thanks.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I don't see any connection options for Aqara -> Mi, sorry
@MrJoe8K 4 ай бұрын
I wonder if Aqura makes it to sync 2 FP2 to make it more accurate like a mesh… And than maybe it can run automation by also the direction you walk. As if i walk out of the living space into the bedroom and it turns on the bedroom lights as I walk in and if i appear from the bedroom back into the living room it turns off the bedroom lights
@AutomateYourLife 4 ай бұрын
Yeahhhh, I really hope they give us this option. Like the thinking
@rickyguti Жыл бұрын
Do you know if the Aqara app will be able to communicate with smart devices already controlled by the Smart Life app?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
You'll likely have to do that through a 3rd party app. However, Smart Life AND Aqara will both get Matter compatibility, so there could be an opportunity coming for you. Today I'd put them all in Alexa and use it that way. HomeKit won't work because most of Smart Life doesn't go into that app.
@AlexTeo Жыл бұрын
Hey brian! Any smartthings driver for the fp2 out there?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex 😃 I didn't see one yet, but I'll be asking a dev who did the FP1
@AlexTeo Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife nice! If he could just add the support for fp2 will be awesome
@TheYung25 Жыл бұрын
Since you make such long videos can you start including chapters super informative but kinda want to get to parts that matter the most when rewatching
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I usually do :). Just forgot here...which I should fix
@TornadoBarrage Ай бұрын
For now I'm using IFTTTT with the aqara sensor and Phillips hue bulbs, I need a homey pro or home assistant to keep lights on if I come back into the room within the delay timeframe, I have a ceiling fan and it's detecting it no matter what I do, I just got it and I'm still learning
@AutomateYourLife Ай бұрын
Good luck! Sometimes it's just not going to work in a room. However, you should be able to mount it low and maybe get away with the fan being there
@TornadoBarrage Ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I think I'm making progress, I was suppose to set the timer in the aqara app and not in the IFTTT app, now if there is absence for 10 min constantly than it will turn off the lights and AC
@yeekhoon78 Ай бұрын
@@TornadoBarrage Hi Tornado, just curious, how you got it away from the ceiling fan interference? When ceiling fan is turned on in my living room, there are false detection. While I walk away from my living room, it doesn't switch off the light and ceiling fans, it is due ceiling fan interference... could you share with me how you overcome this interference. I have move the sensor away from my ceiling fan, it doesn't seem work for me...
@TornadoBarrage Ай бұрын
@@yeekhoon78 when no one is around, in the app I press and hold on what is being sense then press the trash can icon then select set interference
@niravniel561 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm using Smartthings, if I set it up in aqara app do I need a hub ? also, can I set it up in aqara app and then create automations in google home ? cause all my lights are in google home and in smartthings
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Have a look later in the video Nir. I've put timecodes below now so you can watch that Automation Segment around 27 minutes
@ONI1013. 10 ай бұрын
So I just added this to my house for testing. One interesting thing I notice is that it will still show my presence in a room long after I left, ending up with sometimes 2-3 copies of myself in rooms I am longer. Last sometimes 1-4 minutes. Is this something that can be re-calibrated to be more accurate?
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
There's a setting that basically allows you to tell the sensor that you're no longer in the room. It's somewhere in this video but it's very important for teaching the sensor the conditions it needs to recognize as no one is present
@ONI1013. 10 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Yep found it... Under the Sensor > Elipses > Function Setting > Reset to Absence Status. Just didn’t know if that will fix the “ghost” presence when I actively leave the room or it clones 3 of me randomly. Lol. Thank you so much for all your help!!
@GabrielLucasGreen Жыл бұрын
I bought this but I have Broadlink smart lights. How do I get this to work directly through the Aqara app as I don't find the Alexa functionality that great?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
You can't. That's a limitation of Aqara and Broadlink using their own apps. You need an aggregator like Alexa
@GabrielLucasGreen Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thank you. I’m thinking of setting up Home Assistant (if I can get my hands on a Raspberry Pi). That will work with BroadLink bulbs and the FP2 right?
@jeroenjaja4359 Жыл бұрын
How that all the furniture fit in a space of 6x8 meters? Your room look bigger. Did you scale it?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I didn't scale anything! Most of what you see are kitchen cabinets and the kitchen island. I think my dining table is smaller than shown
@johngaiger Жыл бұрын
Brian? Because this device doesn’t use the Aqara hub, what will happen when the internet goes down? Will the FP2 still keep working?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It's a local WiFi device, so it's just fine and will continue to operate. And that'll get to be cross platform after the Matter update. In the Aqara app, you could run automations locally with other Aqara products as long as you had a hub for them (since most are ZigBee)
@georgehafner2462 10 ай бұрын
Hello Brian, Do I need to make an automation to turn off the light, or will it turn off automatically after I leave the zone, also how do I delete a zone after I installed one that I don’t need, thanks
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
Hey George, it depends what system you're using to make the automation in. Alexa allows you to just have it turn off but there's delay based on Aqara passing info to Amazon. So I'd say in most systems you'll make a second automation to keep things tighter or more to your liking.
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
And just delete the zone through the editing interface. When you're editing a zone it shows up bottom right I think
@georgehafner2462 10 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, thanks for the help, there is a significant delay using a Alexa routine, but if you use an Aqara switch and the automation in their app it is instant. Thanks again for your help, always great to view your informative videos, as a 76 year old Smart Home lover, going back to the x10 days when I first started a Smart Home over 20 years ago, a lot has changed.
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
It's so great to hear from you George! I hope you're well. :)
@2377shortie 7 ай бұрын
Hi I've done all the set up on the app and created a routine in amazon but it's still won't work. I press review routine in amazon and the lights come on. The aqara app shows me in all the zones (only 4) but the lights will no turn on. Any ideas?
@AutomateYourLife 7 ай бұрын
Someone else told me they had trouble with Aqara/Amazon pairing this weekend. Maybe there's an issue. Give it a few days
@2377shortie 7 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thanks. It randomly started to work this morning when I walked into the room. Took me by surprise
@user-kz2lp7pf3q Жыл бұрын
It’s unavailable on your amazon link and I can’t find where to buy it anywhere else, even on their website.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It went out of stock on day 1. Watch for it in the next week!
@thelockpickinglebowski633 Жыл бұрын
Does the Canadian version feature moose detection zones with voice warning or perhaps voice welcome if it's a pet moose?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yes. 100%. Moose are always a special setting in Canada! 🤣
@adamattard2931 9 ай бұрын
I added the sensor to the Aqara app and then I connected my Aqara account to Google Home. I have some lights (not aqara) that I want to turn on/off when someone is in the room/is leaving the room. The issue is that the status of the sensor does not refresh on google home app (the only way I managed to see the status changing was by repeatedly clicking the sensor icon or refreshing the device page). The status updates correctly in the Aqara app. Are you able to help? Really I need google to refresh by itself more often. Is there a way to do this?
@AutomateYourLife 9 ай бұрын
There's no way to control that within the Google Home app or Aqara's app. This is all back end cloud services. Sorry! I find that Alexa is a little quicker, so you could probably use that even without a speaker in the house.
@tanercomertoglu5236 Жыл бұрын
Does the sensor/features work when I’m not home? Can I still see what’s going on while being away
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yep!
@georgehafner2462 10 ай бұрын
Brian, I set up the FP2 in my garage to turn on the garage lights when I enter, the sensor is set up and is showing my movements on the Aqara app, but the routine I set up in the Alexa app does not turn on the lights, the switch is a Kasa, if I try the routine in Alexa app it turns on the lights, but does not work when I enter the garage, please help
@AutomateYourLife 10 ай бұрын
That sounds like something with Aqara sending information to Alexa. Not sure what's gone on there, but I'd give it a day and try it again. If things don't clear up, I'd redo your Aqara integration with Alexa if that's not too painful. And then I'd talk to Aqara directly and ask what's going on. Could be the server chosen in your account (Aqara App).
@adfjasjhf Жыл бұрын
Couple of days ago I've seen some news about Wiz lights. Apparently since some update they now have so called SpaceSense functionality which allows to detect presence with only just the lights being connected to Wifi. I was unable to find any coverage about this. Do you have some Wiz lights where you could test this? It would be nice to let the community know about this! :)
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I don't have any Wiz lights. I was trying to get some in but the functionality hasn't been available in Canada yet.
@Jo060 9 ай бұрын
Do you happen to know if multiple Aqara's can be used in one home?
@AutomateYourLife 9 ай бұрын
Yep! Tough to use multiple in one space right now and not have that be a bit of a problem, but otherwise, absolutely
@georgehafner2462 11 ай бұрын
Hello,how do I set up the AqaraFP2 to work with Alexa, I have set up the Aqara App first
@AutomateYourLife 11 ай бұрын
Hey George, connect the Aqara skill from the Alexa skill store to Alexa.
@georgehafner2462 11 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks, I will try that, all your videos are a great help for a smart home old timer like me 76 years old
@AlexManMe Жыл бұрын
What would be the best way to mount this to the ceiling and it still gets power?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I think just get a longer cable and run it with a channel or cover so it looks nice!
@AlexManMe Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife great
@elevatedviewstcl 9 ай бұрын
Do you think this sensor will ever be natively supported in Hubitat?
@AutomateYourLife 9 ай бұрын
When Matter comes to both, yep
@Morrvian Жыл бұрын
I have google and aqara and both suck at doing basic things. I can't have a hue/yeelight bulb turn on when i open a door with door sensors or motion sensors. I have an echo dot speaker and it reads like it's easier to just use that to do it instead of waiting for google/matter to actually work. Otherwise, do you recommend moving to Samsung/alexa to control these basic routines?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I think what you need to do mostly is to buy products that work with the system you're going to go with. Definitely Google has let us down there because...not much works automation wise with them. So yeah, Samsung, Alexa, Hubitat, Home Assistant, HomeKit. They can all work well. Aqara can too, you just need to know that all you can buy is Aqara stuff :)
@Morrvian Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Cheers for that. Sounds about right. I will wait until end of the year to see who is working well with matter and decide there.
@faengelm Жыл бұрын
How do I get it to go back to the auto-configuration mode?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
19:12 Frank
@faengelm Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks. But after autosetup failed and I did a reset, I can't get back to that auto config page
@moltenpros Жыл бұрын
Since Hubitat can interact with wifi devices, will this sensor be able to integrate with hubitat?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
There would have to be a driver for it. So far I haven't seen anything but the Hubitat community could get it done
@rosiehawtrey Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't, owning a Hubitat. You won't get all the features and Aquara and Hubitat historically don't get on well, both Wi-Fi and zigbee. Sensor support on Hubitat has always been pretty crap in my experience.
@kkoz83 Жыл бұрын
Will this game-changing sensor fully integrate into SmartThings, without an Aqara hub?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
So far not yet, but I'm gonna ask a dev who produced an integration with FP1.
@gerryf7015 Жыл бұрын
One more question! I believe the zones are just two dimensional, but wanted to verify? Trying to zone out a fan that is right over a sitting area! If only 2D I guess positioning and some sort of metallic shield (my tinfoil hat!) over the top of the sensor to prevent it from detecting the fan.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I don't know that you'll be able to shield it with a tinfoil hat 🤣🤣, but that's a neat idea! My shelf has worked this far with my air purifier, so your idea isn't bad. But yes the maps are 2D so it takes in a whole area. Fans are tough!
@OGKenG Жыл бұрын
All that works if you have an open floor plan. I have a separate living room with a door into my tiny kitchen (that takes me 4 steps to cross), a small bathroom and a single bedroom just big enough for a queen size bed and a small chest of drawers. Also, the electricity doesn't support too much electronics, so I'm limited in what I can run here.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yeah sounds like you need to look at this a bit differently. For small spaces, I think motion sensors are going to work most of the time.
@kaizen7852 Жыл бұрын
i got my fp2 and connected it , bind amazon and google home, made zones, i use amazon assistant and google home in my home if it doesnt automate with amazon and google home, how can I make it work then!? yesterday just purchased one till now Iam searching how to automate my lights! Update: Fixed By Changing Region from middle east to USA in aqara app, and same as alexa app. as my main location selected USA , and it worked, so I just did a routine to turn on the bulb by the zone enter that's my first step! how can the bulb turn of immediately after i get out of the zone? I am rushed and excited please any help?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I think you've got it. Just choose in Alexa's app "when motion not detected" on the zone you want to turn off lights when you leave. Then select the timeframe, and yes...you're limited to what they can do there. So if it's limited to 1 minute, you'll have to wait 1 minute for the lights to come off.
@kaizen7852 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thanks alot💕 subscribed. Keep up the good work brother.
@kaizen7852 Жыл бұрын
HEY MAN its ghosting all over the place with a minimum of 2 other persons that are not there, I tried resetting and moving the sensor up and down changed position none worked. any tip if u could help? its driving me crazy 1
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
@@kaizen7852 it learns over time, so keep working with it and teach it with the option you have. Watch this video a few times through and try things like moving and moving interference sources
@BeardedTechGuy Жыл бұрын
Looks great, but not being z-wave plus or zigbee is pretty disappointing. I'm trying to have less WiFi devices not more😆
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It's interesting to hear folks respond to the wifi vs ZigBee thing with this one. 😃
@BeardedTechGuy Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I'm more team Z-Wave personally but I'll take zigbee over WiFi. I had the FP2 in my cart last night but changed my mind after seeing it was WiFi
@faengelm Жыл бұрын
How do you do a full reset?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
The button on the device does it. I believe it's 10 taps for a full reset...or maybe 10 seconds?
@Finns-Projects Жыл бұрын
oh this might be what i have been looking for. As normal sensor usually never work great in my experiences.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Check it out and see if it fits, Finn! It's a tough one to get right but worth it if you do!
@Finns-Projects Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife my only question might be animals?
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
@@Finns-Projects and I couldn't test that, but I would say that a smaller animal is not going to be a problem on lower settings of sensitivity
@Finns-Projects Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thats great :) Might just order one to test and return it if it dont work out. But really great video Brian. really detailed.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Thank you as always Finn!
@danbmd17 6 ай бұрын
I just purchased this FP2 sensor and managed to set it up correctly in the Aqara app. HOWEVER, when adding it to Google Home, I can only use it as a motion sensor, in a very weird way: When entering a zone, it triggers both device.state.MotionDetection motionDetectionEventInProgress true and false, and when exiting a zone, it triggers device.state.MotionDetection motionDetectionEventInProgress false. Is there any way I can use this sensor in Google Home as a presence sensor and not just as a broken PIR motion sensor? (device.state.OccupancySensing is not showing up for a zone, only device.state.MotionDetection)
@AutomateYourLife 6 ай бұрын
I'd send this to Aqara. It's a bug.
@MrJoe8K 4 ай бұрын
Its cool, but app needs alot of love. And definitely needs work as a sensor in small rooms. Probably great for big rooms
@AutomateYourLife 4 ай бұрын
It'll work better in small rooms actually!
@Xescofp 3 ай бұрын
After 1.2.5 update it allows corner installation which is great but ..... sensor area drops to 7 when before was 11 meters. So, now I need 2 sensors when before I had enough with 1 :-(
@AutomateYourLife 3 ай бұрын
Oh really? I'll have to look into that.
@Xescofp 3 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I have again installed it at the center of the room (even though it is in a corner) and it seems I have again 11 meters. More tests to be done.
@rodrigoruiz976 7 ай бұрын
It’s been receiving a lot of bad reviews. Is that due to lack of proper configuration or the sensor software just isn’t there yet?
@AutomateYourLife 7 ай бұрын
I think it's both, but mostly people not knowing how to work with Presence Detection at this frequency just yet. People are also sometimes expecting perfection, and it's not perfect.
@SamuelPurnama Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. 10:09 11:54 Unfortunately the background music is a bit distracting. I think it’s better if you can reduce it a lot or maybe don’t use the background music at all. 😊 cheers.
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Sorry we will try
@aislingdonoghue961 Жыл бұрын
Didn’t notice music. Had to turn up volume to realise it was there! 🤷🏻♀️ great video
@SamuelPurnama Жыл бұрын
No doubt.. it’s a great and very detail video. Really appreciate your amazing efforts 👍🏼👍🏼 helps a lot. 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@Bilboftheshire Жыл бұрын
My edge never configured will be putting in manually
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Yeahhhh, I had to do that too for some configurations!
@unlock-er Жыл бұрын
LOL @2:33 - Quick! Get to the Coppha!!!!
@unlock-er Жыл бұрын
and I want 1!!!!! Now!!!
@unlock-er Жыл бұрын
wonder how it will work with HA. Anyone got any info on this? Cheers
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
I haven't tried it but I imagine...it'll be amazing. It's the right setup for HA
@unlock-er Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife will all of the sensors be detected by HA? Please do give us an update once you've tried it. Thanks
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
It works through a HomeKit Hub. So integration through Apple Homekit controller with an Apple Home Hub
@DementedDog Жыл бұрын
Now Brian, if you can just get it sorted out so we can use all of that in Home Assistant ..... 🙂
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Through Homekit and Apple Home Hub integration. My job here is done!
@DementedDog Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife I won’t use HomeKit - it never seems to work on my network 😂
@DementedDog Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife PS - ordered one. VERY expensive - £80!
@kaizen7852 Жыл бұрын
if it doesnt automate with google and amazon how can I automate my lights ! i only use amazon as an assistant and google in my home, yesterday I got the fp2 , I did everything required, as a connection and zones, it connected to google and shows my zones , but cant do routines and automate am so disappointed It i Binded it with alexa app in aqara app, and after a couple of minutes its unresponsive , and I disconnected and try to reconnect I get an error any help would be appreciated!
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Seems like you got this figured out. Good job!
@kaizen7852 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife thats right how did u know lol ? Anyway for future help to others... the problem was i put awara location in Middle East. And alexa app location is in USA. So it failed to bind. Changed Aqara app location to USA. And it worked 😁 so happy. And definitely ur in depth video helped a lot. Thanks alot man.
@AdelaCori 5 ай бұрын
Does the fp2 work with homey pro?
@AutomateYourLife 5 ай бұрын
I don't believe so. Not at this time.
@AdelaCori 5 ай бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife pitty... Thanks 👍🏼
@TDCIYB77 Жыл бұрын
What about the much cheaper Tuya alternative for 25€??
@AutomateYourLife Жыл бұрын
Check out my comments on that and the Everything Presence One sensor here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNeBeNuG1tWam4k.html
@TDCIYB77 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks! Looks actually pretty good. I also just watched a video from another creator, who said it detected even better than the Aqara.. I was an early adopter and imported Aqara/Yeelight/Xiaomi-ecosystem products years ago, but in the last 1-2 years i have found the Tuya products unbeatable for the price, while Xiaomi and its affiliated brands are just as expensive as Philips etc. nowadays..
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