Best and Worst Presence Sensors for Home Assistant
UPDATED 28.12.2024: Dynamic overview of the best and worst mmWave Occupancy Sensors for Home Automation, all tested in Home Assistant via Zigbee, Wi-Fi or BLE.
SwitchBot Meter Pro CO2 Monitor Setup and Review
Testing, review and Home Assistant integration of the new SwitchBot Meter Pro (CO2) indoor thermometer. Beautiful, accurate, good battery life!
Xiaomi Battery Presence Sensor XMOSB01XS Review
Detailed review and Home Assistant integration of Xiaomi’s new battery-powered PIR and mmWave human occupancy sensor, model XMOSB01XS. 3-year battery life!
How to Integrate SwitchBot Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer in ESPHome
Detailed guide to decoding and parsing BLE data from the SwitchBot Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer [W3400010] in ESPHome and Home Assistant.
How To Flash Custom Firmware on Xiaomi Thermometer 3
This guide details how to flash the Xiaomi Thermometer 3 [MJWSD05MMC] with PVVX BLE firmware, improving battery life, accuracy, and enabling custom screens.
Automated Garden Irrigation: Giex GX02 Zigbee Water Timer Review
The Giex GX02 Water Timer and Flow Meter is a new and improved Zigbee irrigation controller, perfect for automating garden sprinklers and watering systems.
Tuya Zigbee Solar Rain Sensor RB-SRAIN01 Review
AliExpress Reviews: Tuya Zigbee Solar Rain Sensor model RB-SRAIN01 with ID _TZ3210_tgvtvdoc. Great little sensor, very fun to play with.
Tuya 24GHz Zigbee Presence Sensor With LD2410 Radar Review
AliExpress Reviews: Tuya 24GHz Presence Sensor with HLK-LD2410 mmWave radar, model SZR07U. Affordable, great performance, but floods your network.
Tuya Zigbee Presence Sensor ZG-205Z Review
AliExpress Reviews: Tuya Zigbee Presence Sensor model ZG-205Z by manufacturer _TZE200_2aaelwxk. Reliable presence detection at a distance of 1.5 meters.
DIY Presence Sensor with 25m Detection Range using DFRobot C4001 and ESP32
Guide for creating your own 25 meters presence sensor with an ESP32 and DFRobot C4001 (SEN0609) mmWave radar sensor, coded in ESPHome and Home Assistant.
