Aqara Motion Sensor P1 (Updated Version), AQARA-HUB Required, 5 Year Battery Life, Adjustable Detection Time Limit, for Warning System and Automations, Compatible with HomeKit, Alexa, IFTTT

Très satisfait du détecteur de mouvement Aqara P1. L’installation est simple et rapide dans HomeKit, et la détection est à la fois précise et réactive. La possibilité d’ajuster la sensibilité et le temps de latence est un vrai plus pour éviter les déclenchements inutiles. L’autonomie est excellente, ce qui le rend très fiable au quotidien. Un produit discret, efficace et parfaitement adapté à une installation domotique moderne.

Bez problemu odpalam nim światło w garażu dzięki współpracy z Home Assistantem (ZHA).

Habe mehrere davon im Einsatz und alle laufen seit dem ersten Tag ohne Probleme. Die Einbindung per Zigbee 3.0 geht schnell und der Melder wird sofort erkannt. Ansprechzeit ist kurz, die Automatisierungen schalten spürbar schneller als mit manch anderen Sensoren. Die fünf Jahre Batterielaufzeit klingen erstmal nach Marketingversprechen, aber nach etlichen Monaten zeigt der Akku bei mir noch kaum Verlust. Das Gehäuse ist kompakt, macht sich unauffällig an der Wand und lässt sich mit dem Halter flexibel ausrichten. Wer sein SmartHome sauber automatisieren will, greift bei Sensoren dieser Klasse einfach richtig.

This is an amazing little motion sensor. I was used to the larger, old-school sensors, so I was pleasantly surprised by how small and discreet this one is. Once mounted, it blends into the background so well that you barely notice it. Performance-wise, it’s excellent. The integration with Zigbee and Home Assistant works flawlessly, making it ideal for automations. I’ve set up automatic lighting, and the motion-triggered on/off functionality works perfectly every time. Overall, this is a fantastic device—reliable, unobtrusive, and easy to integrate. I would definitely recommend it to both beginners and more advanced home automation enthusiasts.

This is a pretty good motion sensor. Time will tell with the battery life, but overall I am pleased. TLDR; THE GOOD: - You CAN pair with Home Assistant directly if you have a Zigbee coordinator - Fast and responsive at detecting motion - Good field-of-view - There is a built-in illuminance sensor if you want to create automations based on the brightness of the room - Pretty much all THE NOT AS GOOD: - Pairing was a little clunky - even with the first-party hub - Home Assistant is not able to detect the firmware version GOOD TO KNOW: - You don't need the first-party Aqara hub to use this device, but you do need some kind of Zigbee coordinator - You loose some functionality if you don't use the first-party Aqara hub. - Unlike some of Aqara's other products (FP2, FP1E, etc.) this is NOT an 'occupancy' sensor - it is a motion sensor. This means that while it's good for transitional spaces (like hallways or laundry rooms), you probably DON'T want to rely on it to detect people sitting still. - If you are pairing with Home Assistant via Zigbee it exposes a 'Motion' entity and an 'Occupancy' entity. The Occupancy entity never seems to clear (at least for me) so I just disabled it. The Motion entity works great and is the one you want to base your automations around. FULL REVIEW PAIRING WITH AQARA M3 HUB: I started by pairing the P1 with Aqara's first-party M3 hub. Paring was a little clunky only because you have to be VERY close to the hub for the initial pairing to work at all. Once paired you can move the sensor a lot further from the hub (more on connectivity later) but it seems like it might initially provision the device using Bluetooth, so I had to basically be in the same room for the device to pair properly. After that, pairing was totally fine. CONNECTIVITY I have the Aqara hub and the sensor 2 floors away (the P1 is in the basement laundry room which is also has all the utilities, so basically the worst case scenario for connectivity). I had one day when I noticed the connection dropping, but generally I was impressed with it's ability to remain connected to the Aqara hub given how challenging the set up was. If I moved the hub to a more central location or added an Aqara product that could act as a Zigbee repeater I feel confident that I wouldn't have any problems (most of Aqara Zigbee products that connect to mains power can act as repeaters - light bulbs, LED strip lights, smart plugs, smart wall switches, etc.). FORM FACTOR The form factor of the P1 is a little weird. On the one hand, having the swivel-neck mount gives you lots of options for position, but it makes it pretty noticeable. There are definitely better options if you want a discreet look. The adhesive that it comes with to stick to the wall / ceiling is also VERY strong. This is great for stability, but it will almost definitely damage a painted surface if you try to reposition it (I ended up using a Command Strip instead to make repositioning easier in the future). The way the sensor connects to the base is also a little weird. There is this 'togue-and-groove' system that makes it very easy to remove the sensor from the base (to replace the battery for example) without removing the stand for wherever it is adhered to, but it's a little tricky to get back on correctly. PAIRING WITH HOME ASSISTANT If you don't have an Aqara hub you can pair the P1 directly to Home Assistant using the Zigbee coordinator of your choice (I'm using the ZH1). There was one very weird issue though, and some missing functionality. - As mentioned, an 'Occupancy' entity gets exposed to Home Assistant. I was never able to get this entity to report as 'clear' - it only ever showed 'detected', so I just disabled it. This was a little weird and could be confusing (maybe the P1 shares some firmware with their MMWave sensors which DO detect occupancy?). The 'motion' entity that gets exposed works really well. - The built in lux sensor gets exposed to Home Assistant with no problems - The battery percentage took some time, but eventually was exposed to Home Assistant correctly - Detection interval, LED trigger indicator, and Motion sensitivity are all exposed properly through just the regular old Zigbee integration (I'm not currently using ZigbeeToMQTT or anything fancy) - The firmware version is NOT currently being detected, but I will update this review if it eventually gets picked up correctly. Overall, this has been a pretty good motion sensor. I've had some minor but understandable connection issues, but generally it performs the primary function of detecting motion very well and I really like that, since it uses Zigbee you are not stuck in Aqara's ecosystem if you have a more bespoke set-up. Great job Aqara!