A few years in the past Aqara launched the FP2: a revolutionary sensor for exact human presence detection that boasted millimeter wave (mmWave) radar know-how, to not solely sense when somebody is in a room however the place they’re within the room and what they’re doing… it may even detect your respiration.
For a sensible sensor it was on the pricey-side although, at $80.
And that’s the place the brand new FP1E sensor is available in, it’s a slimmed down model of the FP2, nonetheless boasting mmWave tech however at a sub-$50 price-tag.
It’s good timing as a result of Aqara’s rival Meross simply launched the MS600, additionally boasting mmWave, and which was described by its makers as “the primary Matter-compatible presence sensor.”
That assertion nonetheless kind of rings true although because the Aqara FP1E isn’t a local Matter gadget just like the MS600.
The FP1E is an Aqara Zigbee ‘baby gadget’ and due to this fact lives in an Aqara good residence system and desires a local hub to function.
When you select the M3 or M2 hub, you may get it singing and dancing inside a Matter good residence.
No matter hub you go for, you’ll get compatibility with the standard suspects: Apple Residence, Alexa, Google Residence, Samsung SmartThings and Residence Assistant.
The FP1E can detect presence inside 6 meters, and might monitor a room of as much as 50 sq. meters in the event you mount it on the ceiling.
In comparison with conventional PIR movement sensors, the FP1E detects human presence even when the individual is sitting or mendacity nonetheless.
This implies it will possibly present important data for tailor-made good residence automations equivalent to turning off the heating once you lay down to fall asleep, or turning on the heating if it detects individuals coming in from exterior.
Just like the FP2, you’ll have to plug it in.
The Aqara Presence Sensor FP1E is accessible now, from Amazon, globally. Within the US it’s $49.99, within the UK it’s £49.99.
