Zigbee Presence Sensor FP1E, mmWave Radar Wired Motion Sensor

This is a great device, it exceeded my expectations in every way. I was finally able to solve my problem with bathroom light turning off while I'm still in it taking a shower. So far there wasn't a single time when it would fail or see a ghosts. I was able to pair it with my Aqara m2 hub from the first attempt, the setup process is extremely easy, you just press a few buttons an that's it. And then I've exposed it to Hubitat C-8 via generic matter bridge. Unlike motion sensor automations you don't need to set any delays, it just always tells you if there's someone in the room or not. On the negative side I don't like that it's hardwired, I would prefer a detachable cable because if it fails I'm going to lose a $50 investment. Currently it also reacts to my cat entering the room but I'm hoping that a couple of AI runs or repositioning will solve that problem. Overall I'm very happy with this device, will probably buy more and patiently waiting for FP2E.

I've been using this Aqara FP1E Presence Sensor for six months now, in fact, I bought a second unit because the first was so reliable. Setup was a breeze, and the versatile mounting options made it easy to place exactly where I needed it. What truly sets this apart is the rock-solid accuracy of its presence detection. For my home office, where I often sit still for long periods, this sensor has been a game-changer; it never fails to detect occupancy even with limited motion. It’s consistently on point, quickly responsive, and the adjustable sensitivity is perfect for ensuring it works precisely for my home's specific needs. I wasted money on a few cheaper brands before this, and none of them came close to this level of consistent, daily performance. It has been absolutely worth the investment!

Handy little mmWave sensor, but you get what you pay for. This is the cheaper version compared to the FP2. So it works pretty well but still a few small issues. Its decent for tracking 1 single person, but cant do more than 1 and doesnt do zones. Upgrade to the FP2 for more functionality. You will have to spend an hour getting the placement just right, but once its set, you can let it work. I connected mine to Home Assistant (no need for the aqara app if you have HA and Zigbee) and it works well. The only bug is at night, it does not detect sleeping that well. But for an office or living room watching tv, it works fine with subtle movements.

We purchased this device so my wife would know if I was in bed sleeping while she was at work. The functionality, connectivity, and compatibility made it a very easy installation and it is a dead simple way to detect the prescene in a room. The companion app allows you to really fine-tune the settings to what your perfect use case is. Excellent to ensure lights are turned off through automation when no one is in the room. The amount of smart device routines this enables feels endless.

TLDR: get the FP2 presence sensor if you are using HomeKit or different sensor if you have any other platform instead. This is a real review of a customer who actually paid for the product. I have other Aqara products, including some of the newer releases, and my experience with Aqara has been pretty good for the most part. So it pains me to write this review. What I like: Zigbee device meaning local control, set up is pretty simple, magnetic/adjustable mount. The reason I only gave it 1 star: You have to be careful with the description Aqara is describing this as "precise detection for optimal spaces." Meaning that if you want presence detection you have to be within the range, which is 30 degrees on any direction from the middle of sensor, and no more than 3 meters (wall mounted). If you are outside that area the sensor is not as accurate and works as slow motion sensor only. So if your room is a decent size this won't be ideal for you. Aqara advertises a detection range of up to 6m ~ 20 ft I've seen people complaining about the power aspect wired vs battery. IMO this is not deal breaker; however, a fixed wire is a deal breaker. Fixed wire means placing can be challenging and you will need an extender. This can become an eyesore with wires hanging where you don't want them. also if for whatever reason your wire breaks that's it. Not to mention that now everything is moving towards USB C and Aqara is not even including the power brick... With this release it feels that Aqara is repurposing a sensor that has been available in the Chinese market for the past 3 years. Aqara get it together this is the second sensor that under delivers this year. The P2 settings cannot be adjusted and now this!

It is erroneous to say this sensor is Zigbee 3 compatible or HomeKit compatible UNLESS you have an Aqara hub. When I added the sensor by itself to my SmartThings system, it showed up as a "Zigbee Connect thing" or some generic nonsense like that. It did nothing. I thought the Zigbee 3 note meant I could use this with HomeKit through SmartThings, but no. It specifically says "Requires Aqara Zigbee 3.0 HUB " and they mean it. Once I bought the cheapest Aqara hub (around $29 when I got it), it still took some work and updating firmware to get it all working, but now it is flawless; I have a simple sensor that will turn lights off when I am not in my office. Also, I don't think this will work in “HomeKit compatible" mode in the Aqara app. I tried it, but the sensor would never pair with the hub. Then when I redid it in the Aqara app with an account (not HomeKit compatible mode), I was notified to update firmware, and things all worked. Once it was set up, it worked great. But the Zigbee 3 note is really about what Aqara hub to get, not hubs in general. So, honestly, I would recommend this if you have an Aqara Zigbee 3 hub or you just add in to the cost the extra for the USB stick Aqara hub. It's an actual "presence sensor" not just motion detection.

Fantastic little present sensor for home automation. I purchased two of these and one of another version from Aqara. I plan on purchasing more in the future. They work great for home automation for disabled family members. I've set them up to detect when they walk into the laundry room the bathroom the office and when they do it turns the lights on. As long as it detects them in there it keeps the lights on and then in the bedroom and the laundry room it turns the lights off 10 seconds after they leave and the bathroom I have it wait a minute to still run the fan. These have been fantastic for helping disabled family members

This presence sensor works flawlessly. I am currently using three other presence sensors in my smart home. None work as well as the FP1E. I get false detections (Ghosts) with the other sensors I own. The FP1E has yet to give me a false detection. I bought this sensor to replace a motion sensor I have in my kitchen. Once calibrated the sensor has worked seamlessly! Very easy to install, and location is key with this type of sensor! The price is reasonable, however I do wish it was a little bit less expensive, because I would like to buy three more!! Connection to my aqara hub was extremely easy and works well with Alexa and Home Assistant! Highly recommend! If you are in the market for a presence sensor, look no further!!

Funciona muy bien y se enlaza a la primera.

Toplamda 10 adet aldım. Şimdi Aqara hub'lardan veya Zigbee2MQTT üzerinden direkt bağlayabilirsiniz. Kullanmaya başlamadan önce, boş bir odada (hayvansız, TV kapalı, bilgisayar bile kapalı) AI öğrenme modunu çalıştırın. Konumlandırmaya dikkat edin. Oda girişinde ben kapının üstüne yerleştirdim. Zigbee2MQTT üzerinden de ekleyebilirsiniz, ancak bu durumda AI öğrenme modu aktif olmuyor. Bir haftadır kullanıyorum. Ofis olarak kullandığım küçük odada bir kere bile yanlışlıkla ışığı kapatmadı. Açma hızı da mükemmel. Odaya girer girmez ışığı açıyor. Tek eksisi, lux sensörü bulunmaması. Bu cihazla hareket sensörüne bile ihtiyaç duymuyorsunuz. Zigbee2MQTT'de mesafeyi de görebiliyorsunuz. Ancak dediğim gibi, AI modu Zigbee2MQTT ile gelmiyor (doğal olarak). Arkadaşım da aynı cihazı kullanıyor. Örneğin, onda hareket eden perdeye ve çamaşır makinesine nadiren de olsa tepki vermiş. Bu açıdan denemedim ama bende takılı olduğu yer klima önü. Deneme amacıyla klimayı hem soğuk hem de sıcak modda çalıştırdım ve hiçbir sorun yaşamadım. Bu cihazı alarak evinizdeki tüm ışıkları akıllandırabilirsiniz. Doğru bir şekilde yerleştirir ve yeterli sayıya ulaşırsanız, evinizde bir daha ışık açıp kapatmazsınız. Ayrıca, alarm sistemi olarak da kullanılabilir. Home Assistant dahil tüm sistemlerde çalışıyor. Ben Aqara M2 hub üzerinden tanıtıp Home Assistant'a HomeKit Controller ile ekledim. Aqara cihazlarını da Sonoff Micro Zigbee USB adaptöre bağladım. Zaten tek yaşadığım için hareket sensörleri ile ışık otomasyonu yapabiliyorum. Mantık basit: girdiğim odada ışık açılıyor, diğer odalarda ışık kapanıyor. Bu şekilde evimde ışık açıp kapatma ihtiyacı duymuyorum. Ancak misafir geldiğinde sıkıntı oluyordu. Şimdi, misafir gelince kapıdaki kamera algılıyor ve evi misafir moduna geçiriyor. Bu modda tüm FP1'lere elektrik gidiyor ve aktif hale geliyor. Böylece evde kim olursa olsun, ışıklar otomatik olarak çalışıyor. Matter veya Matter destekleyen hub'lar artık yaygınlaştı. Bu cihazı istediğiniz yerde kullanabilirsiniz. Örneğin, Hue ışıkları veya Sonoff rölelerini Matter ile Aqara uygulamasına tanıtıp doğrudan otomasyonlar oluşturabilirsiniz. Cihazı mutlaka kimsenin dokunamayacağı bir yere yerleştirin, çünkü yerinden oynatılırsa AI öğrenme modunu yeniden çalıştırmak zorunda kalabilirsiniz. Tek ve büyük eleştirim: 1700 TL'ye Black Friday'de aldım, ancak 5 gün sonra fiyat 3800 TL'ye çıktı. Avrupa’da FP2 90 Euro, FP1 ise 45-50 Euro arasında satılıyor. Arada yarı yarıya fark var, çünkü FP2 çok daha fazla özelliğe sahip bir cihaz. Ancak Türkiye'de FP1, FP2'den daha pahalı. Bu nasıl bir mantık? Fiyat neden 1700 TL’den 3800 TL’ye çıktı?

Like all Aqara products this works seamlessly without fail.

J'intègre ce détecteur de présence à Home Assistant via une clé Zigbee ; je ne peux donc pas commenter l'application native. Néanmoins, sa reconnaissance par Z2M est immédiate et, après configuration, sa fiabilité atteint 99 %. J'ai observé très peu de ratés ou de faux positifs. L'appareil est fourni avec une plaque métallique adhésive permettant une fixation et un réglage aisés. Son seul défaut réside dans un temps de réponse non immédiat : quelques secondes s'écoulent entre la sortie de la zone de détection et la mise à jour de l'état. Ceci reste toutefois négligeable en utilisation courante.

Vorweg: Ich hatte längere Zeit TuYa Radarsensoren die das ganze Z2M-System mit Statusmeldungen zugespammt haben. Neben dem Problem funktionierten diese TuYa Melder auch nicht immer zuverlässig und haben oft Fehlauslösungen gehabt. Nun habe ich diese beiden Melder rausgeschmissen und gegen diese Aqara FP1E getauscht. In der Decke habe ich mir dann ein USB Kabelnetzteil von Logilink reingesetzt damit der FP1E auch dort Strom bekommt. Da der alte TuYa Melder so groß war, wie eine GU10 Lampenfassung habe ich mir eine adaptiert und den Aqara dort eingebaut, siehe Foto. Passt so grade ebend. Lediglich die Halterung musste ich dafür anpassen, da das Gelenk hinten nur Magnetisch auf eine Metallplatte mit zwei Schraublöchern geht. Der Sensor ist dafür ja aber auch nicht gemacht, sondern für einen direkten Anbau an die Decke. Aufgrund des Lochs bei mir und der doch recht großen Aufbauphase entschied ich mich für den etwas improvisierten Einbau. In Zigbee2MQTT konnte ich es nahtlos ohne Gebastel einbinden (Zigbee2MQTT 2.0, HA 2025.1, Skyconnect Stick, ca. 150 Zigbee Geräte). Ich wunderte mich erst, dass der Sensor ständig Präsenz anzeigt, aber dafür muss einmalig das "AI Learning" in den Einstellungen aktiviert werden , damit der Melder sich kalibriert. Das würde aber in der richtigen App von Aqara sowieso gemacht werden müssen. Der Melder arbeitet wirklich hervorragend. Auch die Auslösedistanz funktioniert relativ genau. Damit kann ich unterbinden, dass der Vierbeiner das Licht auslöst, das konnten die TuYas nicht so präzise. Auch das Routing des Netzwerks über die Aqaras funktioniert laut Map sehr gut. Dank Zigbee ist die Latenz des Aqara unfassbar gering, dass es nicht auffällt ob es ein hart geschaltetes Licht mit Analog-BWM ist, oder der Aqara. Einziger Wehrmutstropfen: Der Melder hat KEINEN Sensor für die aktuelle Beleuchtungsstärke. Somit fällt eine Abhängigkeit der Schaltung nach Helligkeit leider raus. Dank Home Assistant und der Sonnenstandintegration kein Problem, wäre aber trotzdem schöner gewesen mit einem Helligkeitssensor. Dafür hat der Aqara FP1E seltsamerweise aber ein Temperatursensor Onboard, den ich nicht benötige. Fazit: Begeistert! Preis/Leistung wirklich Top. Bis jetzt keinerlei Fehlauslösungen, schnelles präzises Auslösen und einfache Installation Dank USB. Kann ich nur empfehlen das Teil.