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Aqara FP1 Human Presence Sensor ZigBee 3.0 Smart Human body Detector Exists Sensor Smart Home for FP2 APP Aqara home homekit
Expert Take
The Aqara FP1 is a solid 60GHz millimeter-wave presence sensor that detects humans even when completely still, unlike standard PIR motion sensors. It's more affordable than the FP2 but requires constant USB power and an Aqara Hub. Excellent for small-to-medium rooms where wired installation is feasible, though it lacks the multi-zone capabilities of the FP2. Good for smart home automation enthusiasts already in the Aqara ecosystem or using Home Assistant with Zigbee.
Pros
- Detects breathing, head nodding, and subtle movements that standard PIR sensors missyoutube.com
- AI spatial learning automatically maps the room to distinguish humans from pets and robot vacuumsmatteralpha.com
- Zigbee 3.0 protocol offers reliable, energy-efficient mesh networking with repeater capabilityyoutube.com
- Magnetic base with swing-arm enables flexible positioning and easy angle adjustmentblog.wijman.net
- Sensor state changes to "on" within 5 seconds of detecting movementsmarthomescene.com
- High sensing quality resists false negatives from slow movement or stillnesstechhive.com
Cons
- Requires constant USB power with no battery option, limiting mounting flexibilityyoutube.com
- Initial presence detection takes up to 10 seconds versus near-instant PIR sensorsyoutube.com
- Approach direction detection (left/right enter/leave) proved inaccurate during actual movementsmarthomescene.com
- Sensitivity is self-adaptive with no manual adjustment option for fine-tuningtechhive.com
Expert Quality
61
Deal Score
75
Price
$40.58
Current Price
$40.58$82.81-51%
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