Aqara Zigbee Presence Sensor FP1E, mmWave Radar Wired Motion Sensor, AI Spatial Learning, Supports HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Matter Over Bridge, Requires Aqara Zigbee 3.0 Hub

Works really well, quite sensitive so be aware of where you place this.Has been extremely reliable with Home Assistant. You must supply your own USB power adapter

As others have said, this is a bit of a PITA to set up and pair. You have to pair it twice without removing it from the system after the first, no repeaters, use the built in driver, and get very close to the hub to avoid repeaters when first set up. Other than that, once set up and working, it's pretty terrific. It detects occupancy, not just movement. It is Zigbee so it reports quickly, reports no movement after about 15-20 seconds of no occupancy. this is not a 'presence' sensor in Hubitat terms which refers to being present in the system at home. It refers to being an occupant of a room. It has no illuminance sensor so you can't set it up for control based on illumination. At the current discounted price of about 40, It's a good sensor. At 30 I will buy another or two. Third Reality's motion sensor is 15-20 and a good value for a MOTION sensor. This is NOT battery operated or battery backed up and has a hard wired USB A plug with a 6' (approx) cord, so you will need a power source for it. They say 1a (5v) works. I have mine on a 2a - hard to find just 1a these days, and they are inexpensive if you can. It also re-connects quickly if the power goes out. I found that out when moving it from the 'setup' location to a distant location (with repeaters). All in all not too bad. It's not THAT new (2023) or so and has built in drivers in Hubitat - no need to download other drivers.

(Edit: 10/04/24) This month’s z2m update brought support for the FP1E. Now I have the device directly on my main Zigbee network in Home Assistant. It works great.I was easily able to pair this Aqara FP1E Presense Sensor to my M3 Hub, just followed the prompt when adding a new device. I was then able to see my Sensor in the Matter Integration that the M3 is a bridge for in Home Assistant. I set up an automation the when presense had changed from any state to clear for greater than 1 minute, to turn off the lights (if already on) in the room I have the sensor in. So far so good. I am however looking forward to when zigbee2mqtt and/or ZHA support this Zigbee device, I am very interested in seeing what is controllable/observable. I had been able to easily pair the FP1E to my z2m network, but at time of writing, it's not yet a supported device.All in all though, good sensor so far. Detects me, totally (maybe) a human, but not my cats. Setting the range of the sensor was easy too, a slidable scale within the Aqara app. And the AI/machine learning "reset" function cleared a clear room and hopefully accounted for all that it is supposed to.

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.

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.