Or I need to worry about the damn milkman too! LOL
With the addition of ZWave to the stretch goal for these switches, does that mean that the inclusion of a Lux sensor is more or less likley? I know its extra complexity and cost, but it is a nice feature to help with room scenes (brighness, color, etc) for when presense is detected.
@Eric_Inovelli, being that you added Z-Wave do we have a choice in which we get. I would rather have Z-Wave over zigbee but I am good with either if I have no choice (I backed the zigbee but 95% of my devices are Z-Wave)?
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Iām still pushing for it. The cost is actually not that much extra and honestly the only reason I canāt promise it is because of the complexity it may bring. Iām just not sure if we can pull it off from a PCB design standpoint.
In other words, itās more of a functionality/design issue vs a cost issue. I really want it personally too, especially for circadian rhythm type automations.
Yeah you can certain switch if youād like. There will be a small fee per unit to cover the additional cost for Z-Wave (MSRP is $10 higher, but those whoāve invested early weāre only charging $4). Just reach out to customer support (or just PM me) and we can take care of it.
Edit: Just read @harjms comment ā heās correct lol
@Eric_Inovelli I noticed that the campaign is coming to a close, but thereās a note about ignoring the days left because youāre extending it for the Z-Wave stretch goal (YAS!).
Is there a reason you canāt change the deadline directly in Indigogo? https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/216112178-Deadlines
Great question ā yes, I was looking into this and I wasnāt clear if you extended the deadline if that meant your funding would have to wait until the deadline ends.
Weād like to get started on the Zigbee portion ASAP (which requires a downpayment to the manufacturer) and we can only get the funding from Indiegogo once the campaign ends.
So, if we extend the campaign, then I think weād also be extending the time for funds to be released.
Whereas if we did InDemand: InDemand - Indiegogo ā it would allow the funds to be released and allow us to keep the campaign open as long as we want.
Hopefully that makes sense?
Ah yes, that makes sense. Definitely wasnāt clear from the update on the campaign. Thanks! Looking forward to this being a huge success!
Lol on the video 
You really need to go play portal. Itās worth it just for the snark.
Few questions,
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What would happen if multiple mmWave overlap? Modern houses with open floor plans have large spaces that I assume would be hard to cover with a single sensor. Would be interesting to be able to use multiple in a single spaceā¦ Mesh like.
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I assume the mmWave could be enabled and disabled? Just thinking if I install multiple into a space to play around with location etc.
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Depending on the automation platform youāre using you can setup groups for multiple mmwave sensors in a single space. Groups are always more powerful because their state can be controlled by multiple inputs. Say you have 3 mmwave sensors in your living room, but your fav spot on the couch is only in the right angle for one of them, your group state can still be on.
Iād worry about the interference though. Iāll have to play around with it
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I donāt think itāll be an issue. Iāve got a couple FP1ās in the same room in my basement and they donāt seem to interfere with each other. I know thatās not a huge sample size though so donāt take that as an absolute fact.
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Iām going to order some to play with.
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I think everybody is overcomplicating things based on the software of the Aqara.
In my mind, this functions as a simple āpresence sensorā with ādetectedā or ānot detectedā as the reporting. Having settings to adjust sensitivity, distance, and turn detection zones on/off would make it more useful, but it will probably still fall back to a simple sensor, due to limitations of zigbee/zwave and hub software.
This doesnāt really diminish the possibility of what you are asking for, you just do it through your automation platform. Your automations can link them together quite easily.
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I just want to say I really hope a lux sensor can be integrated.
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Will there be backer add-ons later? Iād like to purchase 7 of these and wondering if I can purchase the 5 now and then add on two additional to ship with the same order. Iām hoping to avoid having to fund 3 separate times and pay shipping each time.
Since a wall switch has its location dictated by the placement of the electrical box, being able to define āzonesā would be very valuable. For example, I have a few locations that are at the end of a hallway āT junctionā. Iād want walking past the end of the hallway not to register as motion, only if someone were to turn into the hallway itself, if that makes sense.
Since we have cats, it would also be helpful to be able to ignore motion close to the ground.
For PIR sensors, I have more freedom to locate the sensor where it has an appropriate āfield of viewā. Iāve also āmaskedā what the sensor sees with tape applied to the sensorās cover, in some cases.
Respectfully, I think thereās a lot of value in having more than a āsimple presence sensorā and closer to the Aqara mmWave sensors. I donāt see why individual zones couldnāt be exposed as multiple āmotion sensorsā.
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