But this has nothing to do with radio mm-wave-technology. This is an issue with WLAN protocol connection. Two totally different types of (functional/connection) protocol.
So your point is the WLAN (and internet) connection. Not the radio wave pinging. Or what?
And it’s not “impossible” to find devices that don’t “phone home”. Just go with Zigbee, Z-Wave, etc.
There are at least 3 mm-wave-sensors based on Zigbee on the market.
No, you are misunderstanding what I am typing @MaasOne
I am not talking about the technology of High Frequency 5G bands to ping a room and create a presence which the presence sensors uses to validate a presence.
I am saying that your big worry about devices “phoning home” over the wan (for firmware updates…etc…) is a moot point because you can sandbox these devices with your network config, so its not a big deal…
mm-wave-ping technology is not at “5G”. It’s at 5 to 60 GHz technology. “5G” is WLAN (around 5 GHz). You’re still combining different technologies, frequencies and protocols.
A 5.8 GHz mm-wave-sensor is not able to connect to a “5G” WLAN and “phone home”.
Please learn the the basic differences in frequencies and protocols!
You are confusing technologies. MM just means “millimeter wave” and are frequencies where wavelengths get as short as one millimeter and 5G just means the different parts of the spectrum that can be used with those waves. Nothing to do with network protocols on that level. It’s used like a radar to “ping” the room and detect presence.
Nobody ever said it could, this particular device connects at Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHZ for network access. When it reaches said network you have the option to block any attempts at “phoning home” so that’s my point that it’s not a huge problem.
You’re not comprehending so hopefully that makes it more clear for you, but I think i explained it as much as needed here.
I found a trick to avoid putting it in your main network. Simply connect your iPhone to your IOT WiFi before setting up the FP2, that way it will remember that wifi network.
Hi all, so far I still cannot make Hassio homekit to detect FP2. I’ve lost a lot of days trying to figure it out. So far problem might be the network. To be more exact the discrepancy between the results of python3 -m netdisco and the dns-sd.
I am new and to do it I had to Google commands frequently…
python3 -m netdisco:
Discovered devices:
Discovered 0 devices
dns-sd result:
19:00:11.809 Presence-Sensor-FP2-D7D8._hap._tcp.local. can be reached at Presence-Sensor-FP2-D7D8.local.:59673 (interface 15)
sh=+wjKhQ== ci=10 sf=1 s#=4 pv=1.1 md=PS-S02E id=B2:E2:99:54:AB:7D ff=2 c#=2
19:06:21.781 Presence-Sensor-FP2-D7D8._hap._tcp.local. can be reached at Presence-Sensor-FP2-D7D8.local.:50360 (interface 15)
sh=+wjKhQ== ci=10 sf=1 s#=4 pv=1.1 md=PS-S02E id=B2:E2:99:54:AB:7D ff=2 c#=2
So any advice on how to fix the network is welcomed. Ty!
Having an issue…
I added the HA Homekit Device integration from here: HomeKit Device - Home Assistant
It detects the FP2, tries to pair, then I get an error message, and asks me to enter the pairing code.
I’ve double, triple, 5 times checked that I’m entering the right number - the 8 digit number found on the back of the FP2 next to the house icon.
I’ve put it in the format XXX-XX-XXX and it isn’t working, I get an error message each time:
An unhandled error occurred while attempting to pair with this device. This may be a temporary failure or your device may not be supported currently: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'async_start_pairing'
I tried the pairing code without the dashes, I’ve tried the pairing code with XXXX-XXXX and no luck whatsoever. Not sure what I’m doing wrong here!
edit: I should add that I do not have HomeKit currently, do not have an iPhone - I’m running Android. The FP2 is attached to the Aqara app.
edit 2: updated the FP2 firmware. Now it’s hanging at this screen:
edit 3: okay - found a post that helped (below), and disconnected the FP2 from power and reconnected. It now works!
This information needs updating as you do not need Homekit to install Aqara Presence Sensors on a Android into Home Assistant! I’m doing a write up on the setup!
Any information regarding this setup? I’m curious as I’m currently about to set this up but would like to integrate the FP2 without any homekit components if possible.
Does anyone know if there is a way to manually flash firmware? I bought two of these at the same time. One is able to update, the other constantly fails. I tried everything I could think of, but it won’t update past the .0028 firmware.
hi, I just set up two. One about a month ago, and another one a few days ago. A month ago worked flawlessly. A few days ago, I had the “can’t pair with homekit” issue somehow, but it ended up resolving itself after a few attempts.
Things work great! I have it connected as a “Homekit Device” in HA and all sensors are responsive. I had to remove from the Apple Home first, and then it showed up in Home Assistant. Even after setup in HA, I can continue changing the zones and upgrading firmware using the official Aqara app.
Is there a way to “force” it into Home Assistant I wonder?
When I first installed, Home Assistant found it without problems. But I chose to ignore it because I wasn’t finished with the initial setup in the Aqara app (designing rooms etc.).
So I did all I wanted to do in the Aqara app including upgrading the firmware.
But now Home Assistant can’t find the sensor at all.
I have tried all I can do except factory reset the sensor.
Is there a way to add it manually to HA I wonder?
Thanks
I had a failed set up (similar to @jen above - neede to update firmware) but only had to power cycle it for it to show up again in homekit and add successfully
A power cycle didn’t do it for me, unfortunately
i succeded without a hub , just as you said , thanks mate,
Hi.
I did a factory reset on mine, and then it showed up in Home Assistant again.
But when I entered the 8 digit code, HA tells me that the device is already paired.
But I cannot find it anywhere in HA
Is there a file or database in HA I can look through?
Does it matter that I connected it to the Aqara Android App first?
thanks
Is there some trick to getting this in Home Assistant? There is no Aqara integration showing up in HA.
It integrates as a HomeKit device - do you have the HomeKit integration set up?
It finally triggered on its own time and came up as Home Kit.
I thought HomeKit required an apple device?
