Aqara new people presence sensor FP2

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It does seem to add to the app fine and then once configured it shows in HA as a Home Kit device. When adding to HA through this method you are presented with 5 entities:

  • Lux sensor
  • Button
  • Presence Sensor 1
  • Presence Sensor 2
  • Presence Sensor 3

So I’m not sure how you could use it yet to its full potential?

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Apologies for the last comment in a way, as I now have figured out how you can fully utilise the sensor using HA.

Each time you create an a presence area in the app (be it dining table, bed, etc.) then those areas appear in HA as presence sensors. So you can then tailor the presence to those areas individually using automations.

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I just ordered a couple of these to test out. All I need is HomeKit controller and the Aqara App to use the Fp2 to its full potential? No Aqara hub? if I’m understanding this thread correctly.

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Pretty sure you don’t need the Homekit controller… You will need to connect the FP2 via WiFi 2.4GHz to Home Assistant using the . You will also need the Aqara app to define the areas etc… I believe you can have up to sixty! With number, I suspect you would get a lot of cross-area triggering. Certainly looks promising.

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Some question on interference, say if you have a ceiling fan in center of the bedroom, just above the bed.
If you exclude that ceiling fan area, then it might not detect person on the bed?

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HomeKit controller is the name of the home assistant integration used to connect to it.

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Reed from Smart Home Solver made a great video of the FP2 here: https://youtu.be/yarollsdao4

Wished I had the funds to purchase it… Cost SG$159 (roughly USD120) here in Singapore. Need to settle my home restoration first, it caught fire February 1st 2023 :disappointed_relieved:

For those in Singapore that wants to purchase : https://shope.ee/5pcCR5mUL8

UPDATE 10 Jan 2024: China version is now in stock!! (SG$106) →
Link 1: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dk7RWM9
Link 2: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DC9x4fL

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According to Reeds video, if you use the HomeKit controller you can’t access the zones feature.

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Wow that price is insane! Sorry to hear such terrible news about your home :cry:

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Its actually pretty good. My only issue with it is that I can’t have it in the Aqara Home app and Home Assistant at the same time.

On iOS you add it to the aqara app which then forces you to add it to the Home app. I think if you have an android you won’t run into this as it doesn’t have the Home app. The issue is that, to add it to HA I have to remove it from the Home app (which removes it from the Aqara app) so it is in a state where it still has the wifi network details but not the Homekit association.

The problem is, anytime I want to modify the zones or anything to configure it, I have to remove it from HA, add back to the Aqara app and then make any changes, remove it from the Aqara app and add it to back to HA. A big pain.

If anybody else knows how to get around this please share.

I’m trying to find my android tablet to see if I can get around this requirement.

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Thank for the Info. I’m so looking forward to receiving these, the video links makes this thing look amazing.

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someone commented on reeds video this:

1 hour ago

To add the FP2 to Home Assistant you need to do the following steps:

  1. Add the FP2 to HomeKit through the Aqara App.
  2. Setup your motion zones in the Aqara App.
  3. Remove any of the FP2 sensors from within the Apple Home app. Removing one will remove all of them.
  4. It should discover the FP2 within HomeAssistant using the HomeKit Controller integration, and you just need to enter the Apple HomeKit device code found on the FP2.
    It will automatically sync the zones you previously created, and any future changes in the Aqara app for zones will propagate to Home Assistant.

I don’t use homekit at all so not sure if this will work for me.

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Bam that did it. Awesome thank you.

Now i have it in HA and in the Aqara app. If I add a zone in aqara app it instantly shows up as a HA sensor.

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wow thats awesome. i’m buying one today then. do we need to use homekit?

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Anyone tested if the sensor still works if internet connection is blocked? It should work, i know. but if anyone could actually test it i would appreciate it.

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Hi,
so, does this mean that you need to own an apple device? I’d really want to use these, but we don’t have any iOS devices, and I wouldn’t like to buy it without being sure, that we can integrate it into HA even without an iOS. Could anyone please confirm, if it is doable without an apple device? (+ it seems to be out of stock right now anyways :frowning: )

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No Apple/iOs device required. Fine with HA and Homekit plugin. New stocks an the way I understand.

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Hi,

Did someone test it with HA SkyConnect?

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Has anyone found a way to get the number of people in a room? This would be awesome for automations to detect when you have guests over

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Yes and No. I blocked the internet from one of my test devices and from my quick tests I found the following:

  • Local reporting still worked. So in HA I was still getting notifications of sensor updates. This is probably because homekit works locally.
  • The aqara app that you need to configure it does not seem to function. I can’t edit the zones or even do a firmware update. It complains about the communication with the device. So that seems to go through their cloud.

So it looks like once you configure it you can cut it off, but anytime you need to make a change you need to get it back online.

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