A simple and cheap Sonoff IR motion detector is working well enough to detect motion and turn the lights on. But it’s the common problem of when you are sitting motionless in a room reading, the lights go out. Yes I can set the timeout longer.
One work aroubd I thought of is to program a slow-motion dimming effect when the sensor thinks the room is vacant, then if someone is still in there they can wave a hand. But better if this is not needed.
What’s the best solution for this? millimeter wave? But I think these require AC mains power. I have Wifi, zigbee and Thread networks
My security camera will detect human-presence failrly well but I don’t want indoor cameras.
I have deployed Tuya Zigbee Human Presence Detectors around my house. They work great. Pretty cheap from Aliexpress. And yes, they are power hungry and require USB power. Placement and sensitivity adjustments take trial and error, but once you get them fine-tuned, they are a game changer.
I also have the Tuya mmwave sensor and it’s very nice. One thing to note is that it may require a special zigbee quirks file since many do not use standard zigbee methods.
I’ve never seen a battery powered mmwave occupancy sensor, only devices that must be plugged in. It definitely uses more power than a standard PIR. It actively sends out radar pulses, so it makes sense.
Could you please be so kind to point me to the exact link to download this quirk ?
I cannot find it, the ones I found are exposing only occupancy and the best one occupancy and lumens.
Same issue currently, strangly mine has/was working fine I think… just had to move it 0.5m and now it just goes to LARGE and is stuck also. Confused… guess you did not solve your issue?
Man, still got one stuck going into LARGE and stay; no reset or setting change works… and this was simply after moving its position (it worked before that). Any ideas, any troubles on your side?