I had been dreading finding a permanent install for my mmWave and humidity sensors. This is both lazy and functional and I love it. I will be doing this!
I'm new to the whole Home Assistant/Home Automation rabbit hole. I'm a developer by trade and have some electronics training, so I'm not afraid of a bit of soldering or code. I came across this video looking for a DIY presence sensor. I love your fun, but straight forward info. I had to subscribe after seeing this video!
Jumping right in with the fun projects I see! Nice! Glad to have you and feel free to join the fun in my Discord as well if you enjoy chatting with others discord.digiblur.com should get you an invite link.
@@digiblurDIY - Have you done any work with LUX sensors as well? The goal here is to do a multi-sensor setup with sensors recommended here for presence, temp/humidity, etc. Do you have a recommendation for a lux sensor? I'd like to setup an automation to automatically turn on the lights in a room based on a combination of factors, including presence and current light levels in the room.
@DeliberateGeek yup! I have used the both the analog and i2c versions. I prefer the i2c for simplicity. I used a TSL2561 several years ago in a project and it worked well so far.
You can use the larger DuPont jumpers on the sensor by removing the black plastic housing with a tooth pick. Just make sure to glue them so they don't move around and make contact with each other.
Thanks, Travis. Bought them, they are blasting through doors as a quick test. Will install in toilet ceiling and try to compare the distance 1.5m = in the toilet seat :) start the timer for ventilation activation if sitting more than 2 minutes.
@@digiblurDIY implemented via binary_sensor and filter for realistic distance. Do you have any tips for trying to isolate it from penetrating adjacent room? I've tried 40 degrees tilt, Red Bull tin foil on the side of the sensor, but it still penetrating a bit in the corner. Limiting distance helps a bit, but then actual activation is delayed. Also, tilting too much impacts the occupancy state.
Would love to see the automations that are used. I am having trouble with them trying to find the pattern of the sensor to trip the lights. Again thanks for a great video.
I am working on a couple tweaks here and there cover some outliers and manual use of the fan. I will cover some of that for people to learn and also find issues I am doing that might not be the easiest solution.
Travis, Another great video from the Digi Team. Glad you were able to find a suitable, inexpensive, and reliable millimeter (mm) wave sensor, coupled with a true DIY solution (ESP32) for us (the kids who aren't like the rest 😉). Great job to you and OG! 🙂
Have you tried LD2410b sensor? they say it's pretty good and doesn't even need to be connected to the esp, it can be discovered through bluetooth. A comparison between those 2 sensors would be nice!
Yep. I did try it. But like many others found, it falls on its face too often and needed an ESP anyways. Esphome supports it natively too which is cool but you have to hard code the 16 numbers of the various gates of sensitivity. A little much and I found the 1125 to be the perfect middle of the road that worked well.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks Travis, i was going to ask the same question as i had the LD2010C on my aliexpress cart waiting to pull the trigger, i guess i can go for the 1125 for just one specially since we are DYI here
I bought a prebuilt mmWave from Ali, it worked ok but the amount of traffic it was sending (Zigbee) was ridiculous and felt it was likely to cause issues over the long term. It’s the black square box one.
Ohhh, you're "in the ceiling" boxes, combined with "false triggering through the wall" has got me planning a mass deployment inside my attic, looking down in multiple locations, right through the drywall ceiling. No visible sensors at all ...
Oh btw...I subscribed & like this. I've been an engineer for a few decades now but totally a hands on & DIY guy & LOVE learning about new technology, especially in the digital world since I'm a mechanical/packaging engineer & this is not my strength...yet But have three 3D printers now and working on a haptics design involving mini-controllers, ESP tech, VR & the hardware (body) designing. So really a wide spectrum. The last 6+ yrs I've used the Arduino here & there on some things. This home automation though is on my list of projects after I finish installing a mini-split heat pump at my little house in LA. Got here from Chicago a few years ago & 4 miles from Pacific & u would be surprised how damp & chilly the nights are! Holy cow Anyway these mini sensors and how easy we can design & integrate them into a home monitoring system is unreal. I want to have a bunch of custom 3D printed cases around my place that can monitor temp, humidity, wind speed & direction, sense movement outdoors around me, and if possible the quality of air. ESPHome seems like an excellent choice for this. Couple questions if you would be so kind to answer: :) Can this data collected in ESPHome be put into graphic visual display gauges instead of raw data form? Is this ESPHome the best open source option, for collecting a wide range of data in a local area like your home or office? 1 goal I've always had is having all this sensing data to be not on your phone, but on your wrist. Where a haptic vibration gives you alerts. Wherever I'm at if a delivery is made to my door, the haptic vibration goes off...for example. PLus allowing me a small watch screen 2 view all all the data or gauges. I have my phone w/me going out like everybody else...but not attached 2 my body where I can get silent notices...and very fast access for viewing. Sorry for the long post! My mind races with excitement Cheers
I think athom has a beat on this channel lol. They released an ESP home based MMwave Sensor for $30 with a case, mount and power adaptor. Doesn't look like it has a temp sensor tho.
Great vid what is the difference you found between the LD1125H and your runner up from amazon "LD2410C Sensor Module HLK-LD2410" ????? many thanks again for the content ..
I found it a little too picky and sensitive for my use case. The current native Esphome configuration you have to hard code the values or use your phone with a sketch app to configure them. Slow process especially compared to coming from the 1125 model that has them right in a slider to change instantly. Super easy to tweak and get set how I wanted. Even worked well in the bedroom with a ceiling fan running for person detection there which was surprising.
Your son cracks me up too...as he just stares at you when you give him directions. Kinda how a dog looks at this owner...lol His shirt is really cool as well.
Hey thanks for this video, really appreciate it, its simple and easy to follow. I was able to setup this sensor in of my bathrooms and it works really well after fiddling around with the settings as per my needs... just a quick question - should I update the firmware of these sensor for which i keep getting ESPHome notifications in HA ? or just skip if the device is working fine presently.
Excellent video! It has truly inspired me! After watching this I ordered all the parts to prototype one out for myself. I've got it setup in my bedroom for now to control a minisplit. I am curious if you have any suggestions on how to prevent detection of ceiling fan motion? Currently I've just physically moved the orientation of the sensor such that it doesn't seem to pick it up. The consequence of that is it limits some detection in areas where I'd want it! Additionally I've noticed it will detect movement on the floor below! Crazy! Was curious any suggestions on avoid that as well? The only thing that I've tried for that is adjusting the distance detection as well as using aluminum foil (which looks bad) to mitigate detection. Both are effective, but same issue as before then detection is limited in areas where I want it to detect. Thanks again!
That is the common problem with many mmwave sensors, moving parts! Its best to just mount it in a way it can't see it or some metal to block it from seeing this fan.
I have this LD1125H sensor perfectly working after following your excellent video guide. I had not installed the BME280 when I did this project and had only installed LD1125H now I need to install a Temperature & Humidity sensor to the same ESP32 to board, can I install a DHT22 sensor in place of BME280 ? I can just replace the below yaml with the BME280 code and will it work ? sensor: - platform: dht pin: D2 temperature: name: "Bathroom Temperature" humidity: name: "Bathroom Humidity" update_interval: 60s
I now have the sensor dialed in for one of my rooms, but was wondering if there was a printable case that might be around. You wired yours to the faceplate, but I need something different. Will build my own if needed but thought I would ask first.
I don't have any cases. I know a few others were working on various ones for this sensor but I haven't checked Thingiverse to see if they uploaded them yet.
Would it be possible to program zones in a DIY mm wave sensor connected to an ESP32 and HA? That seems to be an advantage of the commercial Aqara FP2, but it would be much more fun to have it in a DIY...
just wondering if the sliders will remember their positions after reboot? I played around with LD2410B with ESP8266 and it has the slider too, but it doesn't remember it's position whenever rebooted.
Great video. Have always wanted to build something for presence purposes only and prebuilt devices with mmwave are just not cost friendly. Have ordered some of the parts and re evaluating how I'm gonna install it. Any tips on how I can install it without dc 5v supply? Will a power bank or solar work?
My HA is installed in a HP 500 mini PC. I installed the Presence Sensor using your file connected to HA server, everything works but when I removed the power, and installed in a new location, the unit cannot go online!!! I used ESP32 Wrover Dev module and LD2410
Links all refer to BME280 3.3V with five pins. In the picture there is a BM280 5V with only four pins. I guess the 3.3V version is the right one since ESP32 is using 3.3V but where should the fifth pins be connected to?
They do change them from time to time. The number of pins isn't a thing. You just use 4 of them. Sometimes the 5th might be for changing the address or other features.
I have set this up and it is being seen in home assistant but it’s just stating unknown and clearance for the mmWave sensor. I didn’t need the humidity sensor so I haven’t included that, not sure if that’s the issue
Loved the video and the walkthrough along with your other one explaining why you chose this sensor that I had to make one myself. However, I wanted to use some Wemos Lolin S3 Mini boards I had and no matter what I change, I cannot get the code to compile per the board: lolin_s3_mini and variant: esp32s3 options. I'm open to any ideas!
Aren't the "Occupancy Status" and "Occupancy or Movement" interchanged? is that the "Occupancy Status" changes between Occupancy and Movement. Regarding the parameters, is there any information that clearly explains what affects each one?@@digiblurDIY
Cool to see another mmWave sensor 👍🏻 Having played with a few mmWave sensors including cheap one and the expensive aqara FP2 myself, the main issue for me is false negatives. How is your experience with that? If you leave it in your bedroom and check the state history, is is accurate enough to avoid false negative (thinking you left while you are still in the room)?
I had some issues with the FP2 as well even without taking cost into consideration. If you keep it out of view of a ceiling fan then no. I haven't had issues with it staying triggered.
Are you still sold on the AD410? Or now a year later from your review would you recommend something else. I can wire either or both POE or transformer. I’m looking for great video and 2 way sound. I’m torn between AD410 and Reolink
Yeah. I have both of those. I do prefer the AD410 as the codecs are normal so it works great with Frigate and such. It also uses my bell wiring and rings my real doorbell in the hallway. Tough call. Do you have a reolink NVR already?
What is the energy output of this device? I can't imagine that it is bursting at a watt but just curious what the sustained transmission energy level is. mmWave is non-ionizing so not really concerned with that kind of problem but they can penetrate surfaces so, just curious what the radiation footprint of one of these is. I can imagine the cumulative effect of this is if someone went nuts and had 30 of these things spread around in each room on multiple floors.
Great video. I have just received a LD1125H and I'm tinkering with it and the detection speed is crazy! I'm however having problems with the sensitivity. I tried setting everything to lowest values, including max distance, then everything to highest values etc. But I'm still getting detected at 5 meters+. Not sure what could be the problem. Only thing that works fine is the clearance time. I'm using esp32-c3 super mini, but that shoudn't affect it? Thank you for any advice
@@digiblurDIY I have tried all values. 2 power supplies 5V 2A over usb. Even having mth1 to 600, mth2 to 300, mth3 to 200 and rmax to 0.4. It still detecs me at range of about 4 meters. I will have it ceiling mounted, so it's not that big of a deal, but I would still like to know what's wrong.
What's the difference between the LD2410 and the LD2410c? Seems like you got the LD2410, but that's not the one you linked. The one you linked is the LD2410c and it seems like it just has 4 pins, instead of 2x4 like the one you're using in your video. Is there any difference?
I'm using the LD1125H here, not the 2410, I stuck with the 1125 since it was easier to tweak and get my sensitivity settings done especially with being able to do them in real time.
New subscriber, this was an awesome video and just what I wanting. Not to metion a guy who likes to build stuff like I do. Love my glue gun or a tube of 3M 5200 for that permanent water tight install. Thanks again!
Thanks!! It's all in a box so why not... I've pulled projects down that I did 6 years ago and they are still like the day I installed them. Now of course if I was doing 20 of these that might be bit different design.
Going to build this one. Have a couple of questions: first off where are you getting power for your device assuming you mount these on the wall but did not see in the video where to power them from. Secondly: I managed to somehow hose the OTA password and attempts to upload a new yaml file fails. I cannot just plug it into my computer as this device is the Athom 115vac plug. Is there a way to reset the device and upload a new yaml or am I sol?
I have a power supply in my attic that I run a wire over to the USB terminal wire I showed. Really just whatever you come up with to get 5V into the USB port will work. I don't use the OTA/API password stuff myself being on a local network as this is the design to lock you out of things if other users are around that could harm the device without the proper password. You would need to connect to it via USB TTL adapter and recover/flash the device.
I tried the LD1125H and I get a LOT of false positives. I got a couple LD2410Cs and they seem to be pretty consistent without the false positives. I tried tweaking the LD1125H settings from low to high and in between and nothing seemed to decrease or eliminate the false positives. Anyone else experience a lot of false positives?
Any fans or something else moving? I tried the 2410 when it was all the rage too and found it a little wide for my use cases. Kept catching the next room. Honestly you just need to try several and see what fits your environment. I have ceiling fans in every room so it makes it difficult to find spots to use mmwave.
@@digiblurDIYYeah, there are no fans nor anything. Testing them in our MBR which is downstairs and there is no one downstairs all day. After posting that(of course) I did see a few false positives on the LD2410C but not to the extent of the 1125H. At least you can configure the thresholds for the gates on the 2410C and refine it more.
Hi Travis, I'm trying to copy this project but not having much success, the Icuupancy status just stays as Clearance the whole time. I used your yaml (but removed the temp/humidity sensor). Any idea what could be going on?
@@digiblurDIY I've tried turning on debug, different ESP32, an ESP 8266 and nothing is working. I purchased 4 of these sensores and none of them seem to be working. What are the odds all 4 are DOA.... do you know of any other way to debug these sensors?
Actually nevermind! It just started working.... not sure what I did different but its working with one of the sensors, going to test with the others now. Thanks for your help.
I didn't try it. But I wouldn't plan on it either. Bluetooth proxy is doing a lot and this sensor sends updates pretty quickly too. It could impact things and bog it down.
I had a segment I recorded with showing a few sensors and why I skipped them or removed them from testing that I'm going to post. It made the video way too long and might have been boring for some, lol. I'll do a standalone of it.
I have two of them already. Simple one off of this is simple to throw some glue and be done. If I was making 10 of them. I would probably do a PCB as well.
I had been dreading finding a permanent install for my mmWave and humidity sensors. This is both lazy and functional and I love it. I will be doing this!
I just received mine, and it works great. Thanks so much for bringing this sensor to our attention (and your write up)!!
Great to hear! Love these things!
I'm new to the whole Home Assistant/Home Automation rabbit hole. I'm a developer by trade and have some electronics training, so I'm not afraid of a bit of soldering or code. I came across this video looking for a DIY presence sensor. I love your fun, but straight forward info. I had to subscribe after seeing this video!
Jumping right in with the fun projects I see! Nice! Glad to have you and feel free to join the fun in my Discord as well if you enjoy chatting with others discord.digiblur.com should get you an invite link.
@@digiblurDIY - Have you done any work with LUX sensors as well? The goal here is to do a multi-sensor setup with sensors recommended here for presence, temp/humidity, etc. Do you have a recommendation for a lux sensor? I'd like to setup an automation to automatically turn on the lights in a room based on a combination of factors, including presence and current light levels in the room.
@DeliberateGeek yup! I have used the both the analog and i2c versions. I prefer the i2c for simplicity. I used a TSL2561 several years ago in a project and it worked well so far.
I totally agree, most exciting sensor in a long time. Now it's a waiting game for a decent commercial non wifi, cloud free sensor to be available.
This would be awesome to have a plug in model that can pivot around.
Maybe the Aqara FP1 fits your needs, if paired with your local Home Assistant Zigbee coordinator.
You can use the larger DuPont jumpers on the sensor by removing the black plastic housing with a tooth pick. Just make sure to glue them so they don't move around and make contact with each other.
Thanks, Travis. Bought them, they are blasting through doors as a quick test. Will install in toilet ceiling and try to compare the distance
1.5m = in the toilet seat :) start the timer for ventilation activation if sitting more than 2 minutes.
Noice!
@@digiblurDIY implemented via binary_sensor and filter for realistic distance. Do you have any tips for trying to isolate it from penetrating adjacent room? I've tried 40 degrees tilt, Red Bull tin foil on the side of the sensor, but it still penetrating a bit in the corner. Limiting distance helps a bit, but then actual activation is delayed. Also, tilting too much impacts the occupancy state.
Cool stuff as usual, Travis!
Would love to see the automations that are used. I am having trouble with them trying to find the pattern of the sensor to trip the lights. Again thanks for a great video.
I am working on a couple tweaks here and there cover some outliers and manual use of the fan. I will cover some of that for people to learn and also find issues I am doing that might not be the easiest solution.
Travis, Another great video from the Digi Team. Glad you were able to find a suitable, inexpensive, and reliable millimeter (mm) wave sensor, coupled with a true DIY solution (ESP32) for us (the kids who aren't like the rest 😉). Great job to you and OG! 🙂
Thanks! I love this this thing. Works so nice and solves a lot of automation pain points and workarounds.
Hi Jim. I think everyone watching this video is "us" so that makes everyone else "not like the rest" 🤣. We are the DIY majority 🙂
Have you tried LD2410b sensor? they say it's pretty good and doesn't even need to be connected to the esp, it can be discovered through bluetooth. A comparison between those 2 sensors would be nice!
Yep. I did try it. But like many others found, it falls on its face too often and needed an ESP anyways. Esphome supports it natively too which is cool but you have to hard code the 16 numbers of the various gates of sensitivity. A little much and I found the 1125 to be the perfect middle of the road that worked well.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks Travis, i was going to ask the same question as i had the LD2010C on my aliexpress cart waiting to pull the trigger, i guess i can go for the 1125 for just one specially since we are DYI here
Try them all is the way! 😎
I bought a prebuilt mmWave from Ali, it worked ok but the amount of traffic it was sending (Zigbee) was ridiculous and felt it was likely to cause issues over the long term. It’s the black square box one.
Yep I have that same one and noticed how much data it sends over the little zigbee bandwidth we have.
Ohhh, you're "in the ceiling" boxes, combined with "false triggering through the wall" has got me planning a mass deployment inside my attic, looking down in multiple locations, right through the drywall ceiling. No visible sensors at all ...
I bet it will have no issue going through one layer
Very nice guide 👍
Thanks! I have a couple segments I will post that I pulled out too.
Thanks again for another great video. Does anyone have an STL for a 3d printed box for this project if not using a cover plate?
I haven't seen one yet, just for the older sensors.
Oh btw...I subscribed & like this. I've been an engineer for a few decades now but totally a hands on & DIY guy & LOVE learning about new technology, especially in the digital world since I'm a mechanical/packaging engineer & this is not my strength...yet
But have three 3D printers now and working on a haptics design involving mini-controllers, ESP tech, VR & the hardware (body) designing. So really a wide spectrum. The last 6+ yrs I've used the Arduino here & there on some things.
This home automation though is on my list of projects after I finish installing a mini-split heat pump at my little house in LA. Got here from Chicago a few years ago & 4 miles from Pacific & u would be surprised how damp & chilly the nights are! Holy cow
Anyway these mini sensors and how easy we can design & integrate them into a home monitoring system is unreal. I want to have a bunch of custom 3D printed cases around my place that can monitor temp, humidity, wind speed & direction, sense movement outdoors around me, and if possible the quality of air.
ESPHome seems like an excellent choice for this.
Couple questions if you would be so kind to answer: :)
Can this data collected in ESPHome be put into graphic visual display gauges instead of raw data form?
Is this ESPHome the best open source option, for collecting a wide range of data in a local area like your home or office?
1 goal I've always had is having all this sensing data to be not on your phone, but on your wrist.
Where a haptic vibration gives you alerts. Wherever I'm at if a delivery is made to my door, the haptic vibration goes off...for example. PLus allowing me a small watch screen 2 view all all the data or gauges.
I have my phone w/me going out like everybody else...but not attached 2 my body where I can get silent notices...and very fast access for viewing.
Sorry for the long post!
My mind races with excitement
Cheers
Yes. Once the data is in Home Assistant with Esphome you do whatever you want. Tons of dashboard options etc.
Thanks buddy@@digiblurDIY
Finally got around to building this. Excellent tutorial Travis. Did anyone come up with a brilliant design for a case yet?
I have only seen a user share pictures of one so far but no STL files yet.
Great video Travis. Of the 2 HLK-LD1125H-24G models you list, what is the difference between them - I selected the rectangle one over the square.
Hmm.. I don't know. I have only seen the rectangle one in the 1125 model. There's the 1115 that is square but that's a different beast.
I think athom has a beat on this channel lol. They released an ESP home based MMwave Sensor for $30 with a case, mount and power adaptor. Doesn't look like it has a temp sensor tho.
I did snag one for testing to see how it compares and of course tear it down.
Very cool
Awesome video. Can you please explain why you used ESP32 instead of 8266 ?
I have had stability issues with the esp8266 and Esphome lately so I go with esp32 as it makes sense these days with something new.
Very interested to hear your thoughts on this sensor vs the DFRobot mmWave!
Blows it away. The DFRobot is an older sensor, on the expensive side and too slow for lighting automations.
@@digiblurDIY oh really? that's awesome to hear... will give it a try then. Thanks a lot!
Goodjob for your video 👍, do you have a idea how to do this for a new house (DC, location) please
People looking at his ceiling: "Is he filming me?" 😅
Now I just need a hidden camera for when guests are standing on the tub trying to shine their phone light up in the hole?
@@digiblurDIY That would be the awesome! 😂
Shining the light up in the hole usually helps take care of all that moisture buildup.
Great vid what is the difference you found between the LD1125H and your runner up from amazon "LD2410C Sensor Module HLK-LD2410" ????? many thanks again for the content ..
I found it a little too picky and sensitive for my use case. The current native Esphome configuration you have to hard code the values or use your phone with a sketch app to configure them. Slow process especially compared to coming from the 1125 model that has them right in a slider to change instantly. Super easy to tweak and get set how I wanted. Even worked well in the bedroom with a ceiling fan running for person detection there which was surprising.
Lol...I love this guy. Yeah dude it's killer👊
Your son cracks me up too...as he just stares at you when you give him directions. Kinda how a dog looks at this owner...lol His shirt is really cool as well.
Hey thanks for this video, really appreciate it, its simple and easy to follow. I was able to setup this sensor in of my bathrooms and it works really well after fiddling around with the settings as per my needs... just a quick question - should I update the firmware of these sensor for which i keep getting ESPHome notifications in HA ? or just skip if the device is working fine presently.
Nothing wrong with doing updates in Esphome.
First thank you for the video
Using the bme280 and the API, it should handle all that correctly. Is it showing the correct temp?
I like it. This type of sensor would be great. Can this integrate into Homeassistant?
Yes, this is ESPHome which tightly integrates into Home Assistant. Skip to the chapter about testing in HA.
@@digiblurDIY thank you 🙇
Thanks, Travis. How did you run power to the device behind the wall plate?
I ran 18awg doorbell wire I had in the attic from a 5V power supply to my various ESP projects in the ceilings and walls.
@@digiblurDIY Which 5V power supply do you recommend to use in attic?
Athom made a one that looks good
Haven't seen that one. I see it requires a PIR, I don't see what sensor it is using or the Esphome code
Excellent video! It has truly inspired me! After watching this I ordered all the parts to prototype one out for myself. I've got it setup in my bedroom for now to control a minisplit. I am curious if you have any suggestions on how to prevent detection of ceiling fan motion? Currently I've just physically moved the orientation of the sensor such that it doesn't seem to pick it up. The consequence of that is it limits some detection in areas where I'd want it! Additionally I've noticed it will detect movement on the floor below! Crazy! Was curious any suggestions on avoid that as well? The only thing that I've tried for that is adjusting the distance detection as well as using aluminum foil (which looks bad) to mitigate detection. Both are effective, but same issue as before then detection is limited in areas where I want it to detect. Thanks again!
That is the common problem with many mmwave sensors, moving parts! Its best to just mount it in a way it can't see it or some metal to block it from seeing this fan.
I have this LD1125H sensor perfectly working after following your excellent video guide.
I had not installed the BME280 when I did this project and had only installed LD1125H
now I need to install a Temperature & Humidity sensor to the same ESP32 to board, can I install a DHT22 sensor in place of BME280 ? I can just replace the below yaml with the BME280 code and will it work ?
sensor:
- platform: dht
pin: D2
temperature:
name: "Bathroom Temperature"
humidity:
name: "Bathroom Humidity"
update_interval: 60s
Yes. That D2 is probably wrong. It is usually GPIO pins numbers on esp32 boards
I now have the sensor dialed in for one of my rooms, but was wondering if there was a printable case that might be around. You wired yours to the faceplate, but I need something different. Will build my own if needed but thought I would ask first.
I don't have any cases. I know a few others were working on various ones for this sensor but I haven't checked Thingiverse to see if they uploaded them yet.
@@digiblurDIY Thank you
In reality, the LD1125H only gives distance, from your experiences is there any other that gives more information (e.g. angle) and works well?
Probably want to jump to the 2450 model.
I need this in my life. PIR has been letting me down lately.
Matter of fact, ordered 3. And an ESP32. Just need to set up code for the mmwave + 2x ds18b20 on an 8266 that's already there.
Would it be possible to program zones in a DIY mm wave sensor connected to an ESP32 and HA? That seems to be an advantage of the commercial Aqara FP2, but it would be much more fun to have it in a DIY...
I don't know of this having zones. This one does pick up my kid so there's that advantage.
just wondering if the sliders will remember their positions after reboot? I played around with LD2410B with ESP8266 and it has the slider too, but it doesn't remember it's position whenever rebooted.
Yes the settings are remembered. No worries about reboots that I found.
Great video. Have always wanted to build something for presence purposes only and prebuilt devices with mmwave are just not cost friendly. Have ordered some of the parts and re evaluating how I'm gonna install it. Any tips on how I can install it without dc 5v supply? Will a power bank or solar work?
It might work if you get enough sunlight at times.
Hi can you also trigger different events based on the distance readout?
I don't see why not, it does give the numbers.
That' way cool and probably an economy solution to the Aqara FP2 :) So could this work if the sensor is behind a regular plasterwall?
Yes and yes. I actually had an issue with it going through two layers of sheetrock and insulation so I had to tweak/turn things down.
My HA is installed in a HP 500 mini PC. I installed the Presence Sensor using your file connected to HA server, everything works but when I removed the power, and installed in a new location, the unit cannot go online!!! I used ESP32 Wrover Dev module and LD2410
it might be due to mdns? can you ping it?
Always give new devices a fixed IP in your router. Just use the option to always give the device the same IP as it was assigned in the first place.
Links all refer to BME280 3.3V with five pins. In the picture there is a BM280 5V with only four pins. I guess the 3.3V version is the right one since ESP32 is using 3.3V but where should the fifth pins be connected to?
They do change them from time to time. The number of pins isn't a thing. You just use 4 of them. Sometimes the 5th might be for changing the address or other features.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks for the reply! But 3.3V is correct, right?
Yes. 3v3
I have set this up and it is being seen in home assistant but it’s just stating unknown and clearance for the mmWave sensor. I didn’t need the humidity sensor so I haven’t included that, not sure if that’s the issue
Might need to enable the debug stuff and see if you are communicating with the sensor or not.
I would love to see how this compares to something like the Aqara FP2
Blows it out the water for me. Local and picks up my kid.
Loved the video and the walkthrough along with your other one explaining why you chose this sensor that I had to make one myself. However, I wanted to use some Wemos Lolin S3 Mini boards I had and no matter what I change, I cannot get the code to compile per the board: lolin_s3_mini and variant: esp32s3 options. I'm open to any ideas!
What is the error? Can you get a just standard no sensor build of the s3 to build?
What do you use the USB Screw Terminals for? And what cable do you use to connect esp32 to your computer?
I have a power wire from the ceiling that is 5VDC via a doorbell wire.
Hello, thanks for your video.
Can I use the D1 Mini (ESP8266)? or I will have performance problems.
You can, I just had too many esp8266 stability issues in the past with esphome. I stick to esp32 now on new builds.
Aren't the "Occupancy Status" and "Occupancy or Movement" interchanged? is that the "Occupancy Status" changes between Occupancy and Movement.
Regarding the parameters, is there any information that clearly explains what affects each one?@@digiblurDIY
Cool to see another mmWave sensor 👍🏻
Having played with a few mmWave sensors including cheap one and the expensive aqara FP2 myself, the main issue for me is false negatives. How is your experience with that? If you leave it in your bedroom and check the state history, is is accurate enough to avoid false negative (thinking you left while you are still in the room)?
I had some issues with the FP2 as well even without taking cost into consideration.
If you keep it out of view of a ceiling fan then no. I haven't had issues with it staying triggered.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks. What is your duration (time untill off) setting?
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excellent video. where did you put the sensor?
I put them in the ceiling in my bathroom with humidity sensors to drive the light and vent automations.
Are you still sold on the AD410? Or now a year later from your review would you recommend something else. I can wire either or both POE or transformer. I’m looking for great video and 2 way sound. I’m torn between AD410 and Reolink
Yeah. I have both of those. I do prefer the AD410 as the codecs are normal so it works great with Frigate and such. It also uses my bell wiring and rings my real doorbell in the hallway. Tough call. Do you have a reolink NVR already?
do you have the automation config? what triggers did you choose?
I used NodeRed on mine as I feed into a flow with my fan, humidity, etc.
What is the energy output of this device? I can't imagine that it is bursting at a watt but just curious what the sustained transmission energy level is. mmWave is non-ionizing so not really concerned with that kind of problem but they can penetrate surfaces so, just curious what the radiation footprint of one of these is. I can imagine the cumulative effect of this is if someone went nuts and had 30 of these things spread around in each room on multiple floors.
Only thing I can find in the spec sheet is the 80mA current usage.
Great video. I have just received a LD1125H and I'm tinkering with it and the detection speed is crazy! I'm however having problems with the sensitivity. I tried setting everything to lowest values, including max distance, then everything to highest values etc. But I'm still getting detected at 5 meters+. Not sure what could be the problem. Only thing that works fine is the clearance time. I'm using esp32-c3 super mini, but that shoudn't affect it? Thank you for any advice
I have seen a bad power supply cause this with someone recently. Have you tried the cranking the sensitivity to the highest number?
@@digiblurDIY I have tried all values. 2 power supplies 5V 2A over usb. Even having mth1 to 600, mth2 to 300, mth3 to 200 and rmax to 0.4. It still detecs me at range of about 4 meters. I will have it ceiling mounted, so it's not that big of a deal, but I would still like to know what's wrong.
Maybe i will create additianal sensor that will also check for distance.
They had noisy power supply issues. I'm not sure of my distance for the ceiling here as I only have the occupancy entities exposed right now.
What's the difference between the LD2410 and the LD2410c? Seems like you got the LD2410, but that's not the one you linked. The one you linked is the LD2410c and it seems like it just has 4 pins, instead of 2x4 like the one you're using in your video. Is there any difference?
I'm using the LD1125H here, not the 2410, I stuck with the 1125 since it was easier to tweak and get my sensitivity settings done especially with being able to do them in real time.
New subscriber, this was an awesome video and just what I wanting. Not to metion a guy who likes to build stuff like I do. Love my glue gun or a tube of 3M 5200 for that permanent water tight install. Thanks again!
Thanks!! It's all in a box so why not... I've pulled projects down that I did 6 years ago and they are still like the day I installed them. Now of course if I was doing 20 of these that might be bit different design.
Going to build this one. Have a couple of questions: first off where are you getting power for your device assuming you mount these on the wall but did not see in the video where to power them from.
Secondly: I managed to somehow hose the OTA password and attempts to upload a new yaml file fails. I cannot just plug it into my computer as this device is the Athom 115vac plug. Is there a way to reset the device and upload a new yaml or am I sol?
I have a power supply in my attic that I run a wire over to the USB terminal wire I showed. Really just whatever you come up with to get 5V into the USB port will work.
I don't use the OTA/API password stuff myself being on a local network as this is the design to lock you out of things if other users are around that could harm the device without the proper password. You would need to connect to it via USB TTL adapter and recover/flash the device.
what about the cheaper (half the price) ld1115h model? is it any good or completely different beast?
It didn't have the distance and other sliders I needed.
@@digiblurDIY ok, worth buying your version then, thanks!
Can we get a tasmota version of this
I don't see why not. It is esp8266/32 based too.
I tried the LD1125H and I get a LOT of false positives. I got a couple LD2410Cs and they seem to be pretty consistent without the false positives. I tried tweaking the LD1125H settings from low to high and in between and nothing seemed to decrease or eliminate the false positives. Anyone else experience a lot of false positives?
Any fans or something else moving? I tried the 2410 when it was all the rage too and found it a little wide for my use cases. Kept catching the next room. Honestly you just need to try several and see what fits your environment. I have ceiling fans in every room so it makes it difficult to find spots to use mmwave.
@@digiblurDIYYeah, there are no fans nor anything. Testing them in our MBR which is downstairs and there is no one downstairs all day. After posting that(of course) I did see a few false positives on the LD2410C but not to the extent of the 1125H. At least you can configure the thresholds for the gates on the 2410C and refine it more.
Hi Travis, I'm trying to copy this project but not having much success, the Icuupancy status just stays as Clearance the whole time. I used your yaml (but removed the temp/humidity sensor). Any idea what could be going on?
You might need to turn on the debug in yaml for the data coming back from the sensor to make sure it is receiving.
@@digiblurDIY I've tried turning on debug, different ESP32, an ESP 8266 and nothing is working. I purchased 4 of these sensores and none of them seem to be working. What are the odds all 4 are DOA.... do you know of any other way to debug these sensors?
Actually nevermind! It just started working.... not sure what I did different but its working with one of the sensors, going to test with the others now. Thanks for your help.
Apparently it helps if you use the right pins! :) I was using the worng headers on the sensor.
Is 1.0 amp 5v dc psu sufficient for this project?
Absolutely!
my pir lights are always going on/off with moths and cats walking by, so annoying, wonder how this would work with them.....
You would probably need to do some human image analysis in that case from a camera
Hi there, do you think I can use esp32 as bluetooth proxy and for this project? Or do I need 2 of them?
I didn't try it. But I wouldn't plan on it either. Bluetooth proxy is doing a lot and this sensor sends updates pretty quickly too. It could impact things and bog it down.
Is it outdoor friendly?
Don't get it moist.
Is the LD1125H better than the LD1115H? I see both of those being talked about.
Yes the 1115 didn't have the various settings to tweak it as needed.
Why do you recommend one mmWave sensor over the other?
I had a segment I recorded with showing a few sensors and why I skipped them or removed them from testing that I'm going to post. It made the video way too long and might have been boring for some, lol. I'll do a standalone of it.
Can it work with s regular esp32 or Arduino?
I used a regular dual core esp32
How are you powering it from the ceiling?
5v power supply in the attic powers a few ESP based devices around.
Anyone got STL files for this?
Looks like psychological nudity going on in the tub to me.
why am i having unknown in distance and movement
Invalid pins being used? Check the wiring.
@@digiblurDIY pins were followed accordingly, but i soldered them instead of dupont,UT = RX2 & UR = TX2 and i didnt use BME280..
@@digiblurDIY already checked my wiring.. haha! its working now
Time to build some sh!t.
The problem with all those diy sensors is running them on battery is a freakin pane
You'd need a big battery for mmwave sensors.
you need a 3d printer, save yourself from all that hot glue!
I have two of them already. Simple one off of this is simple to throw some glue and be done. If I was making 10 of them. I would probably do a PCB as well.
is it pet proof? rather cat proof?
I doubt it. But maybe with the sensitivity turned low enough it might.
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Got all heff'd up and whatnot
When I was a kid, my mom taught me to turn off the lights when I left the room. It's so easy - and I taught my daughter too. Everyone can do it.
Same here but we have cool stuff now that makes automations fun.
maybe she should have taught you to use oil lamp or candles. Everyone can do that too ;-)
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