I Made My Smart Home Presence Sensors Even Better! + Updates

[@domramsey]

Really impressed with how you've transitioned this from a bit of a home project to a highly polished market leading product, so quickly and with minimal fuss. Congrats to you and everyone who made it happen.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Ah that's really kind 🙏🏻 it means a lot. Thank you for supporting 💙

[@feeesta]

@@EverythingSmartHomeplease we need it matter/homekit compatible.. or at least with homebridge 💪🏻💪🏻

[@pjotr5009]

I appreciate your effort on cutting shipping costs to the EU. And the service on taxes. Very nice. I'm a big fan of your channel and just ordered my first Everything Presence One. Can't wait to start with this device.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Oh awesome, enjoy when it arrives!

[@andy_warb]

@@EverythingSmartHomeand the shipping time! My last EP1 took almost a month to the Netherlands by time the customs mess was handled.

[@JelleRevyn]

Yeah I got my EP1 in may '23 and got hit with those €20+ fee's (+ taxes). (Order #EST5758)

[@RocketBoom1966]

This is how all HA integrations should be implemented and supported. This is the way. Top notch effort Lewis, thanks to you and everyone behind this. Simply amazing.

[@t3chrs]

Zone configurator sounds awesome. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for providing it as a docker container.

[@andyl2895]

It hurt a lot paying the taxes and fees and shipping in the past, but seeing that you got it sorted now makes me believe it was all for a good cause

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Absolutely, it wasn't feasible for us previously with the additional overhead and costs but now we are able to - thanks again

[@abboberg987]

As a member of the EU (NL) i also had to deal with big custom-costs, so my two ordered 'lite's' turned out to be € 50 each in total. I am glad you do so much effort for the next customers after me. You made a great product!

[@BenCos2018]

yep same issue here agreed

[@pstaramos]

same here, i payed 222euros for 6 lites, and 83euros more fore customs and duties.... and after a day lewis announced that. bad luck

[@jeramievangessel4225]

Thanks Lewis for keeping us up to date on your sensors. I've been holding off on pulling the trigger to see how it matures and I think it looks great and it's nice to see you doing so well. I've gone ahead and bought one and can't wait to integrate it into my smart home. Keep up the great work!

[@ChrisShUK]

The Zone Configurator Add-on is a game changer. Thank you so much. Just wish I would have watched the end of the video before ordering LOL

[@KimmoJaskari]

I wasn't aware of this configurator tool. I'm stoke as hell about it, here at work. I haven't yet dug into making zone detection - better believe I'm going to do it this weekend though! Congrats on the new swanky case on the EP1. It's also great to see you improving the process for shipping and paying; I needed extra help, living in a weird offbeat area, and you guys stepped up and sorted that out which is hugely appreciated.

[@bigbog-xg7zw]

YES!!! Thank you for all your hard work! This is game changing!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Appreciate that, thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@JonLinde]

I've had 5 of the EP One since batch #3 (I think). They are - hands down - the best presence sensors I have. Other mm sensors and PIR sensors do not even compare in reliability and flexibility. I make heavy use of the ability to differentiate between motion and presence to trigger different automations depending on the time of day or what mode a room or the house is in.

[@JonLinde]

... I will be ordering some more, replacing some of the other sensors I have around the house. I wanted to use some for the outdoors as well, but have now installed some Reolink cameras with IA person detection instead (sorry).

[@thedayb4tomorrow]

*Amazing* that you've sorted the EU import taxes issue. That was the main thing preventing me from ordering 🙂 Looking forward to whatever other amazing products you will create 🙂

[@EverythingSmartHome]

That makes me very happy to hear, thanks!

[@mikeydk]

Same here, I have been looking at the store multiple times, had one in the cart.... calculating, then having 50% on top, just because of handling fee... Now I finally checked out too. :)

[@TimVerbist]

Already had two One's. Ordered two more and two lite's. Thanks for building this for us and supporting and updating it as you do. Reason why I just ordered more that I do not REALLY need ;-).

[@ImSkully]

The zone configurator is an incredible piece of functionality. Thank you for continuously raising the standards for the market and the level of quality you're providing with these products!

[@pandapan0001]

THANK YOU FOR FIXING THE CUSTOMS PROBLEM! I've personally received a letter informing me to pay almost double the product price as tax & admin fee.

[@neilmartin83]

I’ve now got 4 EPLs - replaced a couple of FP2s with them as well - way better. Getting addicted to them! Awesome sensors!

[@Blex_040]

You're talking about the Aqara FP2? Because I just received an FP2 I ordered couple of days ago before discovering the Everything Presence sensors and now I'm thinking of returning it and ordering a couple of EP1/EPL 😂

[@neilmartin83]

@ yeah - the FP2 is a nice sensor but for my use case - EPL is better because: Cheaper CO2 sensor is nice - use them in bedrooms Ability to use GPIO for other things - I added a DHT11 to one of my EPLs for temp/humidity No ghost detections like the FP2 sometimes does (that’s better these days to be fair) Higher resolution for the exclusion zone Was finding in my living room if 2 people were in there and one got up and left, it would stop detecting the remaining person if they were sitting down - even when they moved around a bit. EPL is better there for me. I was stupid and just missed out on the Black Friday deals - bought a couple the other day 😭 but did just snag one more today with the 10% off. Still a bargain - Lewis has really done the community a solid. ❤️

[@cpattullo1]

Well done mate. Not at all boring. Having a legit personal video with candid notes is incredible for a personal feel and insight into what you're up to / what's new.

[@DaveyGoose]

So many wonderful updates! I was a bit worried when I saw the title because I've been an early adopter, but these are for everyone! I'm especially thankful that the injection molded cases are available standalone for the EP1. Just a note, the website still says "Please note, because this is a 3D printed product..." even though it does say they're injection towards the top. Cheers and thank you!

[@DaveyGoose]

Also, I'll +1 that the PIR is super useful for automations. I let the PIR turn on the light, and it stays on until the mmWave goes still. Far fewer false positives than relying on either by themselves

[@DaveyGoose]

lastly, the configurator is working well. I learned my zones are already _expertly_ configured, but this will take the guess work out of setting up new devices. Very helpful!

[@yorks_atheist3069]

I've been following this from the begining I'm so impressed how it's progressed

[@lee986]

BRILLAINT. I excitedly brought 6 lite sensors when you first announced them, failed miserably to configure my first zone and put them all in a box to 'revisit'. Deploying these with the new configurator will be my project during my "Christmas furlough". THANK YOU for the hard work guys!

[@micahtwo1934]

I don't really have a use case for these sensors at the moment but I think I might buy some to support Lewis and everything he does for this community! Thanks for the hard work!

[@JeffGeerling]

The visual zone tool is the missing piece for me. I felt like I was blindly messing with zones when I set up my first sensor. Seeing a dot for a person alone is gold, being able to draw a zone visually is icing on the top.

[@rapha5586]

Amazing, what a nice addition with the zones. Huge thanks to everyone that contributed!

[@andy_warb]

Thanks for the discount! Just ordered my second EP1 to run my living room after having one in my office for almost six months now and being very happy with it!

[@diedrichg]

EP1 FULL-INJECTION! Take my money now! (I need the case only though (for now))

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Case is available on the shop, link in description!

[@yisforcolour1773]

Love it, love everything about it. Thanks Lewis for everything you do both on KZbin and with the product developer/manufacturing. Great to see it going well for you. Finally pulled the trigger for a few sensors to Australia 😀.

[@bazcurtis178]

The zone configurator is a life changer. Thanks so much for this.

[@PatrickBulteel]

Absolutely amazing! Congratulations on the growth and impressive update.

[@cptlooney]

This is brilliant. And completes the whole kit. Well done. Looking forward to setting it all up.

[@Jaw0lf]

A fantastic update and congratulations on what you have achieved. I have a Lite version and use it mainly to detect if bed is occupied and not run the lights automation. Sounds like the Everything Presence One will be a better fit. Lover your channel and you have helped me to get a working smart home.

[@davidjohnson2782]

Great to see how this is developing. Really appreciate all your efforts!

[@ianranson1210]

This is absolutely fantastic, thank you Lewis and the team for all your hard work.

[@vermeulengert]

I ordered an EP1 in the beginning, it is been in my drawer for quite a while. Today I ordered the new case and updated the EP1. It has come a long way. I also ordered an EPLite, I don't need it but just wanted to support you (and wanted to play with it). I also was pleasantly surprised about the shipping cost. All I can say is thank you Lewis!. I got a lot of great ideas from your videos.

[@DTech101]

The configuration tool is amazing now I have unleashed the potential, this is awesome mate, glad I bought another lite and PS thanks for talking about the difference in the sensors as now I have a ONE in the kitchen that replaced a lite. The Tool just made the device easy peezy, lemon squeezy!

[@BioSniper]

And there I was sat last night thinking I've not seen as vid from you in a while on the sensors! The mapper is a game changer honestly, even being able to visualise how my current mapping is, is fantastic too! Guess its time for a couple more units for the areas where I'm still using PIR but could do with zones. Great work

[@J0r]

This is so cool! Thank you! I'm always down to support dedicated creators like you!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

And I very much appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@davidr521]

Closelier. Love it! 😍 Great work Lewis!

[@ha_tinkerer1191]

Congrats, Lewis, on achieving this new scale for your company! I’ve just ordered 3 of the lites.

[@Gizfreek]

First I was surprised that the Lite sensor got more expensive this week but it makes sense now. Great to hear about the changes, it was the right choice to wait a bit, now I got two on the way, can't wait to tinker around with them

[@rapha5586]

Just came back here to say that the new exclusion zones are amazing! I run the Zone Configurator in Docker, gave it a HA long term token and it instantly worked. So nice!!

[@luisfpinho]

The shipping to the EU improvement is awesome!! Thank you so much. I actually asked about this a while ago on the store support so I'm thrilled to know that this has changed 😁

[@NurText]

Wow, what a great customer service and upgrade to your products - thanks a lot!

[@v4ng3n]

Awesome job with improving shipping to Europe. This was literally the reason why I haven't bought anything yet. Thank you!

[@leona_devon]

The configuration tool is a great idea, when I got my EPL it took ages to figure out all the x and y targets it was a pain, so really interested to see how the visual tool will work, now I've got my EPL up and running again, yep I was the one with the odd DNS issue. Great work and thanks for all the support.

[@Obtuse94]

Could not be happier for Lewis and team. Such amazing work and I can't wait to see what else comes down the pipe!

[@junkins]

Wow, the new zone tool is awesome, great job! Really excited about all this. 😚

[@koehlej]

Dude, this is amazing! Keep up the great work. It is very much appreciated. I have the Lite. I got it a few months ago but work has kept me from playing with it. Your updates have given me some incentive to do so. Maybe I’ll get a chance over the holidays. Happy USA Thanksgiving or belated Harvest Day!

[@DadRoelofs]

I used the zone configurator today to implement a detection scheme in my garage that is so nitpicky I never would have attempted it previously, and it works flawlessly. With this tool the Everything Presence sensors are absolutely light-years ahead of anything else I've ever used.

[@SimonEgger]

Thanks for tackling the import tax issue! My first EPL doubled in cost just because of the stupid service fee. Great work!

[@jerseyman99]

The Area add on is a game changer in my use of the EPL. Thank you so much. A bit of a heads up, if any of the area entities are disabled, then the areas are not saved - which makes sense - but the add on reports it as saved.

[@AbrahamDavidson]

Hey mate Well done! Just bought 4 sensors although I don’t need them yet. Just to support what you’re doing. Keep going! I wish you repackage the products into inwall and in ceiling forms for clean deployments in new builds / refurbishments. The cleanest look is permanently installed invisible room level sensors in the ceiling between the light spots. Hope you’ll make these

[@sygad1]

ceiling sensors, 1000%

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Perhaps one day we would think about it - they don't always offer great positioning though Thank you for the support!

[@paulhimle]

I actually liked the format of this video, very relaxed for a Thanksgiving morning.

[@DarkSpirit471]

Dang I should have waited, I did not know there was going to be a black Friday deal, awesome updates!! Looking forward to testing out the new zone features.

[@voltron240]

In the zone configurator, are you able to import a floor-plan to help plan out the zones? Then later on might be cool to import a complete floor plan, and add sensors to cover the area (so people can plan how many sensors they need to fit out their house and really visualize zones in the house) similar to the UniFi Design Center.

[@alingabrielafloarei3499]

Amazing sensors I have 4 of them and work great. I video explaining the difference between in details will be amazing. Will zone ever be available in the p1?

[@blobson]

hell yes! the zone configurator is exactly what i needed to fully enjoy the EPLs, thank you!

[@cedricdaf3200]

I'm glad you uploaded a video explaining the situation. I wasn't aware of it, and I actually thought that you did try to pull a "upping the price before a sale" on us. As I saw my cart price from a few days back, raise a bit. Now I understand it's probably the taxes prices that are calculated at checkout, which is a far better experience. Thanks, I need to place an order now :)

[@TrafficJamForever]

I love my EP Light, and Zone configurator looks like a game changer indeed. I wish you had a battery operated EP, I have places in my house where I'd have it, but don't have a plug

[@Micaltuta]

This is a great addition to be able to isolate problem triggers. Just wondering, what is the side elevation area that the sensor can see, just so I can more accurately elevate the sensor so it wont pick up the cat meandering across the room

[@christospapadopoulos7704]

Great work dude. Keep it UP!! Greedings from Greece.

[@mastweiler22]

Looking forward to playing with the visual zones, well done team 👍

[@ei23de]

Congratulations! Great work and products. Keep on.

[@johnlocke_1]

Great job, Lewis! Looking forward to your next product!

[@SMGGM]

Current using the Aqara sensor and interested in this one for the extra air sensor. I’m however wondering if it has magnets in the base. I want to put it in the kitchen corner on the bread box which I constantly have to open. The Aqara is stable on that box due to the magnet. Hope you understand the request, keep up the good work!

[@bryandenijs7661]

This is really cool! Makes it much better to implement it in my home. Well done!

[@kevinstock5886]

Great news all around! Any updates on PoE model(s)?

[@ivanalimpiev1357]

Thank you so much for doing such a great job for the community! When I first watched this video I thought “Cool device, what a pity that it is not delivered to my country.” But after watching a few videos I realized that the source code is available and I have an LD2410 with an ESP32C3, so I had to change it a little for my ESP32C3 and it works well! I have just one question. Zones not supported with LD2410?

[@DenisNolan]

Great to hear about the taxes and shipping.

[@julianelpro5513]

Awesome, man! EP1 is a must-have in automation. It would be great to have the option to add a background image in the zone configuration-so I can, for example, see where my sofa is! 😄

[@GarethEdwards1979]

Have ordered my first 2 units from you, but decided not to use your discount code as a thank you for your awesome videos from way back before these products were ever out! Cant wait to try these in Asutralia! Thanks Gareth

[@MarkGhali]

Awesome lewis! Very cool to see how far you've come! Keep it up. Wondering can the zone addon configurator be used with any ld2450 esp32 device? Also, debating trying to flash your esh lite firmware onto my own esp32 ld2450 mash up if that makes the configurator work! Cheers

[@michaelsleen]

YES to an EP1 injection moulded case - just ordered several, thanks!

[@michaelsterling3180]

Awesome! So what is the purpose of the PIR sensor in the EP1 if it's not speed? Excited that they're available.

[@CodCodliness]

Love my EP Lites, much better than my FP2s, and the zone configurator takes it to the next level.

[@petercook4350]

Zone configuration tool. NICE! Thank you

[@PoisonWaffle3]

Excellent updates/progress all around, Lewis! What's the current status of the PoE version? A PoE version of the lite would be perfect for me, and I'd definitely pick up at least three or four of them. I'd also be willing to beta test and help debug if needed, so feel free to reach out. Thanks!

[@joelcuce]

Just got the EPL, ordered it 2 weeks ago and paid way too much for the tax and the connected fees 😬But glad to hear this is now kind of resolved, orderen the EP1 and another EPL, because its really the best presence sensor I have used so far! 😁

[@bedar89]

Amazing updates! Great work and thanks for everything

[@leongibbsnz]

Great work on the addon - works well!

[@nithino]

Nice man. That’s really nice. Appreciate all your efforts.

[@PaulSlatsJr]

Nice improvements. Would you considering making a sensor for in the ceiling like the Tuya ZY-M100 and connected to 230V. Also for the zone configurator it would be nice if it's possible to model the room er house the sensor is in.

[@QuinCarter]

This is great. I'm gonna buy quite a few! I love how this has matured. Any chance you'll support zwave or ZigBee or matter/thread? Or just straight WiFi

[@rutgerdezeeuw]

Those are great updates! Especially the extra tax upon delivery + admin fee was a bit of a tough hit. I still struggle a lot with setting the sensors up. After setting them up I’m losing connection to the EP’s thanks to ‘enabled transport encryption or changed the encryption key. Please enter the updated key’ is this a common problem among users?

[@Stephen-Jones]

Really great to see you doing all this, I'd say I'm gutted that I can't make use of the discount code given I've bought all the sensors I need (for now) but I'm glad to have been an early adopter. Super cool about the tool to help with making zones, had been thinking recently about making a dashboard to show position (for debugging) so glad you've read my mind. 🙂

[@blcoccaro]

Hey, first thank you for the content, do you have any plans of building a presence sensor for outdoor?

Well done mate, your work is amazing

[@Rahmancarr]

You had me at “closelier.” 😊

[@benbrodbeck3699]

Would the EP Lite work in a bathroom that has a pane of glass that separates the “sink area” from the shower area? Specifically, if I set the EP Lite at a 45 degree angle in the corner of the sink area, would it be able to detect me in the shower since I would be behind a pane of glass?

[@mercedesc350e5]

Omfg that tool is amazing. Lewis you are a bloody legend.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad you like it!

[@notoriusc]

So a few questions does the EP1 not support zones at all? Or is it just less optimized for it? You were saying that they were both better at different things Also am I dumb, because I can’t for the life of me find a place to enter a coupon code?

[@sygad1]

Damn, that's a really nice add on feature

[@LuigiPapino]

Very good news. Thanks very much. It's time to update my cases and try the lite version.

[@tomshirvo1]

I just bought two, hopefully posted to Australia isn't too long.

[@Kynytsia]

Bought an extra EP1 and EPL today + 3 cases. No more spamming zigbee tuya garbage that breaks networks. Hope that CO2 sensors will be in stock soon. Thx for all your work. BTW I would be really happy to get EP micro for tiny bathrooms, closets, wardrobes, etc.

[@calvinbone]

One of my lites has the installation angle setting and my other doesn’t. Do I have to manually update the software on it? Really useful new setting for my installations. Thanks.

[@AlexBoltonKing]

Zone Manager! Yay! Can't wait to get this on my HA and start using it.... Future update to it, could we have ability to draw more complex shapes (not just rectangles)? Great features, is there a way to stop my lite tracking my cats?! Thanks for all your hard work Lewis!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I think it's possible...maybe! The cats is very unlikely as that's part of the mmwave sensors internal algorithm

[@joshward9182]

That tool is a game changer! Huge, enterprise-level feature! Any update on the EP Pro?

[@guylast9516]

Looks like a great product. I have a major issue with ceiling fans with current Zigbee 2.4, 5 G sensors and also esphome 2450 based sensors. Your video shows top down view to set zones etc. How do you achieve the elimination of ceiling fans then?

[@louisviciedo]

very nice, will the add on c02 module on your site work with the origibal Everything Presence One v1 model? It looks like it will bump into the PIR sensor (Hardware: 1.2.5)

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yes it just fits, it does touch the side of the PCB but doesn't cause any issues

[@Gerrit-Max]

Many times have I wanted to order stuff from the US because it's not available in the UK and every time shipping cost has been the main deal breaker. However, I just checked on your shop and shipping is more then affordable. That means that Ill be placing an order early next year as I can't afford it right this moment. 👍👍

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Really glad to hear the shipping cost is better for you, thanks