I Made My Smart Home Presence Sensor Even Better!

This took SO much longer than expected but the Everything Presence Lite is back, with some BIG improvements that I'm so excited to share with you!
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[@SmartHomeJunkie]

Hey, what a nice surprise to see myself in this video 😍

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks again for reviewing it! 🙏🏻

[@d5kenn]

Seeing the lights not automatically come on (and the physical light switch) in the first 30 seconds of this video hurt me :)

[@brianfritz575]

The shoemakers children always go barefoot! LOL

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Haha, one of the many things I need to do in there

[@Meelobee]

@@EverythingSmartHome make it a video :)

[@jinglejunglejoe]

@@EverythingSmartHome you HAVE to

[@TroyKnox]

Also why i came straight to the comments!

[@CodCodliness]

Bought one, even though I don't actually need one, but I think it's really good to support good HA community members and builders like yourself. I've actually got a couple of Aqara FP2 units in use, maybe I'll stick one of these in the same room as one of those and run the same automations on them 🤔

[@DrunkenGolfer]

Very happy that you're able to iterate and expand! I've been using an Everything Presence One for a while now and absolutely love it. Thank you!

[@aramsay03]

Would love to replace my existing 3D printed cases. I’d be purchasing 6 in total. Well done in producing and improving such a great product.

[@unawaregibbon]

Ordered 2, my first order. I was waiting for these to be available for so long. Well done for making an affordable, robust and capable product. I wish you all the success in the world.

[@koehlej]

I just ordered mine. I was waiting for this and am so glad you continued this project. Can’t wait for it to come so I can experiment.

[@wizardtm2]

Thank you for continuing to improve the products ! Also directly ordered a couple of them. Keep up the great work 👍

[@CraigTinson2015]

I love my two EP1's... they've been rock solid since I first got them! and the support was amazing too!...good luck with the new products!! always nice to see small companies doing well and providing such great services and products! keep up the great work.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I love to hear that, makes me very happy! 🙏🏻

[@wolfganglienbacher]

Love what you do! I've got so much respect for what you've achieved, I think very few people have an idea how much work you are putting in this! ❤

[@Pyrotech1620]

So excited for this! I didnt have the OG version but been waiting for it to be back in stock and glad they back in stock and with some improvements! I have already ordered some to try out and cant wait to get them! Great job to you and your team!

[@feckless7]

Well done, been waiting for this and wanted to support you guys, just ordered 5. You are going to be busy 😊

[@Liefx]

I bought one two weeks ago and I'm not sad. I enjoyed the process of putting it together. But having all these upgrades really helps the casual user that just wants it to work. Great Job

[@FrankGraffagnino]

congrats man. what a great milestone in your journey.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thank you Frank, really appreciate that!

[@PhilWaud]

Well done to you and your team, Ive jumped in and bought one, looking forward to seeing how I can integrate it into my set up. Thank you for these videos, I always enjoy watching them and appreciate the amount of time that you must put into them.

[@tonywood9920]

Thank you so much for all your hard work in developing and bringing this to market. Presence sensing is so useful and this is a huge improvement for any smart home. Order placed!

[@erikherbig8868]

Thank you thank you thank you! I appreciate all of your hard work and dedication for your products. I just ordered 4 of them and I cannot wait to add them to my home. Secondly, I would love to see you make a kit for the bed presence sensor. I have watched that video several times and definitely want to add that as well. Keep up the awesome work!

[@JamieVids76]

Been waiting for this, I love my EP1 and been wanting to try one of these (so I bought 2). Cheers and keep up the good work

[@mercedesc350e5]

Wow! Absolutely amazing job Lewis. Thank you. 3x ordered immediately ❤

[@DavidRPFarinha]

Way to go! Happy to see this evolution!

[@Jaw0lf]

Well done and congratulations, on getting this completed and certified. Now ordered one....I am sure I will find somewhere to use it in amongst my selection of other presence detectors !

[@nigellambert511]

Ordered 2 which have been shipped before I even watched the video, can't wait to receive. Keep up the good work.

[@cossierob6143]

Glad I saw this now and not after they have sold out. Order placed and aready know what I'll be doing with most of them. Keep up the good work team.

[@home_is_where.bg98.is.N0W]

Fantastic ... Congratulations. So professional combined with your insight.

[@FarbulousCreations]

I would love an EP1 injection molded case, too, for what it's worth! Also, side note - I would love if there was a case/mount option that had the USB port sticking out of the back so it could be plugged directly into a wall wart sticking out of the wall - no need for a cord!

[@iporter882]

Can the case be screwed direct to the wall without the ball joint? I'm building a new house and want to hide all wires too. Plan would be to use poe and make an adaptor to use the 5v pins inside the unit. Would be good to fix direct to the wall so you don't see any cables.

Plus one, would get 4 😊

[@markshaz8691]

Same here

[@adamburgoyne8398]

This was my immediate thought, surely 90% of the time this is going to be on a table/stand with the cable going down the back of the table, hidden.... It doesn't really make sense for it to come out the bottom and to the side, it makes hiding the cabling harder. I doubt I'd be able to get approval for it in our house!

[@AnthonyDeChiaro]

Glad to hear the exciting news, just ordered some more! And I'd be interested in getting a few of those injection molded cases as well. Had to fiddle a bit with the ones I printed to get them to stay up :)

[@PatrickBulteel]

Great job to you and your team! Congratulations! Looks good and I think I might get one (or two).

[@bigbog-xg7zw]

YES! Placing an order now! Thanks for doing what you do 👍

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thank you for supporting 🙏🏻

[@nostalgicjourney]

Would love to see more ground-up videos like setting up your warehouse & house. Seeing issues & how you overcome is valuable. Excited for you and community!

[@CuriousEvents]

Fantastic news! Congratulations on the new version. Four ordered.

[@RJTC]

Fantastic device, I've been waiting for something like these to come out! (Never discovered the earlier versions).

[@AlexBoltonKing]

Yay! What a pleasant surprise :D The injection molding looks soooo nice. Great work Lewis! Just placed my order :P

[@robbebultynck]

I instantly ordered 3. Thanks !

[@m4tthall]

Thanks for your efforts, just ordered 👍

[@TheLateHaunt]

This is super timely for me! I just found out about the everything Presence One Kit from reddit yesterday and was super impressed by the quality and the price. It seems like your designs are head and shoulders above any of the big brands and they're less expensive too! The refreshed version of the Lite looks very swish! Well done! Now I find myself hoping that you won't feel like every future product needs to meet this new standard right away. For me, performance and versatility are most important and I'm happy to live with a 3D printed case if it means you can release those quality internals faster. I think the release > refresh cycle works well here. Speaking of which - are you thinking of doing a refresh on the Presence One too? Keep up the great work! I'm off to buy a new sensor!

[@leroy111007]

Thank you for making lovely content and cool devices. Ordered 🙂

[@RohanTheBT]

Just received my sensor. First impressions. Very well packaged, injection moulded case nice and tight joints and ball joint just right. So far haven’t powered it up. Very quick delivery. Thank you

[@TrafficJamForever]

I was so much looking forward to finally be able to buy one, now I ordered mine and can hardly wait receiving it 😊 Well done guys! Also, huge congrats for moving house and for the new warehouse. It would be nice to learn more what automations you plan to add to those, what will be your thought process of planning, and what features your partner will ask you to add

[@Bill_the_Red_Lichtie]

My order arrived today. Beautiful pieces of kit!

[@makeitworktech]

Yoooo so CLEAN!!! 🫧 Welcome back! 😁

[@ethanberg1]

Thank you, Lewis and team!

[@colinnewman2000]

Love it. Also really love the fact that you manually turned on a light in. the intro 😆

[@TheHellis]

So nice to see the lite in the tunnel

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I see what you did there..

[@Iamwyza]

Been waiting for these to come back in stock!

[@cptlooney]

I just ordered one, even with Shipping its cheaper than anything I can get locally - half the price of the larger brand units too. Thanks for all the effort and look forward to installing it.

[@birddroppings32]

Congrats on the new stock!! Bing on the future videos of new smarthome-ing!!

[@amenoacid]

I think i clicked on the shop link and ordered before you turned on that warehouse light in the video ! So Excited !

[@chrisdixon5241]

Nice one, congrats on the success!

[@andy_warb]

Congrats on the new release and the warehouse and the new house! It kinda blows my mind that 200k subscribers is enough to take a youtube channel to a point where it can support a fullly functioning business with warehouse and employees and stuff!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks! Sorta - that's actually a completely separate business from KZbin but yeah I get what you mean, I'm very fortunate and grateful!

[@anthonylloyd8366]

Had one before, don’t need another one but heck it’s a good product and want to support your future developments! Thanks for the updates and if a case option becomes available I’d consider it depending on cost as not really anything wrong with the 3d printed one but again, why not!

[@staceydodds]

Can't wait for the new and improved one!! The original one is fantastic! Already placed my order as soon as I got the email saying it was back in stock!

[@kevindawson1750]

Just ordered 3, would certainly take an extra case for EP1 and yes, always up for seeing what else you’ve been up to.

[@tormortenjensen]

Fantastic that the price of shipping to Norway is now at a reasonable rate. Looking forward to adding these 😍

[@misosoup777]

ordered 3. excited!

[@Chaphasilor]

Your timing is perfect! Congrats on the re-launch, those really are some nice improvements! I didn't mind the 3D-printed case and assembly much, but for the same price I won't complain about the changes :P Now I'll wait for the Pro, hopefully it doesn't drop too soon, my wallet wouldn't like that 😅 A dedicated environment sensor also seems like a good idea to me, with temperature & humidity, CO2 and light level sensing, and of course some headers for addons (like a microphone and maybe even a speaker!). Could also be a generic base board that can host any combination of addon. Anyway, you're busy as it is, so good luck with all your plans!

[@rico831]

Incredible progress Lewis, well done! However, disgusted at myself that I don't have a couple yet but it's on my list! Can't wait to try them out!

[@smelltheslime]

Adding my comment to say I'd buy 2 of the new cases by themselves for the 2 I already have. Awesome updates, so stoked on the progress on this product, it's amazing!

[@devinhedge]

It's been so amazing watching your product development lifecycle work.

[@ChrisShUK]

Whoop whoop. I managed to get one this time around. Really looking forward to receiving my order

[@kodeypatterson8973]

Congrats on your successful product!

[@jasonbyway]

Ordered 3 to Australia. Thanks for your efforts!

[@bunneylabs]

awesome work mate, Much love from australia. One day when I can afford it i plan to buy one of these. Loving the channel, vids and just you in general

[@johnnyreeves1990]

Got mine ordered. Looking forward to putting them to work!!! :)

[@disruptivelyuseful4876]

Great work, as always! I just ordered a Presence Lite and Presence One, excited to get to play around with them! I live in a converted solar-powered shuttle bus, and adding presence detection to modulate the lights and the heat pump has been on my list for a long time, I know it could save a ton of power to not have the lights, heat, or AC running when I'm not home, but the PIR shelly motion sensors I tried would turn off all the lights when I sat for too long, and the one cheap zigbee mmW sensor I tried never even worked at all, and so I kinda gave up on it until I found this video. I'm really curious to know more about the Seeed Studio sensor with breath and heartrate detection. I can't find too much info about it in the documentation or by googling, but you and a couple of reviewers seem to mention that it's compatible and plug-and-play with the Presence Lite, if I understand correctly. Does that mean that if I install a Seeed sensor in the Presence Lite, the Breath Rate and Heartrate sensors will show up automatically in Home Assistant? Or will I have to edit the ESPhome firmware to get access to those? Adding Breathrate and Heartrate sensors to Home Assistant wasn't on my wishlist until just now, but it would be fascinating data to track. If you could let me know what steps I'd need to take to get the Seeed Studio biometric sensor data working with the Presence Lite, I'd greatly appreciate it!

[@stew.c]

Very impressive… looking forward to receiving mine 😊

[@GrischaTheissen]

Placed an order. Very excited. Also the shopify shop you're using makes it way too easy to buy one. Great user experience!

[@PoisonWaffle3]

This is awesome, Lewis! I'm so thankful that we have such dedicated and capable people like yourself in the HomeAssistant community! I'd totally order three or four of them right now, but I already have Cat6 run to the locations where I want to put them. Is the PoE version going to get the same awesome injection molding treatment as the lite? I'm willing to pre-order to support the process if it helps 👍

[@gperiotto]

Brilliant, just got myself one!

[@sourjyaguha]

yay!!! placed my order for 2! Cant wait them to come across the atlantic :)

[@johntucker2318]

Lewis, I was about to give up on the EP lite. I have 6 of the original EP1s & the zones feature of the lite interests me. I also have on hand a complete set of the lite supported sensor modules to determine which will work the best for me. For the last almost 2 years I have been waiting for a home to be built with all of my home automation dreams built in. I was days away from ordering a set of Aqara presence sensors because the house will be finished within the next 30 days. This announcement has made my day. I thank you very much.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I'm really happy you are happy, enjoy and thanks for supporting me 🙏🏻

[@bigbog-xg7zw]

Be grateful you didn't order the Aqara FP2. By default they have an annoying bright blue LED that flashes every time they lose Internet connectivity. Very low WAF.

[@tedev]

@@bigbog-xg7zw the Aqara FP2 has low WAF but the EP Lite has a high one? is this a joke?

[@dan-nutu]

​@@bigbog-xg7zwI also dislike blue LEDs on every electronic gizmo. Can't you open it up and place a bit of tape over the LED? Or just unsolder / cut it if you don't need it

[@bigbog-xg7zw]

@@tedev Yes. Easily. Any device that my better half has to unplug in the middle of the night out of annoyance gets a poor approval rating. Tape over the light is a temporary solution at best. I'm excited to give the ep lite a try 👍

[@MarcJennings]

Oops. I just ordered 2 more to go with the 2 I already have and the EP One. Thank you for a great, easy to use product.

[@MrNothus]

Bought one, can't wait to use it

[@wickedcoyote271]

I wish the EP1 hadn’t met my needs so I’d have a reason to buy these new versions…. Keep up the great work!

[@stefan-lupo-pelzl]

🎉Nice! Just ordered via the link in the description!😊

[@sygad1]

Massive congrats. You were mentioned last night on the ESPHome webinar from Nabu Casa

[@actstorm]

My first purchase completed!

[@aberdeenal3234]

Congratulations on the updated product - looks the bees ba's! I know this is aimed at the HA community but is there plans to integrate this with other smart systems like Homey Pro etc?

[@daniel2001]

Definitely would buy a couple of cases

[@airpeguiV2]

Yasss got my first 2, can’t wait!

[@caseylasalle]

I've been waiting for these. Just got 2.

[@michaelthompson657]

Just ordered one as this came up!

[@PierreLeroy76620]

I am so proud of your journey

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Appreciate thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@Alec693]

Yes office space content too please! Would be interesting to see your ideas for office versus home too as you go along

[@bill_automated1226]

Love to see the improvements as you ramp production. You kept pricing flat, great. Love when your volume is so high, your costs come down. Will show HA solutions are in high volume

[@jordyboytjuh]

Any update on shipping from EU? With the shipment cost (13 euro) + taxes (21%) it will be great to have some more options. Keep up the great work! Still love my EP1!

[@andy_warb]

god yes... I just bought an EP1 and the import duty significantly increased the cost. In the Netherlands there is a huge company called Azerty who sell smart home goodies and I bet they would love to carry your products!

[@JuleundMichi]

How do you use it? Thought there is no mm-wave in phones on the eu market?

[@dan-nutu]

You don't need the phone, you connect it to your Wi-Fi and Home Assistant

[@nunofosilva]

This. I am also interested in buying one, but with the high shipping cost and tax is a no go.

[@JuleundMichi]

@@dan-nutu i thought i detects the mm waves of your phone. so from your answer i guess it just detects you or what? some kind of magic, gonna search for the first video then, thank you :)

[@ronm6585]

Nice! Thanks.

[@oudoulj]

The new casing looks premium, congrats! 👍

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad you like it, thanks!

[@Skymack351]

I got so excited when I seen the email that i immediately ordered 3! 😂

[@Wysp_Sedai]

I'm definitely interested in being able to buy three of the new injection-moulded cases!

[@ModelRailroadTechniques]

Looking forward to getting these to Australia

[@dougtoombs9195]

Love the new sensors! So easy to set up in HA and very accurate. Any suggestions on where we can read a bit more documentation, specifically on the additional Zone 2 and Zone 3 setups?

[@Themadbread]

Got one should be arriving this week in Ireland! 🎉

[@vermeulengert]

Congratulations Lewis! Nice work. I hope somewhere you will be able to also create an injection molded case for the EP1. Or a succesor for the EP1 with such a case.

[@tlanfer]

I really like my EP lite, it works great. And i immediately ordered one of the new ones. Unfortunately they are quite a bit more expensive when they make it into my hands because of shipping and import duties. But i feel good spending that money and supporting you in your efforts. As others have said, there are a few mainland eu stores that would probably happily sell and ship these, too. I've ordered from Berrybase a few times, and they look like they would be a good fit for you.

[@geesharp6637]

All I can say is, congratulations!!

[@chrisgrimes5045]

great! Now I see this after buying esp32 presense sensors, 3d printed cases, flashed the software and I am still trying to get it all figured out. I would and may still gladly pay what you. are wanting for each one. Well worth it, especially if HA sees the devices out of the box. That is the next hurdle I haven't tackled yet.

[@KimmoJaskari]

Looks like the best presence sensor option out there. Hope I can get some.

[@AlexPalilonis]

Woohoo, eventually I want these everywhere. And I'd pickup two cases for the ones I have if they become available.

[@thedayb4tomorrow]

You really are the hero we need 🙂

[@Stephen-Jones]

Oh wow nice one, was hoping for some news on injection moulding. Time to add some more sensors to my house.