I Made My Smart Home Presence Sensor Even Better!

[@SmartHomeJunkie]

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

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks again for reviewing it! 🙏🏻

[@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!

[@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

[@MrBee_OG]

@@EverythingSmartHome make it a video :)

[@jinglejunglejoe]

@@EverythingSmartHome you HAVE to

[@TroyKnox]

Also why i came straight to the comments!

[@lilb07]

Would you be willing to do a video on the process of moving from a 3d printed design/product to injection molding? Who you worked with, what decisions or considerations you had to make along the way, etc. I think it would be really cool and inspiring for other sensor/product makers out there

[@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! ❤

[@jasonw70]

Great product! Congratulations on getting it to this level. The price is very reasonable too!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@Skymack351]

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

[@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!

[@robinedwards218]

Mine arrived a week or so ago. Just not had time to look at it until now. Nice cable I wish some other big companies would take a leaf out of your book. Next to get it into my study so I no longer have to use the flakey Hue switch in there and my wife becomes jealous and wants me to buy more for other rooms. 🙂 Up and running in the blink of an eye, using the manual approach. I wish all tech was this simple. I see you have a CO2 sensor. Suggestion, temperature/humidity add-on, assuming there is space. I half the number of tech bits in rooms and score lots of points 🙂

[@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!

[@nbessell]

Received mine yesterday after a 2 week wait 😢. Setting up zones is a bit of a pain even using the HLK app to connect via BT to the sensor. A video on how to set them up would be appreciated 😉

[@CuriousEvents]

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

[@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.

[@cloudsong9437]

Hi Lewis, the pictures in the store page still show the old 3d printed parts. You may want to update them. This looks like an amazing product. I will most certainly buy it.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello, yes still need to get around to updating!

[@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?

[@JaneTaubman]

Excellent, new case looks good. You might want to update the photos on your store to show the new case and packaging.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks, yes in the cards for sure!

[@AlexBoltonKing]

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

[@TheShortStory]

You're doing the Lord's work. I'm just a renter so can't yet automate the home to my satisfaction, but I hope these will be in stock down the line when that changes!

[@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.

[@Stephen-Jones]

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

[@mindracing]

Well done and congratulations on a commercial product. Are you still planning a PoE version?

[@SenZubEanS]

Definitely keen to see some Everything Smart Warehouse.

[@YoSammitySam]

Love all of this! Would definitally buy cases for the EP1 if those were in consideration . I have 5 of them and they run the gamut in terms of build quality.

[@ianjohnston3339]

Great to see things going well. Can you add a comparison table to your website for the sensors?

[@Gaarax1981]

Nice to hear about it! Do you plan to upgrade the cases for EP One?

[@maximilianosiriful]

Congrats on this new version!!! What about this certification and injection case for the Everything Presence One Kit. In the near future?

I'm still hoping for the PoE version. Otherwise would already bought a heap of Lite :)

[@BryanNystrom]

Really torn on order one since the shipping cost to US adds almost and additional 50% to the overall cost.

[@enm22]

I have one of 3D ball joints that's a bit slack, so yes I'd be interested in the new case

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello! Just wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop if you are still interested: shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@salos1982]

What about ceiling mounting EP-Lite?

[@nicholaslawrence81]

Can these detect through a glass shower enclosure. Thinking on using one in my bathroom and get rid of those irritating motion sensors that leaves me in darkness ever so often.

[@UnCoolDad]

Any chance of ZigBee support using the ESP32-C6?

[@rithwickmaheshwaram844]

Do this have a temperature and humidity sensor?

[@DevoliaEsp]

Bought mine as soon as I saw the title

[@seanokeeffe8159]

I’d love to see a PoE version - I think you posted about a while ago ❤

[@mr.bianchirider8126]

At 0:45 I noticed an open blade box cutter. Now that's an accident ready to happen.

[@SuperPuns]

These are Bluetooth/Wifi only, right? Any plans to create a Zigbee version of this? I was about to buy a handful, but i currently don't have the hardware for Bluetooth and even if i did some of the sensors would be too far away from the rest of the network. I also srongly prefer not using WiFi for any of my smart home devices :/

[@warumdarum111]

Wow you the best

[@anish1411]

Just received four of these new ones! Non-tech person here, could anyone recommend any blueprints to use to get the most out of this device? TIA

[@jamest4187]

I'd be interested in injection molded cases for the 6 I have!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello! Just wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop if you are still interested: shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@Micaltuta]

I bought 2 and set them both up to be active 30mins before sunset. Is there a way to use the luminosity as a condition rather than sunset?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yes, that's the reason for the light level sensor on board, just use that in your automations instead

[@WillemRiede]

I too would be interested in some new cases. I own 6 EP1/L's. Do the new cases accommodate both types? Thanks.

[@kevinhenryviii]

Great stuff Lewis. Yes I would be interested in replacing my cases. Good luck with the home👍🏻🏚️

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello, thanks for the kind words! Just wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop if you are still interested: shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@andygrichting]

NOOOOOOOO, I'm too late again 😢😢

[@ThomasGoor]

Why does the website still say 3D printed case?

[@mattpaton]

Are these sold out already, or just not available to send to Australia?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It is, but we are taking back orders now if you don't mind waiting a little bit and want to guarantee to get some! If not I understand, not everyone likes back ordering stuff!

[@mattpaton]

Thanks. I’ve made the pre-order. The anticipation begins!!

[@NonovUrbizniz]

What are the differences between the one and the lite?

[@HodSterling]

Hello Guys is there any solution for those who use Garmin watch? when connect to my phone, the Garmin watch doesn't send any BT signal, any more...

[@clevercompiler]

I'd buy a case replacement when available.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello! Just wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop if you are still interested: shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@clevercompiler]

@@EverythingSmartHome ordered, thanks.

[@brianmorgan7207]

I need three cases.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hello! Just wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop if you are still interested: shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@MrMechaMatt]

Is the Presence One getting the new case too, or is that still 3d printed? Website pics are 3d printed

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It remains the same for now

[@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 :)

[@talesmaschio]

Hey Lewis. Being an electronic engineer with a 30+ year career in industrial automation, I know exactly what it takes to create, build and manufacture an electronic device. It’s not something trivial. Congratulations on what you achieved. I’m building a country house which will obviously be fully automated and I’ll be soon ordering a bunch of Lites. Cheers!

[@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 🤔

[@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.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for the support! Wanted to let you know that the cases are now available on the shop to buy if you want to upgrade your 3D printed version. Thank you again! shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-lite-official-case

[@FrankGraffagnino]

congrats man. what a great milestone in your journey.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thank you Frank, really appreciate that!

[@sazma]

A day later and it's sold out again... seems the same as the last one from my point of view.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

We more than doubled capacity this time, there is unfortunately no way for me to predict how many we need. If you are interested we are taking back orders through the site if you don't mind waiting a little bit

[@dodger7565]

sold out already 😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It is, but we are taking back orders now if you don't mind waiting a little bit and want to guarantee to get some! If not I understand, not everyone likes back ordering stuff!

[@ubsurdnerd]

I would buy the injection moulded case for the EP1 as it's the EP1 only with SmartThings compatibility. Any plans for STs with the Lite?

[@dodger7565]

when are you getting more?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

We are taking back orders now if you don't mind waiting a little bit and want to guarantee to get some! If not I understand, not everyone likes back ordering stuff!

[@Pzdrs]

what would be really awesome is a 100% paper packaging

[@theghost201000]

Any Plans to make a POE / Eth Option for power and Comms?

[@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?

[@MichaelArthur4eva]

Purchased two of the very original esp presence 1's still waiting for poe input, new injection molded cases would be great. Would be good to go over lite vs the original. I'm a bit lost on the difference now. Well done on the progress!

[@james-cucumber]

I’m interested to know what benefits certification will bring. It’s awesome you got it, but as an uninformed consumer watching this video, I’m not sure how this benefits me. Awesome video as always

[@prebenborg]

Just my thought too :-) What will it bring me ? I want to Order but I don't know why and the Webshop only tells me a lot of technical things

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Sorry for the delay, only just saw this - essentially it means our product has been tested and verified by an independent lab stating that it passes certification for the UK and EU. These certifications test a variety of things with regards to safety (since this is an electrical device that will be plugged in constantly in your house). Hope that helps!

[@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.

[@TheHellis]

So nice to see the lite in the tunnel

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I see what you did there..

[@nmeliasp]

bought a few of these! Curious for any tips how to keep my pets from triggering these sensors

[@TheHookUp]

Legend.

[@ChrisKankiewicz]

I would purchase new cases for my two EP Lite's I recently purchased. Hope you can make these available soon!

[@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 👍

[@PaoloSulprizio]

Cool and honest product that I'll buy! I'd love to see in the future a wall thermostat with a small display showing temperature (or humidity or CO2 if they are out of a safe range, maybe with a visible red warning signal) and a couple of buttons to adjust desired temperature so that Home Assistant turn on or off heating/cooling. I'd like to have also mmWave, CO2, VOC, light, sound sensors. And of course BT presence.

[@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!

[@SmithyScotland]

What a great journey you're on. Would love to know a bit about how you produced the product. Like who built the pcb, assembly, packaging etc. A shed load of work has gone in to it.

[@JasGawera]

Out of stock 😢

[@edmondtse5121]

Hi, Can you explain how to connect the EP Lite (fully assembled) to Homey Pro if I don't have Home assistant? Thanks in advance.

[@larryscaringelli1464]

Congrats on new release. Unfortunately already sold out so couldn't order. Is there another shipment on the way? Preorder?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It is, but we are taking back orders now if you don't mind waiting a little bit and want to guarantee to get some! If not I understand, not everyone likes back ordering stuff!

[@larryscaringelli1464]

@@EverythingSmartHome Glad to hear. Back ordered 5 of them. I can wait a bit. Appreciated.

[@jmadawg]

Epic! Smart speaker to replace Alexa next please

[@vinnysinghuk]

Would love to see a flush ceiling mount…do we expect to see this coming in the future?

[@keatontaylor3612]

As the Everything Presence evolves into a more professional vs. DIY product do you happen to know if you'll be subject to FCC Equipment Authorization requirements?

[@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!

[@alcrowcillo]

I love your sensors!!! I would buy 10+ of them if I could install them flushed in the ceiling. Do you have or planning to develop 3D printable casings to be able to mount flushed in ceiling? Thank you

[@NatesRandomVideo]

I very much like your sensor but I don’t need the multi target tracking or distance or the Bluetooth. All I need is presence and with that in mind the Athom running ESPHome at $35 shipped to my door with cable and power supply included, covers the basic presence use case for $20 US cheaper than yours. With 7 areas I need covered and a total of 12 in a perfect world… that becomes a fairly big difference in dollars quickly. Have you considered doing a base sensor with no fancy firmware for tracking (just load ESPHome out of the box) and no Bluetooth module as a “lite” edition? Would love to support you in that.

[@pmrocha26]

I have one, with the 3d printed case, which does look DIY :) But it works great! I do have one question, that maybe (ok, probably) someone will be able to clarify - how do I update it? Do I need to plug in the pc again, caveman style? :D Will I break anything with the home assistant integration? (my home assistant is a plain docker/unraid setup and I do have esphome dashboard, but standalone)

[@engsergiosa]

When can we get shipping from within EU? :)

[@vicentiubucingeni]

I'm somewhat confused about the angle of detection. Is it 120 degrees in front (60 left, 60 right) or 60 degrees in front (30 left, 30 right)?

[@kenoverly9091]

I would order 2 injection molded EP lite cases if they were available. I would also order 2 EP1 cases if they ever became available. I have not had good luck 3d printing the ball and socket the correct size to make it function well. Also, I just ordered 3 more EP lite ki

[@ArisPLteles]

Question - If I attach it to my ceiling - would it work that way? I mean first question is range, second angle that it can cover. I want to put two of those in my corridor with stairs to detect that someone is walking to light a path. Thx.

[@KoenHendriks]

I just received mine today and it works great! I did had some trouble setting it up on Linux (tried 2 different machines) but luckily I did have a spare windows machine around that could connect to the serial of the board. This is probably outside of your responsibility but for me the 35 dollar / euro smart product that I thought I ordered happened to already increase to ~ 45 euro with shipping and then I had to pay another 15 euro to import it to the Netherlands as the UK is no longer inside the EU. so total price of 60 euro's is a bit different then seeing a 35 euro price tag when introduced to the product.

[@dankelley9361]

Looks like a great product, tho, you only mentioned Home Assistant, can this work with SmartThings and if so how do yo go about getting it to work? Edge Driver? Thanks!

[@raymondknappJr]

I got the email notification and ordered from that. Does the original video give me all the info for setting it up? I have an application I want to do with hvac system. I want to monitor lat, coil Temps, and dry contacts. Do you have any recommendations for doing that? Thank you for all your work. You will see my order going to Perry Iowa USA. Have a great day. Ray Knapp

[@CrazyAngelfire]

I love these sensors; I have 4, lol. Three are Lite, and one is One. I'm looking to replace the Aqara FP2 as I have had nothing but trouble with them. Could you make a video on how to roughly make sense of the information? It would save some time trying to figure out what they mean. (There are lots of people in the house, so it's difficult to get everyone out of one room for a period of time.) As always great videos

[@Skoell1983]

This would be a really awesome product… if you bring Matter and Thread for native support without HomeAssistant.

[@jonathanallen985]

Fantastic product - well worth the wait. I will be buying many more - Thanks

[@patrickhitthaler3030]

The main problem I have got with mine is that my cats keep triggering it. This unfortunately limits its usability. Does anybody know if any of the other sensor modules are more suited for pet owners?

[@RohanTheBT]

Hi Lewis. I’ve been very impressed with the Lite but every time there is an update a new presence is created and the original one goes off line. Help please to get this back up and running and to stop this happening every time there is an update. Mike