IKEA Air Quality Sensor in Home Assistant: How to Make IKEA Vindriktning Smart

[@calebjpryor]

One issue with this sensor is at night it keeps the LEDs on. To fix this I started hacking these further by replacing the LEDs with 3 WS2811 LEDs that when the LUX is low it turns off the LEDs in tasmota. Then using tasmota rules to change the LEDs based on the levels. I've also really enjoyed adding sensors to this device. I'd send you a diagram and pics if you'd like. Been running these with a LUX sensor (BH1750), Temp and Humidity sensor (BME280). This sensor can also show the PM1 and PM10 levels, you just have to compile the options into tasmota: VINDRIKTNING_SHOW_PM1 and VINDRIKTNING_SHOW_PM10. Been really loving it! Excellent video!

[@thetinytrader1564]

A similar and excellent work is already done by KZbinr 'vccground'. Do check it at kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-9YqGvZ6mkfZI

[@KPeyanski]

It seems that you are a real Vintriktning master. Please send these diagrams, they will be helpful to everyone. Thanks for the good words and for the excellent comment :)

[@EsotericArctos]

You could put a bit of electrical tape over the LED's and just rely on Home Assistant to give you the readings and warnings.

[@calebjpryor]

@@KPeyanski can you post my write up here that I sent you on discord?

[@lee-he3ey]

Id be interested to see the sensor you assembled Caleb, perhaps you need to post a vid of your own

[@gatispelcers2792]

Great tutorial, very detailed and crystal clear. Works like a charm. Soldering was the hardest part :) Thank you!

[@KPeyanski]

You are welcome 🙏 Check my other tutorials as well they are also working like charm 😉

[@BurnoutParadiceROCKS]

Doing this project tomorrow. It will be my first time soldering anything so it looks to be a good starting little project. Thanks for the detailed video!

[@drcemdede]

Great tutorial ! Thank you ! I have been suffering with a Arduino mini pro for a couple of days; this seems to be so easy that I will desolder everything and switch to D1 mini and Tasmota !

[@KPeyanski]

Yes, it is way more fun to me as well :) Wish you success. Mine is working flawlessly for a lot of time already!

[@rjspalma]

Nice and clear instructions video, as always! I just suggest that connecting directly REST pin to D1 Mini should be a problem in the long run as the sensor (PM1006K) signal is 5V and the D1 Mini (ESP) port is 3.3V. So adding a voltage divider with 3 simple resistors will do the job and still fit inside the box. Greetings from Portugal.

[@KPeyanski]

Thanks for the tip!

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

Was thinking the same, as others all did it wit resistors

[@tonydicken1818]

I used the D1 mini V3, which is 5v.

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

@@tonydicken1818 how can you see what version you own?

[@tonydicken1818]

@@TwanJaarsveld1 Mine was labelled V3 and 5V on the packaging, pin also labelled 5v. If the pins says 3,3v, it's not a Version 3.

[@Tntdruid]

I've put a D1 mini whit relay in my coffee grinder, too make it smart 😄

[@KPeyanski]

Good idea!

[@Thermostaatkraan]

Thanks for the tutorial, just hacked this up today, works fine!

[@KPeyanski]

Glad it helped! Enjoy!

[@tonydicken1818]

Thanks, Kiril. I go this working fine after eventually struggling with the MQTT Broker. Thanks a lot!

[@KPeyanski]

Great to hear and glad I could help!

[@edbouhl3100]

Exactly what I was looking for!

[@KPeyanski]

Great. Enjoy 😉

[@acigarsmoker]

Thank you for such an awesome tutorial. I have just finished automating a 20" X 20" box fan with a high efficiency air filter taped to it. I used to just keep it running 24-7. Now with the addition of the air quality sensor I should be able to get a greatly extended time between filter changes. Cheers from the dry, dusty desserts of Arizona.

[@KPeyanski]

You are welcome! Indeed this Air Quality Sensor will be a perfect fit for your setup so running the fan 24-7 will not be needed anymore as you will be able to make ton of useful automations. Greetings to the Arizona desserts!

[@gergohorvath2538]

I really like your DIY videos. However it would have been great if you could incorporate the hacking of Förnufting air purifier as well

[@KPeyanski]

Hmm good idea. I should check this out.

[@jburkehansen]

Thank you for a great guide, worked fine

[@KPeyanski]

Great to hear! Enjoy!

[@MrSupersidewinder]

Tasmota flashing from browser... Awesome (except you may be giving your wifi info out?) D1 mini looks cool too having usb and not needing ftd1 interface... NICE❣❣❣ I love making dumb things smarter!!! Great video👍

[@KPeyanski]

You are not giving your WiFi as this part is local, so do not worry. Glad you like the video!

[@MrSupersidewinder]

@@KPeyanski AWESOME!!!

[@mpsadre132]

Great post, Thanks again for sharing. Let's visit IKEA tomorrow.

[@KPeyanski]

You are welcome 🤗 and don’t forget to share here the result.

[@EsotericArctos]

ESP based sensors have been around in videos for years. BRUH Automation had a great one a few years ago when he use to make videos with 3D printed case. I do like the Ikea case. It is really quite good. The only issue I have with ESP based sensors is getting power to them neatly. Especially if you include a motion or light sensor in the "multi sensor" and you need to put it up on a wall somewhere. Batteries are just not a good option in ESP based sensors, even using sleep modes.

[@KPeyanski]

Thanks for sharing

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

Esp now can fix most of those problems

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

Amazing work!

[@KPeyanski]

Thank you! Don't forget to check my other videos as well they are also not bad at all :) Cheers!

[@KixMan28]

Thank you for this hack. I will check in my local IKEA for these sensors. Can you do a follow up with ESPhome firmware and with the Caleb Pryor upgrade for the other PM values and additional sensors?

[@KPeyanski]

I will think about it.

[@l0gic23]

@@KPeyanski also very interested

[@photelegy]

Do you know how exact the values are? How well does it measure?

[@Klaus-macht-Bilder_de]

Thank you for the good explenation- I tried to rebuilt it, but I do not get the Quality level - even not at the Tansmota side of my D1-Mini Any idea what I made wrong? - I found it: it was a too massive soldering of the ground wire touching the condensator near by. Proble I observe now is that the update rate in HA is much lower than the one I can get at the D1-Tasmota-Interface. Any idea how to increas the update rate in HA?

I had the same issue, thanks for the hint. It is really easy to "touch" other components with the soldering. Now the sensor is working perfectly, tanks for the tutorial. Do you know where can I check the configuration for openHAB?

[@the_smart_home_maker]

Nice tutorial 👍🏻 thank you

[@KPeyanski]

You’re welcome 😊are you going to try it?

[@the_smart_home_maker]

@@KPeyanski very likely, yes and I might also post a video 😊

[@KPeyanski]

@@the_smart_home_maker great send it over when it is ready

[@aloysiussnailchaser272]

I was going to do this with a NodeMCU but having opened up the Vindriktning I can see it's too big. Well, it could just about fit in but would block the airflow.

[@MihaiNestlé]

Non smart hack: is it possible to mod the IKEA sensor as a switch? Just to power on an separate fan if air quality is bad? Many thanks

[@matthiasnott]

Could you figure out how to add a simple chargeable battery inside so that we can use it without cable? Seems to be enough space in there

[@robertaccess]

Nice video like always, but what about the quality of the sensor? it is at any good, because is from Ikea... and maybe you can make a follow up video with mod from Caleb Pryor (from comments). That would be nice, BTW how can I test it to see how good the readings are? any idea?

[@thetinytrader1564]

There is already a similar video as recommended by Caleb Pryor by KZbinr 'vccground' at kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-9YqGvZ6mkfZI

[@KPeyanski]

Yes, the sensor is good in my opinion. I guess to test this you have to compare the results to some other PM2.5 sensor that you think is accurate.

[@Jannick-mp7bf]

Great video!

[@KPeyanski]

Glad you enjoyed it and check my other videos as well!

[@Melotsman]

it's quite strange, i've had configured everything like you said and worked fine, untill like 1/2 weeks and now it doesnt recognise anymore it like a sensor with micrometer (like where you said "here you can see vindrikting with 13 micrometer" in the tasmoadmin config) but only with a switch, what happened?

[@aniljain5965]

i bought a d1 mini ver 4 which does not have d1 pin instead it has pin 5 scl and pin 4 sda which one do i need to use and is tasmota generic 18 still the valid firmware for this mini d1 v4

[@giorgiofrancini4553]

My classic luck ... Used a NodeMCU ESP8266 (specifically AZDelivery 3 NodeMCU Amica V2 ESP8266 ESP-12F) with Vindriktning. Wasn't working with Chrome flash thing, so i used Tasmotizer with all-sensor.bin. Everything working fine but no output ... I try to connect a BM680 and all readings show. Vindriktning in the meanwhile is working fine (lights ok, reacting as intended). I try to resolder the "Rest" pin in the Vindriktning (no luck). I try and switch the pin in the ESP8266, but BM680 is always working and Vindriktning is not showing even using the same D pins. Looks like the "Rest" pin in the Vindriktning is not giving any output. Is it possible? I did not find anything on this issue on Internet, so maybe i'm the only one ... BTW ... your tutorial is the best i found !!!

[@khaledabouzeid3629]

Thanks I followed your steps all worked fine but now on home assistant it is showing "VINDRIKTNING PM2.5 Unavailable" while on the device when I access it using the ip on the browser I get "Air Sensor Living VINDRIKTNING PM 2.5 µm 29 µg/m³ " Can you tell me what is wrong

[@hanssilfver5271]

Is it possible to do the same with Esp Home?

[@KPeyanski]

Yes, absolutely!

[@krdesigns]

any chances on making it using ESP Home instead of tasmota?

[@KPeyanski]

Yes, maybe after some time

[@mikamika3078]

Here a more extensive mod kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmS0poqce5KAi5I

[@bowentz]

Have you thought about trying this with the Atom M5stack (very small) and also making it a bluetooth proxy?

[@KPeyanski]

It will probably work and not only on Atom M5 stack but on every esp32 device, but I'm not 100% sure I guess it have to be tested

[@bowentz]

@@KPeyanski I’m going to test it in the next few days.

[@michnl1772]

Hi Amigo! Shaving machine broken ? : )

[@KPeyanski]

I wish! 🤣

[@nigelholland24]

i have downloaded and installed Tasmota Version 11.1.0(sensors)-2_7_4_9(2022-04-13T06:40:38) and the Vindrikting sensor is not showing has it been removed thanksd

[@KPeyanski]

That is strange, it shouldn't be removed. Try the same version from the video 11.1.0.3

[@popsyann]

@@KPeyanski I have the same problem with Tasmota 12.0.0 (and I use a NodeMCU instead of D1 Mini - but that should not be the reason). I cannot find the Ikea sensor name in the dropdown list. Any other way to proceed?

[@popsyann]

I have checked in detail and the file to flash must be tasmota-allsensors (instead of tasmota-sensors). In the former file, the Vindriktning option is present.

[@H.C.Q.]

We don't want it to be "smart". All I need to do is look at it over the security camera and I can tell if the air quality has changed by the color.

[@markosubotin]

cool, I haven't understand a thing :D

[@KPeyanski]

I know I’m not the best presenter, but other than that why?

[@markosubotin]

@@KPeyanski not about that my dude, you are awesome, but this is totally out of my range of understanding electric things! :D