Aqara Zigbee Vibration Sensor, Wireless Mini Glass Break Detector

I purchased two. These work great and are an acceptable price. They are not fully functional in Alexa routines. I used these to tell me when my washer and dryer completed their cycle. I didn’t purchase the feature on the machines when I purchased them 14 years ago.

I have chronic headaches and often need to take an abortive medication but have to be sure I don’t take it too often, lest I start getting rebound headaches. I’m really bad at remembering when I took my last dose and even worse at manually tracking it. Then, I saw a YouTube short from Aqara showing this sensor being used atop a pill bottle lid to help track when a medication is taken. Bingo. It requires a hub, so I waited for the M2 to go on sale then got both. It’s super important to follow the instructions for setting up the hub first, then the sensor to a tee or you will find yourself frustrated enough to toss it out the window. But if you do things in the correct order, it’s simple and fast. The sensor works fine inside the Aqara app, but really shines in the Alexa app. I quickly created a routine to send a notification to my phone that says “headache medicine taken” when a tilt is detected. If I move the bottle around and haven’t taken a dose, I simply clear that notification from my phone screen. It does disconnect from the hub on occasion, but there’s a button on the side to reset it, and when pushed, the hub will tell me the sensor is online and working correctly, then it’s good to go. It still gets 5 stars because I’ve finally found a system that’s working for me and a simple way to track data to share with my doctor. Does this sound like a lot of money between the hub and sensor to spend on a medication reminder? Sure. But, it’s worth it to me, since it means I’m not taking too much headache medicine and that I can help my doctor more accurately treat my headaches. And now I can buy all the sensors…just because.

Disclosure that I do not use an Aqara Hub, but have this connected to Home Assistant via a ConBee II ZigBee Gateway. (Original Post - Updated Below) As an On/Off binary sensor, yes, these work. But as a vibration sensor, that’s a bit of a stretch. As the device sends signals back to any connected ZigBee gateway, it is the function of the sensor to report action/inaction, and thus my experience is not due to missing some feature only provided by an Aqara hub. I was hoping for a true vibration sensor, but found that it didn’t pick up on vibrations so much as reporting jarring events. For instance, when attached to the frame my truck’s engine is mounted on, turning the internal combustion engine on did not cause a vibration alert. When attached to the internal mechanics of an automatic expresso machine that grinds and packs beans – no vibration. Same with a washer, a dryer, and the floor of my old school metal mailbox. In fact, it didn’t detect vibration when attached to the front of a running machine. I got a trigger when attached to the seat of a rowing machine, and if attached to the back under belt frame of said rowing machine. Even then, what I got back was sporadic at best. For instance, in a 30 minute constant rowing machine session, it toggled between “clear” and “vibration” almost every minute. In other areas where it was a jarring event, like opening a door/cabinet, or other single big movement object – it worked fine. But nothing more subtle, and not a true vibration happening – not a vibration happening sensor. This might possibly be a good replacement for an open/close sensor when you don’t have room to place both components, but it is not a vibration sensor. UPDATE: The sensitivity level can be adjusted programmatically using either Home Assistant's Developer Tools\Services utility, or the deCONZ\Phoscon API. The device has a 21 step sensitivity range, and when adjusted to more sensitive, it picks things up as expected. Still not a 5 as you have to go through a few hoops that most users won't want to try.

Aqara has proven themselves to produce subpar products while overcharging for them relative to their quality. I own two of their devices, and neither functions properly. I can throw them at my dryer, and they’ll register vibration, but that’s about the only way they work. So unless you’re trying to track the motion of a sledgehammer or jackhammer, they’re useless for detecting vibration. I recommend staying away from Aqara. None of the devices I’ve purchased from them have worked as advertised, including their so-called "presence sensors." They claim to offer unique zones, but this feature is highly unreliable. It seems they use it to justify charging about four times what these devices are actually worth. The zones work sporadically, and if you’re using them for lights, they behave more like basic motion sensors. The lights will still turn off even if you're still in the room. They’ve released several updates, but nothing has changed—except for what seems like an attempt to push users toward buying a subscription. It feels like they want to continue charging you for using their subpar products.

Definitely used even though I paid for new. The battery tab was not present as well as the battery door was marred. Also does not have full battery. Very disappointing. Update: Aqara customer service is awesome. They sent me a new one the next day. Works well with Home Assistant

I bought this to create a Home Assistant automation that would notify me via a push notification on my phone when my dryer completed a cycle. The vibration detection on this sensor is not very sensitive, so to achieve my vision, I had to place the sensor inside the barrel of the dryer (inside a padded pouch to avoid a banging noise). Placing the sensor on the exterior of the dryer did not detect a change in vibration. Placing it inside the barrel of the dryer works, but once every 2 weeks the sensor goes offline and I have to reconnect it. I’m not sure why this keeps happening. My theory is too much heat, but if that was the case, I figure it would go offline each time I run the dryer, so it’s unclear. But when it works, it works.

I ordered this to swap out the door/window sensor that I was previously using for notifications when a package was delivered in the bin on my porch, since the it was getting knocked off constantly from larger packages. This works much better as I was able to attach it to the inside of the lid so it is out of the way and the opening/closing of the lid has been very reliable so far with notifications. I have the round hub with the light ring around it in the dining room that turns green when the sensor detects movement to alert us. The sensitivity on high is very responsive, I actually turned it down to medium because one day it was raining so hard that it was setting it off.

I'm using HomeAssistant with a ZBDongle-E with Zigbee firmware 8.0.x running in Zigbee2MQTT. Even with the sensitivity set to "1" of "21", it still wouldn't acknowledge vibrations. It's slow to respond with the timeout set lower than default. It did pair up right away and some values took a little while to appear like battery. However, I can't tell when the timeout is up and when it actually does what it's supposed to. This thing is very inconsistent and I can't trust it to last long. Your mileage may vary. I'd rather have a larger device with a better battery (and more reliable) than trust this. Some people have had good luck with Aqara products. The only luck I've had with their devices are the FP2 sensors which are Wi-Fi (HomeKit) and connected to mains power. The water leak sensors I have are hit and miss, too. I will say the one in my attic has saved me quite a few times now, but the other two are inconsistent. I'll stay away from Aqara products from now on.

Le capteur de vibration Aqara est une solution intelligente pour savoir quand le facteur passe mettre du courrier dans boîte aux lettres. Son association avec le Aqara Hub est essentielle pour son fonctionnement. Une fois configuré, ce dispositif devient un atout idéal pour surveiller toute activité indésirable. Sa sensibilité aux vibrations en fait un choix parfait pour la surveillance de votre boîte aux lettres, vous alertant immédiatement via votre smartphone en cas de mouvement suspect. L'intégration avec HomeKit en fait une option encore plus pratique, vous permettant de gérer facilement la sécurité de votre boîte aux lettres depuis l'application Maison d'Apple. Cette combinaison de fonctionnalités offre une tranquillité d'esprit inestimable pour protéger vos courriers importants. Si vous possédez déjà le hub Aqara et que vous cherchez une solution fiable pour surveiller votre boîte aux lettres, ce capteur de vibration, compatible avec HomeKit, est définitivement une excellente option.

It's small and very handy, does his job good.

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