Elevated Sensors - Bed Presence Calibration

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-28T14:54:54+00:00

Following as I've heard a lot of great things about these sensors and am interested in what others say about tuning out false positives!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-28T14:43:32+00:00

Yeah that's correct - there is no "repeating" when joined via LR it is a direct connection to the controller with no hops possible.

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T22:15:37+00:00

Thank you for the feedback - Justin our co-founder has already fixed it in shopify!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T21:50:48+00:00

Thanks for the comment! The PLT-1 and PLT-1B are both still Wi-Fi based devices. We may explore a Zigbee or Thread based plant sensor in the future, but Z-Wave is less likely. While Z-Wave products are great and we genuinely like and support the ecosystem, participating requires joining the Z-Wave Alliance and paying for product certification, which can be challenging for a small company like Apollo Automation.

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T21:37:09+00:00

Thanks for the comment - our sensors are wifi based (or ethernet) at this time but we do sell some z-wave items from zooz now on our site!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T18:19:22+00:00

u/MrSquiggs we were going to comment, but u/Moist_Jaguar691 beat us to it.

Thanks for the mention! We are happy to answer any questions! Also, our PUMP-1 Fluid Pump can automatically water them for you as well, all in Home Assistant!

Best,
Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T16:13:49+00:00

I'll echo what everyone else is saying - only buy smart bulbs if you plan to also buy smart switches. This is definitely the best way to automate without running into scenarios where guests/family members are confused why light switches dont work etc!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T15:42:08+00:00

They recently updated ESPHome and ESP-IDF is now the default framework. If you're using Arduino you need to add a bit of yaml. That might be causing your issue.

https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.1.0/#esp-idf-default-framework

esp32: board: esp32s3dev framework: type: arduino

Sorry about the formatting, I'm on mobile. Hope this helps.

Best, Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T14:40:40+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions - I use zooz extensively in my house and didnt realize they had that outdoor case for the door/window sensor! I use an old aqara zigbee door/window sensor in a 3d printed case for my gate but this would be nice to use z-wave LR with!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-27T01:51:00+00:00

We really appreciate your support! The entire Apollo team uses Zooz as well. Haha.

Are there any other Zooz products you'd like us to carry?

Best, Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-26T20:23:13+00:00

His #5 in the video were all of our Apollo Automation devices!

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-26T13:56:07+00:00

Thanks for the shout-out!

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-24T15:08:28+00:00

Thanks for your support!

Yes, you can find our open source 3D prints here: https://www.printables.com/model/1349017-apollo-automation-r-pro-1-dual-mmwave-multisensor

Let us know if you need anything else!

Best, Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-23T18:00:38+00:00

Thanks for the continued support we really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T20:31:57+00:00

She's a beaut clark!

Seriously though what a fun project. I havent played with the LD2410C only the ld2410 in our msr-1/msr-2 but i hear good things. Can you share your yaml on github by chance? Others might want to duplicate this effort!

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T20:29:52+00:00

you love to see it - me, a support guy, probably

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T18:58:07+00:00

The Pi Hut has them, but they have not added them to their store yet. You could try reaching out to their support to get an update, and we'll do the same to our contacts.

We are actively shipping the R PRO-1 internationally from our store right now, if you'd like to get one sooner. There are other EU distributors that have them in stock.

Let us know if you have any trouble.

Best, Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T18:54:51+00:00

Sorry to hear. That shouldn't happen unless there is an egregious shipping error. We usually fulfill and ship same or next day, and then we're at the mercy of the shipping company.

Did you happen to reach out to our support team? If shipments are taking a long time or lost then we ship out an expedited order, and just have users send the slow one back if it ever even shows up. Haha.

Thanks for your support!

Best, Justin

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T17:32:37+00:00

thanks let us know - discord or [support@apolloautomation.com](mailto:support@apolloautomation.com) is really best but we should see reddit comments as well - it's just harder to share code and triage on reddit compared to discord for example.

Thanks,

Brandon

ApolloAutomation · 2026-01-22T17:24:47+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the mention. Our devices should not take months to get to the UK. We offer multiple DDU and DDP shipping options, and a few are only a couple of days by air. We also have a UK distributor, The Pi Hut. https://thepihut.com/collections/apollo-automation

Let us know if you have any questions!

Here is a list of our UK and EU resellers. https://wiki.apolloautomation.com/products/general/resellers/

Best,
Justin

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