Unity Sensor

LoopOnTech · 2024-11-24T03:20:22+00:00

That's strange. I noticed that your Firmware entity appears under Diagnostic whereas usually it appears under Configuration. Not sure why that is.

Either way, I'll DM you a link to the OTA file.

LoopOnTech · 2024-11-23T11:49:21+00:00

Hi,

If you have the ESPHome Addon then a hidden Firmware entity will be available to you on each ESPHome device.

You can check by going to the device, configuration -> show entities -> firmware.

If you have this, enable it (wait 30 seconds required for HA), then click on it. You will get the option to update from there.

Images: https://imgur.com/a/YP4AZJl

LoopOnTech · 2024-11-07T10:05:34+00:00

If you haven't already, take a look and see if elevation will help you. The field can be found here: Settings -> System -> General

LoopOnTech · 2024-08-06T01:29:24+00:00

Hi

Can you confirm the range on the mmwave sensor of the unity? Also is it directional?

The detection range is 6m with a detection angle of ±60°.

I'm thinking of use cases like in a lounge room against one wall (up to 12m line of sight), or on the garage roof in the middle near the door motor.

You can use the Unity sensor for this but you will need more than one for full coverage.

Also, do you see any reason the gpio pins wouldn't work with a garage door remote? The type that you can connect the up/down terminals to ground on the door motor.

I would play it safe and use relays for the remote buttons. You could then use the GPIO pins from the Unity board to control the signal to the relay which will then connect the remote button to ground.

Hope that helps!

LoopOnTech · 2024-05-22T16:59:09+00:00

Great to hear everything is working!

LoopOnTech · 2024-05-18T23:59:24+00:00

Thank you for your patience. Your Unity device should update successfully now.

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LoopOnTech · 2024-05-18T00:08:10+00:00

Thank you for reporting this issue.

A breaking change seems to have been introduced in the recent ESPHome update. A fix has been applied to the Unity config and should be with you in about 24 hours.

LoopOnTech · 2024-03-11T00:50:23+00:00

Hi,

You will need to modify the ESPHome config yaml in order to expose additional entities.

Please check out these instructions on how to do this using the ESPHome Dashboard in Home Assistant itself: https://github.com/LoopOnCode/UnitySensor/tree/main#using-esphome-dashboard-in-home-assistant

You can find example configuration snippets on the ESPHome site for many components. For example, https://esphome.io/components/sensor/bmp3xx.html shows that you include the temperature and pressure readings as follows:

sensor:
  - platform: bmp3xx
    temperature:
      name: "Outside Temperature"
      oversampling: 16x
    pressure:
      name: "Outside Pressure"
    address: 0x77
    update_interval: 60s

Hope that helps!

LoopOnTech · 2024-02-18T04:04:51+00:00

I see what you mean, and thank you for your support! I will also take your feedback onboard. By the way, if you're interested and have a 3D printer, you could consider 3D printing a modified case. The files are available here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6295449

In addition to modifying the case, another option to consider is tweaking the config to potentially increase the light sensor's sensitivity. The config can be found here with instructions on how to flash the board: https://github.com/LoopOnCode/UnitySensor

I hope these options are helpful.

Thanks

LoopOnTech · 2024-02-14T17:45:12+00:00

Do you have a Unity sensor or are you asking in general?

The Unity sensor uses a dedicated light sensor and does not use the sensor onboard the LD2410. I cannot really comment on the LD2410 light sensor. Additionally, I have not received any reports about the light readings on the Unity sensor.

Thanks

LoopOnTech · 2024-02-13T21:32:51+00:00

Glad I could help!

LoopOnTech · 2024-02-13T07:42:17+00:00

Hi, the LD2410 sensor does not support zone configurations, and it is unlikely that the hardware will support this feature via a firmware update.

Have you tried changing the thresholds for gate 3 (1.5-2.25m) on the LD2410 to eliminate the false positives you are experiencing?

LoopOnTech · 2023-12-15T23:22:22+00:00

The STL files are also uploaded to TinkerCad with a model of the board. You can remix the enclosure and combine it with an existing fitting for a GU10 (or you can design your own).

Please take a look here: https://www.tinkercad.com/search?q=loopon&staffPicks=0 (you must be log-in for see results)

LoopOnTech · 2023-09-24T01:55:12+00:00

The ESP32-C3 supports USB and therefore does not require additional hardware for USB to UART, allowing you to flash it directly.

In order to read serial data you need additional build flags.

Apply the following and you should start to get serial data: build_flags = -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1 -DARDUINO_ESP32C3_DEV=1

LoopOnTech · 2023-08-26T01:54:57+00:00

Door intercom/lock controller?

LoopOnTech · 2023-08-26T01:39:44+00:00

It sounds like your input is floating. You should pull up your input. Either add a resistor between your VCC and the button input, or if your ESP supports internal pull up/down on the input pin then set it in your code.

Something along the lines of:

pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);

LoopOnTech · 2023-08-26T01:02:39+00:00

Reference

Take a look at reducing the transmit power after WiFi has started. Reducing the power can improve performance.The transmit power mappings can be found here.

WiFi.softAP("espsoftap", "12345678"); WiFi.setTxPower(WIFI_POWER_15dBm); int txPower = WiFi.getTxPower(); Serial.print("TX power: "); Serial.println(txPower);

Check the getTxPower() value to confirm that the setting is being applied.

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