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Thanks for the comment! Stay tuned, there is a lot happening over the next month! The plant sensor will be wifi initially. I'd love to offer multiple communication methods for our sensors but that is many many months away. Maybe a goal for 2025. We really appreciate the support and sharing the cool things you are doing with the MTR! -Trevor

Hey, thanks for the comment! 1. Unfortunately there is not. It is not a part of the radar sensor inside so it is not something we can add 2. If you are handy with ESPHome yaml there are more accurate ways to make the offset. You can use multiple temperature points to build the offset vs just the one we have. 3. Yes it is much better at 2 targets. The 3rd target has to be pretty spread out and a very clear view to detect the third 4. That is a good idea, or automatically apply the offset if you know the LED is on. Thanks for the nice comment, we are having a blast and enjoying the response from the community. We've got another live stream tonight at 8pm EST! Thanks, Trevor

@@ApolloAutomation Thanks for the response! Those are good points. For 2) I wasn't even thinking about the flexibility of ESPHome with this thing! So if I modify the ESPHome yaml and build my own firmware using the HA add-on and load it on the device, it won't break any other functionality? (Assuming I keep the yaml separate from the base yaml) For 4) The lux values change slightly based on the color selection of the RGB from my experience, so like the thermal offset, maybe I can do the same for the lux offset in ESPHome yaml? This sensor is amazing! I really like the plotly graph that the community (maybe you?) made. It's super helpful and a great way to visualize the targets in HA. Looking forward to the next thing yall make!

Thanks for the comment! We have two radar tuning videos on this channel as well as a few guides on our Apollo Automation Wiki. We hope this helps but if not reach out to us on Discord or email us at support@apolloautomation. com. Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Thanks for your comment! They are all similar and great options. However, the Apollo Hub (ODROID-M1S) has 8GB of RAM, 64GB of onboard eMMC and an option for NVMe storage. The HA Green has 4 GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC. Both of these devices have the same CPU/chip and come pre-flashed with HAOS. As for the RPI5, it can have up to 8GB of RAM but it does not have onboard memory, the CPU/chip is not as fast and it is not pre-flashed with HAOS. Again, all are great options and everyone has different needs! We hope this helps and are happy to answer any questions! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Thanks for the comment and great idea! The temp sensor we are working on will have a probe that could work for your applications. Stay tuned on here or over on our product development channel on Discord! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Great question and thanks for reaching out! We use the LD2410B ESPHome library for the configuration section. You can find the yaml at this link: esphome.io/components/sensor/ld2410.html We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Do you know if it was still detecting you as a target? Did you have the automation set on moving target or still target? -Trevor

Thank you for your support! We hope to have the soil sensor out within the next few months. Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Great question! The LD2410B in the MSR-2 sticks to the person who is moving the most. If you want multi-target tracking (up to 3 targets) then you should look at our Apollo MTR-1, which uses the LD2450. We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Thank you!

Noted. Thanks, Simon! You have been putting out some great content lately! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

@@Bunton33 thank you so much Justin !

@@Bunton33 Thank you Justin!

We ship internationally! You can buy them on our store now! Check the description for the shop link. We also have two European distributors, Open-Circuit and Domo-Supply. Thank you for your support! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Great question! As of now we only offer a female back USB-C add on but we have a male version as well that is ready to go. We have not put it on the store officially but we should be soon. Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Yes, that is how we recommend you use the app. Setup the sensor and then walk, sit or stand where your want the zones and build it around you. We can work on uploading another video.

Are you trying to setup an automation similar to the one in this video? If so, you can use the "Call Service" function and "light turn on" to choose the color. Best, Justin Bunton Apollo Automation

Hello! Thanks for your interest. Please email us at support@apolloautomation.com for help with your order.

Yes, you can tune it using engineering mode to help eliminate the false triggers. It sounds like you'll want to increase the move/still energy thresholds to make the MSR-1 less sensitive. We have a beginners guide video as well so be sure to watch it.

@@Bunton33 thanks for the fast reply! will check it out

​@@n.lu.x That's why we're here!

Hello, yes there are difficulties with all ESPHome devices connecting to hidden SSIDs unfortunately. You first need to connect it to a non hidden wifi network. Here is a wiki article that will walk you through it but reach out if you need any further help. wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/general/page/connecting-to-hidden-wifi-network

@@ApolloAutomation Thanks. Used a visible SSID and got them on network and in HA. After I play with calibration, I will look at doing the suggested mod. Thanks for the quick response.

Thanks for the kind words! It means a lot to our small company. Please let us know if you need anything else! Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation

Happy to hear! Please let us know if you have any video ideas! Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation

Thanks for letting us know! I think Andre should have fixed this in newer videos but we can look at going back to fix our earlier ones. Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation

You can email us at admin@apolloautomation.cloud or join our Discord. There is also chat support on our shop page. We hope this helps! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

@@ApolloAutomationthanks - already did

Thank you! Andre changed his resolution in his latest videos. We can talk with him about updating this video. Let us know if you need anything else. Best, Justin Apollo Automation

Happy to hear it cleared things up for you! BeardedTinker did an amazing job with Apollo MSR-1 Review! Thanks for stopping by! Cheers, Justin Apollo Automation

Hello, thanks for the question. The SCD40 does have an auto calibrate that by default runs weekly. We've disabled this (but can be enabled by user) since if the sensor isn't exposed to fresh air, it will greatly throw the SCD40 out of calibration. While the drift due to not calibrating doesn't seem to be in the data sheet, we've not noticed anything drastic with the auto calibration turned off. It holds calibration pretty well and the user can recalibrate anytime they'd like. I've got my AIR-1 with CO2 running for a couple months without calibration and it tracks with a freshly calibrated SCD40. Did you have the auto calibrate on or off during your test? What are you using as a reference to measure that the sensor has drifted? If you haven't yet, feel free to join our discord, there are a lot of really active users there and frequent good discussions. discord.gg/mMNgQPyF94 One last thing to check is the quality/source of the SCD40. There are a lot of cheaper copies of it out there compared to the actual Sensirion unit, that could also always introduce some odd readings possibly. Let us know if this was helpful or if you have any other questions. Datasheet: sensirion.com/media/documents/48C4B7FB/64C134E7/Sensirion_SCD4x_Datasheet.pdf Thanks, Trevor

Thanks a bunch. I have turned off autocalibration, yes, since the whole system didn't look good at all. But then, if I use standard probing, what was that, every 4th second? It climed steadily and after a week, it's climed 100ppm or more. So I tried to change that to every 30s (low power option) which made it drift the other way until it just read 0ppm. I'm quite sure, now, that what I bought is some cheap shite from China. I guess I should try with a real one next time. Where did you get your module, and what was the price? @@ApolloAutomation

Hmm, interesting it changed with the update interval. Ours by default uses the ESPHome default of 60s between readings. Again like with nearly everything, this is configurable by the user. esphome.io/components/sensor/scd4x.html It'll be a little tough to compare since we use the SMD sensor component so we can solder it right to our PCB vs something that might be used with a development/bread board. It is more difficult to know where the breakout modules you find are getting their actual sensor from. Price is a little tough as well since we are doing large quantity buys. I'm a big fan of Octopart for price shopping. octopart.com/search?q=scd40&currency=USD&specs=0&manufacturer_id=921 If you are looking for a breakout board I've had good luck with Adafruit components www.adafruit.com/product/5187 that breakout is $10 cheaper than our MSR-1 with CO2.

Thank you! We appreciate the comment, we are growing our workshop and manufacturing capabilities each month and are loving the community feedback! -Trevor

Why?

@@roberthead6655 They're really only for people who are interested in the 'Under the bonnet' side of things... Not for regular Joe's who just want to be able to turn the heating on, on the way home from work

Are you seeing mmWave entities in HA? Thanks, Justin Apollo Automation

did you solve this. was it a faulty module perhaps?

Sorry for the delay! I'm not sure if you guys help on our Discord but you can try using the reset radar button and/or the factory reset radar button. This should get it going again.

Using the reset radar button and/or the factory reset radar button should work.

Appreciate the feedback! I'll see about normalizing the audio in my editor. Using two different microphones probably contributed to that. Live and learn, eh? Glad you found the video helpful? -Andre

Unfortunately the module in the MSR-1 can only set raw distances, so it cannot do the more granular adjustments you mentioned.