Aranet 4 CO2 sensor review and Home Assistant integration

The Aranet 4 is the best CO2 sensor I have tested so far.
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[@ernydriemanis1196]

Nice video covering how easy it is to use Aranet4 as a standalone or integrated solution to Home Assistant

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Thank you for the feedback Erny :)

[@johannbeckham]

It would be good if we can compare this with $40 tuya or zigbee co2 sensor to check the variance of the two

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Good idea, in my experience it is all about which sensor is used. Most cheap CO2 sensors do not use an IR sensor in which case they are very inaccurate

[@oneseventhree173]

Great video! how often does it update in HA? I have a view plus and it updates every few minutes. I would love something more often if possible like a low power BLE. But would really want to know how often this reports to HA

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Thank you for your support :) This one updates every 5 minutes by default but this frequency can be updated in the app. 1 minute is the most often.

[@oneseventhree173]

@@simonsayshomeassistant and does that mean HA gets the data every minute too? :)

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

@@oneseventhree173 yes it does

[@walter--]

any idea how far the bluetooth reach to you Home Assistant server?

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Mine seems to be working up to about 8 m

[@sanguinegaze]

Hi! Thanks for the viseo. What is home assistant? Do you know if this can this be added to the Smart Life or Google Home apps?

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Hi Clint, glad you enjoyed it! Yes I believe it can integrate into both those systems. There are over 1000 integrations for Home Assistant.

[@SteveDoesMovies]

Is this the Aranet4 HOME or PRO ?

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Hi Steve this is the home version

[@masterview]

Is it the home or pro version?

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Hi, it's the Home version. Very nice quality device!

[@LisaFladager]

Does it work with iOS?

[@billybudz]

Yes.

[@Paullik83]

£199.00 on Amazon... for this co2 monitoring device. 😅 this is a joke.

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Yes, it is expensive but the quality of the app, hardware and support is amazing!

[@billybudz]

Great tool for medical herb cultivation🦚🙏