I have an Aqara FP1, I have literally tried everything to get it working with Hubitat C8 - yes I have removed the option of not using Zigbee repeaters when trying to pair it- literally tried everything.
So I connected my Samsung smartthings to the Aqara FP1
I installed Hubconnect server on Hubitat
I went to the smartthings but there is no option to add the hubconnect remote client - groovy IDE not there (found out it was removed a while back by Samsung) , no such thing as add "Smart app". I was hoping to expose the Aqara Fp1 from smarttthings TO Hubitat so I can use rule machine to do what ever I Want.
Should I just give up and buy the Aqara hub to make it just work - believe I have tried everything.
All I want is the Aqara FP1 to work with the Hubitat - I even exposed the Smartthings to Alexa but the Aqara still does not appear in the Alex devices list.
AFAIK it was developed after ST abandoned the groovy IDE. But I’ve never tried it since I disconnected my ST hub about six or seven years ago (wow, time flies!).
I must say the responses are fast in this community.
I want to thank everyone who replied in this chat - many many thanks.
Mark - Ive given up, rather than spend the time trying to make it work I am just gonna buy the Hub. Unless there is a presence sensor (NOT motion) that will just work with the Hubitat.
The Aqara FP1E (not FP1) can, as can the Linptech ES1ZZ. Those are the two I see, but you can find the official list here: List of Compatible Devices | Hubitat Documentation. But more devices may work with custom drivers if are comfortable installing and using those.
Note also that "presence" on Hubitat normally means gelocation, i.e., home or away or similar. The attribute you're looking for may very well show up as "motion" in drivers, apps, and the hub UI, even if the device is not a traditional PIR motion sensor; this is normally the best match for automations you are trying to create (and what such apps may look for). So, regardless of device, don't let that terminology throw you off.
I want the sensor to detect the room is no longer occupied and then switch the lights off straight away. Motion sensors don’t work as a bit of stillness and it will switch the lights off which I don’t want
This is generally solvable by using a timeout on your motion automation instead of reacting instantly to the "inactive" event. Almost any all you can configure to set up a motion lighting automation should be able to do this. Keep in mind that if the alternative is never turning off the lights, an extra few minutes isn't going to matter, except that it may greatly reduce annoyance. You might need to do this with an mmWave sensor, too, though I don't know how sensitive their built-in "timeouts" may be (this is configurable on most Z-Wave and some Zigbee sensors but no reason you can't do some or all of this on the hub, too).
But I know what you're really getting at: it's certainly true that mmWave sensors do a better job of detecting smaller motions that likely correspond to room occupancy, and I don't want to dissuade you from this newer sensors -- just point out that PIR sensors have a long history of successful use. Beyond the above, there are other tricks you can do like adding a second one to the corner of a room to capture another angle, using some as "turn on" sensors and others as only "keep on" sensors, and many other way to tweak an automation that would meet your goals -- with any kind of device.
Many Aqara devices are tricky to pair or keep paired to Hubitat. I don't know that this is one, and many of their newer devices are reported not to be, but it's possible. I don't think Linptech has this problem.
What Zigbee channel are you using? Is it the same as the ST hub? Any smart bulbs as routers in your network or other oddities?
You might try powering down the hub and unplugging it. Then plug it back in and try to pair. The radio only gets rebooted with a complete power down. Otherwise, Hubithings has worked very reliably for me for the past couple years (since whenever it first was released).
HubiThings Replica works well for me. Since it is a cloud integration, you don't even need a hub. I unplugged my hub and I just use some of the linked services from SmartThings to link to wifi devices. I have a couple of wifi outlet plugs out in my shed that I cannot reach by
Zigbee or Zwave, but will reach with wifi, so they are connected to SmartThings cloud with the linked service for the app.
It will also pull in my Galaxy Tags, but there is no driver to do anything with them once linked to Hubitat. That would be a good addition to HubiThings to add a driver for smart tags if it is possible.
You might need to do this with an mmWave sensor, too, though I don't know how sensitive their built-in "timeouts" may be (this is configurable on most Z-Wave and some Zigbee sensors but no reason you can't do some or all of this on the hub, too).
