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mmWave stuff is great when you have rooms that need to have lights when people are there, but not moving. Toilets, hallways, entrances etc. work just fine with
by theshrike79 2y ago
mmWave stuff is great when you have rooms that need to have lights when people are there, but not moving.
Toilets, hallways, entrances etc. work just fine with IR motion sensors. See motion -> turn light on for X minutes. Optionally reset timer to X every time you see motion.
But for places like offices where you might be sitting relatively still for 30+ minutes, mmWave is better. It knows you're there and won't turn off the lights even if you don't wave your arms around :)
The price difference isn't that big though. You can get a HA compatible mmWave device in a nice case for ~50€. The official Philips Hue motion sensors (IR) are around 40-ish €, the really cheap ones like Shelly you can get for around 20€.