Seeed Studio has introduced that its millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensors and SenseCAP Indicator at the moment are formally supported as sensors and show units respectively within the ESPHome firmware, bringing full compatibility with the favored House Assistant automation platform.
“Three of Seeed Studio’s merchandise now work natively with ESPHome (with [the] merchandise formally listed on ESPHome web site as Sensor Parts and Show Part),” says Seeed’s Kezang Loday of the brand new. “These merchandise are the 24GHz mmWave Human Static Presence Sensor, the mmWave Human Detection Sensor Equipment, and the SenseCAP Indicator. It means ESPHome supplies out-of-the-box integration and assist for utilizing these two mmWave sensors, and the show.”
Seeed Studio’s mmWave presence sensor and SenseCAP Indicator at the moment are formally supported by ESPHome. (📷: Seeed Studio/ESPHome)
The 24GHz mmWave Human Static Presence Sensor, because the title implies, is designed to detect the presence or absence of people via a frequency-modulated steady wave (FMCW) radar system. Providing a five-meter (round 16 ft) detection vary and a 90-degree horizontal beam, the sensor is out there as a naked board or as a part of a package with a service board and the XIAO ESP32C3 microcontroller board.
The SenseCAP Indicator, in the meantime, is a compact all-in-one show that encompasses a dual-microcontroller design, packing each an Espressif ESP32-S3 and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 behind a 4″ full-color touchscreen show and providing assist for exterior {hardware} via its Grove ports, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and non-obligatory LoRa radios.
Extra info on the units’ assist for the third-party ESPHome firmware, which is designed to supply Espressif ESP-based {hardware} with straightforward House Assistant integration, is out there on the Seeed Studio weblog.