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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nAqara Temperature Sensors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Aqara makes two thermostats (at the time of writing). There are a plethora of other brands and devices that could have worked, but I was pleased with the quality of product from Aqara and thus they gained my trust already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature and Humidity Sensor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\nThis device does not include a display, but will monitor temperature and humidity in a small device with a 2 year battery life. With the included sticker, mounting is quick and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Model:<\/strong> WSDCGQ11LM<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Battery:<\/strong> CR2032<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Learn More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nBuy on Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"Aqara](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image.png\" "\\"Aqara")
Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor WSDCGQ11LM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nTVOC Air Quality Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\nDespite the name, this is a temperature and humidity sensor like the above device. It also has an E ink display for showing temperature, humidity, and a TVOC (total volatile organic compounds) or air quality rating. It cycles through 3 different display modes and isn’t much larger than the above device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Model:<\/strong> AAQS-S01<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee 3.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Battery:<\/strong> 2 x CR2450 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Learn More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nBuy on Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"Aqara](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-1.png\" "\\"Aqara")
Aqara TVOC Temperature and Humidity sensor AAQS-S01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nChoosing Which Aqara Temperature Sensor to Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The price difference between the two isn’t great (and Amazon often offers discounts and coupons) and the display on the TVOC device was a nice feature. For those reasons I chose the TVOC temperature sensor. The display is crystal clear – I love it. The device is the perfect size, and works as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In hindsight however, I learned a few things about this device and why for my personal situation it likely wasn’t worth the extra investment. When using the Aqara TVOC monitor without an Aqara hub<\/a>, not all<\/em> of the features are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMost notable feature lacking without the hub is that the temperate scale can not be set to Fahrenheit. It only displays in Celsius. While Celsius is a dominant measurement world wide, for those that prefer Fahrenheit this may be a barrier. That said, in Home Assistant it will show the temperature as Fahrenheit when the unit system<\/code> in the global configuration is set to Imperial<\/strong>. (Configuration -> General or can be set in<\/a> configuration.yaml<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nAn additional missing feature is that the battery level is not exposed to Home Assistant when integrated with either ZHA or deCONZ. Only the temperature and humidity level entities are exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"TVOC](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-2.png\" "\\"TVOC")
TVOC entities in Home Assistant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLastly, the VOC (volatile organic compounds) rating is not reported to Home Assistant. If that is a sensor that is something desired, this device will not supply the desired information. The volatile organic compounds was tested and found not reported with ZHA and deCONZ integrations. On the physical device however, it does show the 1 through 5 leaf rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To contradict my testing, others report that the air quality rating does work in ZHA for them. [source<\/a>] None of those reports stated that they were using the HUSBZB Zigbee coordinator that this testing was done with. This testing was done with Home Assistant 2021.9.7 version core-2021.9.7<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
This device does not include a display, but will monitor temperature and humidity in a small device with a 2 year battery life. With the included sticker, mounting is quick and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Model:<\/strong> WSDCGQ11LM<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Battery:<\/strong> CR2032<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Learn More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\nBuy on Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nAqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor WSDCGQ11LM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n TVOC Air Quality Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\nDespite the name, this is a temperature and humidity sensor like the above device. It also has an E ink display for showing temperature, humidity, and a TVOC (total volatile organic compounds) or air quality rating. It cycles through 3 different display modes and isn’t much larger than the above device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Model:<\/strong> AAQS-S01<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee 3.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Battery:<\/strong> 2 x CR2450 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Learn More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\nBuy on Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nAqara TVOC Temperature and Humidity sensor AAQS-S01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Choosing Which Aqara Temperature Sensor to Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The price difference between the two isn’t great (and Amazon often offers discounts and coupons) and the display on the TVOC device was a nice feature. For those reasons I chose the TVOC temperature sensor. The display is crystal clear – I love it. The device is the perfect size, and works as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In hindsight however, I learned a few things about this device and why for my personal situation it likely wasn’t worth the extra investment. When using the Aqara TVOC monitor without an Aqara hub<\/a>, not all<\/em> of the features are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most notable feature lacking without the hub is that the temperate scale can not be set to Fahrenheit. It only displays in Celsius. While Celsius is a dominant measurement world wide, for those that prefer Fahrenheit this may be a barrier. That said, in Home Assistant it will show the temperature as Fahrenheit when the
unit system<\/code> in the global configuration is set to Imperial<\/strong>. (Configuration -> General or can be set in<\/a>configuration.yaml<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nAn additional missing feature is that the battery level is not exposed to Home Assistant when integrated with either ZHA or deCONZ. Only the temperature and humidity level entities are exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nTVOC entities in Home Assistant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Lastly, the VOC (volatile organic compounds) rating is not reported to Home Assistant. If that is a sensor that is something desired, this device will not supply the desired information. The volatile organic compounds was tested and found not reported with ZHA and deCONZ integrations. On the physical device however, it does show the 1 through 5 leaf rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To contradict my testing, others report that the air quality rating does work in ZHA for them. [source<\/a>] None of those reports stated that they were using the HUSBZB Zigbee coordinator that this testing was done with. This testing was done with Home Assistant 2021.9.7 version
core-2021.9.7<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n - Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee 3.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wireless Protocol:<\/strong> Zigbee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
![\"Aqara](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-3.png\" "\\"Aqara")
![\"ZHA](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/82B56F2F-311E-455F-940C-D053F13E24E8-1024x818.jpeg\")
![\"ZHA](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/84C84BD2-23F7-4AE0-B3EB-6D4664B5CCC6-1024x813.jpeg\")
![\"ZHA](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/87E85E8C-3962-4C0F-A073-3D6AF6E7B3E9.jpeg\")
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![\"deCONZ](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-2.png\" "\\"deCONZ")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"deCONZ](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png\" "\\"deCONZ")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"deCONZ](\"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-3.png\" "\\"deCONZ")
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