Aeotec Multisensor 6, Z-Wave Plus 6-in1 Motion, Temperature, Humidity, Light, UV, Vibration Sensor (Sensor Only)

I have a fairly extensive home automation system and I wanted to replace my aging motion sensors with something a little more capable and modern. To me, the choice came down between the Aeotec and the Fibaro ZW-5, and I ultimately chose the Aeotec Multisensor 6. The sensor itself is much smaller than the baseball-sized units I have now, and that's mostly a good thing. The squarish shape and small size helps it mix in to my room decor a little better, and there are a lot of options for permanently mounting them or just placing them on a shelf or in some inconspicuous location. You have a choice of 2 CR123A batteries or USB power. The older sensors I have were powered by 4 AAA batteries, and to go as long as possible between battery changes, I typically used lithium cells...this gave me a year or two between battery changes, but these lithium batteries are expensive. Assuming the CR123A's last as long, I think that's probably a better and less expensive solution. The USB option is nice, but so far I haven't found a need for it - I just tend to use these things in places where I want to be able to put them wherever I want without any type of cabling. With Z-wave devices, a lot usually comes down to how well supported the device is by your home automation controller. I have two different systems: in my primary residence, I have an older Vera-3 unit, and in my vacation home I have a newer Homeseer controller. The Vera is Z-wave and the Homeseer has the latest Z-wave Plus hardware, and I'm happy to say that it was pretty trivial to connect these sensors to both systems. The Vera UI7 level has the Multisensor 6 support built-in, so it was just a matter of selecting it and pairing. The Homeseer was similar, but I needed to upgrade to the latest version first. Once paired with my home automation controllers, the sensors seemed to work perfectly, giving me motion alerts as well as temperature, humidity, light levels, UV and vibration sensors. The motion sensor is the one I care most about, and it seems to be roughly similar to the older sensors I had, working reliably from 15-20' at angles up to 150 degrees. In my setup, I have pretty good signal coverage everywhere in my home, so I don't know that I get any benefit from Z-wave Plus and its greater range. I haven't noticed any other performance differences between the Z-wave and the Z-wave Plus system, although I'm hoping the Z-wave Plus system will give me somewhat more time on a set of batteries. Bottom line is that I'm happy with these units and would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting a capable sensor in a small package at a fair price.

I am a complete novice when it comes to Zwave protocols but it was immediately clear to me that misconfiguration of this device is going to cause you all sorts of troubles. High report rates when running in battery mode will drain the battery quickly. battery life statistics of Zwave devices are based on how often they wake up to send reports. Increase the report rate, decrease battery life. This is normal for battery powered z wave devices. If you want to pull lots of data from one of these sensors, plug it into external power. Make sure the device is in range of your other devices. Range is not like wifi, so don't think you can use one on one end of the house with your hub on the other end of the house. In an empty room you might get the advertised 80 feet of range, but go through a single wall and you'll probably want them to be within 20 feet of each other. Again, this seems to be related to Zwave devices in general rather than the product itself. The report rate can be adjusted by changing internal parameter settings, as well as dialing in calibrations for all the sensors. Firmware upgrades are available but can only be applied with a windows based Z-wave controller, There is no firmware update program for linux or OSX. This is probably the biggest downside I've come across. I'm not impressed with the feeling of the action button. pushing the action button feels like you're doing something to the device that you should not do. Tactile feel aside, the button works just fine. Takes 2 CR123A batteries, but can operate on a single battery as well. Include it into your network while running on whatever power source you intend to run it on. Battery powered Zwave devices will not act as repeaters, and this setting is configured by checking what power source the device is using when you include it into the network. I contacted their technical support for an issue with the temperature unit setting and they responded almost immediately with some good information on what might be the problem, and confirmation that I'd set the right parameters in the sensor. It turns out that the adjustment had to be done on the controller side of the network instead of the device. The problem I had wasn't with their device at all, but they were still able to give me the clues I needed to solve my issue. Very friendly too.

I received the sensor and was already aware that I would need to find batteries. This was no easy task as CR123A is unheard of. So, I went to my local Lewis store and found a Duracell package that had 123 printed on it, but was not the model. The nice lady at the store opened the package right up and popped the batteries in and found that they worked! Score. $15 for two batteries. Ouch! The lady said that they would work for a very long time. I took her word for it. It's Duracell, right? So, enough with the battery dilemma. I went home with batteries and sensor in hand and unboxed it. Popped the batteries in and put the back on. You need the back installed because there is a little indentation in the back panel that is the activation button. The directions clearly say that if you are going to run this off of battery, you need to pair it on battery and not on usb or the sensor will act as a repeater because it thinks it's being powered by USB power. (Shortening the life of your $15 batteries) Press and hold the button.It paired right up, but wait. It's only detecting motion because that's what I chose for a sensor. But, it shows all of the readings when looking at the settings. On to Smartthings chat support where I found that they don't have an actual handler for this sensor. But, one is close to release, they say. I'll take that. I did locate a smart light handler in the market that will suit my immediate needs. I could not get the smartthings automations to control anything with this sensor, but after talking with technical support, I understand that they're working on it. So, I'll wait for that to happen. As for battery life, I've had the sensor plugged in for a week now and still reading 100% battery life. I feel like the Lewis lady wasn't lying. This room is where we spend most of our time, so it's getting a fair workout. The install into the corner was a bit tricky because with the screws, it's awkward to place it without dropping things. (I'm still looking for one of the screws that I dropped on the floor while trying to install). Be careful not to install the sensor too tight into a corner or you'll have a difficult time screwing the sensor to the attachment. In anticipation for future automation, I ordered a second sensor. I like the look and functions of the sensor so far. It's very responsive and has good range. It also blends in quietly. I really believe that this sensor has potential in my Smartthings world when they get the official handler finished. UPDATE: I received the second sensor. This one didn't want to pair right away and still no official SmartThings handler. I wanted to use this in a different room, but the range is about 15 feet, so I had to use it to cover the rest of the room I already have a sensor in so I could control everything. For the price, I really wish the range was a bit better. Also, it really matters on the orientation of the sensor. I couldn't get it to read motion from 11 feet away and found that when the orientation is where the writing on the back is right side up (mounted in a corner). Although there is nothing indicating this, the manual does show an oblong coverage area. It worked for me to orient it this way and it started to detect movement from 11 feet away. Still like the sensor, but I wish they'd improve it give the price of this little guy.

This is probably one of the worst investment I've ever made. I've purchased 3 units, this 3 units shows different levels of humidity by 10%, different levels of light intensity by 20% (one is totally crazy), the motion detection even set to 5 (maximum) is by far less sensitive than the Generation 4 in 1, the UV measurement is for what? What about "vibration"? Oh my god, this guys are wonder mind. Pros: 1. Super small 2. Short range for motion detection (sometimes it's good) 3. Battery lifetime 4. Works as a repeater "if" you power it by USB only and add it when powered by USB Cons: 1. Short range for motion detection (You cant cover a 10ft room!!!!) 2. Incorrect readings for almost all parameters 3. You can't change the data from F to C and if you try to use a different firmware it will not work on your network 4. Useless UV measurement 5. Useless vibration measurement 6. Ghost parameters like "Binary and Status" 7. Bad manufacturing assembly which affect the lighting measurement (see pictures) 8. ULTRA SHORT RANGE 908.42 Mhz make you to purchase tons of repeaters and use all your outlets to power them 9. There is no way to turn off the data transfer LED. I should purchase Insteon!

Love it. Smaller than the previous generation (way smaller than I was expecting), works with SmartThings and is super easy to set up, and has more capabilities than the last generation sensor, but one thing I don't like about this sensor is that it doesn't take a common type of battery. I would have given this 4 stars because of the weird battery, but no one ever reads the four star comments o cares about them. The sensor is awesome enough to get 5 stars anyway, in spite of the battery problem. All of my other smart sensors use AAA batteries or something that is at least somewhat common like a CR2032, but this sensor takes CR123A batteries. Because of this, I think I still prefer the previous gen sensor made by the same company since I can use rechargeable AAA batteries on those. The additional features and size reduction provided by this sensor aren't enough to overcome the fact that I have to keep buying expensive and weird batteries that I can't use on any of my other devices besides this. Setup: Some people say they've had trouble setting it up, but I didn't have any problems at all once I found the secret. The back has to be on. If you look closely on the backing to the sensor, there's a little round depression. That depressions is directly over a piece of plastic inside that, when pressed, clicks a button that is in the corner and under the battery compartment. So, when the back is on and you either have batteries or the USB cable inserted, you push that depression and SmartThings will detect it and take you through the setup process for it.

Aeotec's recent devices seem to have a pattern of small issues that lead to a less useful device or frustrating install experience, and this, unfortunately, is no exception. For the most part, the design and functionality is great. This is by far the smallest Z-Wave motion sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, or light sensor that I've seen, and it does all of those things in one device. It's almost the perfect unobtrusive all-in-one sensor. Unfortunately, to start with, I ran into an error in the manual. It appears (based on the default value) that the description of parameters 101-103 is wrong. Specifically, I believe the UV sensor enabled bit should be 16, not 2. The directions for waking up the device also appear to be incorrect. I was unable to wakeup the device following the directions, and the light cycled through a couple different colors as I held the button, suggesting I was accessing some other functionality the manual didn't describe at all. (This was also the case for the previous Gen5 multi-sensor. The manual said "hold for 3 seconds" to wakeup when in fact you needed to press three times.) I had to resort to using USB power for configuration, which the manual did suggest, but which should also have been unnecessary. (I was also unable to add the node securely without the USB cable, which is strange.) Mounting also isn't fully thought out. The mount screws into the back of the sensor on one side and attaches to the wall on the other. It allows free rotation, but can only be tilted along one axis (see photo). Unfortunately, this axis is controlled by the sensor side of the mount, which must be screwed in all the way leaving no actual control over the angle. The mount should have been reversed so the axis along which the sensor can be tilted is controlled by the orientation of the wall / ceiling mount. Finally, the "action" button is accessible even while the sensor is mounted, so someone could theoretically exclude the sensor from the network (using a handheld controller) if they can approach without triggering it. For something that's supposed to act as a security device I don't know why the button needs to be externally accessible. It's not hard to just remove the back during configuration. As others have mentioned, controller support is incomplete. It seems to be mostly functional in HomeSeer, but configuration parameters aren't setup (I had to do everything manually) and it's not clear whether all the values are reporting properly. I wonder whether it would have been possible to give the controller makers more lead time to get implement support before this went on sale. This seems to be a general failing of Z-Wave. It's a little strange that almost nothing works as expected until support for the specific device is implemented in the controller, despite most things happening via standard command classes. Insteon may be a closed ecosystem with many fewer devices available, but at least everything seems to pretty much work together.

These are fantastic sensors. I bought them to replace some GE motion sensors I have installed around the house for intrusion detection. Those units use the same batteries but burn thru them in about a month, whereas these units have been running for over a month and haven't cracked the 95% battery level yet AND they come with a whole mess of extra sensors like temperature, light, and humidity. I also found these units to be way less prone to false-positive motion detection (while still triggering for actual motion), which is probably a big part of their better battery efficiency. I do have one minor quibble, although I decided not to remove any points for it, which is in regard to how the units are powered. In addition to battery power, they have the ability to take a micro-usb cable plugged into an outlet for power, which was my initial plan for setting them up. However, I quickly discovered that because of how they place the micro-usb jack, you can't insert a cable and also use the wall mounting plate without some dremmel surgery on the case. Still, my plans were based upon the assumption that these units would drain battery power like the GE sensors and they don't, so in the end I didn't feel like this was a big negative. These sensors are also significantly more expensive than some other comparable brands, but considering how much better my experience was with these I think this may be a you-get-what-you-pay-for kind of thing.

I have had one of these for a year and just purchased the second one. Long battery life (still showing 100% after 1 year) I only use it for temperature measurement and it is pretty accurate. However the pairing gave me a bit of trouble. Info from the manual: For the purposes of installation and setup, even if you intend to power your sensor with batteries, we recommend utilizing the provided USB cable for setup. However it did not work properly after I replaced the USB power supply with battery power. SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE IT WITH BATTERY POWER - CONFIGURE IT WITH THE BATTERIES INSTALLED (at the location where you install it) Apparently it sets itself up differently depending on if it on USB or battery power. Inclusion on the network on battery power... The manual tells you to press the button on the MultiSensor once (unless you want it to use encrypted communication - then two times). What the manual does not tell you is that you have to press the button on the MultiSensor 1 times to wake it up and then push it again to pair it with your controller. Pairing with the Vera Lite controller. - Install the batteries in the Multisensor - Select add a device from your Vera user interface/control panel on your computer - Go to sensors and click on Aeon 6 in 1 multisensor - Follow the on screen instructions and start the pairing process - Push the button on the Multisensor 3 times in quick succession (to wake it up) - Green light will come on - Push it once more to start the paring process. - Wait for several minutes (no lights to give you a clue) - However on the Vera control panel a message in blue at the top will tell you the paring is in progress. - Be patient and eventually it will show up and let you rename the Multisensor. I hope this will save you a lot of grief. I had to find out the hard way by trial and error. PS The encrypted mode did not work properly for me (lots of communication errors).

Excellent product! Looking to replace my Wireless Tag with these sensors as they integrate with my Samsung Smartthings Hub. Love that they have the option of being USB power driven and battery.

Multi-Sensor works very well most of the time but on occasion does give false motion alerts.

Very good product, easy to install, stable and fiability

When it works it's alright, but that's only about 50% of the time (probably less). This device has been a constant source of troubleshooting, problems, and headaches. There aren't many ZWave motion sensors available, but you'd do well to avoid this one.

Sensor worked perfectly right out of the box with my Z-Stick and Indigo V7 software. I am using this sensor in the bathroom to activate and dim lights based on the time of night as well as activating exhaust fans when the humidity level hits the threshold.