air quality sensor

Devices & Integrations
1

Hello,
beginner with smartthings,

I am currently looking for an air quality sensor

would you have compatible reference?

thank you

ps = google translation, french to english translation

2

What country are you in? The device selection does vary. For example, the sensors available in Quebec might be from different companies than the sensors available in France.

Also, do you have a SmartThings/Aeotec hub or do you use SmartThings without a hub? Again, the device selection will be different. :thinking:

3

bonsoir

merci pour la réponse,

je suis en France,

pas de hub, j’ai SmartThings sur le smartphone, j’aurais souhaitais tout avoir sur 1 seul application

4

Open the SmartThings app.

Tap on the “+” sign in the upper right.

Choose “add device“

Choose “by device type“

Scroll down to “sensors.“

Choose “air quality sensor“. this will show you the brands that are available in your country. Click on each brand to see a list of specific models. Again, though, if you are not using a hub, you will have to use the device’s own app to set it up. After that, you can use it through the smartthings app.

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Update: May 2022

Awair Element does not support or integrate with SmartThings any longer. Regrettably, we do not have plans to support this integration directly in the foreseeable future.

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6

Yeah, that’s unfortunate. :disappointed_relieved:

You can still get a partial integration by using Ifttt if that’s of any help.

7

I don’t know if this is a good way to think about that. I live in Canada and buy a lot of stuff directly from China.

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Sure, almost everybody has some devices manufactured in China. But there are still specification differences based on the intended region of operation.

For example

  1. the Z wave frequency is different for Quebec and Paris.

  2. North American electrical systems use different current than the ones in Europe.

  3. because the electrical systems are different, the load maximums are typically different. It’s common to find devices designed for the European market that have a 10 amp maximum, while North America is more typically 15.

  4. there’s the whole Fahrenheit/Celsius thing, although that’s US rather than Canada.

  5. safety certifications are different. CSA (Canada) is very different than CE (Europe)

  6. warranty options may be different, and some manufacturers differ in the countries where they honour their own warranties

  7. and specific to air quality Sensors, there is no single global standard for how air quality is reported. Instead, most countries have a national agency which has determined a safety scale. Canada, the US, and the EU have three different algorithms, and consequently a device which is designed to report for one of these regions might be confusing to a customer in a different region. The following article describes the different systems used for reporting air quality in the US, Canada, and the EU.

So… it remains valid to say that device selection does vary by region where the device will be used, regardless of the point of manufacture. :sunglasses:

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