The battery life of the motion sensor is quite good, but it still goes dead without showing low percentage values.
I paired the new model of the sensor to my V2 hub, but it fails to detect motion, any tips to what I can try?
Try to re-pair it again.
Thanks, it works now with the re-pair., but I had to use the classic app to pair again. The new app somehow didnât get it. Battery has dropped to 33% though, is this at all reliable info?
Time will tell, but you will see that the battery will go up and down again and again.
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Here is a summary and my success in pairing the new IKEA Motion sensor E1745 with SmartThings v3 in Australia.
The Australian ST compatibility only lists the older version however I was able to pair it with my ST. Her is what I did. I opened the new ST app on my phone, clicked to add new device by brand, selects IKEA the motion sensor.
Once the process of scanning is initiated, press the pairing button 4 times and not the 10sec as instructed.
My motion sensor detects motion quickly about 1sec however it takes about 2-3min to reset, meaning it will show motion detected for a minimum period of 2-3min.
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The instructions are there still for the old version.
That is the expected behavior for the motion sensor, it has a 3 minutes grace period, when it is blind. It is due to battery preservation purposes.
Itâs still a nice cheap motion sensor that works directly with the ST Hub, if you donât need a fast detecting sensor.
Unfortunately the DH is cloud execution one. But I fully agree with you. I have fewâŠ
Guys, whatâs the current status of the DH for the E1745 Motion Sensor? I bought a smattering of Tradfri gear yesterday to add to my V3 hub and this sensor is the one unit that will not connect. Open to info from the brains trust on the steps to get this functionalâŠ
Looks like I posted too soon. I followed the instructions provided by @crashtest and it worked first time. For those that are following
- Open the back of the sensor to expose the three buttons
- Initiate the pairing process as normal
- Instead of holding the link button down for 10 seconds, press the link button four times.
- Wait a few seconds for the connection to complete. If nothing within, say, 15 seconds then repeat the four button presses.
My sensor connected after three cycles of button presses.
Good luck all
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Hey guys thanks for the update on the 4 button presses! It really would be good to uodate instructions thoughâŠwasted may hours on this. I am still struggling to pair the sensor with Smartthings, is it worth waiting for an update to the release in V3 of the hub???
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Either select scan nearby devices or choose the IKEA, and blub or motion sensor or any option there, then press the button on the back 4 times quickly. If you did it right a red led going to start a breathing kind flashing.
The hub is in pairing mode when you choose any of the options mentioned above. If it is still not connecting move the device to another location. Closer/further just to some different location, it might would work.
Some devices from IKEA are not working or unable to pair if the hub is on a specific zigbee channel, you might be experiencing that, but most of the time things are just working straight ahead.
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Did you manage it?
Hey everyone!
So i am currently trying everything with this sensor (E1745) but i canât get it to work. I get it to pair (which is painful enough) but then it just reports âMotion detectedâ all the time and never resets. I also tried the MC driver but itâs the same problem. It has the newest firmware, i connected it to an ikea hub to make sure of that.
I am using an Aeotec v3, firmware is 50.00010.
Does anyone have an idea how to make this work?
Ah, Zigbee Motion Sensor Driver Version is 2023-08-15T19:48:10.258700418
Thanks!
Not particularly helpful but I abandoned SmartThings altogether and moved to Home Assistant, everything just works. Never looked back.
Just replied you on another thread