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Version: 1.7

Aqara Vibration Sensor

A small Zigbee sensor that picks up movement or a knock. Fix it to the van and Sensa tells you when something is disturbing it, which usually means someone is interfering with the van, or it is being towed.

How it connects​

The sensor uses Zigbee, so you need a Zigbee coordinator added to Sensa first, such as the SMLight SLZB or the Sonoff Dongle M.

Add to Sensa Nomad​

Open Settings, choose the Devices tab and press Pair Zigbee, then press the pair button on the sensor. Sensa adds it as soon as it joins, and it moves to Added.

If it has been paired before and is waiting under Discovered, tick it and press Add Selected Devices. If it is not there yet, press Scan.

See Adding devices for more.

What you see​

  • A tile on the Habitation Security tab reading Detected or Clear, with when it last changed. It shows this whatever scene the van is in.
  • The Vibration detected instinct raises an amber alarm naming the sensor. It only sounds while the van is in the Sentry scene, and clears itself once the movement stops.

Good to know​

  • Sensitivity runs from 1, the most sensitive, to 21, the least. Set it from the cog on the sensor's row on the Devices tab. If it trips on ordinary movement, raise the number. If it misses someone leaning on the van, lower it.
  • The sensor cannot report its current sensitivity, so the box shows the last value set in Sensa. A blank box means it has never been set.