ThirdReality Vibration Sensor

Good reliable Zigbee Vibration Sensor with loud alarm and good sensitivity options
Bought to make my washing machine smart per se, and to use with ZHA via Home Assistant. Like other ThirdReality products, this vibration sensor paired with no problem, fast. The sensitivity control is inside the unit itself, so to test, I left the unit on the desk for a while to see how sensitive it picks up the vibration after pairing before actually putting on the washing machine. Picks up fine with Medium sensitivity, but still monitoring the patterns for fine tuning. Wish this sensitivity control was via HA rather than opening up this device if needed. This doesn’t hugely affect the rating of this product for me, but some may think this is a blocker.By default with this unit, the alarm option comes enabled. Or at least mine did. This control also is inside the unit and it will beep while pairing if forgotten to disable it. I can confirm, really confirm, that it is loud! Loud is great for an alarm, but had a little hard time disabling this with my finger while pairing and ultimately using small screw driver to disable (turn the switch off inside the unit) with tiny force as I did not need this functionality for my use. I can see that this can be totally useful when used for home security.This isn’t the first ThirdReality products I own, and all of them have been pretty reliable altogether. Firmware OTA update is pretty sweet, and all of their products had no problem after upgrades.

Convenient
As a new parent, any gadget that promises to make those bleary-eyed, middle-of-the-night baby rocking sessions a little easier is an instant win in my book. I picked up the THIRDREALITY Zigbee Vibration Sensor specifically for this purpose: to turn on a soft light in the nursery when I’m rocking my little one, without fumbling for switches or barking voice commands that might wake my partner.When it works, it’s pretty magical. I have it connected to a lamp, and the idea is that the motion of the rocking chair would trigger it. For the most part, it nails the “localized room lighting” bit. It’s fantastic for keeping the room dim enough for me to see what I’m doing without blasting the main overhead light and disturbing anyone else. No more accidentally stubbing toes on rogue toys in the dark!However, it’s not without its quirks. My biggest gripe is that while it does trigger when I initially sit down (which is great for turning the light on), it doesn’t always register the continuous rocking motion to keep the light on. This means I sometimes have to give the arm of the rocking chair a good smack to re-trigger the sensor and keep the light from turning off mid-rock. It’s a minor inconvenience but when I pair it with other motion sensors I can get it to work most of the time.I’ve also experienced one disconnection since I started using it, which required a quick reset. Thankfully, it reconnected without a fuss, but it’s something to keep in mind.Pros:* Localized Lighting: Perfect for subtle, non-disruptive illumination.* Easy Setup (mostly): Integrates well with my Zigbee hub (Echo in my case).* Adjustable Sensitivity: Gives you some control over how easily it triggers.* Compact Design: Small and discreet, it blends in easily.Cons:* Inconsistent Rocking Detection: Doesn’t always register continuous vibration, requiring re-triggering.* Occasional Disconnections: Had one instance where it dropped off the network.* Sensitivity Sweet Spot: Finding the right sensitivity for continuous, gentle rocking can be tricky.Overall, it’s a handy little device that’s almost perfect for my specific use case. It definitely solves a problem, even if it introduces a minor one of its own.

Eats batteries.
Works well, but eats batteries. 3 months if you’re lucky, and that’s with very minimal use (one or two triggers per week).

Better than Aqara for your dryer automation
Works perfectly on the side of my dryerI paired it with home assistant automation to let me know when the dryer is done.I tried the Aqara vibration sensor but it wasn’t sensitive enough. This one has a manual switch to control sensitivity that goes much higher than

Put it on the washing machine to get a notification when it stops moving = is done.

I bought this to stick on my front door and integrate with Home Assistant so I’d actually know when delivery drivers knock, because too many just ignore the doorbell and it was driving me nuts.Setup was super easy and it paired straight away over Zigbee with my hub, and since then it’s been reliable and consistent. The device supports adjustable sensitivity levels, so you can dial it in exactly for your use case, which I needed to do because at first it was a bit too eager and giving false alerts. Once I dropped the sensitivity down it settled right down and now only alerts when there’s a real knock or vibration.It also runs on standard AAA batteries with a long expected life, so maintenance is minimal, and you can build routines off the vibration events in Home Assistant without needing any extra apps.Overall, this has worked exactly how I hoped once I tweaked the sensitivity. Simple to set up, reliable, and a great way to get notifications when someone’s at the door without relying on the doorbell alone.

che dire? al momento eccezionale! non ha sbagliato un colpo e meno male che la regolazione della sensibilità viene fatta con un selettore fisico e non tramite app (vedi altri prodotti della concorrenza per i quali questa sensibilità è molto labile…) Se devo trovare un difetto forse sono le dimensioni, sensibilmente più grandi della concorrenza, ma per i miei scopi è andato comunque bene e al momento sono pienamente soddisfatto. Anche l’integrazione con l’hub Home Assistant è perfetta ed è sempre risultato on line nonostante fosse ad una certa distanza dal coordinator.