Zooz 700 Series Z-Wave Plus 4-in-1 Sensor ZSE40 (Motion/Light/Temperature/Humidity)

SmartThings user and developer here. I got my first sensor from TheSmartestHouse.com, because I wanted to try a new multi-sensor that was a bit more affordable than some others. Being no stranger to having to write some code for a device that hasn't been officially adopted to SmartThings, I figured it should be straightforward. The nice part about any Z-Wave certified device is they have to be made to their standards and communicate to the standards, thus writing code for them tends to be, predictable... You can find the fully optioned and functional version here (currently version 1.1):[...]If you'd rather have temperature be the main tile, use this alternate one:[...]Stuff I like:* Its size and form factor. It's quite unobtrusive to anyone used to typical home alarm motion sensors.* What comes in the box. All kinds of mounting brackets. You should be a NO lack for the right stuff to get this sensor mounted where and how you want it.* The fact it uses 2 regular AAA batteries. This sounds like a simple thing, but...* The regular reporting of sensor data. Also sounds like a simple thing, but check forums for all the folks who just want updated values on a regular basis. If you're wanting to control a humidifier, or a window AC unit or anything that needs to be responsively managed, this is for you.* The notification LED is actually usable. YES, you have to be looking at it, but it does actually blip colors based on whats up. Maybe more a novelty but I can see it out of the corner of my eye and know it is doing something (without staring at an app). I do provide controls for that in my device type by the way...* IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY DARN ACCURATE! Again, seems like a no brainer. I have a bunch of different multisensors at my house and The only one I trust implicitly is the $500 Carrier MyTouch thermostat on my wall! HA! And, actually, this sensor reads to within tenths of a degree temperature wise and about 1 percent relative humidity when placed next to that thermostat. The others no. Some are off by 4 degrees and 9 points of humidity!* Another accuracy win, the light sensor! OK, so it reads in percent... like 0 is dark and 100 is fully lit.. whatever that means.. it isn't in candles or lux like we would even (most of us) know what those numbers equated to, but REALLY quickly you figure out what it is talking about. The also, thoughtfully, put the light sensor on the front face, UNOBSTRUCTED by the plastic housing, but as you can see (the top left dark spot) it doesn't look bad. I don't think so anyway.* Other developerish stuff I wont bother commenting about...What I DONT like...* The action button as mentioned by another reviewer, needs to be pressed with something small. An unbent, naked paperclip (not the plastic ones) works fine, as does a thumbtack. I am rather leery about sticking sharp objects into electronics though. I would ask that future versions have a more accessible action button.* It isn't IP anything rated. That I know of... Maybe I could pull it all apart and coat it with something, but... I'd like to be able to use it outdoors. Under shelter of course... I suppose I could throw it out there and find out, but... I'll let the vendor comment on that. I did read the instructions and it says indoor use only.* Working temperature range. This is definitely a "home sensor" meaning an in your comfy house sensor. I live in Houston, and say I wanted to put it in my attic to drive a fan or something.. I'm not sure based on the product lit and the hot Houston summers whether it would survive.That's it. I liked it enough I impulse bought another on Amazon! Thanks Amazon, yes you know me well. I'd say it is a pretty great device especially since of my three cons, 2 of them are unknowns... Way to go guys! can't wait to see what you come up with next!

I love this little thing! It's fairly small, only 2.25" square, and very easy to place. The mount mounts flat along a wall, then pivots in two directions (left/right and up/down). So while you technically can't mount it directly on a corner, you can mount it very close to the corner then pivot it to achieve the same thing. Very accommodating!The little Zooz has a lot to like! First off when you crank the sensitivity on it, it obliges and is VERY sensitive for motion! My default motion sensor is a Monoprice motion sensor, and oftentimes I can walk right under them and they will fail to notice any motion. Not so with the Zooz! I have two of them, and with sensitivity on highest detection from twenty feet away is easy and assured every time. Funny thing is that the motion sensor blinks red that it's seen motion *after* it's transmitted motion via Zwave. That's neither here nor there, just an interesting twist.The light sensor is a nice addition. It's clearly intended for indoor use, because very quickly it maxes out at 100% even on a cloudy day. But for indoor use this is fine; it easily registers the difference between ambient light and ambient light + desk lamp, so it's sensitive enough in the right range.Temperature and humidity sensors have configurable sensitivity (i.e. how big of a change in temperature or humidity do you want to trigger a report to your hub). It doesn't automatically send temperature or humidity when motion is detected, but it does automatically send temperature and humidity events together. So if the humidity change triggers the unit to update, you'll also get a temperature report, and vice-versa. Obviously the more times it's transmitting the faster you're going to use up the battery, but that's a tradeoff they allow the user to make.There's really only one downside that I have with the ZSE40, and that's that it insists on having a visual indicator for the temperature. The temperature ranges for the indicator are wide and non-adjustable so I don't find them useful; below 60F, 60-75F, 75-83F, 83-97F, and over 97F. It'd be much more useful if I could adjust them to personal taste. That wouldn't be so bad, except that you can't turn off the visual indicator entirely without also disabling motion indication! So at night you're going to see a colored flash of light down a dark hallway unless you disable all indications entirely. The ZSE40 definitely needs a 'show motion but not temperature' setting. (Right now it has 'show none', 'slow blink temperature and fast blink motion', and 'fast blink both'.)Works great with both Vera and OpenHAB 1 & 2. With Vera you add it as a generic sensor, then it comes up as four separate sensors (motion, temperature, humidity, light). OpenHAB has an example you can cut and paste to get it working quickly.Blinking the temperature range is a minor nitpick, but otherwise I'm really happy with the performance of the ZSE40s and consider them a large step up from the Monoprice 10796 motion detector. Definitely would purchase again!

Almost Plug'n Play (follow the instructions carefully). Pay special attention to the pooling time (every xx seconds) if you want to see the data. Works great as advertized, provide proper information to ST server so you can control devices - I used it mostly to control a deshumidifier in my indoor pool enclosure.Battery life seems to be good, unlike some reviews I see it actually as great (I have v2 using CR123).

Initial setup is a bit confusing but I'll put that down to part of joining z-wave devices. This is my first z-wave device. It worked well for a month but then the problems started. Overnight the battery died (radio stuck on?). Replaced the battery, they are not cheap. With a lot of fuss I finally got the device reset and connected. Worked but over night the device stopped reporting again. Manually synced the device again and it started working again but the battery is down to 40%.I gave 1 more star. Not sure what I did but the sensor has been working flawlessly for months. No battery issues either.

Purchased this to get motion and temperature functions. I had previously used Fibaro multi-sensors and I really liked those but they are a bit expensive. Thought I'd try the Zooz as a cheaper alternative. It is a really good product, very responsive to detect motion. I'm using it with a Smart Things Hub to control lights using a GE Smart Switch and it reacts instantly to motion with the lights coming on immediately without delay. Temperature accuracy seems to be good too, reads the same as the Fibaro. I was able to sync it easily with the Smart Things Hub.This model is the rev 2 with the CR123a battery (include) not the AAs that are listed in the description. I prefer the CR123a as I'm using those for most of my other sensors and they seem to last very long. All in all, a very good product. In fact, I just ordered another one.

Simple to install

I'm using this with a Universal Devices ISY994i controller. It took a three or four tries to get it properly included into the system but eventually it worked. Make sure that any time you send a message to the unit, immediately use a paper clip to activate the wakeup button....I am using this in my bathroom primarily to monitor temp and humidity to control the fan, and it turns out that this thing reacts to motion events immediately, but the other sensors are much lower priority. You can set thresholds for humidity, temp and luminance so the unit *should* report in on small changes, but in reality the best you'll see is a response in the order of every 3-5 minutes for those values. I emailed back and forth with the factory about this a few times, and they were very quick to respond and let me know that the sensor does prioritize motion over all else. All in all, I guess humidity and temperature don't really change that fast so it will work for my purposes, but it would be nice to be get updates at least once a minute.