Sensor Definitions
This page explains the entities commonly available on UltimateSensor Mini v1.
The names below are those of firmware 3.0 and newer.
Environmental Sensors
| Entity | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
CO2 |
Carbon dioxide concentration | ppm |
Temperature |
Ambient temperature | °C |
Humidity |
Relative humidity | % |
Illuminance |
Ambient light intensity | lux |
VOC Index |
Volatile Organic Compounds index | index |
NOx Index |
Nitrogen Oxides index | index |
If your Mini v1 includes the optional SPS30 module, the entities PM <1µm Weight concentration up to PM <10µm Weight concentration, the matching Number concentration entities and Typical Particle size are also available. Control the sensor with PM Sensor, SPS30 Update Interval (default 60 s), SPS30 Idle Interval (default 5 min, 0 keeps it always on) and SPS30 Quiet Hours with SPS30 Quiet Start Hour and SPS30 Quiet End Hour.
Voice Assistant Entities
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
Media Player |
Speaker output for TTS and voice responses |
Enable Voice Assistant |
Switch for local wake word and voice control, on by default |
Voice Assistant Start |
Button that starts listening without a wake word |
Voice Assistant Phase |
Current phase: idle, listening, thinking, replying, not_ready, error or muted |
Microphone RMS, Microphone Peak |
Microphone level |
Presence Entities
| Entity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Occupancy |
Binary | Overall room occupancy, follows Tracking Presence |
Tracking Presence, Tracking Moving Target, Tracking Still Target |
Binary | The radar sees a target, a moving target or a still target |
Polygon Zone 1 Presence to Polygon Zone 4 Presence |
Binary | Someone is inside that polygon zone |
Polygon Zone 1 Target Count to Polygon Zone 4 Target Count |
Sensor | Number of people in that polygon zone |
Radar Target Count, Radar Moving Target Count, Radar Still Target Count |
Sensor | Number of targets |
Target 1 X to Target 3 X, also Y, Speed, Angle, Distance and Resolution |
Sensor | Position and movement per target, in mm and mm/s |
People Count, Last Crossing Direction |
Sensor | Room count from your entry lines and the last direction |
Reset People Count |
Button | Sets People Count back to zero |
Polygon Zones Enabled |
Switch | Turns all polygon zones on or off, on by default |
Tracking Presence Timeout |
Number | Time before presence clears after the last detection, 1 to 600 s |
Draw zones, exclusion zones and entry lines in the Room Designer of the SmartHomeShop integration.
Device Controls
| Entity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Restart |
Button | Restart the device |
CO2 Manual Calibration |
Button | Force SCD41 calibration to 420 ppm; only use after at least 10 minutes in fresh air |
Temperature Offset |
Number | Correction on the temperature reading, default 2.3 |
Humidity Offset |
Number | Correction on the humidity reading, default -1 |
Boot Sound |
Switch | Enables or disables the startup sound and front LED animation; the setting is retained after a restart |
Restart in Safe Mode |
Button | Restarts in safe mode |
Factory Reset |
Button | Erases all settings, including WiFi |
Front Light, Back Light |
Light | RGB LEDs on the front and back |
Automatic LED Lighting
Since firmware 3.6 the back LED can also work by itself. All of this is off by default and stays saved after a restart. Turn on Automatic LED Lighting first. On cloud firmware you can also set this in the SmartHomeShop App.
| Entity | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
Automatic LED Lighting |
Main switch | Off |
Motion Light, Motion Light Brightness |
White light on motion from the radar | Off, 70% |
Night Light, Night Light Brightness |
Warm light when someone is present during the night hours | Off, 10% |
Night Light Start Hour, Night Light End Hour |
The night hours | 22, 7 |
CO2 LED Warning |
Three orange flashes at the warning level, three red flashes at the critical level | Off |
CO2 Warning Threshold, CO2 Critical Threshold |
The two CO2 levels | 1000 ppm, 1500 ppm |
CO2 Alert Cooldown |
Wait time between alerts | 5 min |
Firmware Controls
The device name is added in front of these entity names in Home Assistant.
| Entity suffix | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Firmware Variant |
Select | Selects WiFi Basic/Complete and local/SmartHomeShop App cloud firmware |
Firmware |
Update | Checks the manifest for the selected firmware; disabled by default |
Diagnostic Entities
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
IP Address |
Current IP address |
Connected SSID |
WiFi network name |
WiFi MAC Address |
MAC address |
WiFi Signal |
Signal strength |
Uptime |
Time since the last restart |
CPU Temperature |
Internal ESP32-S3 diagnostic temperature |
ESPHome Version |
ESPHome firmware version |
Hardware Version |
Hardware variant, V1-Basic or V1-Complete |
Status |
Home Assistant API connection status |
The firmware version of your Mini v1 is shown on the device page in Home Assistant.