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It seems the recieving of signals (doorsensors, doorbells etc.) is poor.
433 is one way, so if the sender (door sensor, doorbell, weather station) sends at low power then Homey can't receive it.
But off course it can be Homey is bad hearing/receiving
https://forum.athom.com/discussion/comment/24565/#Comment_24565
It can be the device and/or the app.
Hi @KeepT
I guessed the Metal hook in front is the antenna, optimal it should be 16,8 cm i think but this one is way to short. I Removed it and soldered a thin wire of approx. 17 cm. (mine was somewhat to short after soldering, make it initially a cm longer and cut it after soldering. )
I have no signal meter to test, I would like to know is the upper or the lower point is the best to attach the antenna but I guessed the upper one as that copper track goes somewhere. the other only has some capacitor and/or resistor parallel to the antenna.
Above the picture of your original antenna, Below the pictures of my mod:
Thanks for the guide!
http://td-er.nl/2013/10/31/kaku-ervaring/
When placing the movement sensors closer it works. Looks like Range problem.
I do not know what to aspect anymore. The test i have seen from Athom was very impressive. Far better then real world so it looks. Maybe Athom can do the test again, with the newest firmware, so we know wat to aspect.
Or maybee other sensors, but wich one? wich type, wich protocol?
@ gertjan,
my experience is that if you turn the sensor or switches for about 45 , 90, 135 degrees the distance between homey increases. something with the antenne inside, I think
and for the sensors, make sure that batteries are okay. Everything here stops working (KAKU) if there is a sensor with almost empty batteries.
@ glijie,
batteries are new, tried Duracell and Ikea.
I dit some further test, Problem looks like the signal receiving of Homey, when i test the switches (on and of trough the web interface in Homey) the switch works fine (mouted behind the normal switch 6 meters with 2 walls.)
When I check the incoming signal of the 2 motion sensors, both work on short distance < 3 meters fine.
> 3 meters they stop working
I placed my homey in such position that I know there is the least intervention, no extra cables from other phones or audio equipment enz.., no metals, at least 50cm from other sensors.
sometimes I turned my homey about 10 or more degrees. and so I did find the best formation for KAKU stuff.
Don't forget a lot of movement from the KAKU motion-sensors can also be a cause of intervention.
more I can't think about what the cause can be
patrick
PS: Not only the movement sensors need good batteries bus also contact sensors with low battery can cause a lot of intervention.
Homey is located in the center of the room, (on a tabel next to the couch) with no kabels or other equipment next to it.
question is, dit Athom fine tune 433 yet? is this the best range we wil ever get? If so we can move on to other solutions, now we are left in the dark.