Aqara Motion Sensor P1

Quick verdict

The Motion Sensor P1 is Aqara's Zigbee PIR sensor with a built-in light meter and, crucially, a configurable detection lockout so you are not stuck with a fixed cooldown. It pairs locally through zigbee2mqtt or ZHA. It is PIR, not presence, so it catches movement rather than stillness, but for motion-triggered lighting with long battery life it is excellent.

Standout: Zigbee PIR motion and light sensor with a configurable detection lockout and very long battery life.

Last checked: 2026-05-25

Compatibility snapshot

Why it stands out

• configurable detection lockout (down to 2 seconds in zigbee2mqtt), unlike the fixed cooldown on cheaper PIR sensors
• includes a built-in light level sensor alongside motion
• very long battery life (Aqara rates up to 5 years) on a single CR2450

Reasons to hesitate

• PIR motion only, not mmWave presence detection like the FP series
• requires a Zigbee coordinator (Aqara officially supports only their own hub, but ZHA/zigbee2mqtt work well)
• Xiaomi/Aqara Zigbee devices can occasionally drop off non-Aqara meshes

Best for

• Zigbee Home Assistant setups wanting motion plus light level with a tunable cooldown
• battery-conscious motion automations where 5-year battery life matters

Avoid if

• you need still-presence detection rather than movement
• you have no Zigbee coordinator and do not want one

Privacy and local-control notes

Pure Zigbee device with no cloud component. Fully local when paired to a Zigbee coordinator via zigbee2mqtt or ZHA.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: zigbee2mqtt / ZHA.

Buying reality check

Price notes: Budget-priced Zigbee motion sensor. The catalog also lists the newer Matter-over-Thread P2. Model RTCGQ14LM.

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