I've had this for about two weeks now, connected to Home Assistant for the graphs and level of detail. I do a lot of 3D printing (PLA mostly) in this workspace, and it has been interesting to discover that printing has little effect on the measured criteria, but that me being in the room does! I expect when I next use my resin printer a much higher level of bad air quality will be reported.
Setup ('plug it in') was of course easy. Getting it set up with Home Assistant needed a bit more effort, but the directions were clear and easy to follow. It did take me a bit to find the directions - I would have probably benefitted from a bright green arrow pointing "Hey you! Click here!"
A delightful little component that is incredibly simple to set up, use and understand. 100% open source so I was able to diagnose and resolve a compatibility issue with reading the sensors from my Chromebook.
Very easy to use and understand the read out. I could tell very quickly that the air in my bathroom is poor quality. The openness of this project is spurring me towards getting hooked up with the home assistant ecosystem.
When this precious little AirCube first arrived, I just plugged it into the wall and it started working instantly! No fuss, no bother, and no needing a degree in engineering just to get it going. It is absolute proof that good things come in small packages, speaking my language plain as day just by changing color to show me exactly what's in the air. When I’m frying up some green tomatoes and the kitchen gets a touch smoky, it turns bright red to let me know it's time to get a cross-breeze going. It even plays nice with that fancy "Home Assistant" system I use to run the gadgets around the house, sending all that air quality information right to it without a single hiccup. It stays as quiet as a church mouse, just sitting there like a tiny guardian angel making the invisible plain as day so I know exactly when to open up the windows and let that sweet breeze in.
The only tiny notion is that the little light can be a touch bright in the evening when I’m trying to settle down with my sweet tea and watch my programs, but it’s no trouble at all to just turn it facing the wall a bit. If you want a sweet little helper that lets you see exactly what you're breathing without having to squint at tiny numbers or fiddle with a smartphone, you go on ahead and get yourself one. It connects up to your smart home beautifully, is worth every single penny for the peace of mind, and gets a whole five stars from me!
Since decommissioning the Molekule air filter (which also measured air quality), this worked well! Its light is visible from farther away than the Molekule's light without being overly bright.
Since decommissioning the Molekule air filter (which also measured air quality), this worked well! Its light is visible from farther away than the Molekule's light without being overly bright.
I assumed this was going to be a prototype, but it's a well finished product. It works better than expected.
Incredibly well designed, love having a general idea of air quality without having to check the logs. Can't wait to get them connected over zigbee and helping automate things!
Tells you your air quality at a glance. Don’t need to futz with home assistant if you don’t want to and it is still fantastic.
Completely easy to setup with ZHA integration on Home Assistant. Device definitely works and even sensitive to me drinking a cup of coffee nearby!
Absolutely phenomenal device, as one hobbyist that is just as much into self hosting, personal projects, 3d printing, wood/metal work as StuckAtPrototype is, this device was very good for the price, and I’m more than happy to support a “small” creator 3d printing their own ESP32 projects than some mega corporation. Realizing I had to hold the button for 3s to enter the blue-flash pairing mode for ZHA was a bit of a head scratcher, but Google came to the rescue with calling that out as well as the custom quirk, and I figured out how to get the .py file into a place that my HA instance could see it. A little setup on the front end, nothing terrible, 5 stars, would obviously recommend this over any other AQ monitor from Amazon or whatever. Also, more than happy to share a quick write up on step by step instructions for the custom quirk, as I missed that the first time.
PS - giving the block diagram for the underlying circuit design in the package made me smile, I might frame it next to the little glowing cube!
Excellent air quality monitor. I put mine in the kitchen as a test, I was interested in how often the air quality changes during cooking, cleaning and even using hand sanitizer. It is very sensitive! Thank you!
Love this device! Works perfectly with Home Assistant! Thank you for creating the AirCube!
The AirCube is integrated into my Home Assistant setup via Zigbee (ZHA). The initial integration was easy, the only difficulty was creating the Quirk in HA to expose all sensors, but due to the great instructions even that wasn't a big deal.
Great job. Love that little sensor and it serves as a night light at the same time. Good job.
Fantastic Product. Even though I’m dead inside, I can ensure my lungs are breathing the best air.
So far the parts all seem to be included and the controller was a straight forward assembly. I apparently missed the part about soldering being required for the assembly of the racer, doI haven't attempted it yet. While it is only 8 connections to solder, the wires are thin and in a tight arrangement for someone not super comfortable soldering. For an experienced solderer it's probably a piece of cake though.
My AirCube arrived fast and worked great right out of the box. I got ambitious and started learning about Home Assistant. After using Github and one quick helpful email from @StuckAtPrototype I was able to get everything working together! Will definitely order more!
Works great for all the things it’s advertised! Only issue is the signal strength is pretty poor. It is not connecting in the same places I have other zigbee devices.
Hi Booker! I am glad you like it. As for the range, I just released a new firmware a few days ago to address this exact issue. Here is the release: https://github.com/StuckAtPrototype/AirCube/releases/tag/Release_V1.4.3 and here is the update guide: https://github.com/StuckAtPrototype/AirCube/blob/master/FIRMWARE_UPDATE.md
Let me know if this helps! Thanks!
Very cool devices. I love how small they are and the ease Which I know my air quality. Lots of work when into this, highly recommend
The AirCube is an excellent smart home device! Its exactly what I was looking for in an air quality sensor. Easy, quick setup. Seamless Home Assistant integration. I'd highly recommend it to anyone!
Easy integrationwith Home Assistant. Great functionality. Inspired me to build my own ESP32 instruments (not nearly up to Aircube standards).