Apollo MSR-2 Deep Dive: Are Its Advanced Features Worth It?

The Apollo MSR-2 is tiny, but it it worth your time? 🤔

In this video, we'll see all of the features the Apollo Automation MSR-2 has to offer, including some of its most advanced options.

From setup and configuration in Home Assistant to testing millimeter wave accuracy, zone customization, false detection handling, and Bluetooth proxying, it has a wide range of features. There might be some manual configuration required!

Whether you’re looking for reliable presence sensing, smart automation triggers, or the best motion sensor, this review breaks it all down so you can decide if the MSR-2 deserves a place in your setup.

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Products and Gear
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Links are via ameriDroid unless otherwise specified:

MSR-2 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/msr-2...

MSR-2 (with CO2 module) 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/msr-2...

Accessories:

MSR-2 Sensor stand: 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/msr-2...
MSR-2 Outlet mount 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/msr-2...
MSR-2 Female back USB port: 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/msr-2...
MSR-2 GPIO headers: 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/gpio-...
MSR-2 90-degree mount: 👉 https://ameridroid.com/products/90-de...


Related gear:

Bluetooth Adapter for Home Assistant 👉 https://geni.us/43ZrM

Aqara FP2 (via Amazon) 👉 https://geni.us/ZE2KvK
Aqara FP2 w/ wall mount (via Amazon) 👉 https://geni.us/lpWdNk

Everything Presence Lite (via Seeed Studio) 👉 https://www.seeedstudio.com/Everythin...

Home Assistant Green
via Amazon: https://geni.us/gBon
via ameriDroid: https://ameridroid.com/products/home-...

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URLs
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RTTTL strings https://gist.github.com/Kogoro/2e71b8...

Apollo Automation https://apolloautomation.com

Apollo's Github configuration https://github.com/ApolloAutomation/M...

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