ESP32 Enables Room-Scale WiFi Presence Sensing
A data enthusiast spent weeks building a room-scale human detection array using Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 boards and Espressif's CSI tools, demonstrating that Channel State Information (CSI) can detect motion and presence when hardware, antenna placement, and elevation are correct. However, the prototype exposed practical limits—high power consumption, coverage blind spots requiring multiple nodes, and sensitivity to antenna type—making it promising but not yet a drop-in replacement for low-power commercial sensors.
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