Lafaer Wireless Human Presence Sensor LWR01
The Lafaer Wireless Human Presence Sensor LWR01 is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24, certified Apr 15, 2025). It uses Thread, so it needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller. A certified Matter device can be added to any Matter controller whose app supports its device type, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings or Home Assistant; features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold. Sold in the US at Amazon and GL.iNet.
Certificate data: CSA ledger read . Set-up steps and sources: Apple Home · Google Home · Alexa · SmartThings · Home Assistant
CSA Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24). Uses Thread, so it needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller.
At a glance: Matter certified: Yes, Apr 15, 2025 · Connectivity: Thread · Platforms: Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home (listed in its catalog record, unverified) · Thread border router: Needed (uses Thread)
- Works with
- Matter certified as an occupancy sensor on the CSA’s certification ledger and as a light sensor on the CSA’s product page, so it can work with Matter apps such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings when the app supports its device type; supported features vary by app. The maker hasn’t named platforms on a page we hold.
- CSA certificate
- CSA25203MAT45397-24, certified Apr 15, 2025
- Network & hub
- Thread; needs a Thread border router as well as your platform’s Matter controller
- Model number
- LWR01
Updated : the last change to this page’s certification, platform or store facts.
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Link to GL.iNet’s US product page for the LWR01 Wireless Human Presence Sensor (model LWR01; US-warehouse SKU EC-LWR01-US). Confirm the exact variant, current price and delivery at GL.iNet.
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CSA Matter Certified
Certificate: CSA25203MAT45397-24Matter 1.3 certificate
Its certificate, CSA25203MAT45397-24, is for Matter 1.3, certified Apr 15, 2025. The Matter version is the specification version on the certificate's ledger record.
Source: CSA Distributed Compliance Ledger, read Nov 10, 2026.
What Matter 1.3 added, and which devices use it →The Lafaer LWR01 is a wireless human presence sensor that uses mmWave radar, so it can tell someone is still in the room even when they sit still. Lafaer lists a range of 3.5m for presence and 6m for motion, over an angle of about 120 degrees. It runs on two AA batteries or a 5V/0.5A Type-C supply, has a built-in ambient light sensor, and is rated IPX3 in battery mode.
Source: GL.iNet's product page, read Oct 26, 2026.
Specifications
- Brand
- LAFAER
- Category
- Sensors
- Protocols
- Thread
- Certificate ID
- CSA25203MAT45397-24
- Certified
- Apr 15, 2025
- Model
- LWR01
- Firmware
- 1.0.0
Ecosystem compatibility
Unverified: listed in its catalog record, not confirmed by the maker; check exact controller support.
Quick answers
- Is the Lafaer Wireless Human Presence Sensor LWR01 Matter certified?
- Yes. MatterCatalog matches it to CSA Matter certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24, certified Apr 15, 2025.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 work with Apple Home or HomeKit?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Apple Home on a page we hold. Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories to the Home app without a home hub. A Thread accessory needs a Thread-enabled home hub such as an Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini, or a compatible third-party Thread border router. Apple’s Matter page lists sensors among the accessory types the Home app supports.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 work with Google Home?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Google Home on a page we hold. Google says you need a Matter-enabled hub device set up on your home wireless network before you can add Matter devices to Google Home. A Thread device needs a hub that is also a Thread border router: Google Home Speaker (2026), Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) or Google TV Streamer (4K). Google’s supported-device-types page lists the Light Sensor type.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 work with Alexa?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Alexa on a page we hold. Alexa needs a Matter-compatible Echo; Amazon says its Echo devices support “a subset of Matter 1.5 and lower device types”, so check that yours does. A Thread device needs an Echo with a built-in Thread border router, such as the Echo (4th Gen) or Echo Hub.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 work with Samsung SmartThings?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named SmartThings on a page we hold. SmartThings adds Matter devices through the SmartThings app and a Matter controller. Samsung says a Thread device needs a Matter controller that includes a Thread border router; the latest SmartThings Hub, SmartThings Station, Samsung TVs and Samsung Family Hub refrigerators have a Thread border router built in.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 work with Home Assistant?
- Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Home Assistant on a page we hold. Home Assistant says: “Adding a new Matter device only works in the Home Assistant Companion app.” A Thread device needs a Thread border router, which Home Assistant describes as a network device that connects a Thread mesh network to other IP networks such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
- Does the Lafaer Wireless Human Presence Sensor LWR01 use Thread or Wi-Fi?
- Thread. Its catalog record lists Thread, and Matter devices that use Thread need a Thread border router in the home, in addition to your platform’s Matter controller.
- Does the LAFAER LWR01 need a hub or a Thread border router?
- Yes: a Thread border router, in addition to your platform’s Matter controller. A Thread border router connects Thread devices to your home network; Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini, Nest Hub (2nd gen) and Echo (4th Gen) are examples, and each platform lists its own.
- When was the LAFAER LWR01 Matter certified?
- The CSA certified it on Apr 15, 2025 (certificate CSA25203MAT45397-24). That is its certification date, not a retail release date, which MatterCatalog does not state.
- Where can I buy the Lafaer Wireless Human Presence Sensor LWR01?
- MatterCatalog has verified store links for it at Amazon and GL.iNet. Check the current price, model and pack size at the store.
From this product’s catalog record, not hands-on testing. Editorial policy
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