Recently got three of these units to monitor temperature in my poly tunnel. The spec is just what I need. Having great difficulty in setting them up, intermittent results trying to connect to my wifi. Think mostly due to lack of a proper user manual/instructions. Managed to get 2 set up but can only access the data when I am in site of the wifi access point they are connected to. I have the router in the house and 3 external wifi access points connected to it. These were set up when I installed 4 TP link Tapo cameras and wherever I am I can access any of the cameras without being, near any of the wifi points. What is on the Govee website is less than useful. Anyone got any experience of these units and know where there is a decent information to be found?

Posted By: djhWhich model have you got? I have ten of the H5075 Bluetooth models and they work very well.

H5179. I have got the third one working now realised you have to be within the bluetooth range to link to phone then search for wifi which it does ensuring have got the 2.4ghz channel. I can only access the data if I am in the particular wifi hot spot of the sensor. There must be a way of linking them, think there is Bluetooth wise.
I can access my cameras from anywhere I can access the internet need that for the sensors. Want to access the poly tunnel data, and any other place I have the sensor without going to the wifi point that connects to the sensor. Willl all this stuff takes a while to get an understanding of how it all works. Keep finding useful things on the app which would have been useful to have explained somewhere.
Presumably all your sensors are in close proximity i.e house?

Posted By: djhSorry, hot spot of what sensor? The H5179 or your wi-fi AP?

In the field of coverage of the wifi access point the sensor is communicating with.

Posted By: djhI don't know how the wi-fi works on Govee devices, but you should be able to get it/them connected to your wi-fi network and then access them wherever you can access your wi-fi network (presumably using the govee app at least).

I agree this is what I now want to set up. On their website Govee have a package of 3 smart sensors and a gateway but these sensors are different to mine so maybe need a gateway to suit my sensors. In the details of my sensors on the Govee website it does not mention anything about a gateway. My heating thermostats have their own hub which I can access from anywhere where I can connect to the internet. My cameras do not have a hub but as they are the same make as my wifi access points they may not need one. Think next step is contact Govee support. Thanks for your input much appreciated.

I have made request to support see what I get back.

Yes have done all the linking. that works. If I move the sensor to a different wifi spot it will pick up on that and any others. The access points are on 2 frequencies it will see both and I have to select the 2.4 one and enter password but once recognised and saved, don't need to do it again. Think the issue now is within the app I need to do something to "mesh" the units in some way. If I am close enough to the sensor it will communicate via Bluetooth as well as wifi the Bluetooth connection indicator comes on in the app.

Posted By: djhThere seems to be a basic manual for the H5179 at https://fcc.report/FCC-ID/2AQA6-H5179/4718003.pdf - I don't know if that matches your experience

Thanks for that it is what comes with the unit. Can't understand why no manual for the app. Keep finding things on the app that would be useful to have been directed to.

The system is working properly now. I can now access the data from anywhere. Certainly around the property as long off course I am in the connection area of one of my access points. Think what I failed to understand issensor the sensors work on Bluetooth to set up and connect initially and also to access the settings of the device e,g naming. It is not possible to access settings and some other operations via wifi whereas on my camera setup I can.

All the other devices cameras work on the AP. I think got confused what part Bluetooth and Wifi play in the operation. Just needed decent explanation of how it all works.

What I need to be able to do now is set up alarms no idea of how to do that yet the function selectors are grayed out. Awaiting support to come back on that one.

Don't know why there is no manual for the app but might be par for course. My Heatmiser heating app has an excellent manual for the thermostats but no instruction on using the app (other than connecting the hub to the router) which is different on the phone to the PC.

To close the loop on this one, support have confirmed all alterations are done and saved via Blutooth even though notifications etc are pushed via internet. Have now got temperature alarm set up so can ensure my tomato plants don't get to hot.

We protect the plants in the poly-tunnel at night from the cold by fleecing up and the sensors have confirmed that the fleece afford ca 3 degC protection. Typically 9deg under fleece and 6 in the body of the tunnel.

Have asked the question, is there more detail on usage available, 3 times, and not got an answer. Guess there is non.

Posted By: djhMaybe there's a youtube?

I have seen some for smart items like LED lights but not scrolled throughely to find sensor specific ones.

Posted By: djhIt does seem strange using wifi for some things and BT for others, but I could see how it might happen if the developers weren't thinking clearly.

Thinking about it it probably makes sense as the sensors are designed to be portable so they would need to be set up to communicate with the phone app to start with so it can then be linked to the wifi AP. Just wish they had described in a manual how it works. (In C&G parlance underpinning knowledge i.e the why and what)

Just to close the loop on this one. Have the 3 sensors in the poly-tunnelat different height levels monitoring tomato plants and are proving very useful in managing their care. We have been skirting with low temperature nights hovering around the 8 to 10 C. We cover the plants with fleece as best we can but they are now a metre plus tall so a challenge. Whilst the plants are ok down to quite low single digit the flowers do not pollinate well if been exposed to lower than 8 deg C.
I can set an alarm on the units useful to let me know when I need to ventilate more due to high temp. Keep finding bits on the app that are useful just wish to be told about them somewhere, The support people have been very helpful just so infuriating that there is no proper app guide.

I guess they would. You need to connect to them via blue-tooth to set up and you will need a wifi connection for them to communicate to your app via web. That might be the tricky one if there is no connection in the property. They are accurate compared to a conventional thermometer but I have not checked the humidity. You can also get dew point and VPD (vapour pressure deficit) which is a new to me. You can set an alarm to notify you but you have to set that close to the sensor i.e via blue-tooth. At about £22 each they are good value I reckon.

Posted By: VictorianecoCan you get wifi models that also have digital displays? I cannot find them on the website...

Not from Govee. Some one else may make them I do not know. Including a display will increase cost I guess. The units I have as mentioned are good value do the job and are very portable.

I am awaiting delivery of the units (meant to have been on Friday)

Can you access all the data in a web browser? Or is it all app based?

Thanks

Gareth

H5179- I've got 8 arriving now and 4 of the Bluetooth ones with display only