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Bed Occupancy Sensor?
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this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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I can't believe I'm even engaging this post, but... what's the use-case? Gotta say, this sounds extra creepy.
Turn on the lights in the bedroom based on presence sensor, but only if the bed occupancy sensor detects no one is in bed.
Turn off the lights when 2 people in bed. Turn the lights on really low when only 1 person gets up. Track time you went to bed / time in bed as a low-budget sleep tracker not tied to a big data broker, like a smart watch would be....
Some of us like to automate our homes with our home automation systems instead of finding new ways to remote control them.
Just because you go to a dark place in your imagination doesn't mean everyone else does.
@just_another_person Turning on or off nightlights. Changing iOS focus (e.g., sleeping). Activating outside security monitoring… all kinds of interesting use cases.
Can one change iOS focus modes from home assistant?
@spitfire I said that but the fact is I don’t really know. But I’d like to know. I know #HA #HomeAssistant can launch apps and select channels on #AppleTV so I think it should be possible on iOS. Using webhooks maybe.
Taking care of an elderly person whose a fall risk? There are lots of valid reasons.
Presence sensors do fall detection and human presence to a great degree. No need for a BED sensor and measuring occupancy.
And how is a presence sensor in a bedroom less creepy? Its measuring the same thing as you say.
If I'm in the bedroom, I may want my ceiling lights on if someone is in there if it's dark outside, but if my wife and I are in bed, then only turn on the baseboard lights, at 1% brightness when someone is still in bed. Presence sensors aren't that fine grained, and I certainly don't want to wake up my wife when this old fart gets up to go pee again. She's grumpy when awakened. 🤣