![]() Node-Red configured to work with Home Assistant.A “smart” light bulb connected to Home Assistant (I have an IKEA Tradfri mono colour bulb screwed into the roof light socket and connected via ZHA). ![]() A MacBook laptop running a fairly recent version on macOS (I’m using a 2017 MBP running macOS Monterey here).Using a motion sensor in this case would cause endless irritation as I often sit still for long periods while I work and will have to frantically wave my arms in the air to turn the light on again (many of you will have experienced this with motion activated lights) Here’s a video of it in action:ĭisclaimer - I currently have a very unattractive ceiling light. Bedside lamps that (besides slowly getting brighter as the sun sets), goes to set brightness when I get in bed (when I usually read a book), and ultimately turning off when I fall asleep (according to my health tracker) and turning on again in the morning when it’s time to wake up.įor this post I will go over how I toggle the light in my home office (many of us have one now - thanks Covid) based on whether my laptop is asleep or not.The lounge lights fading to a low warm hue if the TV is on and I am sitting on the couch after 19:00 in the evening (and turning it off when the TV turns off any time after 22:00).Some of these are temporarily overridden by motion sensors (like the kitchen counter lights) that go to full brightness when someone is in the vicinity, and fade back down to the sunset mapped level when they leave.Select lights throughout the house slowly fading (less) brighter to different thresholds as the sun rises and sets.I have an ongoing side-project-passion-obsession-challenge (if that’s a thing) to never have to touch a light switch in my house - instead letting Home Assistant connected sensors and carefully crafted node-red based automations take care of lighting as and when needed. ![]()
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