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Anyone try to build a bed occupancy sensor integrated with Home Assistant? I've looked into load sensors but all of them seem to have pretty small weight limits (low enough to where I don't think it would even support the empty bed).

What devices/sensors have you used for this? And what does your setup look like?

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[-] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/fsr-the-best-bed-occupancy-sensor/365795

This is the best write-up I've seen - essentially a force sensitive resistor on the bed slats and an ESP32 will get you the results you're after.

[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I’ve got parts on order for this very project, should arrive this week.

I previously tried using one of those large pressure mats but it didn’t work under the mattress.

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