# Choice of equipment for an automatic staircase **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuration\ **Created:** [July 25, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655 "2025-07-25T12:16:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prof\_Techno](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/prof_techno/32/19038_2.png) [@Prof\_Techno](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/Prof_Techno)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/1 "2025-07-25T12:16:47Z")
Hello I would like to install automatic lighting for my staircase using two battery-powered wireless sensors, as well as a system to control the lightbulb. What equipment do you recommend, prioritizing the most discreet sensors possible? thank you ---
**Author:** ![prohand](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/prohand/32/15713_2.png) [@prohand](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/prohand)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/2 "2025-07-25T13:48:45Z")
Hello, If you want to do this on an existing light I use this module instead of the switch: > **[SONOFF ZBMINI control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/ZBMINI.html#sonoff-zbmini)** > > Integrate your SONOFF ZBMINI via Zigbee2MQTT with whatever smart home infrastructure you are using without the vendor's bridge or gateway. I cover it with this: > **[Cadre de couvercle pour interrupteur simple Samotech® (SM223) : Amazon.fr:...](https://www.amazon.fr/Cadre-couvercle-interrupteur-simple-Samotech%C2%AE/dp/B08SBNM7J5)** > > Cadre de couvercle pour interrupteur simple Samotech® (SM223) : Amazon.fr: Bricolage > **[Samotech® Cache d’interrupteur pour variateur de lumière Philips Hue :...](https://www.amazon.fr/Samotech%C2%AE-Cache-interrupteur-variateur-Philips/dp/B081TB5388)** > > Samotech® Cache d’interrupteur pour variateur de lumière Philips Hue : Amazon.fr: Bricolage And I put an Ikea remote like this stuck on top of it: > **[IKEA E2201 control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E2201.html#ikea-e2201)** > > Integrate your IKEA E2201 via Zigbee2MQTT with whatever smart home infrastructure you are using without the vendor's bridge or gateway. If you want to use a connected bulb, therefore replacing the existing one, you can use an Ikea bulb like this: > **[IKEA LED2109G6 control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/LED2109G6.html#ikea-led2109g6)** > > Integrate your IKEA LED2109G6 via Zigbee2MQTT with whatever smart home infrastructure you are using without the vendor's bridge or gateway. You remove the switch and use Wago connectors, making sure to respect the electrical connections and working with the circuit breaker turned off 😉 And then the same for the rest, I cover it with this: > **[Cadre de couvercle pour interrupteur simple Samotech® (SM223) : Amazon.fr:...](https://www.amazon.fr/Cadre-couvercle-interrupteur-simple-Samotech%C2%AE/dp/B08SBNM7J5)** > > Cadre de couvercle pour interrupteur simple Samotech® (SM223) : Amazon.fr: Bricolage > **[Samotech® Cache d’interrupteur pour variateur de lumière Philips Hue :...](https://www.amazon.fr/Samotech%C2%AE-Cache-interrupteur-variateur-Philips/dp/B081TB5388)** > > Samotech® Cache d’interrupteur pour variateur de lumière Philips Hue : Amazon.fr: Bricolage And I put an Ikea remote like this stuck on top of it: > **[IKEA E2201 control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E2201.html#ikea-e2201)** > > Integrate your IKEA E2201 via Zigbee2MQTT with whatever smart home infrastructure you are using without the vendor's bridge or gateway. All managed in Gladys scenes 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Prof\_Techno](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/prof_techno/32/19038_2.png) [@Prof\_Techno](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/Prof_Techno)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/3 "2025-07-25T14:40:08Z")
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, this won’t work as is, because I don’t have a switch at the moment. There is only a lamp equipped with a motion detector, but it does not cover the whole area, particularly the bottom of the staircase. That is precisely why I want to add two battery-powered motion detectors to ensure complete coverage. ---
**Author:** ![prohand](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/prohand/32/15713_2.png) [@prohand](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/prohand)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/4 "2025-07-25T18:57:46Z")
In any case you’ll have to home-automate your lamp to make it compatible with Gladys, unless the protocol used by the sensor and the current lamp is already compatible 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof\_Techno](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/prof_techno/32/19038_2.png) [@Prof\_Techno](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/Prof_Techno)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/5 "2025-07-25T19:48:18Z")
I found this model that seems suitable : **SONOFF SNZB-03 / SNZB-03P** – Zigbee motion sensor with ambient light detection, compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Home Assistant, MQTT and SmartThings. However, I don’t yet know what to use to control the lamp. I’m torn between two options : - Find a lamp with built-in Zigbee - Or install a module (box) behind the existing lamp So I found this: SONOFF - Zigbee switch module 10A ZBMINIR2 Can I put it behind the ceiling lamp ? result : > [@Installation en devenir](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/installation-en-devenir/8594/119?u=prof_techno): > > J’ai mis en place une scène pour gérer automatiquement l’éclairage de mon couloir, afin qu’il s’allume uniquement lorsque c’est nécessaire et sans intervention manuelle. Cette configuration repose sur deux capteurs de mouvement sans fil (placés stratégiquement aux deux extrémités du couloir) et sur un commutateur intégré directement dans la lampe. gear Matériel utilisé 2 capteurs de mouvement Zigbee sans fil à pile (discrets et faciles à placer) 1 commutateur Zigbee module encastré si néce… ---
**Author:** ![jean\_bruder](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/jean_bruder/32/13_2.png) [@jean\_bruder](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/jean_bruder)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/choix-de-materiel-escalier-automatique/9655/6 "2025-08-14T08:35:15Z")
Hello @Prof_Techno Here is what I set up at home : - motion sensor: [Zigbee 3.0-Bewegungssensor mit Pir-Infrarot-Bewegung des menschlichen Körpers, kabelloser Detektor, Smart Home, Smart Life App, funktioniert mit Alexa - AliExpress 13](https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006918768626.html) (6 months of daily use, and I still haven’t changed the batteries…), - switches (wired as two-way): [BSEED ZigBee Schalter Wand Smart Click Lichtschalter Gelbe Hintergrundbeleuchtung Glasrahmen Tuya APP Schalter EU Wandsteckdosen mit USB - AliExpress 13](https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008712753257.html) (note: in this specific case you need to have the live (phase) and neutral), - also tested if you need to keep the existing switches: [GIRIER Tuya ZigBee 3.0 Schaltmodul 10A Smart Home DIY Breaker 1 2 3 4 Gang Unterstützt 2-Wege-Steuerung Funktioniert mit Alexa Google Home - AliExpress 44](https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005005236976622.html) Once the equipment is in place, a scene in Gladys takes care of controlling the light from the moment it gets dark in the stairwell (adjustable threshold, which I have set at 600lx): the sensor detects movement AND the light level. Have a nice day, Jean