Choice of equipment for an automatic staircase

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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

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Hello,

If you want to do this on an existing light I use this module instead of the switch:

I cover it with this:

And I put an Ikea remote like this stuck on top of it:

If you want to use a connected bulb, therefore replacing the existing one, you can use an Ikea bulb like this:

You remove the switch and use Wago connectors, making sure to respect the electrical connections and working with the circuit breaker turned off :wink:

And then the same for the rest, I cover it with this:

And I put an Ikea remote like this stuck on top of it:

All managed in Gladys scenes :slight_smile:

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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.

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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 :wink:

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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 :

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Hello @Prof_Techno

Here is what I set up at home :

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

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