Hello! I just came across this and I’m trying to figure it out without getting into vibe coding. Can anyone point me in the right direction? The hardware looks promising, but I don’t know where to start since I’ve never used ESPHome

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An alternative approach could be to use Zigbee pressure sensors, which will probably be easier to integrate with HE. Below are some random AliExpress sites offering similar sensors : [image] [image] [image] Found one on Amazon : [image] Amazon.com: Zigbee Pressure Senor Occupancy/Pre…

If you happen to have an instance of Home Assistant you are running along with Hubitat these are extremely easy to setup in HA. Their directions are spot on and takes just minutes. The sensor works extremely well and does come over to HE via HADB with no issue. I can also personally vouch for the…

raw.githubusercontent.com/ShaneAllen334/Hubitat_Apps/refs/heads/main/Advanced_Sleep_Metrics/Advanced_Sleep_Metrics.groovy If you want to try something easier, I've made an application that uses motions sensors and vibration sensors to detect if you're in, or out of bed.

@kkossev I bought one of the zigbee [image] kkossev: Found one on Amazon : Amazon.com: Zigbee Pressure Senor Occupancy/Presence Detector Stress Belt Hidden in Bed/Sofa Battery Powered Tuya Smart Life Home Automation M3 : Electronics but I cannot get any data from it. I did try a generic z…

[image] pomonabill220: Zigbee Pressure Senor Occupancy... Maybe it requires a Spanish driver?

....well I am planning to use it for my bed.... GET IT, GET IT???? bed/OLAY??? :joy: :joy: :rofl:

This device uses Tuya-specific Zigbee commands - please test and follow-up here : [image] [RELEASE] Tuya Zigbee Contact Sensor++ w/ healthStatus Custom Drivers version 1.3.0 2026-05-10 : added TS0601 _TZE200_seq9cm6u/_TZE204_seq9cm6u pressure strip as contact sensor; …

[image] kkossev: Found one on Amazon : @kkossev Thank you for the info. Very nice sensor. I ordered one (long, 70 sm) to check how this toy is working. I like the sensor strip itself but the way it reports status to HE is not reliable. In the free air everything is OK. But when I placed the …

The Tuya Zigbee Contact Sensor++ driver latest version '1.3.0', time stamp '2026/05/11 11:08 AM' exposes the analogue value (I have named it 'rawPressure').

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This device uses Tuya-specific Zigbee commands - please test and follow-up here :