I guess I’ll wait then. I plan on using it for light automation and I fear it may be too slow
Are you still down to help a noob do this. I’m completely lost, even trying to read about it.
Thanks in advanced
Just a thought: have you considered attaching a Zigbee/Z-Wave scale to the bed somehow? It seems like it'd be easy enough to detect the added weight.
On average about 5 seconds for me 
Andy
I haven’t thx
You should take a look at this thread:
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Thx, too long 
I saw that but I don’t get it..it’s a raspberry pi, connected to a board, connected to that sensor? So the sensor is wired to the pi?
There is no Raspberry Pi involved in the HubDuino solution. Just an inexpensive NodeMCU ESP8266 (or similar.) These can be picked up for under $10, and 1 NodeMCU can handle 2 sensors easily. The ESP8266 communicates via WiFi/LAN to the Hubitat hub.
The hardest part with this custom solution is getting the Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR) strips positioned correctly to accurately track bed occupancy. This is very much a trial and error process, and may not work for everyone's unique situation.
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Then I have to”program”the Adriano some how? Like ssh into it? Thank you
You program the Arduino compatible microcontroller using the free Arduino IDE on any Windows, MAC OS, or Linux computer via USB.
If you've never done any Arduino programming, or microelectronics projects, this DIY Bed Presence might not be a good first project. It can be very frustrating trying to get it working reliably (electromechanically) and getting all of the software setup and working properly is not trivial if you're not familiar with C/C++ programming.
I am no longer using my own DIY solution as we changed our bed from a traditional queen to a split king bed, with power adjustable bases. Bed occupancy was interesting as a project, but I have put it on the back burner for now.
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Honestly, I ditched my bed sensors for the WiThings sleep pad. Works 100% of the time via IFTTT (5 second delay or so).
It’s not local, but it’s also not a critical automation, and it works. Wish I had more time to see if there’s a way to make it work locally.
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I wanted to do something with my lights. If bedroom door opens turn on light depending on bed occupancy. I’d need local for that, or I def would
Edit: wouldn’t the ability to use it locally be Very very low. I’d imagine it’s value would go up 4x to $3-400. There’s Nothing local like it
By bed has built in sensor wit occupancy, but no way to expose it, BeautyRest smart motion
If that is what you need, then the 5 second delay from the bed sensor shouldn’t be an issue. You don’t need to poll the bed sensor (and wait 5 seconds) when the door opens. Unless there was a change in the state of the bed sensor within 5 seconds of the door opening, HE will already have the current state of the bed sensor.
Your rule only need to trigger on the door contact. Check if the bed sensor is indicating no one is in the bed and turn the light on. You’ll have less than 1 second delay with that rule. There is no need to poll the bed sensor for that and then incur the delay.
Disclaimer: I don’t have this bed sensor myself so I’m just assuming that the sensor would push events to HE rather than HE having to poll the sensor regularly for its state.
Having said that, even if you had to poll it, if the polling is set to every 2 minutes for example, it’s at worst going to turn the lights on when someone went to bed within the last two minutes. That may not be a deal breaker.
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You would pay $300-$400 for a local bed presence sensor?
For that much, I would think you could get someone to make one of the DIY solutions for you.
If you’re correct, I’m ordering one
The Withings sensor is brilliant. I have 2 for our main bed. I use IFTTT, which as mentioned above means a 4 or 5 second delay. I don't give a monkey's about the Cloud connection, but a local solution to avoid the delay would be good as long as it doesn't interrupt the excellent HealthMate functionality. They are expensive but quite reliable now over 12 months of use (I do get some errors reported in IFTTT which I suspect occurs when my hub slows down and the connection times out). And they really do open up many opportunities for much better automations.
Ok, so if you don't care that you're in or out of bed, then here's a project i did to trigger mode. Quiet time, night, and home. This works wonders, though I feel like i want to improve upon it for a version 3 now just to be creative. I used wood for this project, but you could use anything. Even a 3-d printer could be used to create something. Your only limitation is your imagination. If you're looking for some unique solutions or ideas.
Very cool
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