Blueprint that will control lights in a room, using one presence sensor and an illuminance sensor to decide when lights are to be turned on or off. Supports more conditions to turn lights on/off (see Features).
Caution
Pre-release version. There is definitely trash in the BP, features will change without notice, no versioning is available until release. Use at your own risk ;)
I created this BP because I was unhappy with Node-Red and with the default automation flow in HA. I wanted something that can be configured and that then "just works". Here's what I implemented:
- 🔆 Illuminance Control: Automatically turns lights on or off based on configured brightness thresholds.
- 🧑🤝🧑 Presence Detection: Activates or deactivates lights when the room becomes occupied or vacant.
- ⌛ Adjustable Delay: Ensures lights change state only after presence or absence has been detected for a set duration.
- 🎭 Scene-Based Control: Uses Home Assistant Scenes instead of direct light configuration. Script-based control is not supported.
- 🎮 Streaming Mode Protection: Prevents automation from interrupting lights when they are in streaming mode—perfect for synced gaming or ambient lighting setups.
- ✋ Manual Mode: Retains previous brightness and color settings instead of resetting to a default scene. Example: If you set bright lights for studying, they’ll stay that way when you leave and return.
- 🔜 Future: Multi-Area Support: Enables finer control within a single room (e.g., with Aqara FP2), allowing custom behaviors like increasing wardrobe light brightness when someone is nearby for a set time.
- 🔜 Future: Energy Saver: Automatically dims lights when the last person leaves the room.
- 🔜 Future: Auto-Manual Mode: If detecting non-user-triggered light changes becomes possible, adjustments will persist until the room is vacant for a configurable duration. This may conflict with streaming mode.
Currently, this blueprint covers basic automation needs. It does not yet account for guest presence or sleeping detection, but these features are planned for future updates as I implement them in my own home.
- Rooms where no one sleeps – Ideal for living rooms, hallways, or workspaces.
- Rooms that don’t require multi-zone settings – The area-based feature is not yet implemented.
- Rooms with multiple presence sensors – While support for multiple sensors isn't difficult to add, I haven’t needed this functionality yet.
- Rooms with simple scene activation logic – This blueprint does not yet handle scene selection based on time or other conditions, but I may introduce it in the future once I gain more expertise in Home Assistant.
I can only provide support for devices that I personally own, as I need to test changes myself. In theory, any device with a Home Assistant entity should work, but some checks are device-specific. This blueprint currently includes custom checks for:
- Nanoleaf Blocks – Streaming mode detection
- Philips Hue Lights – Streaming mode detection
I will release this blueprint with proper versioning once it works seamlessly for my own automation needs. Until then, updates will be ongoing as I refine and expand its capabilities.
If you feel adventurous, you can import this Blueprint in your HA setup by clicking on button below:
