Create motion-activated LED stair lighting using ESPHome, WLED and Home Assistant, without modifications to your existing staircase!
While fancier options exists, most require modifications to the existing staircase. This option provides many options for lighting your staircase without modifying your existing stairs.
UPDATE: Since publishing, I've upgraded the type of sensors used to activate the lights. You can see a short video on the upgraded sensors here: https://youtu.be/ZRb_wpJo1AM
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:08 Parts
07:39 Mounting the LEDs
08:48 Power and wiring runs
11:28 ESPHome and Home Assistant Code
13:01 Conclusion and Outro
Links:
Full build details, wiring diagrams, parts list and more:
https://resinchemtech.blogspot.com/2021/07/simple-motion-activated-led-stair.html
All ESPHome and Home Assistant entity/automation YAML code, along with more information and options for installing can be found in the following Github respository:
https://github.com/Resinchem/LED-Stair-Lights
If you are not a YAML user, I have another video that shows you how to recreate the above automations via the Home Assistant Automation Editor: https://youtu.be/F3YjWCs7Czc
Build your own WLED Controller:
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/ifv6wV3Rm6A
Blog: https://resinchemtech.blogspot.com/2021/01/building-your-own-led-light-strip.html
WLED: https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED
ESPHome: https://esphome.io/
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