Two places I’d like to add a FP300 to automate my lighting is in our master bedroom and in our kitchen. Both places have different lighting depending on how many are in the room and where in the room. My wife often sits in her rocker and reads. Since she sits still, my standard motion sensor senses no motion and turns the lights off. No more with an FP300. At night I’d like to have it detect one of us getting out of bed and turn on low level LED lights. My motion sensor picks up tossing and turning in bed the same as other movement and turns on the LED lights. Not good! The kitchen has various lighting and varying levels of movement when the room is in use. I’d like to have table lights come on when we’re in that portion of the room. Similarly with counter lights and sink light.
Hello, thank you for your sharing. The FP300 indeed has an advantage over infrared motion sensors in detecting stationary people. I believe you will be very satisfied with this aspect. As for the other scenarios you mentioned, detecting someone leaving the bed rather than moving on it can be achieved by adjusting the installation method, such as installing the FP300 under the bed or facing the door rather than the bed. Meanwhile, the FP300 has a very distinctive feature, which is that PIR and millimeter-wave radar can be used as independent trigger conditions. You can use the infrared condition of human movement to capture everything in space, and at the same time, you can also use the millimeter-wave radar condition of unmanned to avoid missing the alarm of stationary human bodies. More exploration of FP300 awaits your discovery.
@davestlou Your automation ideas for the FP300 in the master bedroom and kitchen are spot-on—this sensor is great for addressing the nuances of human presence that standard motion sensors miss!
In the master bedroom, the FP300’s “Fall / sleep mounting method” supports conditions like “Someone leaves the bed” and “Presence” (which can distinguish between being in bed vs. getting up), helping avoid false triggers from tossing and turning. For your low-level LED lights, you could set up an automation like “IF presence is detected (when someone leaves the bed) AND illuminance is under 400 lux, THEN turn on the LED lights”—similar to the adaptive lighting control example for the FP300 . This would ensure the lights only activate when needed.
In the kitchen, the FP300’s presence detection (and potential zone-specific sensing, as seen in similar sensors like the FP2) could help trigger table, counter, or sink lights based on where you are in the room. For instance, “IF presence is detected in the table zone, THEN turn on table lights”—aligning with the idea of activating only necessary lights .
It’s exciting to see how you’re tailoring the FP300 to your daily routines—this kind of zone-specific, presence-aware automation is where smart home tech really shines. Would love to hear how it goes once you set it up, or if you tweak the automations further!
If you run into specific setup questions, feel free to share—community members might have similar tips, and we can troubleshoot together.