Setup a Basic Room Presence Sensor in Home Assistant

In this video, we are going to be setting up a basic room presence sensor in Home Assistant using Smart Home Tech you already have. Now, the purpose of this video is os much about showing you how to build a room presence sensor, but more about giving you some ideas on how you might build one for yourself. We will talk about why a room presence sensor is useful, what you can use to get room presence data, and then how to build a basic sensor that uses a combination of sensors and devices to locate a room that people are in. So if you are looking for a way to get room presence into Home Assistant and you don’t want to spend a lot of time building a room presence specific solution, then this video is for you. Video Sections: 00:00 Basic Room Presence Sensor in Home Assistant - Intro 00:40 What You Can Use room Presence For 01:25 Room Presence Tech 04:13 Building a Room Presence Sensor 08:19 Using a Room Presence Sensor with a TTS Script 10:25 Wrapping Up Things Used / Mentioned in this video: Aqara Motion Sensors (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3wFVnQ1 Ecobee Thermostat (Afiliate): https://amzn.to/35pnEOw Room Assistant: https://www.room-assistant.io/ One Script to Rule Them All: https://youtu.be/spTBUh9dG6M #homeassistant #smarthome #homeautomation #presencedetection Who am I? My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets. Follow Me: Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/ And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit - One Time Donation: Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs Cash App: $slackerlabs Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut . Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US Video Gear: Canon m50: https://amzn.to/3ftldPH Desk Mic: https://amzn.to/3wkum40 Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3tXk1cp Newer 660: https://amzn.to/3fwwejd Dazzne D50: https://amzn.to/3oGBK5y Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3u07chK Gimble: https://amzn.to/3ouKAoe Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/ Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9