I’d like to make our front entryway lights motion sensing. However the wiring is a little complicated. And I’d like the lights to be operable normally if the automation doesn’t work for some reason.

There are three light switches: one by the front door, one up the staircase at the landing, and one at the back of the entryway at another interior door. My favorite switch is the CloudFree motion sense switch, running Tasmota, but I don’t see it or a similar switch available for three-way wiring.

There are two light fixtures: One hanging lamp, and one track light. The bulb in the hanging lamp is hidden, so although I could swap it out with something smart, it wouldn’t be easy to just put a motion sensing bulb in there. And the bulbs in the track light are some small/unusual base, not something I can upgrade.

How would you automate the lights? Grateful for any ideas!

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    23 days ago

    If that’s the case then yeah, probably not the best option. They need their own hub and run on weird 433mhz band radios.