Occupancy Sensor
An occupancy sensor reports whether a space is in use, typically from passive infrared (PIR) motion. It turns lights and scenes on when someone enters and off after the room is empty.
Our top picks
The brands we reach for first, best to 3.
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Lutron
2 modelsLutron Caséta devices that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Caséta products run on the Lutron Caséta integration over Clear Connect RF and require a Lutron Smart Bridge for local control.
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Insteon
1 modelInsteon is a dual-band powerline and RF home automation system. Home Assistant controls it locally through an Insteon Hub or a PLM PowerLinc Modem, with no cloud required. SmartLabs shut Insteon down in 2022 and the brand was later acquired and revived. Most hardware is now legacy and secondary-market. It fits existing Insteon installs rather than new builds.
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ecobee
3 modelsecobee smart thermostats and SmartSensors that work with Selora and Home Assistant. The thermostats pair locally over HomeKit, with no ecobee cloud account in the loop, and bring their room and door sensors with them.
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Everything Selora deploys and supports in this role.
Caséta Smart Motion Sensor PD-OSENS
The Caséta PD-OSENS is a wire-free PIR motion sensor with a 180-degree field of view and Lutron XCT fine-motion detection. It can run as an occupancy or vacancy sensor for Caséta loads and Selora AI presence recipes.
Caséta Smart Motion Sensor (Vacancy Only) PD-VSENS
The Caséta PD-VSENS is a wire-free PIR vacancy sensor that turns off paired Caséta loads when the last person leaves a room. 180-degree field of view with Lutron XCT fine-motion detection.
Smart Thermostat Enhanced
ecobee's mid-range Wi-Fi thermostat with radar occupancy sensing and SmartSensor support, without the Premium's speaker and air quality monitor. Home Assistant controls it locally through the HomeKit Device integration.
Smart Thermostat Premium
ecobee's top Wi-Fi thermostat, with radar occupancy, air quality monitoring, a built-in Alexa speaker, and a SmartSensor in the box. Home Assistant controls it locally through the HomeKit Device integration.
SmartSensor
Battery room sensor for ecobee thermostats that reports temperature and occupancy, so the thermostat heats and cools the rooms people are in. It reaches Home Assistant through the thermostat it is paired to.
Recipes that need this role
Motion Hallway Light
Installs a Home Assistant automation that turns a hallway or landing light on when motion is seen and off again once the space has been still for a grace period you set. Add a light sensor and it only runs after dark, add a presence sensor and it holds the light while someone lingers.
Presence Thermostat Setback
Installs a Home Assistant automation that eases your thermostat into an energy-saving preset once everyone has left, and brings it back to a comfort preset the moment someone returns. Add extra occupancy sensors and any one of them counts as home.