Improved Sensors for LED Stair Lighting System

Описание: Based on a viewer's recommendation, I solved a nagging issue with the PIR motion sensor at the bottom of my stairs as shown in my original Motion-Activated LED Stair Lighting video:    • Motion activated LED stair lighting... wit...  

This video shows a quick upgrade that fixes the problem!

Chapter Links
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00:00 Introduction
01:01 The current problem
02:20 Overview of PIR vs. TOF sensor
03:20 Comparing sensor parts
04:00 A closer look at the TOF sensor
04:17 Wiring diagrams
05:04 Creating the TOF Sensor
06:10 ESPHome code
09:10 Onboarding in Home Assistant
10:28 Swapping sensors
10:45 Testing the new sensor
11:51 Review and additional info

Products Shown:
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Original AM312 PIR Sensor: https://amzn.to/3SKJnYH
New VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Sensor: https://amzn.to/3vYE91G
Wemos D1 Mini: https://amzn.to/3vZ4vR7

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Other Links
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DorffMeister's Reddit Post:   / virtual_break_beam_sensor_using_a_vl53l0x_tof  
Gist for ESPHome Code: https://gist.github.com/kdorff/245ff5...
Original Video on Stair Lighting:    • Motion activated LED stair lighting... wit...  
Updated Blog with TOF wiring diagram: https://resinchemtech.blogspot.com/20...
3D Printer Files for enclosure (PIR and new TOF versions): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:496...

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