Is there really no motion sensors for HomeKit?

[yalag]

I find it hard to believe that after so many years of HomeKit, we still dont have a single motion sensor? I just want to do the simple walk into a room triggering the lights to turn on. How do I do this with homekit?

I'm thinking as a last resort I would buy the smartthings system and then install a hack to make it work with homekit...

 

[LiveM]

Yes - Belkin has them.

Edit - never mind. Belkin isn't doing Homekit because they can't make it work with any existing products.

 

[yalag]

Yea there are literally no motion sensors for homekit, why?

 

[danwestbrook]

Maybe see if Homebridge can work with the Belkin sensors, Im currently using it my wemo switches.. works very well.

 

[yalag]

Maybe see if Homebridge can work with the Belkin sensors, Im currently using it my wemo switches.. works very well.

How does the wemo switches work? Wemo has a motion sensor?

 

[danwestbrook]

How does the wemo switches work? Wemo has a motion sensor?

https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-platform-wemo
Check this out it adds none homekit enabled devices to homekit. Im sure once you have it all setup you can use the triggers etc in the Home app on iOS.

 

[myname70]

Elgato just released their Eve motion sensor.

 

[LiveM]

Philips has also released one for Hue.

 

[sirgromit]

Philips has also released one for Hue.

The Philips Hue motion sensor is not HomeKit compatible and it's not clear if HomeKit functionality can be added to it in the future.

 

[wargamer6]

The new sensor iHome released is. I got it yesterday and like it so far.

 

[justinwc80]

I can say that if you have hue their motion sensor has zero lag which is great. But it can't trigger anything outside the hue system from what I can tell

 

[mariusignorello]

Is there a way to use ones from an alarm system? I have a Honeywell Vista that is set up with Homebridge but its not showing the motion sensor.

 

[xraydoc]

I can say that if you have hue their motion sensor has zero lag which is great. But it can't trigger anything outside the hue system from what I can tell

I wonder if this will work, however, to fake HomeKit compatibility - have the Hue motion sensor turn on a light. Set a HomeKit automation to do someone when that light turns on.

Sounds like it would but I haven't tried it yet. I ordered two Hue motion sensors but haven't had a chance to put them up so I'll give it a try later this weekend. One is going to be for a closet (door opens, light comes on and, hopefully, motion stops and light goes out).