https://blog.sriramsv.com/tags/automation/Recent content in Automation on Sriram's Homelab AdventuresHugo -- 0.156.0en-usSat, 11 Jul 2026 06:29:57 +0000https://blog.sriramsv.com/posts/homeassistant-activity-score/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:29:57 +0000https://blog.sriramsv.com/posts/homeassistant-activity-score/<p>I wanted my house to know when I&rsquo;d gone to bed. I do own an Apple Watch, but wearing it overnight is a hassle — it means remembering to charge it during the day instead of overnight, and honestly a watch on my wrist all night is just uncomfortable. So instead of leaning on wrist-based sleep tracking, I built the detection out of presence sensors already in the walls: mmWave motion sensors, a bed sensor, and whatever the TV and Sonos happen to be doing.</p>