My “man down flows are operational for about a month now.
Very satisfied with how it is working.
Warning::
As @robertklep mentioned, homey is not a system that you should fully depend on (lifethreatening situations or burglar alarm). It is lacking fall back mechanism like battery backup (there are solutions) and fallback communications (When Wifi drops)
But is is a great way to monitor.
Goal:
I want to be alerted when something might have happened to my mom.
She is living on her own (which is also a precondition for this setup)
Cost:
- bought a second hand homey pro 2019 (€70)
- 5 philips hue motion sensors (5x€29 black friday)
- direct to homey so no hue bridge
My setup:
- I placed 5 motion sensors in 5 rooms, every room is a zone in homey
- make sure the motion areas are not overlapping. (Position the sensors back to back or make sure there are walls blocking the view. (Makes it easier)
Determine the location
I created 2 (advanced) virtual devices.
This way I can quickly see where my mom is (if needed)
The “whereIsMom” flow sets the last location she was detected and timestamp
- It sets the value (WhereIsMom3) that is shown on the virtual device
- And stores it in variable (WhereIsMom)
The “whereWasMom” flow sets the last location that turned inactive and timestamp
- It sets the value (WhereWasMom3) that is shown on the virtual device
- And stores it in variable (WhereIsMom)
Sent an alert
I created a “broadcast” flow so I can easily include multiple persons in the alert without having to change all the flows:
Its an alert, so sending multiple push messages that would attrackt attention…
Planning to extend it with the whatsapp homey app, so I do not need to install the homey app for all
The alert also shows where she is and when.
Man down in bathroom flow
Situation: Mom did not get out of the bedroom in the morning
(The bathroom can only be entered via the bedroom)
Situation: Mom is unable to get out of the bathroom, but still moving
Situation: Mom is unable to get out of the bathroom and continuously moving
Situation: Mom is still in the bathroom, but not moving
Man down, did not get out of bed
Mom did not leave the bedroom in the morning
