Spåna use cases
Spåna turns the sensors already on your IKEA DIRIGERA hub into timely alerts. Here are the situations it's built for – find the one that sounds like yours.
Family peace of mind
Check in on a parent living alone
You can't be there every day, and a daily phone call only tells you so much. Spåna watches the ordinary rhythms of the home – the morning move from the bedroom, the trip to the kitchen – and lets you know when the day starts as usual, or when it doesn't.
- A gentle nudge if there's no morning movement by the time you'd expect it
- Prolonged inactivity during the day, so a fall or an off day doesn't go unnoticed
- Unusual night-time activity, like repeated trips during quiet hours
Care & nursing homes
Extra eyes on quiet rooms overnight
Carers can't be in every room at once, especially through the night. Spåna groups each resident's sensors into a room and quietly flags the moments that matter, so staff can respond sooner without walking the halls to check.
- Movement in a room during quiet hours – an overnight bathroom visit or a resident who's up and about
- Continuous movement for longer than expected in a single room
- A clear, per-room alert feed so the right carer sees the right room
Short-term rentals & Airbnb
Know when guests arrive – and when they leave
Managing a turnaround remotely means guessing at timings. Spåna reads the motion and door sensors already in the property so you know the moment a guest checks in and when the place is empty again – without cameras or anything intrusive.
- First entry detected – confirmation your guest has arrived and checked in
- The property falling quiet after checkout, so cleaning can start on time
- A door left open or unexpected motion between bookings
Home & family safety
Be the first to know at home
Whether you're at work or away for the weekend, Spåna keeps watch over the things you'd want to catch early – someone arriving, a door left open, or a room going cold while nobody's home.
- Someone arriving – motion at the front door or in the entrance
- Doors and windows left open when the house should be shut up
- Temperature changes flagged the moment they cross the thresholds you set
Use case questions
- Can Spåna tell me if an elderly parent living alone is up and about?
- Yes. With a motion sensor in the key rooms, Spåna learns the ordinary rhythm of the home and can alert you if there is no expected morning movement, or after a long stretch of inactivity during the day.
- Does Spåna work for a care or nursing home?
- It does. Group each resident's sensors into a room, set your quiet hours, and Spåna flags movement during the night or continuous movement for longer than expected, with a clear per-room alert feed.
- Can I get an alert when a guest arrives at my short-term rental?
- Yes. Spåna reads the motion and door sensors already in the property, so you know when someone enters and when the place has gone quiet again after checkout. No cameras and nothing intrusive.
- Will Spåna alert me to a door left open at home?
- Any sensor paired to your DIRIGERA hub can become an alert, including door/window, motion and temperature sensors, so you catch problems early wherever you are.
- Do these use cases need any special hardware?
- Just an IKEA DIRIGERA hub with the sensors you want to watch, plus an always-on device on your home network – a mini PC, home server or Raspberry Pi – to run the small Spåna agent.
Built on the sensors you already have
Every scenario above runs on standard IKEA DIRIGERA sensors – motion, door/window and temperature. Group them into rooms, set your own alerts, and Spåna does the watching. See exactly how the pieces fit together.