Samsung SmartThings Motion Sensor

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If your device is currently using the Tasmota (Connect) Groovy SmartApp/Driver, you MUST remove the device from Tasmota (Connect), and then add it using Tasmota Edge. The sensors can be placed anywhere you want to detect motion, or you can mount it to a wall using the provided screw. This does not interfere with your current schedules or Alexa integration. I have one in my hallway, living room, and bedroom, and it works great. There are motion sensors that allow you to change the length of the cooldown period, even down to just a second or two, but doing so will significantly reduce the battery life. So it just depends on what your use case is. For lux, motion and temp it’s a toss up for me. Fibaro for looks but I have not had any issues with the Hue. Anyway, as you can see, it’s pretty much a trial and error situation if you do want to try them right now without their own hub. And the best integration is with the simple door sensors and motion sensors. The other more complicated sensors, including the presence sensors, have less successful integrations.

I prefer the look of the Fibaro but I have had the odd issue which requires a battery pull. Maybe twice a year. One sensor, worked as expected for 2 weeks, then one night went on a complete fit, started detecting motion at every few seconds…guess what, the battery drained in a matter of hours… awesome design. If I arrive home AND the time is between sunset and sunrise OR if the motion sensor on the front porch detects motion during the same time, turn on the porch lights UNLESS The date is between Thanksgiving and New Years (keeps the porch lights from spoiling the effect from the outdoor holiday lighting) On the other hand, if you decide all you need are the most basic rules, then you may prefer to choose a system which is simpler, more intuitive, or less dependent on the cloud . Choice is good. In this article, I’ll take a look at some of the best Philips Hue compatible motion sensors to automate both your indoor and outdoor lights. The Top Hue Sensors and Alternatives Welcome to my exploration into the captivating world of motion sensors, the silent workhorse behind your automated lighting systems. As a seasoned user of Philips Hue lights and sensors, my passion for smart home technology has led me to experiment with some other popular motion sensor brands, including LIFX, Sengled, SmartThings, and Zwave, to name a few.

Thanks to our friends at TWiT Netcast Network for the helpful video review. Sweet studio setup, guys! The one thing I would add for those who have larger properties or more devices is that when doing bench pairing (that’s what it’s called when you pair a device very close to the hub and then move it to its actual location) the device doesn’t know its true neighbors, in particular the devices closest to it that can repeat for it. In June I added an Aqara ZNCZ12LM smart plug and two Sengled ‎Smart Plugs G2, I had a mixture of DTH and Edge drivers installed, I remember that both brands were a PITA to add even within 10’ of the hub. The Hue motion sensor is versatile, activating specific lights to detect movement and adjusting light levels with daylight sensitivity. It syncs with your Philips Hue system and Alexa routines, offering control from the home screen. This enables a tailored lighting experience in your smart home ecosystem. (Words: 57, Keywords: 6) 3. Is the Hue motion sensor a worthwhile investment?

Open Smart Life app and tap the Zigbee Gateway. Tap Add sub-device and select PIR Sensor. Follow on-screen instructions to continue What’s extra cool about this sensor is that you can use it to trigger indoor lights too. So, when you arrive home from a long day at the office, your outside lights and desired inside lights turn on auto-magically. Now, that’s what I call smart. My motion sensor died Monday night - which incidentally shows how much the family have got used to ST, as there was much stumbling down the stairs in the dark. The motion sensor covers the stairs and turns on a Hue light to 20% at night - nobody thought to just turn the light on manually with an off/on motion on the switch right below the sensor Smartthings has compound rules for both time of day and home/away in the official smartlights feature and in the official automations. The official features also offer the option to use “Mode” which adds some additional compound rule capabilities. I’m really wondering why Smartthings would have mass market takeup when I have so many failures and also it is not plug and play.If you don’t mind, please consider aggregating that device to Tasmota some day. github.com w35l3y/tasmota-connect/blob/master/devicetypes/br-com-wesley/tasmota-virtual-fan.src/tasmota-virtual-fan.groovy /** It’s also your choice whether you want to just start with the official routines feature and play around with rules in that until you hit something that you can’t accomplish and then move on to SharpTools or the Rules API, or whether you want to jump right in with the more complex rules engines from the beginning and do even your simple rules with those.

It is really the inactive report you want to work with if you plan on turning lights off. You either turn the lights off immediately motion is inactive or if you want a bit more of a delay you make the condition motion remaining inactive for e.g. a minute. The ‘will’ is perhaps the key word there. At the moment the documented features are relatively sparse, though still incredibly useful. However, given that the Automations have migrated to rules, it seems reasonable to assume there are some undocumented features (not necessarily available to the punters). For example, button presses work and as they don’t return to a standby state you really need an equivalent of the webCoRE ‘gets’ trigger, using ‘is’ or ‘changes’ just isn’t the same thing (the latter isn’t documented either).If it is 15 minutes before sunset AND I am home, turn on the Living room light UNLESS I am watching a movie Almost all Home automation sensors in the price range that most smartthings customers are looking for have a built in “cool down“ period After motion is initially detected during which any other movement is ignored. This cooldown period Is most commonly set at three minutes. The reason is primarily to extend the battery life by limiting the number of extra notifications sent to the hub. So that’s what usually causes this issue.