How to automate a Group with motion sensors using the Lumos Controls mobile app?

Created by Usha Nandhini, Modified on Wed, 15 Nov, 2023 at 5:49 AM by Usha Nandhini

  1. Go to the 'Groups' list
  2. Click on the icon of the Group that should respond to the motion sensor triggers
  3. Click on 'Group Automation Settings'
    1. This settings will be enabled only if the group has a motion sensor added to it.(Learn more) 
  4. Then click on the 'Motion Sensor Settings' option
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  5. Choose the sensor activation period during which the group should be activated on receiving motion sensor triggers
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    1. 'When someone arrives': Defines the action to be performed when presence is detected
      1. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007 icon to choose if a scene, or a custom intensity level is to be maintained on detecting presence
      2. If the option selected is Scene, a list of all the scenes to which this group is added to, will be listed, and choose the scene to be activated from the list
        1. To be able to choose a scene here, the group must be added to a scene beforehand. (Learn more)
      3. Also, configure the time within which the group should attain the chosen state 
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    1. 'When everybody leaves': Defines the action to be  performed when absence is detected
      1. Configure the  time duration for which the group should remain in the state configured for 'When someone arrives'
      2. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007 icon to choose if a scene, or a custom intensity level is to be maintained on detecting absence
      3. Also, configure the time within which the group should attain the chosen state 
    2. 'Then': Defines the action to be performed later
      1. Configure the  time duration for which the group should remain in the state configured for 'When everybody leaves'
      2. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007 icon to choose if a scene, or a custom intensity level is to be maintained later
      3. Also, configure the time within which the group should attain the chosen state 
  8. Enable the option 'Manual override' to configure the duration after which the group should respond to the motion sensor triggers if it was manually controlled
    1. The default value for this interval is 10 sec and can be configured between 0-1270 sec

      Note: During this period the group will not respond to the sensor


You can also visit the following sections for more information:
To know how to Commission & Configure Control Devices, click here
To know regarding Space settings, click here
To configure Scenes & Animations, click here
To configure Motion Based Automation, click here
To configure Daylight Harvesting, click here
To configure Light Schedules, click here

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