Automate a light device with Motion sensor

Created by Usha Nandhini, Modified on Thu, 18 Jan at 4:59 AM by Nishin Menon

  1. Go to the 'Devices' list
  2. Click on the  icon of the light device that should respond to motion sensor triggers
  3. Click on the option 'Motion sensor settings' and select sensor activation period
    1. 'When someone arrives': Defines the action to be performed when motion is detected
      1. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007icon to choose if a scene or a custom intensity level is to be maintained on detecting presence
        1. If a scene is to be chosen, the device has to be added to the required scene beforehand
        2. By default, the device will maintain 100% intensity on detecting motion
      2. Also configure the time within which the lights should  attain the chosen state. The default value will be 1 sec and can be configured between 0-12.5 sec
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    2. 'When everybody leaves': Defines the action to be performed when absence is detected
      1. Configure the  time duration for which the lights should remain in the state configured for 'When someone arrives'. The default value will be 20 min and can be configured between  0.5 - 1023 min if 'Min' is chosen and 1-30 sec if 'Sec' is chosen
      2. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007icon to choose if a scene or a custom intensity level to be maintained on detecting absence

          1. If a scene is to be chosen, the device has to be added to the required scene beforehand
          2. By default, the device will maintain 0% intensity on detecting absence
      3. Also configure the time within which the lights should attain the chosen state. The default value will be 1 sec and can be configured between 0-12.5 sec
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    3. 'Then': Defines the action to be performed later
      1. Configure the  time duration for which the lights should remain in the state configured for 'When everybody leaves'. The default value will be 20 min and can be configured between  0.5 - 1023 min if 'Min' is chosen and 1-30 sec if 'Sec' is chosen
      2. Click on the iconfinder_Cog_4473007 icon to choose if a scene or a custom  intensity level to be maintained later
        If a scene is to be chosen, the device has to be added to the required scene beforehand
        By default, the device will maintain 0% intensity later
      3. Also configure the time within which the lights should attain the chosen state. The default value will be 1 sec and can be configured between 0-12.5 sec
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  4. Save the changes and come back to the 'Motion sensor settings' page
  5. Enable the 'Manual Override' option to configure the duration after which the light device should respond to the motion sensor triggers a user manually controlled it


You can also visit the following sections for more information:
To know how to automate Scenes with Motion sensor, click here
To know how to configure 3rd party wired motion sensors, click here
To know how to implement Daylight harvesting, click here
To know about Daylight harvesting using Open Loop mode, click here
To know about Daylight harvesting using Closed Loop mode, click here
To know about Daylight harvesting using Custom mode, click here
To know about Automated Demand Response, click here
To know about Human Centric Lighting, click here

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