Insteon-based solar-powered outdoor motion-light

[Oakland Jeff]

Hi All,

 

I’m looking for an Insteon-based solar-powered outdoor motion-light solution. I can’t seem to find any ready-made solutions, so I’m wondering if someone has been able to hack any of the off the shelf solar motion-lights with any of the In-LineLinc or Micro Dimmers or the guts of Insteon Motion Detector.

 

Requirements for such a solution include:

1. Sending wireless Insteon on and off signals that I could catch and use to trigger other lights or programs

2. Wireless Insteon manual control of light

3. Standard motion activated on and user controllable off-delay

 

While I’m at it, I should say I’m also looking for a solar-powered motion detector for outdoor use.

 

Does anyone have any experience with sort of hacking?

 

Thanks,

Jeff

[Brian H]

The InLincLinc and Micro Dimmers. Need a 120 volt power line feed. If you want battery power they will not work.

The Motion Sensor goes into a power saving mode and unless woken up will not receive any Insteon RF commands and I believe it is only outgoing RF messages.

 

Hope someone has done a similar thing and can assist you.

[arw01]

Start with a trigger linc or a leak detector. They are also only one way, but they both will transmit on or off on demand for you. Power a 2420M from a solar recharged battery pack and you are most of the way there.

 

I'm looking for an inexpensive solar spot myself to put way out in the yard on a copper wind mill sort of artwork. Should be striking at night.

[Xathros]

Alan-

 

Not sure how you define inexpensive but I saw some solar powered LED spots at HomeDepot this weekend. I think they were $30-$40. They were in the landscape lighting section.

 

-Xathros

[BryantBrewer]

Hi All,

 

I’m looking for an Insteon-based solar-powered outdoor motion-light solution. I can’t seem to find any ready-made solutions, so I’m wondering if someone has been able to hack any of the off the shelf solar panels motion-lights with any of the In-LineLinc or Micro Dimmers or the guts of Insteon Motion Detector.

 

Requirements for such a solution include:

1. Sending wireless Insteon on and off signals that I could catch and use to trigger other lights or programs

2. Wireless Insteon manual control of light

3. Standard motion activated on and user controllable off-delay

 

While I’m at it, I should say I’m also looking for a solar-powered motion detector for outdoor use.

 

Does anyone have any experience with sort of hacking?

 

Thanks,

Jeff

 

Hello friend were you able to find right Insteon-based solar-powered outdoor motion-light solution? Even I am searching for it so please share some useful information.

[Oakland Jeff]

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