musicmatters Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I have a few setups of Lights being linked to motion sensors to turn on in 2 closets and a pantry. It works, but it is a good 2-3 secs before the light actually turns no. It's not the ramp on time either as I have that set to 0secs. Are there any tweeks to have that feel more "instant" and responsive? Link to comment
Techman Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I have a few setups of Lights being linked to motion sensors to turn on in 2 closets and a pantry. It works, but it is a good 2-3 secs before the light actually turns no. It's not the ramp on time either as I have that set to 0secs. Are there any tweeks to have that feel more "instant" and responsive? Having dual band devices within close proximity to the motion sensor may help. There will always be a slight delay when turning on a scene. Link to comment
musicmatters Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Are the 2477D dual band? Link to comment
larryllix Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I have a few setups of Lights being linked to motion sensors to turn on in 2 closets and a pantry. It works, but it is a good 2-3 secs before the light actually turns no. It's not the ramp on time either as I have that set to 0secs. Are there any tweeks to have that feel more "instant" and responsive? https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/17495-how-to-use-a-ms-with-lights-for-faster-response/?hl=%2Bhow+%2Blights Link to comment
MWareman Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Link the motion sensor directly to the light, and have it send on commands only (instead of having a program respond to the on). Have your program respond to on only for the purpose of timing the on time and then turning off on the time or condition that you desire. Link to comment
Brian H Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Are the 2477D dual band? Yes Though the RF distance between devices. Can be effected by distance, what maybe between them and if the 2477D is in a metal electrical box. Link to comment
oberkc Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 It also seems to me that speeds can also be affected by marginal communication. In my experience, if communication is taking multiple hops before success, the slower response times are noticeable. Link to comment
musicmatters Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Link the motion sensor directly to the light, and have it send on commands only (instead of having a program respond to the on). Have your program respond to on only for the purpose of timing the on time and then turning off on the time or condition that you desire. Could you explain this a little more? Maybe give an example of it? How do I make it send ON commands only? I currently have it setup to be a program that executes when the Motion Sensor gets an "ON" message. Should it just be a Scene with a controller and responder instead and not utilize a Program? Link to comment
Goose66 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 What types of motion sensors? If they are the older 2842-222 then "On Only" is a jumper setting (pin 4). It will send On on motion and continue to send On every second until motion stops. The light will be in a scene as a responder with the motion detector as a controller. When the motion detector sends an On, the light should turn on immediately without the 1 or 2 second delay introduced by the ISY's program cycle. But the motion detector never sends and Off. Your program is setup to respond to the motion detector being "switched On" and will run a timer for the desired duration after last motion and then switch the light off in the "Then" branch. Each subsequent On for the motion detector will re-run the program (and thus reset the timer). The program can also update the status of KPL keys and other switches that control the light to keep everything in sync. Link to comment
larryllix Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Could you explain this a little more? Maybe give an example of it? How do I make it send ON commands only? I currently have it setup to be a program that executes when the Motion Sensor gets an "ON" message. Should it just be a Scene with a controller and responder instead and not utilize a Program? Read post #4 If jumper 5 is on then all settings can be done in the ISY admin console. Sent from my SGH-I257M using Tapatalk Link to comment
stusviews Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 If jumper 5 is on then all settings can be done in the ISY admin console. If jumper 5 is on, then all settings must be done in the ISY admin console (except sensitivity, jumper 1). Link to comment
musicmatters Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 What types of motion sensors? If they are the older 2842-222 then "On Only" is a jumper setting (pin 4). It will send On on motion and continue to send On every second until motion stops. The light will be in a scene as a responder with the motion detector as a controller. When the motion detector sends an On, the light should turn on immediately without the 1 or 2 second delay introduced by the ISY's program cycle. But the motion detector never sends and Off. Your program is setup to respond to the motion detector being "switched On" and will run a timer for the desired duration after last motion and then switch the light off in the "Then" branch. Each subsequent On for the motion detector will re-run the program (and thus reset the timer). The program can also update the status of KPL keys and other switches that control the light to keep everything in sync. I can't seem to get it not send off commands. It turns on fine when i walk in the room, but the second it senses no motion it turns off. It's my office, so I want it to turn on when i walk in, but if I'm sitting at my desk it turns off after like 30 seconds. How can I fix this? Link to comment
paulbates Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I can't seem to get it not send off commands. It turns on fine when i walk in the room, but the second it senses no motion it turns off. It's my office, so I want it to turn on when i walk in, but if I'm sitting at my desk it turns off after like 30 seconds. How can I fix this? You need to put the sensor in linking mode by opening the back and pressing the set button. The Led on the front will blink for a few minutes and then set mode will stop. While its in set mode: go to the admin console and click on the motion sensor. Towards the bottom of the screen there will be "options". Under options check the "on commands only" Press the set button again This assumes you set jumper 5 and restarted the MS as discussed in prior posts. You can link the switches and they should turn on fairly quickly. I have an MS covering my driveway and deck, and I'm very happy with how fast everything reacts. Paul Link to comment
larryllix Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I can't seem to get it not send off commands. It turns on fine when i walk in the room, but the second it senses no motion it turns off. It's my office, so I want it to turn on when i walk in, but if I'm sitting at my desk it turns off after like 30 seconds. How can I fix this? The "send On commands only' option need to be selected so that only ISY programs control the Off cycle. Link to comment
stusviews Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Which motion sensor? Which version of ISY UI and firmware? Link to comment
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