A few years back I purchased this Smartenit EZEye Ambient Light Sensor with the intention of using it to communicate ambient light levels to my ISY.  Since it has been so long, I've forgotten how I planned on managing to accomplish this ?.  Can I do this with just an I/O linc?  If so, does anyone know how I'd connect it and if the ISY can take in light data from it? 

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I think it will require some experimentation. My experience with the io linc is that needs a solid contact to work, unless you supply the voltage.

The iolinc will allow an on/off only at a particular level, not provide variable real time data.

The specs for the ezeye say 8 - 20 volts, and the iolinc provides 5. I tried something similar with slip over coils on a hot wire to detect when my furnace turned on... never got it to work. The iolincs indicator glowed based on the varying voltage from the hot. And it work perfectly with and X10 PSC01 Poweflash for a number of years

I've used the iolinc with solid contacts just great: garage door,  temp sensor and rain guage that provide  hard contacts

Paul

Edited January 7, 20205 yr by paulbates

Thanks!  So if I supply the voltage, should the iolinc work?

I believe it should, but consider it an experiment.

Thank you for the replies.  I'll give it a shot!