glacier991 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) I am not sure where to post this, so I'll start here in a casual setting. I am not a newbie but my programming skills need some "brushing up" (or maybe I just need to educate myself.) I have not figured a simple way to accomplish the following: Motion Sensor A senses motion, Turns on Light B Once motion sensor has returned to off state, Light is turned off. Does this need two programs? Edited January 25 by glacier991
jec6613 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Youi don't need any programs - if the MS is sending both on and off, you just need a scene to handle it.
Techman Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Create a scene, Put the light and motion sensor in the scene, add the motions sensor as a controller. If you want the light to come on at a lower intensity then you'll need to set the light on level in the scene.
glacier991 Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 My bad, I forgot to mention the light switch is an x 10 device, so cannot act as a responder. Which left me to ponder a programming solution. (yes. I could change it..but if I can program it to work....)
Goose66 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 If your motion sensor sends periodic “on” commands during continuous motion (e.g. Insteon MS), you could use one program: If Motion Sensor A is switched on Then Turn Switch B On Wait 5 minutes Turn Switch B off Else Nothing This would turn the light on on motion and turn it off 5 minutes after the LAST motion command was sent.
Solution jec6613 Posted January 25 Solution Posted January 25 7 hours ago, glacier991 said: My bad, I forgot to mention the light switch is an x 10 device, so cannot act as a responder. Which left me to ponder a programming solution. (yes. I could change it..but if I can program it to work....) In that case, yeah, I'd use two programs. MS On fires your X10 On, MS Off fires your X10 Off. There are tons of other ways to do it, but I'd keep it simple.
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