Motion Sensor Jumper 5 - Functional with ISY?

[bachguy40]

Does the setting of jumper 5 in the Insteon Motion Sensor have any effect when using the ISY?

[LeeG]

If you want any software/firmware to be able to set any of the characteristics that are under program control, such as time delay to Off, Jumper 5 must be set. Jumper 5 is not necessary establishing links and getting motion, dusk/dawn, battery messages. If Jumper 5 is not set than the small pots are used to adjust those characteristics.

[Brian H]

On the old revision 1 models. Jumper 5 did nothing and was marked not used in the instructions.

[bachguy40]

Thank you for your answers, and please excuse my confusion. When in the admin console, if I select the motion sensor, click "Set Options", it asks me to press the SET button, which is of course INSIDE the sensor.

 

I was under the impression that the advantage of setting Jumper 5 was that the settings were controlled by software, and you wouldn't need to open the sensor, where there were setting wheels anyway.

 

Am I missing something? (probably)

[LeeG]

The motion sensor sleeps when not in use which means the RF circuitry is off and cannot receive any commands. This has nothing to do with Jumper 5. If Jumper 5 kept the motion sensor from sleeping the battery life would be much reduced. Without Jumper 5 (as Brian mentioned applies only to V2 motion sensors) the small pots are used to control the settable values. With Jumper 5 in place software/firmware controls those values. Either way you must put the motion sensor into Linking mode with the Set button before software/firmware can initiate communication with the motion sensor. This applies to creating links and setting those program settable values.