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Dear Forummembers,

First things first, i have read the manuals of the prducts 5+ times already , browsed the homeseer forums, this forum (zwave):
http://www.domoticaforum.eu/viewtopic.php?t=3764 but unfortunually no success yet.

this is the equipment used:
- Aeon-Labs USB Z-Stick
- Homeseer latest version
- Duwi 05431 Z-Wave light switch
- ACT Homepro ZIR010 motion detector

This is what i am trying to accomplish: (please dont bash or perhaps even laugh)

Whenever the motion is detected with the ZIR010 the light must go on, then wait a period of 4 minutes then turn the lights off again.

actions taken:
ZIR010 - configured in light mode #17 = 0 , created associations between the duwi switch and the motion detector ZIR010, created an event :
1. If motion detected from ZIR010 on any day of the week
2. Device action : Duwi Set ON delay 0
3. Wait for 4 minutes
4. Device action: Duwi set off

However when i walk through the hallway there is no motion detected. sometimes it is but then its reported and the event works , then the motion remains on , even after the default setting that no motion detected after 2 minutes there is absolutly no motion off.

There must be someting that i keep forgetting or not seeing i;ve spend the last 2 weeks on this issue but the result is still the same.
i've tried it with 2 ZIR010 devices in multiple configuration modes lightning and sensor mode but there is simply no motion detected.

Upon importing and including everyting was as described in the manuals and looking Ok
Is it even possible to achieve this? And could someone please help me with this ?

Hi,

I am not sure if I understand your configuration correctly, but I will describe the configuration I use.
- When the ZIR010 sensor detects movement, it will send a 'on-motion' event to Homeseer. On this event I switch on the light.
- When the ZIR010 sensor detects NO movement for the configured time, it will send an 'off-no motion' event to Homeseer. On this event I switch off the light.
For your info: I send the events to Homeseer, where I switch-on the light conditionally (depends on dusk/dawn, time of day and day of week. I don't want to switch on the light during day time).

Reading your posting it looks that on the ' motion' event from the sensor you trigger an homeseer event: switch on, wait, switch off. The 'no-motion' event from the sensor does not seem to be used. Do I understand this correctly?
This way the ZIR on/off and homeseer on/off events get out-of-sync. For example; if the sensor time between motion/no-motion is set to 5 minutes and the Homeseer time is set to 4 minutes (as in your configuration) the sensor will be in-active for 1 minute.

My proposal:
- Use parameter #18 (for the sensor root device) to adapt the time between the motion-no motion event. (See the ZIR010 manual for details)
- Use 1 HS event triggered by 'motion' to switch-on the light
- Use 1 HS event triggered by 'no-motion' to switch-off the light

Regards,
Geert-Jan

Dear Geert-Jan,

Thanks for your help ! the sensor works and the light is responding very well !!


Just a recap in configuration:

ZIR010 Motion detector
parameter value
#17 0 (Light Mode)
#18 5 (minutes to wait before sending the OFF / No motion command
association -- > Homeseer

Homeseer config

- Event Motion detected
*trigger ZIR010 device status change - set ON
* action Device action Lichtswitch set ON

- Event No motion detected
*trigger ZIR010 device status change - set Off
* action Device action Lichtswitch set Off


In case people need to configure the ZIRO10 device, Open Homeseer
go to devices, choose your ZIR010 root device, select configure , in the bottom page choose the configuration parameter and inpuit your own value for #18 in minutes.

In the device propertie page there is also an button associations, choose this option and select on the left hand side of the page your binary sensor
then choose on the right hand side of the page Homeseer as an device.

This way you associate your sensor with homeseer, if any motion or non motion is detected Homeseer is informed and you can create events that will be triggered by your
motion sensor.

Thanks for the help in setting up the motion detector !