Hey man, not 100% sure which apps you’re using in your screens. If your motion sensor lights keep flashing on and off, you should try: Checking whether they’re actually flashing on and off or just flickering Adjusting the motion sensor positioning and settings Adding “side blinders” to your sensor Hue motion sensor - Multiple time intervals can be created for your Hue motion sensors with distinct actions for motion and non-motion events. Same issues. So it will turn the lights off on you unless you tinker or find a second input to help keep it active. I have finally got auto lights on to work with sensors thanks to the fine folks in this forum. I think i assumed that since I have a smartthing hub, the app is probably the best choice for everything. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I have several Hue bulbs & Motion Sensors set up to do just that in my house. Is it a technology problem? So I'd like the motion sensor to turn off the lights once the brightness in the room exceeds a certain threshold. Each kit includes one Hue Motion Sensor with two AAA alkaline batteries, a magnet, screws, a manual, and a two-year warranty. 1) Wife’s office, 2) My office and 3) Mainfloor bathroom. This means your rule will switch the light off within 15 seconds after the last motion is detected. Just tap the app to turn your lights off, on, dim, change colours, or set them on a schedule. For the first, you need: 1. Currently Home Assistant only polls for Hue motion sensor data every 5 seconds which makes motion events slow and unusable for automatic lights and other automations. homebridge-hue just looks at the sensor resource - it doesn’t need any bridge rules. The thing is I am now stuck trying to turn lights off after X minutes of no motion detected but I want also some other conditions: 1.- Sensor detects motion and set Scene "A" 2.- Should I delete the Iris motion detectors and re-pair them? The wireless design of this Philips Hue motion sensor makes it simple to install. Perfect for your hallway, bathroom, basement or garage. Duration – take a look at the duration setting, or how long the light should stay on for. [/quote]Wow - thanks so much TN! The Hue Motion Sensor even has an ambient light sensor, so it knows if it’s already bright enough in the room so it doesn’t needlessly turn lights on. Instead, they’re driving you crazy because they won’t stop turning on and off, regardless of whether there’s an actual intruder setting them off or not. If you use HomeKit automations instead, you might not need the Hue bridge rules. and then automate on the state of that plug in Homekit to turn on/off scenes. LED bulbs won't turn off in outdoor light/motion sensor base. I tried to set specific rules on philips hue api but it just takes too long to study and implement, so i would appreciate any easy way to try to make what I just mentioned. There are three main ways to get the effect. The sensor detects when there is movement in a room and turns on the lights and the lights turn off automatically when motion … Reset It – if your sensor light has an on/off switch located somewhere inside, pay close … A couple tips: It looks like you are using routines to control lights on and off. There may be others, but these are the three I that own and know for sure how they work. Know If It’s Going to Rain. The switch should trigger the same timer if someone uses it. Have you tried switching off your lights without using the Philips … However, the voice commands you can use for the Hue Motion Sensor are limited. Any other solution is more than welcome, as long as it works ^. So far so good. Motion sensor turns on light when sensing motion and is supposed to turn it off 15 minutes after no motion is detected. Splash out on a Philips Hue Motion Sensor for your lighting system and you … They are mainly positioned closely to the door entry to trigger the lights. As a test in my Automation, I removed the Iris sensor and set the Hue Motion sensor to turn lights off after 1 min. This sensor is located in a bath room and should turn on the lights as soon as motion ist detected, turning it off 1 Minute aber no motion is detected. And also cause in the hue app I can’t find the way to put from sunrise to sunset so I don’t have to update it every week the time in which sensor will trigger and turn lights on. Followed the instructions and watched a video. I think others have touched on this but it sounds like basic functionality from the Hue motion sensor though the Hue app. If not ask more questions. The 2nd sensor in the room are Iris Motion detectors that are programmed to turn off without activity after x number of minutes. Yep. Make it part of your Hue home lighting system with Hue accessories (sold separately) such as the Hue Tap or Hue Motion Sensor. Kind of a warning that the light(s) will turn off soon when no motion is detected for the defined time. This one turns on but will not turn off on its own. Light sensitivity is set about midway, motion sensitivity is “High Sensitivity” My problem is as soon as it starts to get dark the lights just go on. Highlights. swak...@gmail.com: 12/14/15 7:55 PM: I replaced incandescent flood bulbs on outdoor light/motion sensor base and the LED bulbs stay on all the time, day & night. Turn on or off any combination of lights in your Hue environment for motion, temperature, or light level sensor levels. And better yet, they can be fixed rather simply by going through a few quick troubleshooting tactics. I set the Left Side vanity lights bulb (furthest from the shower) to turn off 4 minutes after motion is detected. Sounds like not. Hue Philips lights are unreachable. Perfect for your hallway, bathroom, basement or garage. I have not had much luck getting my automations to execute consistently. No dice. The lights will turn off automatically, when motion is no longer detected The battery-powered sensor may be placed wherever you wish indoors, no wiring required. Control by voice with … Check out the eve app. However, when the light is actually still powered and there's just a glitch in the ZigBee network, the light will turn off. Hi there, I’m running OH 2.4 and added my first motion sensor. Try turning down the settings on your motion light and do some testing to find out if this is your solution. Search for: @BlackCatPeanut reccomendation of CoRE is good, but and this point in your Smart Things learning experience it would be like trying to fill a cup with a fire hos. It can be found in the marketplace in the Smart Things app. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, CoRE for Dummies (How to get started and make your first Piston), A Short Intro to Scheduling/Device Control/Rules in SmartThings Classic. Somew of the info and screen shots are behind the updates but still applies. This is a workaround but the aqara app and mi home app allows “If no motion is detected for X minutes” as a trigger. I would make 2 rules one to turn the light on with motion and another to turn the light off when the iris sensor see’s no motion. The Onvis motion sensor, the Eve motion sensor, and the Abode Occupancy Sensor (Only works if you have the Abode gateway) are the ones I know of. I would like to avoid those things even if they give me more flexibility since I wanted simplicity if possible. Then only if xyz is met. Motion sensor lights are often easy to reset from your breaker panel. i.e. turn off lights AND lock doors AND change mode, etc. You might find this link useful. I want the light to turn off after 12 minutes of no motion, but not if I’m still… taking care of business. Bought two motion sensors to automatically turn the wiz lights on/off. I'll be happy to help. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Lights will go off after it no longer senses motion. I was checking out what you said but my devices all are Philips so are 100% HomeKit compatible. [quote=“TN_Oldman, post:6, topic:83456”] i basically only have 3 rooms setup so far. Setup doesn’t force you to h… If you use any other Homekit motion sensor, like the Hue motion sensor, then you need to jump through hoops, and use Shortcuts, or to make this work properly. Functionality from the house 100 % sure which apps you will find smart lighting and useful. 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