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Re: programming with CM15A & motion sensors



Why not just check the time when the motion detector last fired?

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hello Dave,
>
>>>As Dave said, the sensors are xmit only. But what if you would let the
>>>sensor signal start a CM15A macro? Then the event would be captured.
>>
>> The event is captured when the motion occurs. What does a macro add?
>
>It would be just a kludge. If I understood Paul correctly he was looking
>for a chance to see after the fact whether a motion sensor has detected.
>IOW when he hasn't captured that event on his PC or elsewhere.
>
>So you could trigger a macro that repetitively "plays" a code for a
>while. That way you could catch that code and assume a motion detect
>must have occurred within the last x minutes.
>
>Regards, Joerg
>
>http://www.analogconsultants.com



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