Re: X10 wireless motion sensor recommendation

["Tony Olson" <tonyolsonaz@xxxxxxx>]

"jch" <jch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> T.D. Lassagne <tlassagn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <RTXPi.1233$5c.494@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jch@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>says...
>>>> I want to control the garage floodlights when someone drives or walks
>>>> towards the house.  Instead of replacing the floodlight fixture with
>>>> one
>>>> containing an integrated motion sensor, I'm thinking of incorporating a
>>>> separate outdoor wireless motion sensor.  I'd place the sensor
>>>> somewhere on
>>>> the side of the house and hopefully it would detect motion, send a
>>>> signal to
>>>> my X10 controller which in turn would issue the ON command to the X10
>>>> switch
>>>> controlling the floodlight.  Can someone recommend a good wireless
>>>> motion
>>>> sensor which is X10 compatible?  I'm assuming I can bypass the motion
>>>> detector sometimes and just have the light stay ON when needed.  Thanks
>>>> in
>>>> advance.
>>>
>>>One problem with this approach would be that the light would stay on
>>>forever unless you turned it off manually.  I think you will need a more
>>>sophisticated controller than X-10 offers.
>>
>> Actually, the X-10 motion sensors automatically send an OFF after a user
>> programmable delay.
>>
>>     http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php?productid=163&cat=0&page=3
>>
>> However, if the OP were to search the forum, he would find that most
>> people
>> find them prone to falsing.
>
> Yes, I've read of some issues but there are at least a few motion
> detectors to choose from.  I can't be the only person to want to control
> outdoor floolights with a motion detector.  I'm hoping someone can
> recommend a particular unit.
>
I use MS16A ActiveEye motion sensors to turn various outside lights on. How
you position them will determine your success (from my experience).  If you
go to the AHP CM15A message forum you can read a bunch of stuff on the
subject (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php) .

Tony