Re: X10 wireless motion sensor recommendation

["jch" <jch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"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.