Question

Does anyone have one of the Homeseer Floodlight Sensors? I'm thinking about replacing 2 of the floodlights on my shop with these, but I have a question. I assume that they work like a normal sensor, on motion, it will stay on for a set amount of time. But, if I turn on via Z-wave, does it override the timer, and just stay on until I shut it off? Also, being hard wired, I'm assuming it acts as a repeater.  
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Answer 1

I have 2 and will be buying a third when they are back in stock. They work great with very few false detections. You can use it as a traditional flood motion sensor but if you connect it through zwave I’d recommend only using it as a smart sensor, otherwise they tend to conflict with each other. I setup the scheduling and timing using a combination of webCoRE and Smart Lighting Apps and I even added a dimmer so I can have it stay on at 50% in the evening and go to 100% if motion is detected. Works perfectly

Comments

YES! I completely forgot about this. I had to modify the DTH to enable full hub control. The Homeseer code didn’t allow this

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@inviolate8632 can you guys shed some light on how and what to modify?  

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If I recall correctly I had to update the code so that I could set the “Lux Value to Disable Sensor” to 0 in the app. This allows you to disable the traditional on/off motion sensor functionality and have it controlled 100% by Smartthings. The code from Homeseer only allowed a min value of 30.  

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@inviolate8632 so does that make the motion sensing not work? My goal was to have the ability for both motion sensing and zwave control.  

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It basically has dual functionality - both as a smart motion sensor and as a “dumb” photocell/motion sensor. By setting it to 0 you disable the “dumb” sensor side and force it to only act like a normal smart motion sensor. If you don’t do this it will turn the light on/off based on the dial settings on the unit itself (like traditional flood motion sensors) and also be controlled by smartthings.  

Answer 2

I’m wanting to try one but they show as out of stock!  

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@dye yea, they've been out for a while.  

Answer 3

I have one. Worked great after I found the right device handler.  

Answer 4

I have one, works great and easy to wire in. Definitely recommended.