Samsung Smartthings Motion Sensor randomly goes off

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@matt

By the way, if anyone wants a bunch of 1st-Gen pluggable ST motion detectors, message me. (But don’t say I didn’t warn you.)

Those 1st gen motion sensors are good to detect when there is a power failure.

This is awesome! Power is Out based on state of v1 Motion Sensor

Here in the Sierra, power outages are a way of life. They can be caused by heavy rain or wind, ice and snow, or some flatlander thinking he can drive his shiny new 4WD on icy/snowy mountain roads the same way he does in the city. Didn’t even know this capability existed… thanks Jesse Ziegler! /** * Power Is Out * * Copyright 2014 Jesse Ziegler * */ definition( name: "Power Is Out", namespace: "smartthings", author: "Jesse Ziegler", description: "Alert me of power loss using motion detector's change from wired-power to battery-power. SmartThings hub and internet connection must be working! You can connect the hub and internet connection device (e.g. modem, router, etc.) to a battery backup power strip so that the motion detector and detect the loss and the hub and …