Staircase lighting - What did you use?

[johnconstantelo]

@UniqueIdentifier

Why did you use regular motion sensors to trigger the switch? Would it have been easier to use z-wave sensors that trigger the app to trigger the switch?May I ask how you wired them?

These are not regular motion sensors - these are wireless ZigBee motion sensors, no wiring required, and work the same within ST’s ecosystem as Z-wave sensors. The app that controls and manages everything is what JD and I were discussing above - Smart Lighting.

Look at post 188 for another innovative way to use these motion sensors if you have pets to deal with:

Lowe's Iris Sensors (New CentraLite models)

Hmmm… Hacking the Iris motion… Testing these out as barrier sensors. [image] Mounted for initial testing… [image] Initial testing is very good, these act very much like laser barrier sensors. The detection cone is an inch or less at 3-4’ from the sensor. I’m going to burry these behind switch plates (with a hole drilled for the tube) to detect movement through areas, like doorways, halls and the like. The goal is to get past the pet detection problem. Here’s your parts list for the above… Heat shrink, and a tube. I used these as I had them laying around, but the ferule end is nice as it prevents the tube from slipping out of the shrink. [image] [image] I’ll report on the effectiveness of this over the next few days as I test this out. UPDATE: 2015-10-13 I think the tube …