Hello! I am new to home automation.I was wondering if anyone can tell me, if a motion sensor can trigger to turn the TV and Lights on? Thanks in advance

Yes. This can be done with the harmony home hub.

Thanks for the quickest reply…However, I don’t understand in that case what will be point of having SmartThings hub?

The ST hub takes care of the motion sensor and lights. The Harmony Home Hub just takes care of the Entertainment System. Then there’s a SmartApp that communicates between the systems.

Got it.I wonder if any IR blaster would be able to do that.But I guess it needs the one with a SmartApp.

[image] sandy: I am new to home automation.I was wondering if anyone can tell me, if a motion sensor can trigger to turn the TV and Lights on? Certain TV’s (not many) may be able to be turned on with a connected power outlet if they don’t have a standby mode. And Eric is right, the motion and…

[image] sandy: Got it.I wonder if any IR blaster would be able to do that.But I guess it needs the one with a SmartApp. Not necessarily. It depends on how much scripting you want to do. The IR blaster does have to be able to receive Wi-Fi commands. I personally have the harmony home hub, and…

[image] sandy: if a motion sensor can trigger to turn the TV and Lights on @sandy I have both Harmony and Smartthings. And they work well together (most of the times). However, depending on what you want to achieve by turning on the TV, I suggest to try a few things. If you have the TV plugge…

Is there a newer version of Motion Sensor to be launched by ST?

As far as official SmartThings motion sensors, this is the latest (and currently it is backordered). We have previously mentioned that there will be some updates to a few sensors including the motions. Expect an announcement about these in a matter of weeks™.

Also there is the Original Motion Sensor from SmartThings Main advantage of that one is that it can be plugged in to function as a ZigBee range extender.

Trigger Motion Sensor to turn TV on

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