Xiaomi motion senser delay

[veeceeoh (Keith G)]

Here is the correct information about Xiaomi / Aqara motion sensors, taken from my February 2018 post about the v1.0 release of Xiaomi device handlers on the Original & Aqara Xiaomi Zigbee Sensors (contact, temp, motion, button, outlet, leak, etc) super thread.:

@veeceeoh

Motion Sensors
In normal operation both types of Xiaomi Motion Sensors are “blind” for 60 seconds after they detect motion, in order to save on battery usage. After 60 seconds, the hardware resets and is ready to detect motion again. This 60 second reset delay cannot be changed. However, in the device handler, there is a preference setting to change how long the “motion detected” state remains active, called MOTION RESET . The default is the same as the hardware delay, but it can be changed to any length of time, longer or shorter. Just remember that this setting only affects how long Motion Detected is reported to SmartThings.

NOTE: When first paired to a hub, both types of Motion Sensors run in test mode, for about 2 hours. During the test mode, the sensor can detect motion every 3-5 seconds, which can be useful for deciding the best placement of the sensor. During test mode, we recommend setting the MOTION RESET setting to 6-8 seconds to make it easier to determine whether the sensor is working well at the location you have chosen. After finishing with testing, then the MOTION RESET setting can be changed to a different length of time, according to your preference. Finally, the Aqara motion sensor can also be manually put into test mode for about 2 hours, by a short-press of the hardware reset button.

As for your original question:

@Allan_Thorsteinsson

It also showed up in both android apps, but only the new one gave me the possibility, to include it in a scene, it showed up in bothe apps but the classic do not see the sensor it in the scenes.

When making a scene, i make it trigger a light when motion is detected, and it is set to turn of again after 20 sec…BUT even when i see motion detected in the IDE section every 5 sec, it does not turn on the light again…i have to wait about 3 minutes before movement can turn it on again…why?

Devices using custom community-built device handlers are still not officially supported in the “new” SmartThings mobile app, so your troubles may be related to that.