TimHopson2:
Hi all, I’m after an outdoor motion sensor to operate lights on my garden path. I’m assuming it will need to be a zigbee device because my network is repeated using ST Outlets. Does anyone know of a zigbee outdoor sensor? I wonder if I’m missing something because the outdoor sensors all seem to be z-wave…
The FAQ should help:
I am looking for outdoor motion sensors to monitor my yard.
I bought a pair of the Aeon Labs Aeotec Z-Wave Multi-Sensor and am quite unhappy with them. Even on the lowest sensitivity setting it randomly sends alerts, some perhaps due to clouds changing the lighting (even though PIR is not supposed to be susceptible to this) and others I can’t explain at all. With several false alerts a day this thing is just useless. The Smartthings Motion sensor works great, I have some in my house, but it is indoor rated only. The Schlage / Nexia motion sensor is also indoor use only.
I am hoping someone has come across an outdoor rated motion sensor they have been able to pair with the Smartthings hub.
The short answer is that there isn’t anything that just works well for everyone, and the long answer, which is in the FAQ, is that there are a number of different things that you can try. So you will want to make sure to buy from someplace with a good returns policy as local variations in weather and architecture will matter a lot.