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dpiehl
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Posted: December 23 2013 at 14:17 | IP Logged Quote dpiehl
Today I decided to register for PowerHome after wading in enough to be sure I could eventually master what I needed it to do.

I'm moving from HouseLinc and want to use the move as a exercise to learn more about PowerHome.

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I have an Insteon 2842-222 Motion Detector in my living room that I use the control an Insteon LED bulb from 11:00 to dawn as a nightlight whenever motion is detected. From another place in the forum I found how to manually link the detector to my PLC as a responder. As a first step I have successfully turned on the light via Triggers using Insteon Group In as the Tripper Type and 1 as the Trigger ID Number. I can't figure out how to trigger when motion is no longer detected to shut off the light.

Thanks in advance for helping this newbie!
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Posted: December 23 2013 at 15:49 | IP Logged Quote dhoward
dpiehl,

The motion sensor sends an "On" command when motion is detected and after a specified timeout, will then send an "Off" command. You would want to create another trigger on the Insteon Group In "Off" command to turn the light off.

If your Insteon comms are good, then the Insteon group in trigger is probably sufficient. However, group commands are not acknowledged and sometimes arent heard. If this happens, your trigger won't fire. One way to work around it is to also declare a trigger (for on and off) on an Insteon Direct In, Group Cleanup to catch the direct, acked command that usually follows a group broadcast.

Another option is to change your trigger to an Insteon Device Chg trigger. This trigger will fire on the tracked change of the incoming commands (it responds to both the Group broadcast and Group cleanup commands) and may be a cleaner solution for you.

Hope this helps,

Dave.
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