MS16a OPTIONS MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE

[JHGELLIOTT]

I recently purchased a MS16A to interface with my existing activehome controlled house. Upon testing this product I was disappointed with the options relating to night and day. There should be a setting to detect motion at all times and only turn on the unit code +1 at night. This would allow a set of macros to act differently if the sensor is activated during the day or at night. Unless I am mistaken, there is no other way to differentiate night and day when activating a macro with a MS16A.

[HA Dave]

........... there is no other way to differentiate night and day when activating a macro with a MS16A.

"when activating a macro" ?..... are you using AHP (CM15A)?

The AHP calculates light/dark based on location and time (which can be used in a macro).

However I am not a big fan of clock-timers for lighting control (clouds can make a big difference). I use the hardwired floodlight (PR511) which has setting that can detect 24 hour montion AND light/dark settings (sending an X10 command).

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

I recently purchased a MS16A to interface with my existing activehome controlled house. Upon testing this product I was disappointed with the options relating to night and day. There should be a setting to detect motion at all times and only turn on the unit code +1 at night. This would allow a set of macros to act differently if the sensor is activated during the day or at night. Unless I am mistaken, there is no other way to differentiate night and day when activating a macro with a MS16A.

Based on the instructions here: X10 KNOWLEDGEBASE - MS16A ACTIVEEYE INSTRUCTIONS

The MS16A defaults to detecting motion at all times and not sending the unit-code plus one dusk signal at all.

However, the instructions show that you can change that.  See the section titled: Setting The Dawn/Dusk And Motion Detection Mode, which says that a setting of 3 blinks selects motion detection on at all times and unit-code plus one dusk signal turned on.

Hope that helps.

[JHGELLIOTT]

The problem with option 3 is that it does not turn on unit code +1 on/off when motion is detected. It turns unit code +1 on at dusk and then off at dawn.  That is what the documentation says, I assume this is what it does. 

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

The problem with option 3 is that it does not turn on unit code +1 on/off when motion is detected. It turns unit code +1 on at dusk and then off at dawn.  That is what the documentation says, I assume this is what it does. 

You are correct, it doesn't do that.

It enables motion detection at all times (signaled by unit code on/off) and enables the dusk /dawn feature (signaled by unit code +1 on at dusk and off at dawn).

Is this not what you're asking for?