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[confused1]

I posted this earlier on the General Boards, but i see that this may be the more proper spot for it...  I hope this is the correct board to post in, if not i apologize...I'm a totally new to "home automation," so i hope you can forgive my ignorance or lack of knowledge in this area...

I'm thinking about setting up a system and read some interesting tidbits regarding motion sensors... hmmm....  I also found myself confused after reading about motion sensors versus 2-eay motion sensors... can anyone shed some insight as to the difference of these?  they both sound the same to me, but i'm sure that the 2-way has to have some additional capabilities?  is this correct? is it worth the extra investment???

also, aside from turning on and off a light, what other uses can a motion sensor be used for?  it seems like a bit of an investment to "just" turn on and off a light with...

Any suggestions for a newbie?
thanks
Confused1 

[steven r]

...aside from turning on and off a light, what other uses can a motion sensor be used for?...

If you have AHP, it can trigger macros. With conditional macros the options are almost endless.
e.g. I normally have my front porch light at 50% brightness in the evenings. The motion sensor I have mounted there triggers a conditional macro. Most  of the time it brightens to 100% for 5 minutes. On Halloween, however, it dims the light and triggers the fog machine under the headless man sitting at the door. Same sensor with no reprogramming for my Halloween application.

[confused1]

thanks for the suggestions....  it's nice to see that the sensors can be used for more than just lighting...  If I happen to put together a Halloween gag, I will have to keep that in mind.  I guess it's just a matter of how creative you can be to use these sensors.....  any other ideas?

thanks,
Confused1