This motion detector (PIR = passive infrared receiver) detects the presence of a person in a room. Additionally the actual temperature and the amount of light in this room is detected and made available via Z-Wave. The units send information to a controller or any other associated Z-Wave device. Up to 4 devices can be controlled from this unit.
The sensor is a battery-powered device, which is in sleeping state unless an action is detected. After a programmable sleeping time the device wakes up and sends a status information. After this the unit goes back to sleeping modus.
Batteries can be changed without unscrewing the device from the door or frame. The unit will give a visual warning on the device and sends a warning to the Z-Wave controller, when batteries need to be replaced.
The unit offers a tampering control and sends an alarm message when tampered.
The device is configurable in terms of motion detection angle and sensitivity or the time-out when the detection will fall back to a no-motion state.
Sensitivity can be set from “pet-save” via normal up to “presence” where even a not-moving person in a room is detected by its breathing.
The device needs to be included into a Z-Wave network by a remote control or any other Z-Wave controller. For configuration of certain behavior a static controller such as a PC with home automation software or a gateway is recommended.