User's Manual

Managing Your iControl Devices
LED does NOT turn on whenever it detects people coming and leaving the area.
Using Your Motion Sensor
To check the status of your Motion sensor, click on your Summary tab. In the Current
States area of your Status Window, locate your Motion sensor. The status of your Motion
sensor is either ‘Occupied’ or ‘Empty’. The term ‘Occupied’ means that the Motion
sensor has detected a person moving in the area that it monitors and a yellow alarm-
condition triangle appears next to the sensor’s name. The term ‘Empty’ means that it has
NOT detected a person moving in the area that it monitors in the last five minutes.
If a person enters a monitored area, the Motion sensor recognizes the change within two
to three seconds and reports that the area is occupied through your iControl System,
which in turn displays ‘Occupied’ next to the sensor’s name on your iControl Summary
page within 30 seconds.
If a person leaves the monitored area, the Motion sensor ‘waits’ about five minutes
before reporting that the area is ‘Empty’. This delay allows the Motion sensor to confirm
that the person has left the room, and also prevents unnecessary multiple ‘Occupied’
event alarms. If a person does not move, the Motion sensor can report that the area is
‘Empty’. The yellow alarm-status triangle next to the sensor’s name in the Current States
area of the Status window disappears when the status changes to ‘Empty’.
You can use your Motion sensor as part of any automation. When the Motion sensor
detects a room is occupied, the iControl System can change modes, take a picture, or turn
lights on or off. Here are two examples:
x When someone arrives at a home or office (where the Motion sensor
monitors the area the
x If a person comes to a front door or a particular room (where there is a
Motion sensor and a light), the iControl System can have a light come on
when the Motion Sensor detects that person.
For details on how to create automations, see Automations
.
You can also use your Motion sensor with notifications. Here are a couple of examples: