Philips Hue Smart Outdoor Motion Sensor
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Condition: Factory Reconditioned
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2 people found this helpful
Good performance, surprised to find temp sensor
By dxmnkd316 on Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
I've had this installed in the garage for a month now. Works great. Surprisingly sensitive and fairly good range and breadth for motion detection window. The installation was a little wonky. I installed it on an outer corner and I really wasn't a fan of the way the screw was held in place by the plastic mount. I was surprised to have it show up in HomeKit with a temperature sensor and numeric light level sensor. Pretty slick. Could easily use it to determine if I left the garage door open. Update - 1-2-23: Still going strong! Will be adding some smart automation in HomeKit using this sensor soon. I can report that it has survived temps that got to nearly zero (even in the garage! It was a pretty cold stretch) for a couple days. I haven't tried putting another sensor next to it to see how close the temps are to each other, but given that it follows the daily temperature swings for the area, I suspect it's at least qualitatively accurate. Update - 5/9/25: Still on the original batteries when I installed this back in Oct 2023. I wanted to update to add a few things: 1. I had bought a second one that ended up falling into a flower bed (don't ask). It stayed there for a solid week through the rain and muck. I cleaned it off and it still works great. Was very surprised given these probably aren't listed for that kind of environment. Very impressed. 2. I have integrated the first one to Home Assistant via Hue and it works great. No issues. The second I purchased I integrated directly with ZHA. There are a few additional options available that way. But nothing worth the hassle of managing two separate methods of connecting to HASS. 3. The temperature sensor seems to be as accurate and responsive as other temperature sensors I use. This is surprising because usually with embedded sensors they tend to run a bit hot since they're often enclosed with the microcontroller. Not the case here. 4. I'm finding the illuminance sensor is very useful for various automations beyond the sunrise/sunset in Home Assistant. 5. The motion sensor itself is _extraordinarily_ sensitive at its maximum setting. This is handy for what I was using the second for. 6. The back can be mounted almost anywhere if you use some hook & loop command strips. They won't last more than a year or so outside in Minnesota, but this can be useful. 7. The one complaint I have is that when motion is detected and it doesn't have a solid zigbee connection, the entire white portion flashes fairly bright red. It is NOT configurable which is very disappointing. Would be nice to have this as a "diagnostic mode" toggle.
Top critical review
5 people found this helpful
My goto for Deer Abatement
By meurig on Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2020
I have been using these sensors for about a year. I have them mounted outside on fence posts and trees. The are connected to my Homeseer home automation system through a Hubitat home automation. The motion sensors are Zigbee and pair easily to the Hubitat Hub. My wife has a kings ransoms worth of plants in the yard, and we use the motion sensors to detect the deer coming into the yard at night to eat her plants. The Homeseer sends out a verbal announcement over the Google Home on which sensor is detected. (The dog is quite keen to hear the announcement and pops up ready to chase). The sensors work very well on sensing the deer, only issue would be when a car passes by as others have mentioned, or when its too windy. We had the ability to turn the sensors away from the road to resolve the car light issue, but when it is too windy and the branch and trees are swaying, we have to disable the automation. Direct sunlight also gives false triggers, but we don't use the motion sensors during the day. The sensors work well of course on detecting of there things people, dogs, and other varmints. The sensor also offers temperature and Lux readings. The temperature seems mostly accurate to a couple of degrees. I don't use the lux measurement and have turned down the reporting to a change of 500 lux. I have used the motion sensitivity adjustments through the Hubitat devices dashboard, and appears to make a difference. All 6 of my sensors have survived about a year with no failures yet. I think it's a good product for the outdoors if you can avoid direct sunlight and car headlights. Update July 28 2024 The sensors last about a year. I believe direct sun light severally affects their battery life, and makes the white IR cover extremely brittle. The failure may also have to do with over heating, but I cannot be sure. Note I continue to buy these as I have not found anything better.
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