What is the coverage area of this sensor? Would it cover a 15' x 30' room? What kind of battery? Are there jumpers or other config options?
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It would probably cover a 15'x30' room, but you'd have to move it around a bit to make sure that entire area is covered. It uses 2 AA batteries - but can also be powered by a micro USB connector (similar to what is used to charge Bluetooth headphones). When using the powered USB connection, the unit acts as a Z-Wave extender, which increases the range of the overall network. I don't see any jumpers or other options for configuration.
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I have coverage of a basement which is about 15x30 and the sensor is at the back of the room. It alerts on anyone entering the room at the front. I have it connected via the power adapter. It is not Z-Wave, it is Zigbee, and will act as a Zigbee repeater if it is plugged in with the power adapter.
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I spoke with Panasonic on triggering motion sensor and verified that with room lights on it detects a cat's shadow on the floor at about six feet from the spot on the floor below the fan. It "sees" me a few feet further away when backlit, so expect it to trigger when lights are on in the room at perhaps 8 feet away, farther away if light is streaming into the bathroom and you block the door. All this is at factory setting.
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I installed two on two gates outside a villa, distance to the far sensor is around 70 feet, villa is bricks and solid wood door , never missed an alert using lynx L5100
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Installed mine in a 12 foot high ceiling fixture in the garage. It is not as sensitive as its predecessor but works OK. It has no external sensitivity or timing adjustments. On time is fixed at about ten minutes, but will stay on continuously if continued motion is sensed.
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I have all my sensors inside barns that are 200ft. from my house and it has worked well. Don't know how they would do if they were outside in the weather.
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The sensor measures 2" long by 1" wide by about 5/8" thick. Our cat is 12 lb and it doesn't seem to bother her though it looks a bit large to me. Be sure to buy extra batteries for the collar - we tried to solder our own (they are a regular type of battery that has the contacts modified) and it didn't work. The collar ran out of juice, so we had to pay overnight shipping to get new batteries, and to spend the night opening and closing the door for the cat.
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Sensor detects motion, so should still work from ceiling. It's relay will work fine for fluorescents.
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the sensor can be moved left and right, up and down. It will move about an inch either way. an inch seems to cover a pretty good area. mine is set to cover an area to the right were my walk is
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Thanks Marcus. One more question. How long is the wire for the sensor. I ask because my components are about 5 feet away from the TV. Would this be a problem?
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Hi John, sorry for the delay in my response. To be honest I don't know. I can say it is a well made unit and has worked perfectly with my Smartthings hub. If I were you I would get one and monitor the voltage drop for a couple of months. You should be able to make a good guess of how long it will last you. My device is located on my front door. I enter and exit my house usually once per day so I'm sure I'll have much longer battery life than say someone who mounts this sensor on their bedroom or office door.
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Not even sure what a kind of meter that is. Sorry. I will say you will be better off buying one of the better ( Higher priced) units. You can hook the sensors right on the wires inside the circuit box in the house. This one is cheap junk with no support and are not even sold by B&D; anymore.
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Amanda, I have the sensor above a door at the end of my hallway so that it monitors all doors connected to it. I keep the remote in my bedroom that is about 60ft away and it has worked fine. Hope this helps.
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The sensor seems way sensitive to most area s I'm close. To but might be different on the amount of spacing you use
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My sensor(transmitter) is located under the eves of the house at the front door. I have had it there one month and it is still working on the first 99 cent battery. But birds land on it(mostly at sundown) an give false signals (it needs occasional cleaning). I would think it is better to shelter the transmitter if possible.
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Make sure the sensor is not covered. I don't know what else would be an issue
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about 10 m at the out most distance from the sensor. however angle of the sensor and others can reduce the range
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I bought 3 of these last year and returned all of em. 2 of them were eating up batteries and the other one had a 10 ft detection range. I went with a stealth cam g30 and have been happy!