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What light rules can be set up with motion sensors or Image Sensors?

Using Alarm.com light rules with motion sensors or Image Sensors, Z-Wave light devices can be set to perform the following: 

  • Turn on, off, or dim selected lights when motion sensors or Image Sensors are activated. 
  • Turn off the selected lights when motion sensors or Image Sensors are inactive for a specified amount of time (i.e., 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.). To create this rule, some panels have a firmware version requirement. For more information about compatibility with this rule, see Sensor inactivity compatibility

For more information about creating sensor activity light rules, see What types of rules can be created for Z-Wave lights?

Sensor inactivity compatibility 

To configure the rule to turn off Z-Wave lights when motion sensors or Image Sensors are inactive, the panel or module must meet the following firmware version requirement: 

Panel type Minimum version
2GIG EDGE  All versions
2GIG GoControl 1 and 2  Panel version 1.9.6 
2GIG GC2e All versions
2GIG GC3 / GC3e All versions
DSC PowerSeries Neo/Pro All versions
DSC Impassa All versions
Interlogix Concord 4 Module version 177
Interlogix NX Module version 183
Interlogix Simon XT / XTi / XTi-5 Module version 177
Qolsys IQ Panel / DSC Touch Panel version 1.6.1
Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Panel version 2.0.3
Qolsys IQ Hub / IQ Panel 4 / IQ4 Hub / IQ Pro / IQ4 NS All versions
SEM-DSC PowerSeries  All versions
SEM-Honeywell/ADEMCO Vista  All versions

 

 

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