# Best indoor Motion Sensor?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/best-indoor-motion-sensor/29704>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/best-indoor-motion-sensor/29704 "2020-05-11T20:35:34Z")\
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> [@Howard\_DuLany](#):
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> if there are any motion sensors that let you clear the sensor motion alarm from a Homey Advanced Flow.

Not that I know of; you’re supposed to tune the so called “blind time” or “motion hold time” on the sensor’s settings.  
Usually these are set to 60s by default, sometimes to 15s, only to save battery power.

When you’re lucky, there’s a setting present in the “device settings” part of the related Homey app.  
Some sensors have hardware trim knobs on the back.

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After some experimenting, I found this to be a perfect way to eliminate the “being left in the dark” problem:

> [@The Flow Exchange(r) - Exchange Your Flows with Others!](https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/8):
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> To prevent the light (or other device) from turning off (or on), while there’s still motion detected.  
> It uses Homey’s **Zone Activity** _AND a timer_.  
> This way your motion- & contactsensors become exchangeable and expandable, without having to fix the flow.
> 
> This way, you can add a sensor, remove one (use 1 sensor minimum), use one with another protocol (f.i. zigbee/wifi/z-wave) in a zone.
> 
> ### Apps used
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> - [Chronograph](https://homey.app/a/nl.fellownet.chronograph/)
> 
> ### Flow example:
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> ![2aa742727e50bc75f1e9b207663d1b8b84560c32_2_1034x552](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/4/04e063fc9558c99ec6975824a193866f186e5406.jpeg)

Note:  
I do not use the “zone has been inactive for x minutes” trigger on purpose. It’s not proven stable in my experience.

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