# Hue outdoor mation sensor **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753 "2023-05-19T09:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wijnands](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jack_wijnands/32/38436_2.png) [@Jack\_Wijnands](https://community.homey.app/u/Jack_Wijnands)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/1 "2023-05-19T09:26:09Z")
Goodmorning, I am trying to reduce the sensitivity of the philips hue outdoor sensor. Its allready on the lowest level in de hue-app. ( i am working with a hue-bridge ). Is it possible to collect the number of sensor readings before an action is undertaken? When I read out the sensor i see the, accu-level, light and temperature readings. No movement. Would appreciate your suggestions, Thx, Jack ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/2 "2023-05-19T22:26:10Z")
> [@Jack\_Wijnands](#): > > Is it possible to collect the number of sensor readings before an action is undertaken? That needs to be done by a flow I guess, but I’ve never read about your issue yet. This is a way to ignore several (5 in this example) motion triggers, before turning on a light: ![Screenshot from 2023-05-20 00-22-22](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/a/1ae23bf5eeedd1830789a889f8768c8e7ebd42eb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wijnands](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jack_wijnands/32/38436_2.png) [@Jack\_Wijnands](https://community.homey.app/u/Jack_Wijnands)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/3 "2023-05-22T21:33:26Z")
Ok Peter, Thz for the reply. I will try it out ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/4 "2023-05-23T06:37:55Z")
I have the same problem with the HUE outdoor motion sensor but only when the sun light shines directly on it. Then it shows false motion detection every minute. @Peter_Kawa: THX for the flow, I was a little bit to lazy to configure one 😉 in my case I will combine it with the detection of a high lux value. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wijnands](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jack_wijnands/32/38436_2.png) [@Jack\_Wijnands](https://community.homey.app/u/Jack_Wijnands)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/5 "2023-05-23T07:39:39Z")
My problem is that the sensor triggers in the evening in the dark, picking up a moving car aroud 12 meters from the sensor. Would like to make the sensor less sensitive. Have allready put the sensor in the lowest possible movement sentitivity. I could place black tape over the upper half of the sensor, this blockes the sensors upper view. Another way is to lower the position on the wall. I was hoping to "cure"the issue within the software. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-outdoor-mation-sensor/80753/6 "2023-05-23T12:43:35Z")
Sometimes devices work “too good” 😛