# Lux sensor with continuous reporting **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208 "2019-03-07T07:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neluz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neluz/32/8853_2.png) [@neluz](https://community.homey.app/u/neluz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/1 "2019-03-07T07:52:40Z")
Hi, I’m currently experimenting with the Xiaomi Aqara motion sensor. This has a build-in lux sensor which I tried to use for making the lights go on/off based on the lux-value. I noticed the lux-value is only reported to Homey when there is motion detected. I actually need a sensor which also report lux-value even if there is no movement. I’ve got my eye on the Neo Coolcam but I can’t find if this is also only reporting on motion or if it’s reporting every x minutes or so. Can anyone confirm? ---
**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Somhorst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_somhorst/32/184_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Somhorst](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Somhorst)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/2 "2019-03-07T07:53:26Z")
Neo coolcam v1 and v2 only update lux when there is motion. This is very obvious since it would otherwise drain their batteries ---
**Author:** ![neluz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neluz/32/8853_2.png) [@neluz](https://community.homey.app/u/neluz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/3 "2019-03-07T07:56:06Z")
Check. But do you by chance know any sensor which would do such a thing? It doesn’t need to be a battery powered device per se. ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/4 "2019-03-07T07:59:01Z")
Pretty sure that my Philips hue motion sensors reports LUX/Temp changes with out motion. Ill double check for you. > **[Buy the PHILIPS Hue Motion sensor 046677473389 Motion sensor](https://www2.meethue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677473389)** > > Trigger your smart lights with movement with the Hue motion sensor. The battery-powered sensor can be placed anywhere inside your home with hassle-free installation. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fred/32/61727_2.png) [@Fred](https://community.homey.app/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/5 "2019-03-07T08:13:44Z")
I have neo coolcam v2, I get lux and temp update when there is no motion. ---
**Author:** ![CyberSponk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cybersponk/32/8334_2.png) [@CyberSponk](https://community.homey.app/u/CyberSponk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/7 "2019-03-07T08:16:33Z")
> [@Jeroen\_Somhorst](#): > > Neo coolcam v1 and v2 only update lux when there is motion. Have some V2. They send, when configured in advanced Settings, the Values on every WakeUp and Motion and not only on Motion. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/8 "2019-03-07T08:22:09Z")
My Aeotec Multisensor 6 sensors update lux values without any motion. Even better, if powered via USB then I can get them updating values instant even if 1lux change in luminance. ---
**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Somhorst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_somhorst/32/184_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Somhorst](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Somhorst)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/9 "2019-03-07T08:28:04Z")
But that’s still not realtime 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CyberSponk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cybersponk/32/8334_2.png) [@CyberSponk](https://community.homey.app/u/CyberSponk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/10 "2019-03-07T08:36:43Z")
> [@Jeroen\_Somhorst](#): > > But that’s still not realtime Yupp, you are right. An powered Aeotec can do this. ---
**Author:** ![neluz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neluz/32/8853_2.png) [@neluz](https://community.homey.app/u/neluz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/11 "2019-03-07T08:42:10Z")
Checked the specs of the Aeotec sensor and on the website there indeed saying “MultiSensor 6 will be able to run in an advanced mode, providing temperature, humidity and light readings in real-time.” So it looks like that’s a good candidate… ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fred/32/61727_2.png) [@Fred](https://community.homey.app/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/12 "2019-03-07T08:46:50Z")
Yes, but my neo coolcam is in the corner of my living room it is a little bit dark, I set de update lux = 3 and temp = 0.1 degrees I used now for almost 5 months and de battery is 87% On the lux I put the lights on and off in the living room and it works very wel. What is realtime if it is works what you want. ---
**Author:** ![neluz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neluz/32/8853_2.png) [@neluz](https://community.homey.app/u/neluz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/13 "2019-03-07T08:51:18Z")
I doesn’t need to be realtime per se, once per x minutes will be enough for what I have in mind right now. The main thing is that it needs to report lux also when there is no movement. (Realtime might be a nice touch though). ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fred/32/61727_2.png) [@Fred](https://community.homey.app/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/14 "2019-03-07T08:58:12Z")
I think you want a update when de lux is changed, I don’t want a update when de lux is changed, but there is a parameter when the lux is not changed then send the lux value on x time (sec or min) to homey. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fred/32/61727_2.png) [@Fred](https://community.homey.app/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/15 "2019-03-07T09:31:21Z")
Sorry, I don’t want a update when de lux is NOT changed ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_visser/32/66024_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/16 "2019-03-07T09:42:22Z")
As told here before, the Philips hue motion sensors can report it without motion and in the settings you can configure how often they should report. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fred/32/61727_2.png) [@Fred](https://community.homey.app/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/17 "2019-03-07T09:50:42Z")
I have neo coolcam v2, I make a mistake when I write it down, I forget the NOT. see the post before my last post. ---
**Author:** ![Ikon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ikon/32/11729_2.png) [@Ikon](https://community.homey.app/u/Ikon)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/18 "2019-03-07T17:26:25Z")
How/where do you set the report interval? ---
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/20 "2019-03-07T18:23:23Z")
I am using the hue motion sesnors for lux measurements. When lux is below a certain level lights go on. Works fine. You can even set a minimal and maximal reporting period in the sensors settings ---
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/21 "2019-03-07T19:12:42Z")
Flow example and sensor settings (hue sensor directly to lonked homey not via hue bridge) Lights on by lux (evening). When: lux changed AND: lux measurement lower then better logic constant AND: light not already on (prevents to trigger the flow when the lights are on alread) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/b/bb54eac0ced9c9786f5f881b63ab9eec607df297.jpeg) Lights on in the morning When: a certain time (I trigger a virtual device at a fixed time) AND: lux value is lower the better logic constant ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/f/f08aaed3bd796569beb565e5bca8a2289157470f.jpeg) Lights off by lux (morning). When: lux changed AND: lux measurement larger then better logic constant+offset (the offset prevents the light to switch on again right after switching of) Lux value is dependend on a virtual device setting “schoonmaak” when the cleaning lady is in, the lights stay on longer (larger offset) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/1/11a37fe92625bab68f54ee104016f12d6becf885.jpeg) Settings for the sensor (PS: (ms) should be (sec), thats a typo by athom) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/5/551020e4d89ab08f7e6ab5e062be3e1ef736aab8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208/22 "2019-03-07T20:21:53Z")
> [@Fred](#): > > What is realtime if it is works what you want. Realtime can only be achieved with a non-battery powered device > [@RoyWissenburg](#): > > the Neo does his job. And does it very well! > [@Ikon](#): > > How/where do you set the report interval? Go to ur device settings [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/lux-sensor-with-continuous-reporting/10208.md?page=2)