Who knows a good, stand alone, light sensor.
I have an io light sensor from Somfy, but Homey can’t read the amount of lux.
(Although my Tahoma box can!)
So now i’m searching for a light sensor that gives constant readings instead of, for instance like most sensors that have to be triggerd by motion before they give a reading.
The hue motion sensors
(They also have one for outside now)
For these you can set the report interval via homey in the device settings. (One of the options @PetervdK me tioned)
Are you sure the outdoor really reports LUX values? I do understand it uses it for determining the day/night status, but does it separately report it as a value?
I got it today .
But, after it is added in my Homey i get readings ones.
The sensor lights up every now and then, but nothing happens.
No triggers after adding.
Edit: after several deinstallations and reinstallations it works.
But, after hanging it outside above my backdoor my Homey sometimes can’t reach the sensor anymore.
If this happens then after some time (hours mostly) suddenly Homey sees my sensor again.
Is this the already known Zigbee problem, although the sensor works with another app?
It seems that after a while without changes (no temperature or light differences or movement) Homey doesn’t see the outdoor sensor anymore.
After 3 days experimenting I bought a second one from another seller and this one also disconnects from Homey.
Even putting the sensor next to Homey after installation
Homey does not see the sensor after a some time in the dark.
Hello FKey,
Yes, i connected my sensors direct to Homey.
With the ‘other app’ I meant an app from the Homey store.
Because Homey itself didn’t know the sensor.