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 Welcome to Version 2.2 of the DooMotion Plug-In for HomeSeer!
Description
The DooMotion Plug-in for HomeSeer is the
ultimate home control solution for motion sensors and dusk/dawn sensors. Some of
its many features include a virtual "occupancy sensor" feature, custom device
strings, custom scripting, sensor activity charting, and much, much more. The plug-in requires HomeSeer®
Version 2.1 or later.
Features
- Maintains custom device strings for motion sensors and dusk/dawn sensors including support for custom icons for web display.
- Also support other devices by allowing custom phrases.
- A Fail Safe Time feature that resets motion sensors that HomeSeer® failed to receive an indication that motion
was no longer being detected. The Fail Safe Time is
independently configurable for each motion sensor.
- Uses virtual "occupancy" devices which are controlled based upon whether a configurable set of motion sensors have not detected motion for some specified amount of time (Occupancy Elapsed Time). The Occupancy Elapsed Time is independently configurable for each motion sensor. the user can have as many occupancy sensors as the user wishes allowing the user to track occupancy on each floor of the user's house and/or for the whole
house.
- Able to correct the HomeSeer status of lights when dusk/dawn sensor changes status (e.g., someone manually turns the front porch light on at night which triggers a nearby dusk/dawn sensor).
- Supports use of custom actions via embedded scripting code that is executed when various sensor events are received. For example, a motion sensor can be set to control other devices when motion has not been detected for some period of time or custom phrases can be spoken when given motion detectors have detected motion.
For HS2 users, VB.NET Scripting is supported.
- Supports creation of custom VBScript functions that can be used
within the Custom Action Code of any of the user's sensors.
- Supports sensor-related triggers and actions within HomeSeer® Events.
- Writes an entry to the HomeSeer log when motion/occupancy is detected by a sensor and how long the
sensor had not detected motion/occupancy.
- Writes an entry to the HomeSeer log when light/darkness is detected by a dusk/dawn sensor.
- Writes an entry to the HomeSeer log when a motion sensor and/or a dusk/dawn sensor has not changed state in some specified time (Dead Sensor Time) suggesting that the user may need to check
for a hardware problem. The Dead Sensor Time is independently configurable for each motion sensor and dusk/dawn sensor.
- All sensor activity is logged to the DooMotion.mdb Microsoft® Access
2000 database (Microsoft® Access 2000 need not be installed).
- Each motion sensor can be configured to not trigger custom actions and write
HomeSeer log entries until some time (Normal Elapsed Time) has elapsed.
Normal Elapsed Time is independently configurable for each motion sensor.
- Supports the use of a
trigger code which does not have to be the same as the HomeSeer device
code. This is useful for plug-in devices (devices created and controlled by
other plug-ins) and when you want to ensure that the
device has a unique device string.
- Plug-in provides an Inactive Mode that disables the plug-in so the user can do some
troubleshooting.
- Plug-in provides an Away Mode that resets motion sensors to reflect "no motion" and then temporarily disables the plug-in for some user-defined time so that the user can leave the house without
triggering the user's sensors before the user leaves.
- Plug-in provides a Sleep Mode that resets motion sensors to reflect "no motion"
and immediately waits for new sensor activity.
- Plug-in provides a Security Mode that performs the same as Away
Mode except motion activity will be considered a possible security
problem.
- Provides a System Tray icon with a menu that can be used to set
plug-in mode or to access Windows interface.
- Creates a plug-in device that displays current status of plug-in and allows the status of the plug-in to be changed.
- Creates a plug-in device that displays what motion sensor last detected motion.
- Windows and web-based configuration of plug-in options.
- Windows and web-based configuration of HomeSeer devices that are to be controlled by the plug-in.
- Windows and web-based charting of motion detection over time.
- Ability to view DooMotion database
records within Windows and perform simple database management.
Last Revision:
03/03/2004 05:43:43 AM -0600
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