Philips Hue Outdoor Motion Sensor – Works with Alexa
| Weight: | 150 g |
| Dimensions: | 7.6 x 7.6 x 5.6 cm; 150 Grams |
| Brand: | Philips Hue |
| Model: | 929001975801 |
| Part: | 929001975801 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | Signify |
| Colour: | Black |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Gutes Produkt! Habe es am Balkon angebracht so das wenn man abends mal rausgeht das Licht halt automatisch angeht. Allerdings muss ich den Sensor oft deaktivieren, denn er schaut richtung Strae, heit wenn Autos kommen oder so geht das Licht auch an, eigentlich ist dies ja gut denn er reagiert hervorragend auf alles in der Umgebung, aber in meinem Fall halt zum Nachteil!
No complaints about this PIR sensor which introduces a whole new level of control to sensors. If it had issues in the past the one I bought is having no such issues. I have excellent control over 2 outside Hue lights with this.
Standard PIR’s fitted to normal lights can be temperamental or simply a pain with sensitivity or figuring out how much light will trigger it. This takes the guesswork out of that.,
You can choose on your phone what light you want it to go on in, or the sensitivity, which has been an issue in the past with those attached to lamps.
This is pricey, no doubt but it is good and very controllable. Fitting is easy and the corner fitting shows a good degree of awareness from Phillips of the best place to site a sensor. Very easy to fit – one drill hole was all it took.
Jetzt muss ich mal berlegen, ob mir was Schlechtes einfllt. Ja, schlecht ist, dass man die Gehuse nicht in RAL Farben bestellen kann. RAL1015 und 9010 htte ich gerne. Und Schwedenrot, wenns keine Umstnde macht.
Scherz beiseite: Das Gehuse geht recht schwergngig auf wenn die Batterien mal gewechselt werden mssen. Aber damit ist die Negativliste auch wirklich vollstndig.
Excellent product. It’s easy to install and connect to your hub and works brilliantly. I’ve paired it to an Osram external smart plug, now my festoon lights switch on when I open the back door for the dog.
Perfect!
It’s got a battery with it that lasts a year.
Facile da installare l’ho aggiunto al Bridge di casa facilmente.
Adesso anche le luci dei balconi si accendono al mio passaggio quando la luce solare non sufficiente.
Come per quelli da interno possibile configurare il livello di luce sotto il quale far accendere la o le luci. anche possibile definire la sensibilit di rilevamento dei movimenti.
Una volta configurati i 2 parametri sopra possibile definire 2 fasce orarie distinte alle quali assegnare due livelli di luminosit diversa.
Io ho configurato tutti i sensori interni per funzionare quando la luce interna non sufficiente al massimo della luminosit fino a sera, mentre durante la notte ho impostato la luminosit al minimo. Si potrebbero configurare anche per non accendersi completamente dopo una certa ora.
I sensori dei balconi invece li ho congigurati per lavorare sempre al massimo della luminosit.
Diversamente da quelli da interno che sono dotati di una calamita per poterli montare ovunque, quelli da interno hanno una basetta estremamente versatile che consente di montarli anche sugli spigoli delle pareti, come vedete sulla foto.
Personalmente ho provato sensori di altre marche, ma nessuno funziona bene come quelli della Philips.
Assolutamente consigliato
EDIT Sep 21.
a recent update to the hue app may have stopped alexa seeing movement from the sensor, to fix this – disable the hue skill in your alexa app then re enable and rescan devices.
then click the helpfull button at teh bottom of this review.
Yes you can!
If you just use an alexa routine to turn a non hue wifi switch on when motion is detected you will discover that this will happen all day as well as at night.
In the routine you can select “when this happens” but not two ( when this happens).
For example you clearly need to choose “when hue detect motion” but you can not now select “when- schedule -after sunset”
The solution is to use two wifi switches and these can be bought as a pair for around 10 quite often on amazon, especially if you do not mind a suggested long delivery time that often is far quicker.
The two switches will be wired in series (the first one powers the second)
The first switch, lets name it auto dusk to dawn will be connected to a permanent supply and its output will supply power to the second switch called (drive lights / garden lights etc) its output is connected to your desired lights.
Set up the two switches first and discover them in alexa, call them something meaningful such as “dusk to dawn” for switch one and “drive / garden lights” for switch two.
To set up the routines-
In the alexa app,
touch “more” – bottom right of the screen
“routines”
” PLUS SYMBOL” top right
touch “enter routine name” and choose something you will understand later, eg, “auto ON dusk lights ”
then “next”
then touch “when this happens” and select “schedule” and then “sunset” (you can also set your location for more accuracy here, it may be set already)
You have an option to start the routine before or after actual sunset on the slider bar.
Press “next”
Press “add action” and scroll down to “smart home” and then select “all devices” and search for your 1st switch you called “dusk to dawn”
The next screen will say “power” next to a tick and on the right is an on off slider , check the slider is in the on position – (the button lights up when on and the dot is to the right.)
Press “next”
Press “save”
Now create an almost identical routine but call it “auto OFF dusk lights”
choose sunrise instead of sunset and move the slider to off in the action .
The routine for the second switch is quite straightforward
Call the routine something like “motion sensor lights”
Choose “smart home” instead of “schedule” and then choose “Hue outdoor motion sensor”
On the next screen choose “detected” then press “add action” and then smart home to select your second switch you called “drive /garden lights” and choose the “on” position.
Add another action to set a delay of whatever you like, 5 mins?
then add an action to turn the switch off again.
NB when you add actions in the alexa app they often do not appear in the correct order, just press and hold them and move them up or down to the correct sequence.
Lastly press the helpful button below as this took far too long to type!
Did i miss anything? let me know with a comment.
suitable cheap wireable switches –
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Switch%EF%BC%882-Control-Compatible-Function-Required/dp/B07Y1K798X/ref=bmx_7?pd_rd_w=hpqoi&pf_rd_p=13e7ba2a-1d6a-493d-bf19-81cf5aeecf66&pf_rd_r=R01P34K0W299DY2D5NW1&pd_rd_r=af7da457-5769-4fbe-9df0-23e965191aca&pd_rd_wg=lT4pM&pd_rd_i=B07Y1K798X&psc=1
I only paid 7 for two. you need to search for different sellers! you could even use a two channel wifi switch for neatness.
Dieser Bewegungsmelder ist genau das was ich gesucht habe. Die Comming Home Funktion funktioniert nicht wie sie soll und somit geht der Scheinwerfer nicht an der die Einfahrt ausleuchten soll. Also Bewegungsmelder ans Tor angebracht und eingestellt. Funktioniert bestens. Reaktion einstellbar mit Helligkeit und Empfindlichkeit wie und wann der Sensor reagieren soll. Keine 5 Minuten und die Beleuchtung funktioniert so wie ich es mir vorstellte.
Philips Hue ormai diventato un compagno fedele nella mia abitazione smart. Eccellente rapporto qualit-prezzo, facilita di installazione e affidabilit sono i punti di forza.
Dopo due mesi di utilizzo sono estremamente soddisfatto di questo sensore di movimento. La rilevazione davvero immediata e il dispositivo non perde un colpo. Resiste perfettamente alle intemperie (anche le abbondanti piogge degli ultimi giorni). La rilevazione puo essere gestita e impostata direttamente da app, con estrema facilita.
Il design curato e abbastanza discreto.
Ha anche un tenore di temperatura davvero affidabile (confrontato con la stazione meteo netatmo in mio possesso).
Il miglior sensore di movimento esterno compatibile con Alexa e Siri
The motion sensing is very impressive. It has yet to fail, which was a concern of mine because occasionally my hue bulbs do fail to receive a command and respond – which I thought might be the issue with this, but not so.
I think the app software could be more sophisticated, I would like more features, but I’m hoping that improves at some point.
The hardware is well made, quality, and well thought out all-inclusive mounting options in one unit. Typically Philip’s.
If the app software was better it’d be a 5 star for sure.
Easy to install and set up in Hue app is really simple. Setting light sensitivity level is really easy compared to the old style of motion detector with the adjustment dials on the unit, the app will tell you if the motion sensor will activate at the current ambient light level.
Easy to install, picks up motion from around 15 feet away and is reliable ( works without fault)
Verwende den Sensor mit 2 auenlichtern.
Er ist leicht zu montieren und auch leicht einzurichten und mit den Lampen zu verbinden.
Kleiner Nachteil er ist zu gut ich habe die Reichweite kleiner eingestellt aber er nimmt immer noch Leute wahr wenn sie am Fugngerweg langgehen (manchmal) aber an simsten ein sehr gutes Produkt.
Using with Zigbee2MQTT + HomeAssistant. Works perfect. Used to control garden spotlights.
For this to sensor work with Alexa (and to work at all, you need both Hue devices), you need…
1) Phillips bridge (it plugs into your router)
2) A Hue compatible bulb (even if you don’t want it)
3) An Alexa dot or similar
Unfortunately, stupidly, you cannot just use the sensor on its own to have Alexa tell you when, for example, someone has walked up your garden path. You must have a Hue bulb set up too. Later you can unplug it I’ve found.
It’s as fiddly as sowing a button on a shirt cuff whilst you are wearing it to get it all working. With wonky errors where Alexa says the sensor is not compatible and between the Alexa app and Phillips app they appear to be in competition to hide the set up from you. But with enough tapping and cursing once it’s been installed and you’ve had Alexa recognise all the devices by first setting it up in the Phillips Hue app, and given it all some time to settle, it does all work.
My example:
– I don’t use the bulb but stupidly you need it to set things up
– Without the bulb the Hue app and Alexa apps don’t properly recognise the sensor, it’s pretty stupid and not intuitive at all.
– When someone triggers my sensor, my Alexas in my house all tell me someone has triggered it.
That’s what I wanted it for.
– It’s an expensive way of finding out if someone is on your property but it works pretty well. And the Hue sensor itself is lovely quality. I expected it to be huge after reading the reviews, but it’s a nice compact size, about the size of a two packs of playing cards stuck together of and squared off – it’s small and chunky.
Tips:
– Set it up first in the Phillips app, once you can see its sensing movement go to Alexa and search for new devices – I seem to remember mine found three – the sensor, bridge and bulb.
– When I tried to create a Routine in Alexas app, Alexa initially said the sensor was incompatible. But I think I restarted the app, again pressed the setup button on the sensor, and eventually Alexa allowed me to include it in a Routine.
– If you want to still receive alerts in the daylight you need to increase the daylight sensitivity all the way up to the + symbol in the Phillips app.
– Leave it in place before modifying any other settings, because I’ve found in some light conditions it sets off false positives so I am currently tweaking the overall movement detection gradually.
– The Phillips app set up of the sensor is a total puzzle, ie: the set up of what it does when just don’t make any sense and there’s no explanation in the app. Best I’ve found so far is to set the timeouts both to 1 minute and set it to “do nothing” after triggering. It’s a pretty bad design. Of course I haven’t read the manual yet 😉
Good luck.
Easy to set up. In my opinion it’s quite overpriced for what it is but already had the outdoor light fitted and hue bridge
I bought 3 of these to work with with my Amazon Echo hub, however although they connect, they normally disconnect within 24-hours and need the button pressing on the back the reconnect. I decided to buy the Philips hub and add the skill to my Echo hub they now work as intended.
Note: you must have at least one Philips Hue bulb to connect to the Hub, before it will allow you to connect the sensors. I found no way around this
Used it in conjunction with a Hue external floodlight. Works & easy to set up. Setting sensitivity to ambient light levels & working times work fine. It does have a long range even on minimum setting (about 10 metres) which I wish I could reduce to 6m. I wanted it to trigger if someone comes onto my property. It currently triggers way out onto the road, so it comes on when people walk past the house.
Der Philips Hue Bewegungssensor ist uerst praktisch, da er aufgrund des Batteriebetriebs und seiner Wetterfestigkeit fast beliebig platziert werden kann. “Fast” weil natrlich die Funkreichweite des ZigBee-Netzwerks als limitierender Faktor hinzukommt. Diese ist zwar recht hoch, aber auch nicht unendlich.
Die Inbetriebnahme ist Hue-typisch kein Hexenwerk. Mit der zugehrigen App ist das in wenigen Minuten erledigt. Jetzt kann man z.B. relativ problemlos eine (Hue-)Auenleuchte bewegungsgetriggert ein-/ausschalten.
Mein einziger Kritikpunkt an diesem Bewegungssensor ist die Tatsache, dass man den Erfassungswinkel nicht via Software beeinflussen kann. Mchte man also nur einen bestimmten Bereich berwachen, dann muss man das Gert anders montieren (was aber logischerweise auch nur fr eine einseitige Beschrnkungen eine Lsung ist).
Insgesamt aber handelt es sich hierbei mal wieder um ein solides Produkt aus der Hue-Familie.
Really great motion sensor, I paired it with the floodlight and it works a treat. I love how easily customisable the daylight and motion sensitivity is, makes it really simple to just install and then find the perfect sweet spot. It’s also great that you can configure multiple lights from the same sensor so it also turns my landing light on/off.
It also allows different configurations depending on custom timeframes, ie. I can easily make sure the landing light only comes on dim when it’s night.
In classic Philips hue fashion this is easy to setup and get going. Does exactly as you want. I didn’t mount mine for a while so I could fine the best location for the sensor to prevent false tripping from neighbours etc.
It is much larger and heavier duty that the indoor sensor.
There are two ways primarily to hook up this device. If you are a beginner into Home Automation, possibly hooking it up to Hue is enough and you will get a taste for what this device can offer. For more advanced users, you may find the Hue functionality a little lacking in features and wish to use another ZigBee hub. The Hue hub is running in my network and is great and seamless for lighting, I prefer however my SmartThings hub when functionality gets more complicated.
Before purchasing the device, I had read the reviews and concerns around sensitivity but only time will tell if this will be an issue under the different seasons of the year. I consider myself to be trailing this item, but if all goes well, I will probably buy 3 more to dot around the perimeter.
For setup, I connected it to the Hue hub and allowed it to perform its firmware updates (which as standard for Hue warns that it will be around an hour to complete). It was documented that a lot of the initial issues with this product may have been fixed with firmware updates already, so I am keen to see if this is true. I left it for a couple of days before going any further (more down to not having the time to test and connect it up how I would like it to be).
Following these first few days, I then disconnected it from my Hue Hub using the reset button on the back and connected it to my SmartThings Hub as I was not happy with the level of control, I had within the Hue App. You get basic controls for the sensitivity but can only control up to three rooms of lights. That is enough for most, but I wanted to achieve the following: –
My Rules
– During the day if it goes dark, based on lighting conditions fade in the lights to settings in the adjacent internal room of the house. (Thanks to its built in Luminance sensor)
– Send an alert when my house alarm is active or I am away and notify me
– Turn on the internal lights near the area monitored and potentially switch on some audio.
– Possibly alert me via Alexa under certain conditions
I have not thought of anything to use the temperature sensor for, possibly something in the winter when it detects it cold outside
Currently I have cameras outside my home, but I have found the notifications to be far too frequent as they do not have a PIR built in and are performing image analysis on the video feeds. This becomes an issue on cloudy yet sunny days, direct sunlight and movement of items where I want to detect movement of people. Too many notifications mean that many of them simply get ignored.
So far, in the past 24 hours I’ve been able to confirm that this device has had no false positives within direct sunlight and moderate Wind and had to test the range to confirm it was actually doing its job (which it was doing really well). My position is at the back of the garden, with several trees/bushes around 3-4 metres in front. I installed it within a corner of my walls at around 2m height with a medium sensitivity.
Through the night I received one notification but checking back on the cameras I could report that this was only down to a cat being directly in the centre of the range. This is not an issue (unless you have a hoard of cats coming to your doors) and may even be a feature for some! I have reduced the sensitivity to the lowest setting but one notification vs 5-10 historically is a much better experience for me and something I can live with.
From the other reviews on Amazon, it looks like placement needs to be considered when using this device and for monitoring the front of my house, I’ll possibly have to think a little harder about its placement to avoid any false positives.
Generally, so far, I am happy and hoping that this works out as intended over the next couple of weeks so I can purchase some more and complete the setup! This product looks more polished and refined than the unknown branded competitors.
I’ve set this up to control our outdoor lights which use meross smart plugs. Really responsive and works great, detection is good the the unit is discreet and installs close the wall. I’ve got it up 2.5meters out of the way and it works fine with good range of detection and the sensitivity settings in the hue app work well.
A great addition to the Hue family, this external sensor can be used to turn on internal or external lights.
I use one on my front porch to light the hallway when I arrive home and to monitor external temperature in homeassistant.
It is bigger than the indoor hue motion sensors but that is as expected.
I tested the temperature accuracy next to 4 indoor hue motion sensors I own and with two other very accurate calibrated thermometers.
I was very surprised to find out that this one (the outdoor sensor) was the more accurate of the hue motion sensors! He was the one closest to my calibrated thermometers (0.2 degrees deviance) and very consistent while the indoor hue motion sensors were about 1.5 degrees off .
Converted the whole house to hue, cannot praise it enough
Just what I wanted, an outdoor motion sensor with light reading. This comes in handy for controlling my smart curtains, much more accurate to close curtains based on light readings than on sunset/sunrise schedules. Set up was easy and was able to add it to my Smartthings hub using a custom device handler found on their forums.
After a couple of days, these kept disconnecting. I’d reset them, they’d work for a day, then disconnect again. This is repeating constantly! Which is a shame as they seem really well built and when they do work they work really well.
Seem to be more stable now! Still disconnect every now and again but not with the frequency they used to.
Excellent dtecteur, permet de dtecter plus loin que son homologue pour l’intrieur. Les angles restent les mmes environ 120. Associ Homekit on peut faire des choses sympas comme dclencher une alarme si un mouvement est dtect en notre absence.
J’aime le fait qu’il mesure la temprature a permet d’avoir un thermomtre en plus d’un dtecteur de mouvement dans le jardin. La temprature est visible dans l’application maison iOS.
L’installation est rapide avec un pont HUE. L’autonomie est suprieure 2 ans c’est norme et vraiment pas handicapant qu’il soit sur pile.
Wanted my garden lamp post to turn on at dusk and turn off at 11 pm but then once it had switched off to detect any motion during the night. The hue lighting system and sensor do the job perfectly.
If, like me, you thought your device was faulty because the sensor behaved as though it was dark even in bright sunlight, do not despair. I returned my original unit as not working, but when the replacement acted the same way, it was time to look further. It transpires this is a known software issue with some devices, and the problem can be easily cured by using the software update feature of the Hue app to update the firmware after you have installed the sensor in your system. As with other Hue updates, the download procedure can take hours to finish, but it will eventually complete and it will cure the problem. Now this has been sorted, it seems to work well. However, the documentation with the product is abysmal, for example there is no indication of how to replace the batteries, or how often this may need to be done.
Basically it does what it says on the tin. It took less than 5 mins to install by screwing the bracket to the wooden fascia just above my garage door.
I paired the unit to my Hue Bridge first, before taking it outside and clipping it into the bracket. It has worked seamlessly ever since.
We use it with up down lights either side of our garage door which are fitted with Hue GU10 smart bulbs and everything works perfectly.
One of the things I love about this setup is that you can have the sensor and lights set up to a dim light during darkness hours all of the time, with motion then triggering the lights to come on at full brightness or a different colour – I guess the possibilities are endless!
Very happy customer!
Well built and senses movement outdoors without any problem! Excellent addition to Philips hue and smart home setup
felt a bit plastically but well built. easy to install and set up! love the product.
I wanted an external motion sensor for Hue and this does the job. very high quality build and you can tell it would withstand the storms. However, i still think its a high price for a relatively simple piece of tech.
if you’re ok with the price like i guess i was, then you’re set.
Cela commence ds son installation puisque son socle, en fonction de l’orientation choisie permet de le fixer dans un angle entre deux murs ou au contraire sur une arrte. Il est galement possible de le fixer l’aide d’un collier de fixation sur une goutire par exemple.
L’appairage avec l’application se fait trs rapidement et il est alors possible de choisir quelle(s) lampe(s) allumer. On peut le placer l’intrieur ou l’extrieur et allumer des lampes l’intrieur et/ou l’extrieur galement. Pour ma part, il me permet d’allumer ma lampe d’extrieur situe au dessus de mon entre.
J’envisage de l’utiliser, lorsque je pars en vacances, de l’utiliser pour allumer alatoirement des lumires l’intrieur de mon logement plusieurs secondes aprs la dtection grce aux formules gratuites prsentes dans l’application philips hue, dans la partie hue lab.
Une fois le dtecteur appair, il est possible de rgler sa sensibilit au mouvement et la lumire grce deux curseurs diffrents. Le dtecteur fonctionne avec des piles et peut donc fix n’importe o et pas forcment prs de la lampe (par exemple sur un arbre).
Je recommande totalement ce produit mme si le prix reste assez excessif, la qualit est au rdv.
Good product, easy to install
The rules in the app could do with with a bit of work still
Great way to add a outdoor sensor Functionality to Philips Hue garden light. Looks great and built well.
This motion sensor is really good, just like the rest of the hue system. Super easy to install.
I’ve installed this to turn on the front door lights. We had sensor lamps but wanted more control so I disabled the sensor and installed a hue bulb and fitted the motion sensor on the wall besides the lamps. It works perfectly.
Using the iConnecthue app (which gives a lot more control over hue lights than the hue app) I’ve configured the bulbs to cycle through a few colours when motion is detected and turn off after a minute and only glows yellow/orange and turns off after 30 seconds after 10pm.
I’ve turned the sensitivity right down, it goes on when a car drives past, but so did the old sensor lights.
A must for a hue home!
Works great but like all Philips hue stuff, if pricey for what you ge
Easy to install and setup nicely complements the outdoor lights.
These are expensive units, like most of the Hue family, but work extremely well. I use this with my home automation software and Alexa.
Great product, very sensitive. You may need fit it lower to reduce the range. Hidden temp sensor is great.
I have a copue of these units and they are great additions to the Hue eco-system, they work exactly as you would expect and are very easy to add to your system.
My one complaint, hence the loss of one star, is the flexibility and senstivity for setting the range of the sensor. My drive is around 7m long and the sensor is on my porch – which means the sensor is around 5m from the entrance to my drive / pavement.
Even on the lowest setting I couldn’t stop the sensor from picking up pedestrians walking past. I finally had to use some black electrical insulation tape to mask part of the sensor which fixed the problem.
Frustrating and something I would think Phillips could resolve by adding more options in the app settings. If its fixed in a future release I will revisit this review.
I really like this.
As a device it’s quite a simple motion sensor and it works well. Being Phillip’s it’s nicely built and feels like it will withstand the elements.
But as with a lot of the Hue stuff it works with Alexa. This is really good as it means that by combining it with Alexa routines you can us it to controll non-Hue devices as well.
I now have it setup to activate a hue light outside, a cheap wifi bulb in the porch and also play a message inside the house via Alexa that something is outside. Although I sometimes change the alert to play one of Alexa’s built in jokes or similar yo add variety. But you get the idea.
Great stuff.
Great wee unit, even comes with a corner mount bracket. Matches our decor so well and easy to install. It just works with no fuss.
Every Philips Hue product I buy shows excellent quality, ease of installation. They are expensive so look out for deals
Handy product and saves me having to ask alexa to turn on lights.
Great addition to my existing hue I’ve got it positioned to activate several lights if triggered, if I’m home I check outside if I’m not I check my security cameras. A tad expensive hence 4* but it gives me added security and peace of mind. Super easy to set up.
Very smart looking sensor. It works seamlessly with my Philips Hue equipment. In the app, you can modify the sensitivity to motion and also adjust the brightness (or darkness) in which it starts to operate. It also has a temperature sensor built in but im not sure how accurate it is. with ITTT you could potentially get the lights to turn blue at freezing point 🙂 Theres not much more to say about a motion sensor…. apart from – If you have Hue lights, I would highly recommend it. If anybody reads this and knows the answer, would this device extend the zigbee mesh? Im thinking of putting one half way down the garden so that I can get lights to work at the bottom of the garden.
Very easy to install and works great with outdoor lighting or even to trigger a light in the house if needs be.
Very simple to fit and great no wires are needed so can fit anywhere. mine controlS two outside lights and it Works fine. But it’s a pity the angle of action is not slightly greater than 160 degrees.
It’s been up for a month now and works perfectly.
I have it talking to “Home Assistance” and can, therefore, see the temperature and light levels as well as presence detection.
These sensors were very easy to install, requiring no wires – you just push a button on the back and connect them via the Hue app then fix them to the wall using a screw. The adjustments for light and motion sensitivity are also working just fine, unlike other reviewers posting here.
One point to note is that you cannot use these sensors as an input using IFTTT to control other devices – this control needs to happen inside the Philips Hue application. What this means is that the sensors are only able to control Philips Hue devices (e.g. bulbs, or the Philips Hue plug), or Zigbee-enabled plugs from within the Hue app.
I have got two of these set up – one at the front of my house controlling a lamp that contains a Hue bulb, and another at the rear that controls a set of fairly lights connected via an Innr Zigbee Smart Plug (until I get around to installing the proper Hue outside light I also purchased).
Was easy to install, got a good deal and it wasn’t overly sensitive.
This works well, it definitely detects well and has a good range, it seems well made. Looks subtle
Ich habe den outdoor Sensor unter dem Dachvorstand vor dem Haus montiert, dort soll er die Leuchten vor der Haustr und im Windfang schalten, sowohl beim Hinausgehen als auch beim Annhern von auen. Eine 3. Leuchte oder auch ganze Szenen knnten im Bedarfsfall noch dazu geschaltet werden.
Die Montage war insofern eine kleine Herausforderung da ich nur ca. 3 Meter Platz bis zum Brgersteig habe und der Sensor bei Passanten nicht anspringen soll. Die Reichweite ist wirklich enorm. Durch Montage unter dem Dachvorstand und Ausrichten zum Haus hin habe ich eine Position gefunden, die mich zufrieden stellt. Das Einrichten des Sensors in der app ist kinderleicht, auch das Ausrichten/Einstellen per app geht super und ist eine groe Hilfe. Das Einschalten der Leuchten bei Erkennen einer Bewegung geht schnell, die Tageslichterkennung funktioniert perfekt. Die leichte Einbindung in Alexa erweitert die Mglichkeiten noch, so knnte man beispielsweise das Limit von max. 3 schaltbaren Lampen umgehen, andere Smarthome Bestandteile wie z.B. Steckdosen schalten und mehr. Ich werde weitere Sensoren am und im Haus anbringen.
These sensors along with the indoor sensors are an absolute gem of a product. So versatile robust, easy/comprehensive to setup & use. Well done HUE..
Pricy compared to the indoor sensor but understandable as it needs to be weather sealed. Looks good and can be mounted straight or or in a corner.
Another great hue product that just works. Yes it’s a bit expensive… But it’s easy to install and set up and then you only need check the batteries throughout its life.
Brilliant piece of kit, easy to set up and works flawlessly.
An dieser Stelle ein wichtiger Hinweis: Die Features die dieser Sensor abdecken kann, hngen fast vollstndig von der eingesetzten App zur programmierung ab. Die original Hue Software beschneidet die Mglichkeiten und kann ich im allgemeinen nicht empfehlen! So erklren sich auch viele negative Rezensionen.
Android User sollten zum anlegen der Regeln zu All4Hue greifen. Diese erstellt keine unntig viele Regeln und man kann mit ihr wirklich ALLES erdenkliche programmieren. Der Nachteil ist, dass diese App nicht allzu einfach zu bedienen ist und man schon wissen mu was man tut. Neben der Bewegungserkennung besitzt der Sensor auch eine Helligkeitsmessung und ein Thermometer. Beides lsst sich mit All4Hue ebenfalls zum erstellen von Regeln verwenden.
Nachteil des Sensors in meinem Fall:
Die Erfassungsreichweite knnte etwas grer sein. Um die vollen 12m Reichweite auch nur annhernd zu schaffen, mu man den Sensor deutlich ber Kopfhhe montieren, da er nach vorne einen Winkel von 80 abdeckt. Siehe Bild auf der Produkt-Seite. So komme ich bei uns auf “nur” 9-10m Reichweite, was etwas knapp ist. Leider kann ich den Sensor auch nicht einfach wo anders montieren, so dass das fr uns schon eine Rolle spielt.
Wer beim Thema Montage-Ort nicht eingeschrnkt ist, wird mit dem Erfassungbereich voll zufrieden sein. Die meisten anderen Sensoren auf dem Markt haben den gleichen Erfassungsbereich oder sind sogar schlechter.
Im Groen und Ganzen gutes Produkt, was die Funktion und Wetterfestigkeit anbelangt. Wo der Innensensor mit seiner Magnetbefestigung punktet, ist die Befestigungslsung des Aussensensors nicht optimal. Wir wollten den Aussensensor an einer Metallgarage befestigen, haben uns dazu starke Magneten (10 Stck 1cmx2cmx2mm Neodym) gekauft. Bekommt man fr 2,50 Euro aus Fernost. Damit hlt der Sensor bombenfest ohne dass ich ins Metall Lcher bohren musste. Fr die Befestigung an Holz mag das beiliegende Material gut sein. Fr die Befestigung an das Regenrohr ist eine kurze Anleitung beigelegt, der “Kabelbinder” ist aber nicht beigelegt. Wer es direkt an den Hausputz anbringen will, sollte handwerkliches Geschick haben. Ich bin froh, dass ich es mit Magnet befestigen konnte.
Von der Funktion macht er exakt das selbe wie der Innensensor. Bei Bewegungserkennung leuchtet der Sensor allerdings kurz schwach auf, das soll aber keine wirkliche Beleuchtungsfunktion sein. Der Sensor hat wie der Innensensor ein eingebautes Thermometer, dessen Werte aber derzeit weder Alexa noch die Amazon App darstellen kann. Mit Drittanbieter-Software lsst sich der Wert (sogar mit Nachkommastelle) zumindest anzeigen. Vielleicht passiert hier in Zukunft noch was, so nach dem Motto: “Alexa, wie warm ist es im Garten?”. Kaufempfehlung, da es keinen anderen Auensensor gibt.
This sensor was extremely easy to set up and worked exactly as expected with easy adjustment of the sensing distance and light levels. However, I do think it’s expensive for what it does, but Hue products are an expensive commodity.
A great hue product, no wires, no batteries (guess it is solar powered), paired hue outdoor lighting, also it has a light and temp sensor bonus.
I use this product to switch on 2 lights on my drive. It works superbly and was so easy to install and set up.
The setting on the app are also easy to use. No dislikes at all.
I recently got Hue garden lights installed and bought this for it. It works perfectly for it so I don’t have to use the switch to turn it on. Please note that it’s a lot larger than the indoor sensor Philips have.
Works perfectly and surprised it does. I have this outside on an outbuilding, 13 meters away from my hub in my living room, and it still connects even though the signal must get around/through 3 brick walls.
I had to use lowest sensitivity option – turns on hue security light outside – but works amazingly well.
Another satisfactory purchase from the Phillips hue series. Straightforward and adaptable to install.
Ich habe den Outdoor Bewegungssensor mit 2 HUE Lampen gekauft. Die Montage war wie gewohnt sehr einfach; Birnen in die Fassung geschraubt und eingebunden. Die Bewegungssensoren waren ebenso schnell integriert. Vor der Montage habe ich beide Sensoren mit den Lampen verbunden und getestet; Funktion einwandfrei. Nachdem ich (noch) keine fixe Montage mit den mitgelieferten Dbeln und Schrauben versuchen wollte, sondern zuerst die Funktion an dem geplanten Einsatzort prfen wollte, habe ich die vorgebohrten Lcher verwendet um die Sensoren mit Kabelbinder an der Dachrinne zu befestigen (ca 3 Meter hoch). Die Sensoren reagieren rasch auf Bewegung und schalten die Lampen wie geplant ein, auch bei sehr starkem Regen. Bis jetzt kann ich von keinen negativen Erfahrungen berichten; wichtig ist, man bentigt die HUE Bridge fr die Sensoren.
This unit is still a bit sensitive even on the lowest setting but other than that it is very well designed, easy to install and works well. Very handy it being wireless so you can position anywhere. Comes with mounting options for either a wall or a corner.
Fits on flat surface and has an included bracket for interior/ exterior corners.
Set up was a doddle. Search for the new device, make a new room, add the lights you want it to control and away you go.
The sensitivity is very good and there is adjustment for light level etc as well.
Just wish Hue stuff was cheaper!
Gives me plenty warning when someone’s comes to the door !
I added this to my ever growing collection of Hue bulbs (well over 50 by now) for a new outdoor light which I had purchased. Setup was a breeze, especially as I know my way around the app.
The unit is much bulkier than I imagined it to do, however its very solidly built and looks as if it will last for a very long time (so it should for over 40 for a sensor!!). I think the size is partially to justify its price.
I have the sensor at my front door to control the new porch light, however I also have told the app to turn on the lights in the back garden (Hue Floodlights) once motion is detected. I have since bought another movement sensor for the rear of the house.
The range is excellent and this can be altered within the app, the sunset/sunrise setting is excellent as well.
All in all, it does exactly what it promised to do perfectly.
J’avais besoin pour complter mon ensemble de lumire hue extrieur d’un capteur de mouvement histoire d’clairer quand nous rentrons le soir.
Trs simple mettre en oeuvre il dtecte trs bien tout les mouvements, les diffrentes configurations possibles et le fait qui soit sur piles permettent vraiment de l’installer o on le souhaite. Angle interne, externe ou sur une surface plane.
Trs ractif, aucune latence ne se fait sentir lors de la dtection de mouvement. L’application Hue permet de rgler le dclenchement souhait ( sensibilit mouvement et lumineux, heure de dclenchement etc…) et de crer ainsi les scnarios adquates nos besoins.
Gros plus compatible avec Jeedom ( et certainement avec d’autres box domotique ) avec un retour d’tat, de temprature et de luminosit qui ajoute des possibilits que la domotique permet. Confort, scurit et automatisme.
Seul le prix peut freiner l’achat de la gamme Hue, mais les possibilits offertes compensent l’investissement.
Simple to fix to the wall using either the corner bracket or flat bracket. Easily connects to the accessory section of the Hue App and controls my outside lights really well.
Only minor complaint is that the motion sensitivity stretches too far and is activated by passing traffic, even on its lowest setting.
– Il se fixe sur un mur ou sur un angle, interne comme externe l’aide des 2 vis et 2 chevilles fournies ou de la vis prvue pour le support mural
– Le boitier est tanche et rpond la norme IP 54 c’est–dire qu’il est protg contre les poussires et contre les projections d’eau provenant de toutes les directions
J’avais peur qu’il soit gros mais en fait il est assez discret. C’est un carr de 76 mm de cot avec une paisseur de 56 mm (hors support) pour 145 grammes.
Il fonctionne avec 2 piles AA, fournies. Il suffit d’enlever les 4 vis l’arrire du boitier pour pouvoir les changer, il faut juste prvoir un dispositif fin et plat pour soulever le capot de protection, ce dernier disposant d’un joint d’tanchit. Les piles sont dj en place et il n’y a pas de film plastique enlever, on ne connait donc pas l’tat des piles. A noter que la notice prconise de ne pas utiliser de piles rechargeables.
Pour utiliser ce capteur, en plus d’une ampoule HUE (ou une bande lumineuse par exemple), il faut au minimum un bridge HUE ou pont qui va permettre de faire la liaison entre l’ampoule et le capteur. Les rglages peuvent ensuite se faire travers l’application HUE depuis son smartphone.
Une fois l’association ralise, on peut paramtrer le capteur avec un mode jour/nuit assez pratique.
On peut ainsi dfinir deux amplitudes horaires (le fameux jour/nuit) et pour chaque priode dterminer la pice/l’ampoule concerne avec un choix de scnario ou d’ambiance. On dfinit ensuite la dure de l’absence de mouvement pour dclencher un second scnario comme l’extinction par exemple. Ce qui est galement intressant c’est qu’il est possible de rgler la sensibilit de la lumire et la sensibilit de la dtection de mouvement depuis l’application.
Personnellement je fais les paramtrages depuis mon Samsung S10 et l’cran est fait de telle faon que le bouton de validation se trouve presque invisible, cach derrire la camra (en haut gauche de l’cran). C’est dommage et il faut donc savoir o il se trouve car on ne le voit pas. J’espre qu’il y aura une mise jour rapidement pour corriger ce dsagrment.
Un produit bien pens, qui est plutt sensible et qui correspond tout fait mes attentes.
Intended for use with any of the external Philips Hue light systems; this is a good product.
It is easily mounted on most surfaces; including corners and being a battery powered item makes it a very simple install.
It is a little more expensive than its internal cousins but it is weatherproof and slightly larger.
Happy to recommend.
This lights the front of the place i rent: i have a hue bulb in a (not Philips) coach light, tried using geo location so it lights when i come home but this is better (so i can see when electoral canvassers etc are lurking at my door)
It’s REALLY REALLY sensitive. A little too much so.
Easy to mount
Easy to link to existing Hue installatio
Set up my outside hue lights with this to come on at night ,great for security easy to set up
Il sensore di presenta molto bene, facilissimo da installare. Personalmente l’ho configurato direttamente con l’echo plus per usarlo come trigger nelle routine. Per esempio, al movimento rilevato dopo una certa ora si attiva la routine che fa alzare le tapparelle e accende tre luci. Un male intenzionato che cerca di avvicinarsi potrebbe sentirsi scoraggiato nel vedere quel genere di movimento! L’unica pecca che il sensore di luminanza non funziona se collegato direttamente ad Alexa, quindi niente funzione Alba/tramonto, per si risolve creando diverse routine in base all’orario. La copertura davvero eccellente, nel mio caso rileva il movimento gi a una decina di metri. In definitiva un prodotto che consiglio, se abbinato a un echo plus le possibilit di funzionamento sono infinite.
Easy to instal, good range. Just works!
You can’t use the sensor to come on at dusk and then have a second routine for during the night. More of a app issue than hardware
This has been long awaited and is proving to be everything I could have hoped for. It was instantly found by the Hue iPhone app and a doddle to set up, working really well to detect motion and switch on our selected Hue lights, both external and internal. We are 100% pleased with it (and the Hue system in general – although it’s pricey, it does give great convenience and peace of mind).
With light level, temperature and of course motion, it’s a very versatile device!
Works out-of-the-box in the Philips Hue Bridge (obviously) and with a little effort works well in the likes of SmartThings, Hubitat and deCONZ.
A great addition to the Hue family, this external sensor can be used to turn on internal or external lights. I use one on my front porch to light the hallway when I arrive home, and one on the side of the house to light the adjacent room to scare burglers away.
All of this will probably change in the future as the app, firmware for the accessories and the hue labs are updated.
Overall I’m very happy with the sensor (it’s a bit bigger and thicker than the indoor sensor) and I’m sure like all the hue products it will last.
Loved this sensor, works really well, takes a little time to go through setting it up to suit your needs, but set up is easy, choosing which lights you want on or off is fairly easy, have set mine not to come on during the day by selecting the DO nothing option and choosing the times and then the opposite for nighttime, also getting alerts to my Apple Home app detecting motion, very cool.
I have two outdoor Hue lights and getting one of these to control them seemed logical but was a little worried about the feedback on the detector.
Setting up in the Hue app is pretty easy, just press the button on the back to pair with your Hue Hub
I am not 100% sure I like the wall bracket which only has one screw to secure it to the wall with another to attach the sensor to the wall bracket.
It also comes with another moulded piece of plastic so it can be mounted on a corner of a wall (both inner and outer corner).
Watching a promo video It seems it also uses a single AA battery for a power source which is supposed to last two years. I would have thought a large lithium button battery would have been a better choice.
The configuration options in the Hue app are the same as that for the indoor version.
You set the ambient light level which if the light falls below that the light will come on, then how sensitive to movement it is.
Then if you want a lower light level after a certain time at night e.g. after 23:00 dim only.
Lastly, how long the light stays on after it has been triggered.
It has been on the wall a few days and all seems well after tweaking the sensitivity (foxes still make the light come on) all seems well.
Build quality is up to the usual high Hue standard – a bit larger than the indoor one and predominantly black in colour, with the exception of the sensor itself, which accounts for the lower half of the front dome. It also comes with accessories to enable mounting the sensor in all sorts of useful places – flat on a wall, in a corner, on an outer corner or beam. In my case, it’s the latter, and fitting it took minutes (as did set-up within the Hue app). It blends in really well – glad Hue went with black for the outdoor sensor.
I live in a ground floor flat in a block of six and I’ve paired the outdoor motion sensor with a Hue bulb in the canopy above the front exterior security door to the stairwells. Whilst all the stairwell lights were already set to come on when it gets dark, having this means the outside light is not on all night.
Someone walks in front of the sensor (which has a greater range than the indoor one) and it turns on the light to the preferred level and colour/shade, then turns off again after no motion is detected for the period you choose. All good so far, but that’s not where it ends – the best feature for me, is the fact you can also have the sensor control your indoor lights. The fact that this product (along with all Hue lights and accessories) is HomeKit compatible, means you can set up some nifty automations.
In addition to turning on the outside light, I have a HomeKit automation that will turn on both my lounge and kitchen lights when motion is detected outside – but only if they are not already on.
From a security point of view, this is great – motion-sensing outdoor lights have been a thing for decades, so they are not really that much of a deterrent for burglars. If someone is outside though and your inside lights go on, say in the middle of the night, that’s far more powerful in making someone think there’s someone alerted to their presence.
All in all, I’m really pleased with it – looks great, feels high quality and most importantly, it’s really useful and versatile.
Works well. Needs an api for SmartThings but as soon as that’s here, routines galore!
Der Sensor war schnell mit Hilfe einer Schraube ber der Hue Outdoor Leuchte Impress neben der Haustr montiert. Die erstmalige Einbindung ins Hue System erfolgt ohne Probleme und das Zuweisen einer Leuchte ebenso. Der Sensor reagiert entsprechend der eingestellten Tageslicht Empfindlichkeit sehr gut. Einmal war er aus der Hue App verschwunden, eine Aktualisierung der App hat Abhilfe geschaffen und er war wieder unter Zubehr zu finden. Die Bewegungsempfindlichkeit habe ich auf etwas ber der Mitte stehen und er reagiert dann auch nicht auf Nachbars Katzen. Bisher bin ich zufrieden und werde mir auch fr den Garten noch eine Impress Leuchte in Verbindung mit diesem Bewegungssensor kaufen.
I’ve had no problems. The dusk to dawn works if you check in HomeKit you can see lux level and temperature, the only criticism is even on the lowest setting it is still quite sensitive. On the whole though it’s a product I’ve waited a long time for and am not disappointed with.
Does what it says on the tin. 5 minutes to put it up, discover and configure. I do most of the automation through the Apple Home App rather then Hue App and have it linked to my Hue outdoor flood. Automation is simple, On motion detect, switch on light and keep on for a minute only at night. Works a treat, I did look in the app and there is probably more you can control such as sensitivity etc but nothing I need to do, but looking at other reviews, I can understand why some people are frustrated, but for me I cant complain at all!
Fitted above patio doors to trigger Phillips hue flood light.
Works very well.
Im Gegensatz zu den Lampen ein sehr wertiger Bewegungsmelder, natrlich wie alles von Philips viel zu teuer.
Dafr aber einfach in eine bestehende HUE Umgebung integrierbar, Suchlauf durchfhren und schon wurde er als Zubehr gefunden.
Einrichten ber die Hue App geht auch einfach, man wird quasi durch die Einrichtung gefhrt. Fr den normalen Hue user wre hier oder bei den diversen Apps fr Hue die noch bessere Einstellungen ermglichen Schluss.
Ich habe aber mein HUE system bei Domoticz eingebunden.
Es werden 4 neue Gerte angezeigt. Der Bewegungsmelder und Tageslichtsensor als Schalter. (Also Bewegung erkannt, bzw Tageslicht erkannt). Dann ein Lichtstrkermesser in Lux und sehr zu meiner berraschung eine Temperaturanzeige. Das der Bewegungsmelder eine Temperaturmessung vornimmt war mir zwar bekannt aber ivch dachte ich muss das umstndlich aus der API auslesen. Mitnichten. es wird ein Gert angezeigt.
Perfekt. Also kann ich den Bewegungsmelder auch fr anderes verwenden, zb gehen die Rollos auf wenn der Postbote kommt. Oder mein Licht im Bro geht aus wenn es Nacht ist und die Aussentemperatur unter 10 Grad liegt und jemand am Haus vorbei geht. 🙂 Was soll ich sagen, wenn er jetzt die Aussenbeleuchtung schaltet wenn jemand zur Tr geht bin ich zufrieden.
Der Sensor befindet sich in einer Verkaufsverpackung.
Inhalt: Sensor
Sockel zur Eckmontage
Halter zur Wandmontage (wird auch fr die Eckmontage bentigt)
2 Dbel und Schrauben
Gewindeschraube (wird nur bei Eckmontage bentigt)
Kurzanleitung
Es fllt relativ viel Verpackungsmll an. Ob ich es noch erlebe das die Hersteller, zumindest fr den Versandhandel, eine Umweltgerechte Verpackung anbieten?
2. Anleitung
Die Anleitung klrt mit Bildern darber auf wie der Sensor montiert wird. Nicht mehr und auch nicht weniger. Auf Probleme bei der Inbetriebsetzung wird nicht eingegangen. Hier sollte das Internet helfen. Auf den Batteriewechsel wird nicht eingegangen.
3. Einbindung ins HUE System
Im Normalfall. PROBLEME weiter unten.
a) App starten
b) Einstellungen
c) Zubehr einrichten
d) Zubehr hinzufgen
e) HUE Outdoor Sensor
Der Rest ist durch die App selbsterklrend.
Im Problemfall
Bei mir wurde der Outdoor Sensor nicht angezeigt. Habe also mit dem HUE Bewegungsmelder weiter gemacht. Der Sensor wurde auch gefunden. Und das war es.
Keine Mglichkeit den Sensor zu konfigurieren. Updates hat er allerdings gezogen.
Bei der Fehlersuche bin ich dann darauf gestoen das die App die Version 3.13 haben muss.
Mein Android Telefon hat sich allerdings nicht dazu bringen lassen ein Update durchzufhren. Die Version 3.10 lief weiter.
Zur Probe das Telefon vom Junior missbraucht. Und die 3.13 war sofort installiert.
PROBLEM: Mein altes Handy. Die 3.10 war die letzte Version die mit meinem alten Android luft.
Die neuen Versionen bentigen mindestens ANDROID 6. PHILIPS sollte mal ber die UPDATE Problematik nachdenken und in der Systembeschreibung darauf hinweisen. Ein Versionssprung von 0.03 und ein neues Betriebssystem???
Da ich kein Apple Telefon besitze kann ich nur zum ANDROID etwas sagen.
Nachdem das Problem, durch ein neues Tablet (ANDROID 8), nun gelst ist lsst sich der Sensor konfigurieren. Tageslicht Erkennung funktioniert und die Routinen sind selbst erklrend.
Philips gibt an das die Batterien mindestens 2 Jahre halten. Sollte dies so sein echt super.
Die Batterieabdeckung ist durch 4 Schrauben gesichert und lsst sich nur schwer entfernen.
Wird der Sensor (ohne Eckwinkel) montiert liegt er nicht satt an der Wand an. Sieht ein wenig billig aus.
Punktabzug fr die fehlende Information zur ANDROID Version sowie fr den Luftspalt bei Wandmontage.
Daher nur DREI Sterne.
Edit
Plus ein Stern da mittlerweile auf die notwendige Softwareversion hingewiesen wird. Dafr DANKE
I did have a little difficulty initially, the light level sensor wasn’t working. A quick call to a very helpful person at Philips had it reset and up and running. So excellent product AND excellent support!
Das Problem liegt aber nicht am Sensor, sondern an der Bridge. Ich habe 16 Rume in der Bridge konfiguriert mit 42 Lampen mehrere Indoor-Sensoren und Schalter sowie Gira-Zigbee-Schalter, die aber in der Hue Bridge nicht auftauchen. Wahrscheinlich hat sich auf der Bridge einiges angesammelt, so dass es dadurch zu Problemen kam. Ich habe dann die Bridge mittels Philips Hue App “aufgerumt” (in den Einstellungen Bridge auswhlen und dann ber das “i” aufrumen ausgewhlt – dieses war zumindest mal nicht schdlich, setzt aber Szenen auf Standard zurck – Alexa-Verknpfungen und sonstige Zuordnungen bleiben aber erhalten). Danach konnten dann auch die beiden Outdoor-Sensoren korrekt konfiguriert werden.
Zurck zu den Sensoren: Es ist eine Konfigurationsmglichkeit fr Tag und Nacht gegeben, damit beispielweise eine Nachtlicht-Funktion eingerichtet werden kann oder auch kaltes Licht Nachts zur Abschreckung von ungebetenen Gsten verwendet werden kann. Darber hinaus ist Bewegungsempfindlichkeit konfigurierbar und die Einschalthelligkeit. Die Reichweite ist als ausreichend zu bezeichnen, 12m aus der Beschreibung kommen schon sehr gut hin.
Noch ein Hinweis zum Philips Service. Ich habe mich aufgrund der Probleme – Sensor lsst sich nicht konfigurieren – an den Philips-Support gewendet. Dieser hat mir vorgeschlagen, die Sensoren auszutauschen. Dieses ist natrlich nicht sinnvoll. Fragen bzgl. der Bridge wurden mir keine gestellt. Das geht auf jeden Fall besser und kann an dieser Stelle auch als Anregung zur Verbesserung angesehen werden.