Items Motion_Item

Motion_Item

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SYNOPSIS

Input states:

  on/motion: motion detected
  off/still: motion no longer detected

Output states:

  motion: motion detected
  still: motion timer expired
  check: inactivity timer has expired -- batteries may be dead?

Optional Inactivity Alarm:

If you want to be alerted when motion hasn't been detected for a period of time (i.e. the batteries in the transmitter may be dead) then do this (time is in hours):

  $motion_master_bedroom->set_inactivity_alarm(
     48,                                                        # hours
     "speak('master bed motion detector battery may be dead');" # command
  );

The default is to log a message in the print log after 24 hours.

DESCRIPTION

An abstract object that represents a motion detector that you can add to a Light_Item. You typically associate a real motion detector (i.e. a hard- wired one or an X10 Hawkeye) to this object. It will also indicate the state of the motion detector on floorplan.pl if given proper coordinates.

When attached to a Light_Item, it will cause the light to be turned on whenever motion is detected. Typically you attach several objects to the same Light_Item. See Light_Item.pm for various ways to control when the light turns on and for how long.

INHERITS

Base_Item

Items.mht

Defined in items.mht as

# First, define your actual motion detector:
X10MS, B7, x10_motion_master_bedroom, Sensors, MS13
# Then define the Motion_Item and attach to the real object:
MOTION, x10_motion_master_bedroom, motion_master_bedroom

And in code attaching to a Light_Item (automatically turns light on)

$auto_master_bedroom_light->add($motion_master_bedroom);

INI PARAMETERS

METHODS

Method	Description
set_inactivity_alarm($$$)	If an inactivity alarm is set, the specified action is executed. if no notification of motion has occurred for X hours

AUTHOR

Jason Sharpee [email protected]

Special Thanks to: Bruce Winter - MH

SEE ALSO

None