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Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate
Mark,
My wife came with a cat :) and presented me with this challenge as well.
In some rooms I have the sensors elevated such that they can't see the
floor. In the kitchen, for instance, the sensor is on the fridge. This
works great unless the cat is misbehaving and jumps up on the fridge...
In other areas I've decided to leave the sensors near the floor where
they can see the cat. In these rooms I like the cat to set off the
motion sensor when we're away to give more of a random/lived-in look
to the house at night.
HTH
-Sean
On May 3, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Mark Johannessen wrote:
> What are people (who have inside animals) doing with interior motion
> sensors to isolate movement to just humans? I'm trying to limit
> triggers for occupancy, lights and HVAC to bipeds, and prevent
> quadrupeds from triggering motion.
>
> Mark J
>
My wife came with a cat :) and presented me with this challenge as well.
In some rooms I have the sensors elevated such that they can't see the
floor. In the kitchen, for instance, the sensor is on the fridge. This
works great unless the cat is misbehaving and jumps up on the fridge...
In other areas I've decided to leave the sensors near the floor where
they can see the cat. In these rooms I like the cat to set off the
motion sensor when we're away to give more of a random/lived-in look
to the house at night.
HTH
-Sean
On May 3, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Mark Johannessen wrote:
> What are people (who have inside animals) doing with interior motion
> sensors to isolate movement to just humans? I'm trying to limit
> triggers for occupancy, lights and HVAC to bipeds, and prevent
> quadrupeds from triggering motion.
>
> Mark J
>
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Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / "Mark Johannessen" / 03 May 2008
• Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / Sean <hammer-AT-empire-group.com> / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / Jerry — MacSolutions <jerry-AT-macsolutionsltd.com> / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / <michael-AT-shed.com> / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate - slightly OT / Sean <hammer-AT-empire-group.com> / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate - slightly OT / Terry and Heli <helic-AT-oh.rr.com> / 04 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate - slightly OT / Hobson Dave <dave-AT-rockhob.com> / 05 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / Rob Lewis <rob-AT-whidbey.com> / 04 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / mfjlaw-AT-gmail.com / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / <michael-AT-shed.com> / 03 May 2008
Re: Quadrupeds frustrating my efforts to automate / "Mark Johannessen" <mfjlaw-AT-gmail.com> / 05 May 2008
