Do x10's floodlights trigger events in daylight?

[Paul]

I'm specifically talking about the products offered here:
http://www.x10.com/products/offer22.htm

When they sense motion, they turn on their own lights, plus they send x10
signals to do other things (like turn on a chime).

This would be perfect for me if it would still send the x10 signals on motion
even in daylight, but leave its local lights off.

Does anyone know?

[Scott A. Moore]

In article <36751778...@enews.newsguy.com>, pjo...@aol.com says...
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;>I'm specifically talking about the products offered here:

No daylight anything. Of course, you can always adjust it to go off at
any time, but that also turns the front lights on. It's a standard problem.
X10 recommends the use of a motion sensor only to take care of this
situation.

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[Stephen W. Jones]

take a look at the following link, it might help you
http://www.hometoys.com/tips/tips08.htm#Entry No. 5

[Robert]

You are correct about the unit's operation. If you adjust the photocell
setting to send an X-10 signal when it is light, the flood lights will also
turn on for the specified time during daylight hours. One way around this
is to use a Home Automation Controller (i.e. JDS Stargate, TimeCommander,
etc) that responds to X-10 input. When the lights turn on during the day
and send the X-10 signal, the HA controller hears the X-10 signal and then
sends an X-10 off signal to turn the floodlights off. Of course you would
only want the HA controller to send the X-10 off command when it is light
out. Most HA controllers know whether it is light or dark, or you could use
an X-10 photocell transmitter (e.g., Sundowner) to track light/dark
conditions. I have used this setup for customers and it works fine. The
floodlights stay on for a few seconds during daylight, but then turn off.
At night time, they stay on for the specified time (as set on the
floodlight).

Robert
RCI Automation
rciaut...@csi.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rciautomation

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