I'm trying to setup some outdoor motion sensors and would love advice on best practices/model recommendations.
I have a mostly insteon based system but recently added z-wave to the mix.
Sensors I have:
2 - insteon sensors (1 old, 1 new)
3 - homeseer sensors attached to flood lights
In a perfect world:
1. These sensors would first trigger floodlights on the corresponding side of my house then trigger the remaining flood lights (i.e. north side motion detected: north triggers, pause, south, east, west trigger)
2. These sensors would work in tandem with insteon switches connected to these floodlights so they could be both bypassed and run at lower levels for regular illumination.
3. Ideally, these sensors would be hardwired (at least the Homeseer ones)
Questions:
1. Best practices generally?
2. Can I use both a dimmer and the motion sensor together? If so what's the best way to do that?
3. Can they be hardwired with a dimmer before the floodlight? Dimmer - sensor - light? Or do I need to have the sensor working independently of the dimmer? So - sensor triggers dimmer.
4. Other brand recommendations?
5. Experience with insteon sensors outdoors? These would be under eaves in southern California.
Thanks for any help/guidance.
Anthony