Question 1

What's the battery life on this? Does the amount of traffic affect how long the battery last?

Accepted Answer

Pretty much the shelf life of the battery. It's been more than three years since I bought the 1st gen and it's working just fine to trigger a garage and entry hall - and it has been well over 110 in that area for much of this past summer. I've not pulled the patent applications nor reverse engineered it but the circuit stays low (the least amount of power consumed) during the period consisting of daylight or other room lights on.  I my case I'd bet that the sensor is consuming current for six hours a day for nearly 1,000 days.

Question 2

What is the minimum amount of time after leaving the room before the lights turn off?

Accepted Answer

There’s a setting in the app that says “when there is no motion after ___ minutes” the quickest setting is 1 minute. Then from there 2,3,5,7,10, and increments up to 60.

Question 3

Is there a way to use this for security? will it notify you remotely or ifttt when it senses motion?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I have mine pointed at my front door. Whenever it senses movement and I am not home (ie: my cell phone isn’t home) I get an alert on my phone. While it works for security, I also use it to know when maintenance is in my apartment, and it also triggers turning on the main lights. It’s all setup through iOS Home, so not sure about ifttt or Android. But definitely possible!

Question 4

What's the difference between this one(473389) and the other one(464602)?

Accepted Answer

I have four Hue sensors– two in black boxes, two in blue boxes. The sensors in black boxes are not HomeKit compatible. The sensors in the blue boxes are.
I don't know how that lines up with the product numbers.

ASIN	B09KNQ5KTB
Antenna Location	Residential Security and Automation
Battery Description	Alkaline
Brand	Philips Hue
Colour	White
Compatible Devices	Philips Hue Smart Lights, Matter Enabled Devices
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,021)
Included Components	Motion Sensor
Item Dimensions D x W x H	2.8D x 6.2W x 6.2H centimetres
Item Length	1.18 Inches
Item Type Name	Hue motion sensor
Item Weight	0.17 Pounds
Manufacturer	Signify North America Corporation
Maximum Range	12 Metres
Model Number	570977
Mounting Type	Wall Mount
Number of Items	1
Operating Temperature	40 Degrees Celsius
Part Number	570977
Power source	Battery Powered
UPC	046677570972 466775709720
Unit Count	1.0 count

Philips Hue Motion Sensor - Exclusively for Philips Hue Smart Lights - Requires Hue Bridge - Easy, No-Wire Installation

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