Has anyone come across a Z-Wave occupancy switch? I really like the stand alone occupancy switches/dimmers since my house has lots of separate rooms but I would like to be able to set up scenes for when they come on and for how long. For example I would want the living room light to stay off when watching a movie or to come on for only a minute when the dogs are moving around in the middle of the night and not for the 20 minutes I normally have it set for.
Does anyone have any ideas? I know I can do this with a separate motion sensor and some z-wave switches but I would really like to have them combined. My idea combination would allow me to use/control the switch and the motion sensor (hard wired so no batteries needed) separately in the same device from Vera.
My guess is since Leviton filed a patent is exactly why no device (other than one from Leviton) might exist. This is why almost all lower-cost Z-wave devices don’t support instant status update (bi-directional communication) except the higher priced ones from Cooper, Leviton, etc since someone has to pay the licensing fees.
An electrical box z-wave motion sensor would indeed be an interesting device to have.
Hopefully it goes one way or another so this product can end up on the market. I would honestly be fine if someone had just a z-wave line powered occupancy sensor that could be mounted in a electrical box.