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Lighting Occupancy Sensor

Presence detection sensor for lighting control. Detects whether a space is occupied to enable or disable lighting.

Brick

Occupancy_Sensor

Category

lighting

Typical Range

-

Object Type

-

Haystack

Tags

occMarkersensorMarkerpointMarker

Kind

Bool

Point Function

status

Haystack Unit

-

States

0unoccupied, vacant, no-motion
1occupied, motion-detected, presence

Aliases

Common

Common Misspellings

occupency-sensorocupancy-sensor

Notes

  • PIR (passive infrared), ultrasonic, and dual-technology types available
  • Vacancy sensors require manual ON, auto OFF — preferred by energy codes
  • Occupancy sensors auto ON, auto OFF
  • Timeout period is configurable (typically 15-30 minutes)