#Ring motion sensor professional#

First, I would tap the “Home” Mode, listen for the countdown to start. So, I believe it’s safe to say the Generation 2 Motion Detectors have an approximate 25 second dwell time.Ĭompleted all Alarm Tests after switching Main Menu > Settings > Monitoring > and changing from “Professional-Monitoring” to “Self-Monitoring.” I wanted to avoid driving Ring employees crazy, or having the police show up!Ĭompleted all Alarm Tests after switching Main Menu > Settings > Modes > “Home” (repeated with “Away”) > Exit Delay > 30 seconds. The average of all three detectors is: 23.6 seconds. For me, it was too complicated to accurately measure, and determine factors that cause the lag (phone model, router, internet speed, etc.).ĭetector # Time Average Longest Period Shortest Period I probably should subtract this lag, but I’m not a super geek. Therefore, I assume that this lag is also present when the “No Motion Detected” notification arrives too. There was a lag-time, between when the LED flashed and the “Motion Detected” Notification arrived on my smartphone app. Timing was stopped when the Ring App displayed the “No Motion Detected” notification. Started timing when the Motion Detector’s LED flashed, indicating activation. Completed 10 tests on each, for a total of 30 tests. My entire Ring Alarm system is comprised all of Generation 2 devices (Base station, motion detectors, keypads, etc.)ĭwell-time (in “Disarmed” Alarm Mode): I used three of my Motion Detectors. The maximum time (between tapping the “Home” Mode to the siren screaming) was 45 seconds! (more details below)ĭetails of my experiments with the Ring Motion Detectors (Generation 2): My experimentation Confirmed that Motion Detectors, even armed while still in the Dwell-time, ALWAYS sounded the alarm afterwards in both in “Home” or “Away” Modes. Any motion that is detected at that point will trigger the Alarm. After you leave your home and movement stops, the Motion Detector will clear as expected and be ready to detect movement. Ring Alarm is smart enough to know that as you exit your home you may trigger the Motion Detector. the Motion Detector will be armed and will not be bypassed. The answer from Ring was, “If you arm your Ring Alarm before the Motion Detector has cleared.

Some people think it is necessary wait until the Dwell-time is finished, to successfully Arm your Ring Alarm system … and that is not correct.

But my experiments found that Generation 2 has a shorter Dwell-time of under 30 seconds! (more details below)ģ. I was unsuccessful finding any online information about the 2nd generation detectors. The Ring Motion Detector (Generation 2) apparently has a Dwell-time too. This prevents the sensor from sending out multiple alerts for the same motion.”Ģ. From a Ring Support Center article (for Generation 1), ' Motion Detectors have a built-in function called “dwell time.” Dwell time means that after a Motion Detector is tripped it will need a three-minute period in which it detects no motion in order to “reset” back to its default detection mode. Ring Motions Detectors have a “Dwell-time” (reset-time) after detecting motion.

but I wanted to confirm & verify things for myself, especially before posting online in this forum.Īfter doing online research, I decided to conducted some experiments on my own. Due to the Covid-19, this occupied my time.

#Ring motion sensor professional#

I am not a professional researcher/scientist, but I’m definitely a very curious Nerd. But I think it’s cool and I wanted to share. All I need to know is do they work or not!” To those of you that feel that way, I apologize. Why did I use this topic title? Well, after you read this post you’ll probably think, “You did all that minutia? Too much stuff.