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What is a pet-friendly motion sensor?
A pet-immune motion sensor is a motion detecting sensor that is designed to detect humans walking upright, while ignoring small animals that are walking close to the ground. The purpose of a pet immune motion sensor is to allow small animals or pets to move around a building freely without causing a false alarm.
How do pet-friendly sensors work?
With a traditional motion detector, when your pet enters the coverage area, a sensor is tripped and causes a false alarm. Pet immune motion detectors ignore the motion caused by animals and thus reduce the likelihood of a false alarm.
Can pets trigger motion sensor?
Motion detectors and pets can get along, but only if you have the right equipment and it is installed correctly. Otherwise, the cats will continue to trigger the motion detectors around the house. Fortunately, there are a few tricks to help you reduce the number of false alarms from your motion detectors.
Can SimpliSafe be used with pets?
SimpliSafe is pet-friendly, so there’s no fear! SimpliSafe’s motion sensors are infrared heat sensors and won’t detect small pets, typically up to 50 lbs. This way, your pets can freely roam around your house and the motion sensors will not detect them. Any person who walks by will still trip the alarm.
How do movement sensors ignore small animals?
A passive infrared sensor can be modified to “ignore” a heat source that is smaller than that of a human. When these sensors pick up a heat source, they can measure the size and temperature. If a small dog or a cat enters the room, they will be ignored.
What triggers Simplisafe motion sensor?
Direct sunlight hitting the sensor can trigger a false alarm. Heating vents located in the room. If they are located within the sensor’s field of vision, they may cause false alarms. Pets that are able to get too close to the sensor.
What is Simplisafe secret alert?
*Secret Alerts are private notifications sent to you by specific sensors you designate to be on a special “alert-only” setting. Sensors on this setting won’t trigger a system alarm, but send a discreet notification directly to you instead.