Occupancy control with dry contact sensor and absolute input

Method: Absolute input

Step 1.

Select the operating mode of your zc-switch as absolute input
(Grid > Instance Types > ECD)

Step 2.

Configure your absolute input to type binary input. Binary input returns a 0 when the zc-switch contacts are open and a 1 when the zc-switch contacts are closed. For this example we are assuming that the sensor device will close the contact when the lights shall be on, and open the contacts when the lights shall be off.

Step 3.

Set the target(s) for your absolute input 
(Grid > Instance types > Absolute input)

Step 4.

Create a sequence that checks the input value turns the lights on or off respectively. 
(Grid > Triggers & sequences > Sequence)

In this example we have used a warn level to dim the lights to a min level before turning off. The amount of time that elapses between dimming to min and switching off modified by adjusting the delay before off.

Step 5.

Set up the triggers for your target(s) to execute the sequence just created.
(Grid > Triggers & sequences > Trigger)

Note that using this method of control, the sensor run on time (amount of time the lights stay on after last detected motion) is set by the field mounted sensor.

Where it is desirable to set the sensor run on time in the cloud, the dry contact sensor should be set to pulse mode, and the switch operating mode "230v input sensor" should be used.
(Grid > Instance Types > ECD)