Using RM I have my ceiling fans set to turn on when motion is active and the temperature is below a certain threshold. I'd like to keep the cats from triggering them on so I'm wanting to write a rule that turns on the ceiling fans after a couple motion active reports but I'm unsure how to do this. Is wait for events with another motion trigger the proper way to do this? But I would need it on a timeout and start over period other wise if the cat walks into the room an hour later it would still turn on right? How should I approach this?
The easiest way is probably to use the built-in Zone Motion Controllers app and just "combine" them into a single sensor, then use that sensor in your app/rule:
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=Zone_Motion_Controllers
You could cetainly create logic in a rule to create the same outcome, but this is how I handle most of mine.
EDIT: Nevermind, I see this is a single sensor. 
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I think @waffles has a single motion detector.
One way to do it is to increment a variable with each motion event. And decrement it after a set amount of time or no motion. When the variable = the desired value for 2 motion events within a set time, it can be used as a trigger.
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Yes, 1 sensor. Is there documentation someplace for variables? I'm only finding stuff from when it was in Beta. I've never worked with variables and am kinda clueless how to start this.
I found this post but it's written like I should already understand variables. Hubitat, I really hate your documentation. Maybe hire a writer who can speak newbie? Forget it, I'll just let the cats turn on the fans, who cares anyways. Electricity is cheap.
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Burn the planet 
Schools have really let down students in the age of technology. Children should know the meaning of "variable" by the age they usually start algebra - and how to apply variables in a logic flow. It shouldn't be left to those who have chosen a programming module in their studies.
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