Can't change light to white on motion and back to original color after motion stops

[kurtislanderson]

I have hue path lights outside that we change the colors depending on the time of year. I want to have them turn white when someone walks by and back to the original color after the motion spots. I am testing this and cannot get my rule to work.

I have:
Trigger: motion sensor state change

IF motion active then
capture light bulb
cancel delayed actions
set light bulb to white

ELSE
restore light bulb after 1 minute (cancelable)

I think when it senses motion again it is capturing the white. What is the best way to do this?

[Hasty1]

Take a look at the post below. It covers the same concept.

Need help with this rule: contact sensor, capture and restore

I think to do this exactly the way they have requested, using RM is the correct route Trigger: Front Door Open Action: Cancel Delayed Actions If Private Boolean is True Capture EntryLight Set Private Boolean False end If Dim: Entrylight 100 --> fade:0 Restore Entry light Delay 5:00 -- Cancelable Set private Boolean True Delay 5:00 -- Cancelable With Simple automation you is not really restoring the state of the light. you are turning it on and off

You can use a Private Boolean or Other Boolean variable to restrict the capture to the first time the motion triggers

[kurtislanderson]

Thank you so much!! I was looking all over but somehow missed this!