Like so many in this RM forum I think I am must be going brain dead. I have 50+ rules, some quite complex, but I can't figure this out for the life of me. I am feeling I may have finally killed too many brain cells with my last drink! :crazy_face: I am trying to write rule that triggers only when …

You could try the old trick: Required expression: Private Boolean true Trigger event: (whatever) Actions to run: Set Private Boolean False Set Private Boolean True --> delay 0:15:00 (whatever other actions)

[image] ljp-hubitat: Then, the next time a lighting strike occurs within the specified distance, I want the same actions to run only if that next occurrence is at least 15 minutes since the last time there was strike within that specified distance (stored in the hub variable). Can you do that…

I don't think the Time Since Event comparison will work because there may be many lightning strikes between the first one that triggers the rule and the next one that might trigger the rule that don't meet the lightning distance trigger requirement. The event that is used in the trigger is strikeDi…

[image] ljp-hubitat: Then, the next time a lighting strike occurs within the specified distance, I want the same actions to run only if that next occurrence is at least 15 minutes since the last time there was strike within that specified distance (stored in the hub variable). If it is, run the …

Thanks for the replies guys. You both got me thinking @bertabcd1234 I had forgotten about private Boolean. I haven't used it in a while. I think this might work. Nice and clean without the need for another rule as I had setup already. One question: The way you laid out the Actions, You set Privat…

[image] ljp-hubitat: You set Private Boolean to false, then immediately to True after a delay of 15 minutes. Then you execute the rules. Won't that cause the announcement and the strobe to not be executed until after the 15 minute delay expires? No, not as long as you did it like I did. The d…

I was just checking my log after the thunderstorm that just went through and noticed that very thing. Thanks for that confirmation. I guess I knew that from long ago, but clearly I forgot that. Thanks Again, Lee

Compare present time to hub variable time in a conditional expression?

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Horseflesh May 15, 2024, 7:58pm 2

Can you do that with a conditional trigger instead of variables?