Dashboard Display Door Open Time

[didymus]

I have the myQ Garage Door app and it displays the status of the garage door (open/closed) and the number of minutes/hours the door has been open or closed.

I would like to have something similar in Hubitat, for all of my doors. At a glance I want to know how long a door has been open or closed. What would be the easiest way to do this? If it's complex to display the length of time (elapsed time) since a door was opened or closed, I would settle for just having the time of day since the door was last open or closed.

[amithalp]

Have a look at this app. I think this is what you are looking for.

App: Device Tracker, Multiple Device On/Off Times, On Counts, Notifier, Battery Levels, Switches, Contacts, Temperatures, Power, etc.. With variables access

Device Time Tracker Timer, on Counter, Max/Min time/values, and more. Track the time a device is On/Active and count how many times it was On/Off. Also track total Cumulative time in hours or days. Options to store these On times, cumulative times and On counts into Hub variables for using in Rule Machine or Viewing on Dashboard. Set up Timer/Count or variable reset schedules or do it remotely with a hub variable. Set a push notification when a device on time has elapsed Supported tracking ti…

[didymus]

Thanks, @amithalp , but my first choice would be to explore the possibility of using the built in apps.

However, if I find that too difficult, I will definitely consider your recommendation.

[Vettester]

@didymus

I would settle for just having the time of day since the door was last open or closed.

You can do this using variables in Rule Machine. Here's a simple example using open as a trigger. You could use changed as a trigger and then capture the state in another variable.

[didymus]

@Vettester: Before seeing your post above, I just completed writing a rule almost exactly like your example! Thanks for confirming I'm on the right path!