Need Help with a Simple Rule

contactdunny · December 12, 2018, 8:08pm

Hi,

Basically I need to turn on the light when motion is detected and if no further motion is detected, turn off the light after 4 minutes?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

bobbles · December 12, 2018, 8:11pm

This?????
As a guide anyway.

contactdunny · December 12, 2018, 8:16pm

thanks

csteele · December 12, 2018, 8:28pm

The Landin Light = off seems unnecessary. Sending an ON when the light is On doesn't hurt. The trade off.. of not having a correct, up-to-the second status from that light would be more harm. In my opinion.

The scenario I'm thinking is.. someone at the bottom of the stairs walks by and seeing the light on, turns it off. At the exact same moment, you're at the top, one step from entering the motion zone. Will the Rule be true or false for that lamp state in half a second?

contactdunny · December 12, 2018, 8:34pm

Thanks, I dropped that condition.

bobbles · December 12, 2018, 8:37pm

I deliberately picked this rule to show you that you can turn a dimmer on at different levels per mode.
Also for information using the 'Pending Off' means that if motion is detected again within the 2 minute window (in my case) the timer stops and will restart again from new when motion becomes inactive again.
So in theory if you keep moving about for 15 minutes, the light will never turn off.

pcgirl · December 13, 2018, 4:43pm

Here is what I have and it works well.