Hi, Not sure if this is me, when I go to bed, I put my phone on an NFC tag and Macrodroid sends an URL to Hubitat hub variable to change it to going to bed, this in turn turns on 2 aeotec smart plugs, in rule machine it works ok because its in 1 rule, but because the plugs don't seem to report on/off state properly I setup 2 rules in Room Lighting, but when the variable changes state to going to bed, only 1 plug turns on, it's like Room Lighting only trigger 1 rule with the same trigger, I've noticed this with other Room Lighting rules too, I have set it so when 1 plug turns on the other does too, but just wondered if this is how Room Lighting works.
I use that already, plus the on/off command
Actually I would use the force option if the device is not reporting on/off properly, directly under the one indicated in that screenshot.
@mark21 this should be able to work with one RL app instance. Can you post screenshots of your old RM rule and the new RL rules you created?
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I will have to reproduce it tomorrow, as I've changed it to get it to work properly. sorry been very busy, and work in evenings.
Manage to do it quicker than I thought. Think of illuminance as around 100 - 150 and present as both not present, but light still turn on/off as illuminance changed and rule was triggered
I thought you were trying to trigger the RL from a variable being changed? The only trigger you have here is illuminance below 110.
Also would be good to see the top section, you have the force enabled but did you check the force box on the device(s)?
Hi, Sorry forgot what thread I was on, put it down to rushing. No I'm not using forced for the device, I don't know what it for, I just thought if I add the things I need to the Limit Activation section, this would stop activation. I give up with the variable, they seem to work to activate the device, but don't work to turn off, all I used for this, will send that screen shot shortly
I checked the info was being sent using device driver log, and that works fine, I also use the driver manually to send commands and got same result
If the devices do not report back their on/off state reliably then the first step would be to go into mean to activate > options > find the drop down to "command devices on/off irrespective...", also check the "Activate even if partially activated"
Once you select that a new checkbox will be next to the devices called "Force" check both of those.
Under means to turn off > options > turn on the "turn off even if partially off" setting.
Also, did you mean to have two different variables in there? The one for turning on is not the same as the one turning off.
Lastly, turn on debug logging, it will put some extra stuff into the log while troubleshooting.
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Hi, yes I did mean to have 2 different variables, I do have a reset to 'Waiting' after 10 secs for both variables
If you make the changes I suggested I dont see why it would not work, but if you turn on debug logging and its still having issues the logs might have a hint.
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Thanks for you help, Could you help with 1 more thing please, I have 2 Room Lighting rules to control lights in each room controlled by Mode, 'Living Room Day' will work then mode is Day, Evening, and 'Living Room Night' will work when mode is Watershed, Night, Morning, the problem I have is if Living Room Day has triggered just before mode changes to Watershed and Living Room Night becomes active, the Living Room light does not turn off, is there a way to over lap the rules or something, to turn lights off
You can add a the light to the Night app and have its activation be to turn it off. So when the Night RL activates if that light is on it would turn it off. If thats what you want to do? Otherwise screenshots of both apps would help.
You could probably also combine them both into one RL app and use the per-mode settings but it would be a lot of different modes to add so might be easier how you have it.
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Hi, So what I did was to create a Rule in RM, if mode changes to night and Living Room Light is on, active Living Room Night in RL, didn't seem to work if I added it to the RL rule, maybe because light was already on. Would be nice to have everything in 1 RL rule, but like in bedrooms I use 2 motion sensor in day and only 1 at night. RL is young so hopefully there could be more mode control or even IF statements add in the future.
