Pool access alarm rule

[relayman357]

I have 1 pushbutton, 1 door contact sensor, and 1 siren. I just can't figure out how to make a Rule Machine rule to do what I want here.

If the door has been open for 5 seconds I want the siren to go off. But, if someone pushes the button before the 5 seconds has expired, I want the 5 second timer to START over. Like the button just keeps extending the time before the siren can go off.

So, if the door has been open >= 5 seconds, and the button hasn't been pushed in last 5 seconds....siren goes off.

How can I achieve this?

[Sebastien]

There are likely many ways to do this, but what I would do is:

Pressing the button will re-trigger the rule which will cancel the “Wait for event” and therefore re-start the timer.

If the door is closed when the 5-second is reached, nothing will happen. Otherwise, the siren will sound. (May require a siren off event depending on the type of siren…)

To make the siren turn off when the button is pressed, the first command could be to turn off the siren.

[relayman357]

Thank you. I don't know how to implement what you show above. I can make basic rules, but never fooled with virtual anything on the hub.

[relayman357]

Ok, I implemented it with a user app. My brain just can't work with the rules for some reason (don't laugh).

definition(
name: "Alarm After Door Open 5s, defeat with Button",
namespace: "your.namespace",
author: "Your Name",
description: "Trigger an alarm after Door Contact 1 has been open for 5 seconds, unless the Third Reality Smart Button is pressed",
category: "Convenience",
iconUrl: "",
iconX2Url: ""
)

preferences {
section("Select Devices") {
input "doorContact1", "capability.contactSensor", title: "Door Contact 1", required: true
input "alarm1", "capability.alarm", title: "Alarm 1", required: true
input "button1", "capability.pushableButton", title: "Third Reality Smart Button", required: true
}
}

def installed() {
subscribe(doorContact1, "contact.open", contactOpenHandler)
subscribe(doorContact1, "contact.closed", contactClosedHandler)
subscribe(button1, "pushed", buttonPushedHandler)
}

def updated() {
unsubscribe()
subscribe(doorContact1, "contact.open", contactOpenHandler)
subscribe(doorContact1, "contact.closed", contactClosedHandler)
subscribe(button1, "pushed", buttonPushedHandler)
}

def contactOpenHandler(evt) {
log.debug "Door Contact 1 opened"
runIn(5, triggerAlarm)
}

def contactClosedHandler(evt) {
log.debug "Door Contact 1 closed"
unschedule(triggerAlarm)
alarm1.off()
}

def buttonPushedHandler(evt) {
log.debug "Third Reality Smart Button pushed"
unschedule(triggerAlarm)
alarm1.off()
}

def triggerAlarm() {
log.debug "Triggering Alarm 1"
alarm1.on()
}

[Sebastien]

The virtual devices in my example are just what I used, but you would replace them with the actual devices. However, if yo are more comfortable with an app, that works too! I won’t be able to help with that though… there are others with the required knowledge on the forum.