hi all,
Is there a way to have an IF condition be something like this:
Device A = number value
Number value could go from 1.2 to 1.4
Condition:
If Device A increased by .2
THEN
DO SOMETHING
From what i can tell the only conditions are if >= etc or "Increased" but the value can't be set as to how much it increased by .
has anyone worked out how to do this by any chance?
thank you
Store the "previous" (then-current--so really, saving it for the next execution) value to a local variable of the appropriate type. This should probably trigger off of any time the sensor value changes, not just any time it increases. In your actions (before this--so you still are dealing with the "old" value from the variable and haven't yet overwritten that with the current value), make a comparison with that variable and the current sensor value as part of a conditional.
This is what that would look like:
If you've never written a conditional with a comparison like that before, you may be wondering how to construct one. Here is what it looks like when I was editing it after choosing the appropriate options:
Similarly, that last action is setting the local variable (which I defined before starting the rule--see that bottom section in the final view, the first screenshot) to the value of a sensor, like this:
Finally, because Rule Machine as of hub firmware 2.2.4 gives us the ability to export/back up/share rules, I'm not sure if anyone will actually find this format helpful for sharing, but here it is if it actually works. 
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Hope this helps!
Thank you will give it a go. Really appreciate the detail
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