Tasmota device with auto off options

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@garyjmilne is there a way to configure a switch to act as a button, or with an option like to Enable auto off option?

I modified a Sonoff switch to act as a dry switch to use it at a garage door connected to the door motor, but it just turns on or off.

The option I am looking for is like the one that is included on a Virtual switch like this, with the Auto off option

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I guess I can set a RM rule that takes care of the switch turning on, and after a second change to off, but just want to make sure there is no easier way to do it.

Thank you for your help.

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As you said you could add it to the driver like this:

input name: "autoOff", type: "enum", title: "Automatically switch back to off this many seconds after being turned on:",
options: [[0:"Do not automatically switch off"],[1:"1 second"],[2:"2 seconds"],[5:"5 seconds"],[10:"10 seconds"],[30:"30 seconds"],[60:"60 seconds"],[120:"120 seconds"],[300:"300 seconds"]]

//What happens when switch is set to on.
void on() {
if (logEnable == true) log.debug "on()"
if (txtEnable == true && device.currentValue("switch") != "on") log.info "${device.displayName} is on"
if (state.isSwitch == true) {sendEvent(name: "switch", value: "on")}
if (autoOff) {
Integer disableTime = autoOff as Integer
if (disableTime > 0) {
runIn(disableTime,"off")
}
}
}

Or do it via Rule Machine.

Pro's and con's to each approach.

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If it’s a tasmota device you can set a rule for this on the device itself.

Rule2 On power1#state=1 do backlog delay 10; power1 0 endon

Rule2 1

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Of course, great catch! Only thing to bear in mind is that you can't turn it off too quick otherwise the rule that does the Hubitat sync won't work. A wait of 2 or more seconds should be sufficient.

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Just change delay 10 to 20 or whatever you need. It’s 0.1 second values.

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Yes this is exactly what I was thinking about.

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One thing to bear in mind - I suggested rule2 - assuming you might have a rule1 already. Check to make sure you’re not already using rule2 before overwriting it. I can’t recall which rule the community tasmota driver uses.

You can check rule1 through rule3 by simply typing rule1 in the console and check if there’s already a rule written and if the rule is on.

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@woodsby thank you for your help.

I’m in the process of doing some testing with different options, starting from easy to not-so-easy.

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In tasmota this is called pulse time You can set it right on the device in the console..

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I forgot all about pulsetime. That’s definitely more elegant… then a delay and power off command.

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