Lights automation [LUA][3.562+]

[rafal.m 7]

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My idea for automation lights in the house. Example of usage...

The enter-room with dimmer. Every move event turn on the lights for 3 minutes and every open door event turn on the lights for 5 minutes. In the last counting minute the lights will dimm down to zero - softly.

Every move or opening the door event will restart counter to 3 or 5 minutes. Manualy turning on the lights will set counter to half hour and then any other event will not be able to set counter for lower time - manual control is a priority.

Summary:

- Automatic switching off lights after counting time.

- Extension of light time based on events (eg move, doors, etc.).

- Without interfering with the manual control.

- Each light has its own timer.

- Dimming light for a defined time.

- Easy access to functions from the scene.

and...

- Everything is based on one single virtual device,

- For presentation timer and counting using slider - one for each device.

- Switching the light in the scenes you can make in the traditional way, or...

- Or simply by setting the slider value (setting the timer) - nothing more!

- You can adjust the slider (timer) in many scenes together.

The whole is fully automated and is simple to implement!

And here's the recipe in a few steps:

1. Define a new virtual device with the following code as Main loop. Change only login and password for your HC2:

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2. Define the sliders for each device in your home that you want to control by timer. To do this, add a slider in the virtual device with content as below:

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Fields:

action must be always autoOff;

deviceId id of controlled device;

defaultTime (optionaly) - default timer when the switch is controling manualy;

defaultValue (optionaly) - default maximum dimmer value;

dimmTime (optionaly) - time of dimming on the switching off event;

NEW! wakeTime (optionaly) - wake up period in seconds if devcie is dead.

3. (Optionaly) For presentation on the home screen you can define two elements in that virtual device. One more slider witch id globalSlider and one label id globalLabel with title eg. Turning off:.

That's all.

Just a way to use this functionality in scenes:

Instead of selecting the turn on action, just select the action changes the slider to the virtual device to any value (in seconds). The light will turn on automaticly.

Good luck;)

And one more thing...

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to have new futures!

Update 1.3:

- added possibilites to set timer (slider) from scenes to any value (even lower than actual) by minused value (eg. -600).

Update 1.2:

- fixed slider values preview,

- added new parameter "wakeTime"

- few others.

Update 1.05:

- possibility to turn off by slider,

- possibility to controll time in any "direction" by main slider

- icons - with animation

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- bug fixes

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[Lauri 6]

Hello,

I tried this code and got it working easily! Thank you for this wonderful piece of LUA. But after a while (2hours) it stopped counting time. I checked the LUA and suddenly this pops up:

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[falmughrabi 0]

I have the same problem here, I keep receiving the same error ?!!

Line 80: expected object key string but found T_OBJ_END at character 93

[rafal.m 7]

I have the same problem here, I keep receiving the same error ?!!

Line 80: expected object key string but found T_OBJ_END at character 93

The same problem as above... comma at the end of sliders definitions. Check your code. It has to look like this:

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Not like that:

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Comma at the last line is not needed!

[Lauri 6]

Hello, I made same script to my friend but there is another issue now..

ERROR: line 102: attempt to concatenate global "deviceValue" (a nil value)

[rafal.m 7]

Hello, I made same script to my friend but there is another issue now..

ERROR: line 102: attempt to concatenate global "deviceValue" (a nil value)

Probably device id not exists.

[ Dodano: 2014-01-17, 13:14 ]

Update 1.2:

- fixed slider values preview,

- added new parameter "wakeTime"

- few others.

Script:

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[hugohekk 0]

Hello Rafal.m,

Thank you for the great script, love the way it works.

I have one question..

I am trying to make the following scene:

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When the Vision1 detects motion the lights in the hall goes on for 1 minute. When you arrive at the first floor the second (Vision2) detects movement. When there is no movement for 6 minutes the lights go off. If not, the lights stay on. When you go to the second floor the Vision3 detects motion. When there is no motion for 3 minutes, the light go off.

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Now with your script the scene works on Vision1 and Vision2 but when you go to the second floor the time stays on the 6 minutes and counting down.

Is there a possibility to adjust the timers in a negative way?

Why? ill tell you

- wake up on the second floor

- go to the ground floor

The lights should go off in 1 minute, to save power

- Going to bed but i am holding up on the first floor (bathroom, washing machine)

- the lights stay on for 6 minutes if no motion is detected, otherwise it will set the timer to + 6 minutes (and so on)

- after spending time on the first floor i go to bed on the second floor

- Lights go of after 3 minutes

In short, the last breached Vision has to overrule the timer.

Is it possible or am i asking to much

[rafal.m 7]

I have one question..

So, if I understand, you want to set timer (slider) for lower value (time) in some cases?

[hugohekk 0]

Yes, indeed.

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[rafal.m 7]

I will check today, what I can do with script.

OK, new version

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Update 1.3:

- added possibilites to set timer (slider) from scenes to any value (even lower than actual) by minused value (eg. -600).

For update, go to first post and grab script from the link.

[hugohekk 0]

I will check today, what I can do with script.

OK, new version

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Update 1.3:

- added possibilites to set timer (slider) from scenes to any value (even lower than actual) by minused value (eg. -600).

For update, go to first post and grab script from the link.

You are the man, great work

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[ Added: 2014-02-22, 14:20 ]

Hi rafal.m, the light automation is working great with the negative values but after some weeks of using this i have a question;

The manual switch doesn't override the [-] values. Is there a way to change this?

[GlennNZ 0]

Hi

Many thanks for autolights. Has been working well.

Recently after update to 3.583 had some issues with non-responsive HC2

Fibaro Support suggests that autolights is using a lot of hardware resources?

Do have 6-7 device ids controlled via autolights.

And one or more regularly counting down at same time.

Has anyone seen this? Would expect it to use a bit as most active device and controlling a number of devices. But maxing out and causing issues?

How many Ids is everyone running? Regularly? Or one once in a while

Very reluctant to disable as effectively the single most important aspect of my home automation currently. No point turning lights on unless they automatically turn off!

Thanks

Glenn

[blawre0000 1]

Hi

I have 13 items running on it at the moment including a bathroom and a toilet fan. Cannot see a problem at the moment.

On 3.583

Brian

[GlennNZ 0]

Thanks

Figured it was unlikely the problem.

The way I'm going with support will have to delete everything - and then have a working system not controlled anything! Not much use that would be.

Glenn

[rafal.m 7]

The manual switch doesn't override the [-] values. Is there a way to change this?

New version (1.4) ready! Check if that's working.

[hugohekk 0]

The manual switch doesn't override the [-] values. Is there a way to change this?

New version (1.4) ready! Check if that's working.

Works perfect!

Great work

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[Economyhq 2]

Hi,

is it possible, that every Device which is connected to an Remote Gateway doesn`t work?

I have 2 HC2 (because of two Buildings directly side by side, but one Gateway doesn`t work) The Script works fine with every Device which is paired wit that HC2 on that the Script runs. And by The Way "Great Job!!"

[rafal.m 7]

Hi,

is it possible, that every Device which is connected to an Remote Gateway doesn`t work?

I have 2 HC2 (because of two Buildings directly side by side, but one Gateway doesn`t work) The Script works fine with every Device which is paired wit that HC2 on that the Script runs. And by The Way "Great Job!!"

Unfortunately, at this time the script works only with the physical switches. To change this, I need a little work on it.

[Economyhq 2]

That would be very nice! Thank you very much!!!

Greetings from Germany

[ Added: 2014-04-21, 11:55 ]

Hi!

After some testing I desperate here soon. I want to use the timer that I have one Slider per room and not for each device. I have in a room up to 4 circles of light and if you take a single slider, the virtual device is pretty long and confusing. How can I put more than one device in one Slider?

I have tested

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114, 115, 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

and also

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114,

"deviceId": 115,

"deviceId": 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

and also

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114; 115; 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

[sonnyboy 11]

I´m testing your timer slider and i like it, but i cant get it to work like you say it will.

Every move or opening the door event will restart counter to 3 or 5 minutes

That will not work for me, i using an api string that starts the timer, but when the string sends again the timer will not restart at 240 sek in my case, the timer Counts down to zero and put out the light before it restarts and lights up again,

my api string looks like this.

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Maby i cant use the api string to get i to work as it should.

The reason i use the api string to this is because its a nexa pir that i use, so my system for nexa send this api string to HC and lights up a Fibaro dimmer in the bathroom

Edit: Now it works, I had to send the api sting with -240 to make the timer to start over again. Thanks Bamsefar.

[rafal.m 7]

After some testing I desperate here soon. I want to use the timer that I have one Slider per room and not for each device. I have in a room up to 4 circles of light and if you take a single slider, the virtual device is pretty long and confusing. How can I put more than one device in one Slider?

I have tested

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114, 115, 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

and also

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114,

"deviceId": 115,

"deviceId": 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

and also

{

"action": "autoOff",

"deviceId": 114; 115; 167,

"defaultTime": 500

}

Right now the only way is use extra switch and make association with rest lights in room.

I have to rewrite script to working in your way, of course it's posiible. Right now I'm working on other project, that take my all time. Sorry for that, but I can't do that now

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