Door sensor stops working after being opened to often

[MattyO 4]

Hi can any one help please. I have this scene working, But it is now starting to annoy me. I have a door sensor to trigger the pantry light.

If it is opened and closed to many times it wont run the scene again until it has finished the ones that are running. I understand the problem, but can not work out how to solve it.

Any guidance would be really appreciated 

Thanks Matt O

 

 

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[Jamie mccrostie 82]

Simplest way set auto off parameter on your switch module for the auto off. 

Then you just need the one simple scene on and off with door switch.

Or a elseif condition in your lua scene.

Edited June 9, 2018 by Jamie mccrostie

[Jamie mccrostie 82]

@MattyO

Try the following

Push the “convert scene to LUA” button at the top of your block scene.

Insert the following script at the top but  below the scene header...

 

if  (fibaro:countScenes( )>1  ) then

     fibaro:abort( )

end

 

This will cut down on the number of incidences of the scene running at one time

which will be whats causing your problem..

Unfortunately you cant achieve this in block scenes.

 

12 

123 fibaro:abort();

1fibaro:abort();

Edited June 9, 2018 by Jamie mccrostie

[MattyO 4]

is this correct. The scene now won't trigger.

I should mention I also have this block scene to turn the light off when the door is closed. Should I be trying to do this with one scene

 

--[[
%% autostart
%% properties
179 value
%% weather
%% events
%% globals
--]]
if  (fibaro:countScenes( )>1  then

     fibaro:abort( )

end  
local startSource = fibaro:getSourceTrigger();
if (
 ( tonumber(fibaro:getValue(179, "value")) > 0  and  tonumber(fibaro:getValue(186, "value")) ~= 1 )
or
startSource["type"] == "other"
)
then
    fibaro:call(186, "turnOn");
    setTimeout(function()
        fibaro:call(186, "turnOff");
    end, 350000)
end

 

 

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[Jamie mccrostie 82]

Sorry theres another bracket after 1

I updated my post

[MattyO 4]

Thanks Jamie that got the script working. But it looks like it is not the instances.

I think my problem is. If i close the door before the first scene has finished and it runs the close door light off scene. Then it won't run the first scene again until it has timed out.

I must be doing this the hard way. I so want to learn LUA. But not off to a good start.

 

What I want is when the door is opened light goes on. When the door is closed light goes off. But if the door is left open light goes off after x amount of time.

 

Any thoughts Please.

  

[Jamie mccrostie 82]

@MattyO its auto off, not delay off.

[MattyO 4]

2 hours ago, Jamie mccrostie said:

@MattyO its auto off, not delay off.

Thanks a heap. That work great. 

 

What on earth is the difference with auto off and delay off? Fibaro really don't like explaining these things

 

[Jamie mccrostie 82]

Auto off you turn on it times out and turns off

delay off you turn it off it times out then turns off

[MattyO 4]

Ahah thanks So much for your help Jamie

 

Cheers Matt

[Jamie mccrostie 82]

 

16 minutes ago, MattyO said:

Fibaro really don't like explaining these things

 

Its a huge puzzle 

thats what makes it intriguing 

 

Edited June 9, 2018 by Jamie mccrostie