notification when lights are one for one hour

[roelnic 1]

Hi All,

 

Maybe easy to answer. 

I would like to receive a (interactive) push notification when lights are on for one hour (left on at the attic). 

 

Is there an easy way to check the lights left on for a certain amount of time with scenes?

I tried the following scene (see attached screenshot), but that doesn't work). 

 

 

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[wpeeters 30]

1 hour ago, roelnic said:

 

Is there an easy way to check the lights left on for a certain amount of time with scenes?

I tried the following scene (see attached screenshot), but that doesn't work). 

 

 

 

If you want to keep using block scenes? Not very easy but certainly possible.

Create a variable per switch you want to monitor.

Create 1 timer scene (see screenshot below as example). Don't activate the triggers on top.

Create another block scene scene which is triggered by the variable. If the variable value is > a certain value, send the message.

Does this brief description helps you on the way forward?

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[roelnic 1]

thanx for your response. helps me further in the right direction.

Is it more easy with for example magic (i cannot imagine :)) or LUA scenes?

[wpeeters 30]

17 minutes ago, roelnic said:

thanx for your response. helps me further in the right direction.

Is it more easy with for example magic (i cannot imagine :)) or LUA scenes?

Yes, it much more easy with Lua but you need to able to program or at least get several pieces of code together. 
I can't write such a code myself in 2 minutes for your specific purpose because mine are based on timer scripts which you can find on this forum. Search for example on "simple timer".

So, in case you can't use lua yet, you can use block.

Create a block scene. Give it a name and mark the checkbox 'start when your homecenter 2 starts'.

Next, create a scene like this. That should work.
Be aware that this is not optimal use of resources of your HC2 if you create several of this kind of scenes.
Certainly not if your time is in hours.

 

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[roelnic 1]

thanx! you pointed my in the right direction!

[T.Konopka 8]

@roelnic, these two links can help you start your adventure with Lua. Some basic instructions and examples. 

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[10der 832]

@roelnic all devices has LastModifed value. So simple check current state is 1 (on) and read LastModifed value and compare with os.time 

if thisValue > 60 * 60 then

push push push 

end

[wpeeters 30]

@10der It's not that simple, isn't it? If you explain how to compare against lastModified value is the easiest part.
Next, you also need to explain how to run this scene each and every 5 minutes as a standalone scene.

[10der 832]

ok

 

for example

 

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you can run this script every 5 min (for example)

 

if you will use this script in VD please add

 

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at the bottom

Edited July 25, 2019 by 10der