Lights on in the day.

[Charlie67 0]

I would like the lights in my lounge to come on if triggered by a motion sensor and the lux level is below 10. This is between 10am and when the lights in the house are set to come on an hour before sunset. 

 

I have a variable (IsActiveTime) that is set to true at 10am. It is then set to false at 121 mins prior to sunset. (This was to take into account the lights coming on as normal at and hour before sunset, plus 1hr delay in the motion trigger to turn them off. These are set by two block scenes.

 

Then there is another block scene below. This is triggered if the lux is <10, motion is sensed and the variable IsActiveTime is true. Turns lights on, great, then an hour later turns them off. Good. 

 

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The problems are the lights will turn off after the 1 hour delay and then there is darkness until the normal lights switch on at an hour before sunset. Like today they went off at 14.59 and there switched on as normal at 15:13 . I had set the variable to false at 121mins before sunset, so that the normal control could switch them on.

 

Ideally in the "daylight" window, I would like them to come on if I am in the room and it is dull. And then switch off after a short while when i leave for an extended time. Then As normal I would like them switched on an hour before sunset.

 

I am suspecting this might need to be written in LUA?

 

Any thoughts as to where I am going wrong? 

 

Many thanks. 

[AR27690 19]

To keep it simple, may I suggest using  

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It can be done in a single line, without any LUA knowledge.

For example:

{"mSensor",{state="true", timeSlot="10:00~?$sunsetHour-3600?",trueAct={"light","turnOn","if LUX<10"},falsAct={"light","turnOff"}

 

 

[awlieser 19]

Do you set IsActiveTime anywhere to false? Maybe that is the reason.

[AR27690 19]

No need.

The timeSlot="10:00~?$sunsetHour-3600?" does the job. This line is active only between 10 am and one hour before sunset

[cag014 731]

I see @AR27690 suggesting using AOQ, 

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[Charlie67 0]

Thank you. I will need to explore how to install this "app" and then how to configure. Loads to absorb. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.