Event not firing ( issue with trigger "date" maybe?)

[Corvl1]

Hello all ,

This summer I made some events , concerning winter operations. Today I was expecting the event ( screenshot below) to fire , but it didn't.
I expect , it has to do with the dates , since that is what I added this summer , the rest of the event was working fine last winter.

I can confirm:
- The trigger: Security level VS became OFF
- This happened before 10:00 AM
- It was about 6 degrees C
- In the kitchen it was 16.7 degrees.

I kinda expect it is this part: the date is before 5/1/Y

What I would like to accomplish is that the event only triggers in Wintertime , let's say between 15th September and 1th of May the next year. How do I tell HS the "the date is before 5/1/Y" is for the next year?

Thanks,
Cor

[Eman]

Remember the system is not tracking only that one event but others too. So try to put the first statement at least last and the Time to be at least ( [Range] , better if you even have Easy Trigger!) And let the system evaluate all the other conditions and if the The trigger: Security level VS became OFF happens, everything is in place. For the Temperatures, they look good because they are not precise.

One other thing I see, what's with the date thing (that last two parts)?

• Try Easy Trigger and see what you have been missing
• Else, break down conditional based events into smaller effective ones so one event can trigger another if the conditions are right. Reason : Time can never be precise unless it comes first! and " The trigger: Security level VS became OFF" comes after.

Eman.

[Wade]

Hello all ,

This summer I made some events , concerning winter operations. Today I was expecting the event ( screenshot below) to fire , but it didn't.
I expect , it has to do with the dates , since that is what I added this summer , the rest of the event was working fine last winter.

I can confirm:
- The trigger: Security level VS became OFF
- This happened before 10:00 AM
- It was about 6 degrees C
- In the kitchen it was 16.7 degrees.

I kinda expect it is this part: the date is before 5/1/Y

What I would like to accomplish is that the event only triggers in Wintertime , let's say between 15th September and 1th of May the next year. How do I tell HS the "the date is before 5/1/Y" is for the next year?

Thanks,
Cor

Agree, it's your last 2 conditions. They're mutually exclusive. You could use an OR IF or split it into 2 events, one 15 Sept and 31 Dec and the second 1 Jan and 1 May.

[Uncle Michael]

As others have noted, your last two conditions cannot be true at the same time. I find it most convenient to define a 'Season' virtual device and give it values labeled Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Then I have events that change the device value based on the date. Once set up, it is easy to use it as a condition that I can apply as needed to any event.

[Eman]

As others have noted, your last two conditions cannot be true at the same time. I find it most convenient to define a 'Season' virtual device and give it values labeled Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Then I have events that change the device value based on the date. Once set up, it is easy to use it as a condition that I can apply as needed to any event.

Works a treat!, And with the HS Device for Node-RED , you get less events to create!


Eman.

[Corvl1]

Uncle Michael l the answers , for now I copied the event , and made 2 events , that was the quickest:




But : @CC4005:

one 15 Sept and 31 Dec and the second 1 Jan and 1

do I have to insert till 31 december as well? , won't that create the same issue as before?

@ Eman: easytrigger : I have the plugin , but don't see how I can better implement this event with easytrigger. Node red; Have not installed this (yet).
What do you mean with this :"

One other thing I see, what's with the date thing (that last two parts)?

@ Uncle Michael : I like the seasons virtual switches , will implement that when I have a bit of time


Thanks,
Cor

[Eman]

Corvl1
@ Eman: easytrigger : I have the plugin , but don't see how I can better implement this event with easytrigger. Node red; Have not installed this (yet).
What do you mean with this :"

One other thing I see, what's with the date thing (that last two parts)?

Uncle Michael spelled it out clearly and like I said the system is not tracking only that one event.

• And Easy Trigger has got separate scheduling (settings) although the most you can set is week not months

• As you create more and more virtual devices you can use them in Node-RED (They create the state changes you act on to create simple but effective events)

The image below is for reference only to show three linked systems ioBroker, Node-RED and HomeSeer. The Event at the bottom (section B) can be triggered by either Remote Control or Phone Alarm






Tip : You can also in your case explore Calendar plugins for those systems.



Eman.