how to dim lights on initial vacancy and then off later

[mnsandler]

i would like to have the lights in a room dim when blradar first senses vacancy (ie an Active Zone sensor goes Off)

Then after another 5 minutes turn the lights off if the room is still vacant (ie no motion within that next 5 minutes)

if there is motion within that 5 minutes, the turn the lights back up

anyone have suggestions on how to handle this via UDMC?

[JB NY]

I think this would be great to have as well. Interested if someone can help out with some ideas.

[Blade]

Interesting... let me see if I can be done or I would have to make changes

[Blade]

i would like to have the lights in a room dim when blradar first senses vacancy (ie an Active Zone sensor goes Off)

Then after another 5 minutes turn the lights off if the room is still vacant (ie no motion within that next 5 minutes)

if there is motion within that 5 minutes, the turn the lights back up

anyone have suggestions on how to handle this via UDMC?

Can you try 2.0.80 in the HS3 updater

I have added a new scripting call named "DelayedEventExists"

So you should be able to do this:
This is just a sample!

In your active zone OFF code:

1. Dim your light to 50%
2. Use NewDelayedEventForNoEcho to create a delayed event for 5 minutes to turn light off

In your sensor ON code:

1. Use the DelayedEventExists call to check if your delayed event exists to turn off light
2. If it exists then use the RemoveDelayedEvent call to remove it (that way your light will not go off)
3. Dim light back up to where you want


Will this help?

[mnsandler]

Can you try 2.0.80 in the HS3 updater

I have added a new scripting call named "DelayedEventExists"

So you should be able to do this:
This is just a sample!

In your active zone OFF code:

1. Dim your light to 50%
2. Use NewDelayedEventForNoEcho to create a delayed event for 5 minutes to turn light off

In your sensor ON code:

1. Use the DelayedEventExists call to check if your delayed event exists to turn off light
2. If it exists then use the RemoveDelayedEvent call to remove it (that way your light will not go off)
3. Dim light back up to where you want


Will this help?

Bob,
thanks for the quick turn around. I'll give it a try and report back.

[mnsandler]

i getting the following in the hs log

BLRadar error Method NewDelayedEventForNoEcho does not exist in this plugin.

Here is my call

hs.PluginFunction("BLRadar", "", "NewDelayedEventForNoEcho ", New Object(){"Office Lights Off","Office Lights:off",5, ""})

i'm not sure what the 4th parameter (script name) is for?

[Blade]

If you are calling that from within the UDMC then try this format:

blradar.PluginFunction("NewDelayedEventForNoEcho", new Object(){"Master Bathroom Sink Control", "Master Bathroom Sink Light:off", 5, ""})

[mnsandler]

Ok, it seems to be working. thanks.

for anyone interested here is what I did:

"Office Lights Off" is the Delayed Event name. this can be whatever you want.

in the On script of the Motion Sensor:

if blradar.pluginfunction("DelayedEventExists", new object(){"Office Lights Off"}) then
blradar.pluginfunction("RemoveDelayedEvent", New Object(){"Office Lights Off"})
end if

...your code to Turn the lights On to whatever level you want

In the Off script of the Active Zone device:

blradar.PluginFunction("NewDelayedEventForNoEcho", New Object(){"Office Lights Off", "Office Lights:off", 5, ""}) ' Off in 5 minutes 

...your code to dim the lights to whatever level you want