Motionsensor after sunset

[jon205]

I've been trying to trigger a light at the frontdoor. The motiondetector 'Bewegingsmelder voordeur' does detect motion and switches 'on'. But the light isn't switched on. First I had an extra 'if else' rule stating that if <sunset and >sunrise 'lamp voordeur' is off. This didn't help. I'm lost now. I do not see my fault. Any suggestions?



Jon.

[Geitje]

Your blocky looks OK. Is your log showing the event is triggered?

What happens if you remove the sunset/sunrise stuff?

Just check the "trigger selection" (should be set to "device" or "all"), check if event system is enabled.

[jon205]

When I remove the sunset/sunrise stuff, the event is triggered and the lamp switches on. So I think I've made a mistake in defining the time variable.

Jon.

[snellejellep]

the blockly does not work because the time block does not work like that. i tried making it myself but the only way to make it work for me was the following:
create a dummy switch and enable timers on that dummy switch to turn it on at sunset and turn it off at sunrise, then use that state in a blockly instead of the time component. that should work.

[jon205]

I've done a bit more extensive searching.

'Time > Sunset and Time < Sunrise'
should be
'Time > Sunset or Time < Sunrise'

Makes sense, but never thought about it... First test worked. Just have to wait till after sunrise to see if the light stays off.

Jon.

[Geitje]

I do not understand, time > sunrise would mean during daylight. Did you make a typo?

[jon205]

You’re right. Thanks for pointing out my mistake. I’ve corrected it.

Jon.

[jon205]

Turned out that 'Time > Sunset or Time < Sunrise' didn't do the trick. The lamp would go on no matter day or night. I've let go of the sunset/sunrise and let the lightsensor inside the motionsensor decide if it's dark enough.

Jon.

[eleutscher]

Create an virtual device with an timer. For example, On 1 minute after sunset en Off, 1 minute after sunrise. Use this device in your blocky.

[Geitje]

Could this be a bug? I had this same issue some time ago, solved it the way eleutscher did, however I find this the less elegant solution.

Turned out that 'Time > Sunset or Time < Sunrise' didn't do the trick. The lamp would go on no matter day or night. I've let go of the sunset/sunrise and let the lightsensor inside the motionsensor decide if it's dark enough.

Jon.

[Treve]

This will do the job.
Variabele will be 1 during dark.

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