Switch garden lights with motion sensor and on time [Solved]

[PatrickDV]

Hello

I want to switch my garden lights on from sunset to switch off at 23:30
from 23:30 to sunrise it my only go on when the motions sensor detects motion.
the light has to go on for 5 minutes
from sunrise to sunset the light have to be off

I have set the timers at the tab groups
I made an little script to switch on the lights for 5 minutes.
what I can't get work is the timer functions that the light may only go on when it is between 23:30 and sunrise.

If someone has an suggestion?

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return
{
    on =
    {
        devices = { 3736 }
    },

    execute = function(dz, item)

        if item.active then
        
            buitenverlGroup = dz.groups('Minimaal')
            buitenverlGroup.switchOn().forMin(5)
        end
    end
}

Best Regards,

Patrick

[waaren]

from 23:30 to sunrise it my only go on when the motions sensor detects motion. The light has to go on for 5 minutes
what I can't get work is the timer functions that the light may only go on when it is between 23:30 and sunrise.

Can look like below.

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return
{
    on =
    {
        devices = 
		{ 
			[ 3736 ] = 
			{ 
				'between 23:30 and sunrise',
			},
		},
    },

    execute = function(dz, item)

        if item.active then
        
            buitenverlGroup = dz.groups('Minimaal')
            buitenverlGroup.switchOn().forMin(5)
        end
    end
}

[PatrickDV]

Thanks, is is working!

[heintjep]

Hi all,

I'm pretty new to dzVents scripting. I watched the video, searched the wiki and this forum, but I'm getting more and more frustrated, not getting a simple script with a PIR motion sensor to work. I'm not even so far to actually swith a light. I cannot detect in the script if the sensor is on or off..

This is the first start of my script:

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return {
	on = {
		devices = {
			'PIR WC beneden'
		},
	},
	execute = function(domoticz, pir)
		print('**** DEBUG: Script execution started. ****')
		print('**** DEBUG: Device ' .. pir.name .. ' was changed.' .. ' ****', domoticz.LOG_INFO)

		if (pir.state == 'on') then
			print('**** DEBUG: PIR switch is on. ****')
        	else
            		print('**** DEBUG: Nothing is on. ****')
		end
	end
}

The log results in this when the sensor detects motion:

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2020-07-11 19:18:04.547 Status: OpenZWave: Alarm received (Home Security: Motion Detected at Unknown Location), NodeID: 8 (0x08)
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: Info: Handling events for: "PIR WC beneden", value: "Off"
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: Info: ------ Start internal script: PIR_motion_detection: Device: "PIR WC beneden (Zwave)", Index: 173
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Script execution started. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Device PIR WC beneden was changed. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: 3
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Nothing is on. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.652 Status: dzVents: Info: ------ Finished PIR_motion_detection
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: Info: Handling events for: "PIR WC beneden", value: "On"
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: Info: ------ Start internal script: PIR_motion_detection: Device: "PIR WC beneden (Zwave)", Index: 173
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Script execution started. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Device PIR WC beneden was changed. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: 3
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: **** DEBUG: Nothing is on. ****
2020-07-11 19:18:04.750 Status: dzVents: Info: ------ Finished PIR_motion_detection 

I'm using a Neo CoolCam motion sensor. I noticed that the device settings seem not to be editable in Domotics, so I'm using the default settings. When motion is detected, the switch remains on for about 30 seconds. That would be ok for detecting in the script if the motion switch is on or not, I suppose.

Besides the pir.state == 'on' test I tried practically everything except for a working test in the if statement. Maybe I'm forgetting someting?

What am I missing here? Can someone help me out?
Thanks a lot in advance.

[waaren]

What am I missing here? Can someone help me out?

Case matters

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return {
    on = {
        devices = {
            'PIR WC beneden'
        },
    },

    logging =
    {
        level = domoticz.LOG_DEBUG,
        marker = 'PIR',
    },

    execute = function(domoticz, pir)
        domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' was changed to ' .. pir.state, domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)

        if pir.state == 'On') then
            domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' is On', domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)
        else
            domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' is not On', domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)
        end

    end
}

[heintjep]

Thanks! Now it works!
Next step is to trigger the script on all PIR sensors and switch the appropiate light...

Thanks again. See if i can figure that out.

[heintjep]

Well,

See here the version that I managed to get going:

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return {
    on = {
        devices = {
            'PIR*'
        },
    },

    logging =
    {
        level = domoticz.LOG_DEBUG,
        -- level = domoticz.LOG_INFO,
        marker = 'PIR',
    },

    execute = function(domoticz, pir)
        domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' was changed to ' .. pir.state, domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)

        if (pir.state == 'On') and (pir.name == 'PIR WC beneden') then
            domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' is On. Switching on WC beneden.', domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)
            domoticz.devices('WC beneden').switchOn().forMin(3)
        end

    end
}

The script is running for a day or what, but i notice that the light is not always switched off after the set duration of 3 minutes. That's weird, isn't it? Somebody else ever faced this problem too?

Thanks in advance,
Hein.

[waaren]

The script is running for a day or what, but i notice that the light is not always switched off after the set duration of 3 minutes. That's weird, isn't it?

Is indeed unexpected. Can you try if this one improves the hit rate?

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return
{
    on =
    {
        devices =
        {
            'PIR WC beneden',
        },
    },

    logging =
    {
        level = domoticz.LOG_DEBUG,
        -- level = domoticz.LOG_INFO,
        marker = 'PIR',
    },

    execute = function(domoticz, pir)

        domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' was changed to ' .. pir.state, domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)

        local WCLight = domoticz.devices('WC beneden')
        if pir.state == 'On' then
            domoticz.log('Device ' .. pir.name .. ' is On. Switching on WC beneden.', domoticz.LOG_DEBUG)
            WCLight.cancelQueuedCommands()
            WCLight.switchOn().checkFirst()
            WCLight.switchOff().afterMin(3)
        end

    end
}