Help with doorbell script

[iLLiac4]

Hi.

I want to achieve that the doorbell will start to ring after the door sensor is opened for more then 20 second. It must to continue ringing every 20 seconds if the door is not closed.
If the door is closed before the 20 second it must not ring.

The script below works but it rings even if you open and close the door within 20 second.

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commandArray = {}

for deviceName,deviceValue in pairs(otherdevices) do
    if (deviceName=='Door') then
        if deviceValue == "Alarm" then
            commandArray['Doorbell'] = "On AFTER 20"
            print("Doors are open!!!")
        elseif deviceValue == "Normal" then
           print("Doors are closed!!!")
        end
    end
end

[mrf68]

Hi,

the "Doorbell = On AFTER 20" is just a delay. If the statement is true (= door is open) it will ring the doorbell after 20 seconds. There is no check wether the door is closed before the 20 second delay. So it will always ring after 20 seconds.

I think you can solve this problem with a dummy switch that is triggered after 20 seconds and let the doorbell ring when the dummy switch is on AND the door is open.