motion sensor at night

[fipse]

Hi,

I'd like to accomplish, that the motion sensor only works at night. With this code it works all of the time:

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-- LUA trigger set to device

commandArray = {}
-- Set the time:
now = os.date("%H") * 60 + os.date("%M")
sunrise = timeofday['SunsetInMinutes']
sunset = timeofday['SunriseInMinutes']



if now >= sunset or now <= sunrise then
   	if (devicechanged['PIR2'] == 'On' and otherdevices['Vorne'] == 'Off') then
	commandArray['Vorne']='On FOR 5'
    end	
end    


return commandArray

I'm quite a newbe at lua but this should work. I really can't figure out, why it don't. Can someone please point me in the right direction? I'm more the C++ guy

73 fipse

[jake]

Hi,

I'd like to accomplish, that the motion sensor only works at night. With this code it works all of the time:

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-- LUA trigger set to device

commandArray = {}
-- Set the time:
now = os.date("%H") * 60 + os.date("%M")
sunrise = timeofday['SunsetInMinutes']
sunset = timeofday['SunriseInMinutes']



if now >= sunset or now <= sunrise then
   	if (devicechanged['PIR2'] == 'On' and otherdevices['Vorne'] == 'Off') then
	commandArray['Vorne']='On FOR 5'
    end	
end    


return commandArray

I'm quite a newbe at lua but this should work. I really can't figure out, why it don't. Can someone please point me in the right direction? I'm more the C++ guy

73 fipse

I see a something strange:
While defining sunrise and sunset, you mixed them up

When you are new to lua, I'd advise to start with dzvents. Much easier and more consistent in use of several devices.

[fipse]

Thanks, that solved it

So if someone want exactly this without dzVents:

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commandArray = {}
now = os.date("%H") * 60 + os.date("%M")
sunset = timeofday['SunsetInMinutes']
sunrise = timeofday['SunriseInMinutes']

if now >= sunset or now <= sunrise then
   	if (devicechanged['PIR2'] == 'On' and otherdevices['Vorne'] == 'Off') then
	commandArray['Vorne']='On FOR 5'
    end	
end   
return commandArray

You in the domoticz scripting engine you need to set Trigger: to "Devices"

'PIR2' is the name of the motion sensor. (here via zigbee2mqtt)
'Vorne' is the name of the bulb (also a hue via zigbee2mqtt)
5 ... time in minutes the bulb is set to on


73 de fipse

[EddyG]

And if someone wants to solve it in dzVents:

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local SENSOR = 'PIR2'
local LIGHT = 'Vorne'

return {
    on = {
        devices = { [ SENSOR ]  = { 'between sunset and sunrise'  } }
    },

    execute = function(dz, item)
        if item.active then
            if not dz.devices(LIGHT).active then
                dz.devices(LIGHT).switchOn().forMin(5)
            end
        end
    end
}