GDO - light integration?

[BamBamF16]

Situation - I have my GDOs working great with my system. IOlinc connected and KPL monitoring and controlling fine from inside house in the mudroom. I still have manufacturer keypads in the garage.

Here is what I want:

 

1 - door opened via remote or mobilinc = mudroom light on for 5 minutes (coming home want light on in mudroom when I enter house).

2 - open via keypad or garage controllers - nothing happen (most likely leaving house). I think the won't be away to tell garage opener from remote so might be difficult without geo-fence.

 

Thanks for help.

 

Jeff

[Xathros]

Situation - I have my GDOs working great with my system. IOlinc connected and KPL monitoring and controlling fine from inside house in the mudroom. I still have manufacturer keypads in the garage.

Here is what I want:

 

1 - door opened via remote or mobilinc = mudroom light on for 5 minutes (coming home want light on in mudroom when I enter house).

2 - open via keypad or garage controllers - nothing happen (most likely leaving house). I think the won't be away to tell garage opener from remote so might be difficult without geo-fence.

 

Thanks for help.

 

Jeff

Hi Jeff-

 

The system cannot distinguish between the remote or the GDO keypad.  You could tell when the GDO is activated by Mobilinc if using a program.

 

You could easily trigger a lighting routine based on the door opening by using the IOLinc sensor but you would need other criteria to decide if you are coming or going.  Geofence may not help as you will still be in the region regardless of direction.

 

If you have a sensor on the door between the mudroom and garage, you could turn on the light in the mudroom when the mudroom door is opened and the garage door is already open and not turn on the light if mudroom door is open while the garage door is closed.  This probably depends on where your GDO buttons are located in relation to the mudroom door.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-Xathros

[BamBamF16]

I tried:

 

If 2Car.sensor is On

And

2car.controller is not responding then.....

 

But that didn't work. I for sure want to eliminate turning on light when GDO activated from MR KPL.

 

How do I use a program to ID opening via ML?

 

Thanks

 

Jeff

[Xathros]

Instead of using a Scene or the IOLink directly in ML, you would set up a program like:

Program: GarageOpenClose (Make sure you set this program as DISABLED)

If
   2Car.sensor is On (Assuming sensor is on when door is closed - otherwise change this to Off)
   
Then
   Set '2Car.relay' On
   Wait 2 seconds
   Set Scene 'Mudroom_Lights' On
   Wait 5 minutes
   Set Scene 'Mudroom Lights' Off

Else
   Set '2Car.relay' On
   Wait 5 minutes
   Set Scene 'Mudroom Lights' Off

Set the program to RunIf on the ML Dashboard.

 

Pressing the Icon on the ML dashboard will open the door and turn on the mudroom lights for 5 minutes if the door was closed.  If the door was open, it will simply close the door, wait 5 mins and turn the light off just in case you forgot.

 

Hope this works for you.

 

-Xathros

[BamBamF16]

Awesome! Thanks Xathros

[Xathros]

Anytime!  Always happy to help.

 

-Xathros