Backyard Dog Programs Part 2

[calberrt]

Hi Guys,

 

My programs are working flawlessly thanks to those on this forum. My next step is to add a bit of logic and I cant seem to think it through.

 

See it's still warm here in Canada (not sure for how much longer) and when I let the dog out, we don't always close the sliding door, we may just leave the screen door blocking the entrance.

 

Now my program work flawlessly when I let the dog out to open and close the door the first time

 

Backyard Lights Night - [iD 0018][Parent 0060]

 

If

        From     9:15:01PM

        To      Sunrise + 15 minutes (next day)

    And (

             Control 'Sliding Door Open' is switched On

         And $Dog_Out is 0

        )

 

Then

        Set 'Backyard Keypad' On

        Set Scene 'Main Floor / Landscape Lights On' On

        Wait  15 seconds

        $Dog_Out  = 1

 

Else

   - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

and then works flawlessly when the door is opened and closed again to let the dog in

 

Backyard Lights Night Off - [iD 0019][Parent 0060]

 

If

        From     9:15:01PM

        To      Sunrise + 15 minutes (next day)

    And (

             Control 'Sliding Door Open' is switched On

         And $Dog_Out is 1

        )

 

Then

        Wait  20 seconds

        Set 'Backyard Keypad' Off

        Set Scene 'Main Floor / Landscape Lights On' Off

        Wait  15 seconds

        $Dog_Out  = 0

 

Else

   - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

 

Effectively what I would like to do is add in some logic that says

 

If the sliding door is left open for a certain amount of time, say 10 minutes and then is closed, have the lights turn off.  Right now, if this happens based on the above programming, I would be required to open and close the door again before the lights will turn off.

 

How can i modify/re-write my program to make this happen?  Any help would be greatly appreaciated

 

Thanks all!

 

calberrt

 

 

[larryllix]

I am not exactly sure how you want the two logics to combine. These lines of code may be able to be added in to your existing programs as they are later events than your code executes for.

 

If

From 9:15:01PM

To Sunrise + 15 minutes (next day)

And (

Control 'Sliding Door Open' is switched On

And

Control 'Sliding Door Open' is NOT switched Off

)

 

Then

Wait 10 minutes

Enable program 'screen door only'

Wait 10 minutes

Disable program 'screen door only'

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

 

Program 'screen door only' (disabled)

If

Control 'Sliding Door Open' is switched Off

 

 

Then

Set Lights Off, dog is in, etc.

Disable program 'screen door only'