Alexa "away", door sensor return program

[Jay M]

Now that I have the portal and Alexa working, I want to do this:

 

When I'm ready to leave the house, I'll Say "Alexa, turn Away lights on."

 

Then I'll open the front door, close it behind me, and leave.

 

Later, when I return, I'll want the scene I call "mood" to turn on when I open the front door.

 

Basically, Away tuns most of the lights off, and mood sets all the living room lights where I like them.

 

How can I program this?

 

I assume, I'll need to have the return home program be triggered by the door sensor.  In that case, the program will need to ignore the door sensor for a short period of time until after I leave the the house. Otherwise, as soon as I open the door to leave, the lights will turn back to mood.

 

Thanks,

~Jay

[larryllix]

Define a State variable called $sHouse.away

 

Create several  programs to control the variable.

 

Program Leaving.vocal

If

Then

...set $sHouse.away = 1  <----impending leaving

Else

....set $sHouse.away = 0

 

Set up Portal vocals for this program and use

• 'Alexa. Turn On Away' (run Then)
• 'Alexa Turn Off Away'  (run Else)

 

To complete the task of setting the Away mode variable

 

Program Just leaving

If

....HDS is switched On/Off Not sure which way you want it.

AND

....$sHouse.away = 1  <----impending leaving

Then

....set $sHouse.away = 2 <-----actually gone

Else

....---

 

Now you can write as many programs as you like based on this variable

 

Program Just Got Home

If

....$sHouse.away = 2

AND

....HDS is switched On/Off

Then

....set $sHouse.away = 0

Else

....--

 

Now your ISY knows if you are home or not.

 

Program Evening Lighting

If

....$sHouse.away = 0

AND

....From sunset

....To 11:00 PM

Then

....turn on evening lighting

 

 

Program Shut All Off

If

....$sHouse.away = 2

Then

....turn off all lights stuff

Else

....--

 

 

I think you will eventually find that you will need an additional variable called say.. $sHouse.vacation as they are different needs functions.

I don't set my heat back or HRV off unless I am going to be gone for more than 48 hours etc...

Edited January 17, 2017 by larryllix

[stusviews]

Create a scene with all the device you want turned off the a level of Off. If you want a few lights on when you leave, then set those to the appropriate On-level. The voice command is, "turn Dine Out on," and can be initiated by voice or a KPL button. The program also turns on the walkway lights and turns them off 4 minutes later.

 

Dine Out Front Door
If
        Control 'LR / Devices / LR Ceiling Light KPL 20 / LR Light KPLD Dine Out' is switched On
 
Then
        Set Scene 'EX / Scenes / EX Walkway' On

        Set Scene 'House / Dine Out' On

        Wait  4 minutes
        Set Scene 'EX / Scenes / EX Walkway' Off

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

You can create a similar program to turn on mood lights when you return.

[Jay M]

thanks for the detailed instructions!  I'll give it a try tonight when I get back home.  I'm sure I'll have some followup questions.

 

~Jay