Delay turning off the light

[CLU]

I would like to delay turning off the light 10 seconds. Is there a way to write a program that trigger the swith before actually turning the light off?

 

This is what I do now but it is annoying to have the light go off and then on again before the delay.

 

If

Control "bathroom" is switched off

Then

set "bathroom" on

wait 10 seconds

set "bathroom" off

 

any help is appreciated.

[IndyMike]

Hello CLU,

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

If you are using a dimmer, you could set the ramp rate to allow you to exit the area (1 minute or so). This would not require program intervention.

 

If you want full brightness for 10 seconds your could use the maximum dim interval (9 minutes on some devices). You would then use a "fast off" command in your program.

 

If

Control "bathroom" is switched off

Then

wait 10 seconds

set "bathroom" fast off

 

I don't have a good solution if you are using a relay - there isn't a way to override the local switch function.

 

You could install a Keypadlinc near the switch and use a secondary button (and program) to turn off the relay.

[northportphoneguy]

Hi,

I do something similar in that if you turn off my bedroom switch 2 times within 3 seconds, ISY is then programed to turn off every light in the house.

I rewrote it to maybe be usefull to you (or tweak for your application)

 

Basically I use the empty 'BathroomFlag' program as a flag. Prog one sets the flag to true then back to false after 3 second. Prog 2 then checks the flag and if true (for the 3 sec) executes the Then portion.

 

In you case, the bathroom light is already On so I figured that 2 On signals would trigger the programs without a lighting 'flash'. You could change the sequence to off/off on/off off/on to suit your taste.

 

 

Program content for 'BathroomOnDetect1'

If

Control 'Bathroom' is switched on

Then

Run Program 'BathroomFlag' (Then Path)

Wait 3 Seconds

Run Program 'BathroomFlag" (Else Path)

Else

 

 

Program content for 'BathroomOnDetect2'

If

Control 'Bathroom' is switched On

And Program 'BathroomFlag' is True

Then

Wait 10

Set 'Bathroom' Off

Else

 

 

Program content for 'Bathroom Flag'

If

 

Then

 

Else

[oberkc]

This is what I do now but it is annoying to have the light go off and then on again before the delay.

 

If

Control "bathroom" is switched off

Then

set "bathroom" on

wait 10 seconds

set "bathroom" off

 

I am actually surprised that this even works at all, since the action (then path) affects the conditions.

 

I am with IndyMike. I don't think there is a way to avoid the local control function. Perhaps a trick like CLU suggests would work. Maybe you could write a program:

 

if 
control bedroom light is set fast on
then
wait 10 seconds
set bedroom light off

[CLU]

Great suggestions. I do have a dimmer. I like the idea of increasing the ramp rate and instead trigger the fast on/on action. I'll try that and using a flag program.

 

Thanks for help!