Basic questions on motion sensor for night time use only

[theedudenator]

I have a Scene "Downstairs"

I have a program "bedtime"

Bedtime turns downstairs off at 10:30pm every day

 

If someone walks downstairs after 10:30pm I want the lights to switch on.

So I bought a motion sensor.

 

I am trying to write a program.

Do I have to say "if downstairs is off"

OR do I say after 10:30pm?

 

If motion is on

 

Not really sure how to do this

[oberkc]

Do I have to say "if downstairs is off"

 

If downstairs is already on, turning it on again will not hurt anything.

 

OR do I say after 10:30pm?

 

No. For the same reason.

 

Having said that, you did not specify if your intentions were also to turn them off after a certain period of time after sense of motion. If so, then there may be benefits to including one of those conditions in your program.

 

Also, if someone has made a manual adjustment to the scene (dimmed, bright, etc...) then turning the scene "back on" will cause it to resort to the devault settings. This may or may not be a factor in your case.