Program for changing state

[jmed999]

Ok. I want to turn on my garage light for 10 minutes every time one of my two garage doors have changed state. How can I do this?

[TJF1960]

This will turn the garage light on for 10 minutes anytime either garage door sensor status changes.

 

If

Status of Garage Door1 is On

Or Status of Garage Door2 is On

Then

Turn Garage Light On

Wait 10 minutes

Turn Garage Light Off

Else

Turn Garage Light On

Wait 10 minutes

Turn Garage Light Off

[jmed999]

I just tried this. It works well except when I close the door it waits until the door is closed to turn the garage light on. That makes sense since the program is based on the sensor. I make make it based on the relay. Would that work?

[jmed999]

Well that didn't work when I press the button on the wall. Hmmm. Not sure how this can be done.

[TJF1960]

Hmm. Well you could use a Triggerlinc (I think its called) at the top of each of the garage doors. Then just add the status of them to the program. When the garage door closes the triggerlink will change status right away causing the program to run.

 

Or get a Simplehomenet EZIO2x4 which would take care of 2 doors (2 relays) and 4 sets of inputs (2 contacts per door).

[oberkc]

I make make it based on the relay. Would that work?

No, as you found out. The relay does not broadcast it's status. Regardless, I don't think the relay accounts for all options for opening the door (for example, I don't believe your relay would be affected when opening the door with a remote).

 

My suspicion is that TJF1960 is on to something. Assuming you use mulitple methods (remote, wall button, insteon device, app?) to open and close your doors, you would have to trigger your lights on something common to all of them. Besides a sensor, I am not sure what that would be except an TriggerLinc monitoring voltage to the opener motor.

 

Alternatively, you could install a second sensor and IOLinc, positioned on the opposite end of the door motion as your original (a sensor for "open" and "closed"). You could trigger lights off of either sensor. Of course, you would still have issues if partially-opened doors are a concern.

 

My garage door opener system includes a motion sensor built into the wall button. It is very effective and causes the built-in lights to come on based upon motion. Perhaps that suggests a third solution to your problem?

[apostolakisl]

Power a relay off of the light bulb socket in the garage door opener. Connect the relay to an IO linc. The ISY can then monitor the built-in light on the garage door and thus know when it has operated.

 

Or, you could just use the sense portion of this.

http://www.smarthome.com/2475S2/INSTEON ... nse/p.aspx

 

You would need to use the garage door openers light power to trip the sense.