Doorbell trigger

[tdmarra]

I'm using an I/O Linc and an ELK-930 to detect when someone presses the doorbell. I have a program that runs when the button is pressed. I would like to only run the program once if someone presses the button 3 or 4 times in a row. Then after 5 minutes or so it would reset and recognize the next time someone presses the button. The simple program that I have now runs every time the button is pushed, even if the button is pushed several times back-to-back. I couldn't think of a way to use variables to solve this issue. Any ideas? Thanks.

[TJF1960]

Hello,

 

Try this

 

If

Door Bell Switch is Switched On

and Integer Var1 is 0

 

Then

Ring Bell

Set Integer Var1 = 1

Wait 5 minutes

Set Integer Var1 = 0

Else

 

Tim

 

edit: The first time the door bell switch is pushed and the var1 is 0 the program will run and ring the bell once. But the second time within the waiting period the button is pushed the program will evaluate as Fasle. So try adding a Wait 5 minutes followed by Set Integer Var1 = 0 to the Else section. Then once the switch is pushed a second time and the program evaluates to False the timer will start again. 5 minutes after they stop pushing the button the var1 will be reset to 0 which will allow the program to run and ring the bell when the switch is pushed.

[elvisimprsntr]

I use the Elk DB module with an IOLinc and IP camera with GPIO at my front door. When someone presses the doorbell. I turn on the light, close IOLinc relay which triggers the camera to send a picture to my phone. I don't have to get off the couch to see who it is. Usually it's a package delivery.

[tdmarra]

Thanks Tim, that worked perfectly. I guess I did not realise that you could have multiple instances of the same program running at the same time.

 

Thanks again,

Tom

[TJF1960]

Hi Tom,

 

Glad it worked out for you.

Actually its not multiple instances. Anytime there is a Wait in the action, either in the Then or the Else and something changes in the If the program will re-evaluate. In this case the only trigger is the bell button being pushed. The Integer variable will not cause a re-evaluation.

 

Anyway, glad it worked and thanks for posting back.

Tim