Glen_King:
I have a similar, but not so similar, issue. I want a routine that, on my command, turns on smart outlet One, then waits 5 seconds, then turns on smart outlet Two, then waits 5 more seconds, then turns on smart outlet Three.
I want a second routine that turns them off with the same timing, in reverse order: outlet Three turns off, 5 seconds later outlet Two turns off, 5 seconds after that outlet One turns off.
I want to do this from my iPad, not from android (where of course Tasker would make it easy). Any ideas?
It’s straightforward to do with a daisy-chain and a few virtual switches, you just have to be careful setting it up to make sure you get exactly the right sequence that you want. See the following post.
For some reason, this question has come up six times in the last three weeks. That is how do you set something up to have a delayed on. Each time the use cases have been just enough different that I’ve ended up writing a different post as an answer instead of just writing an FAQ, but the main concept is the same every time.
I should also add, as i have in each previous post, that I’m sure there are much more elegant ways to do this with code, or possibly just with core (the new rules engine smart app that’s being developed, but it’s still in beta), so I’m not saying that this is the best way to do it.
This is just a really easy way to do it without needing any other custom code except for a virtual switch or two.