Best logic to automate bedroom lights

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

So, I decided against reinventing the wheel. Instead I added a small one. I ended up using your Motion Lighting app and created a small app that addresses when my wife comes in the room while I watch TV or read a book…Thanks for sharing your apps!

Darken Bright Places

Small app to turn lights off when motion is active and contact opens. If you don’t want your lights to turn off every time you open a door or when the motion stops, here is an app that uses both sensors to prevent lights from turning off accidentally. I am using it in my bedroom, to turn off the lights and the TV, only when I leave the room, but not when my wife comes in the room while I am watching TV.

UPDATE - December 2015. We now have Rule Machine that can better accommodate complex use cases such as bedroom lights.

[UPDATED] Rule Machine with Triggers

Rule Machine Rule Machine with Triggers is now part of the main Rule Machine. Please refer to the main Rule Machine topic for documentation and instructions: