Blinking light on motion

SmartApps & Automations
1

I was wondering if its possible to make a cree connected bulb blink on and off when motion is detected. My purpose for this i have a motion sensor outside the back door and outside the front door. At night after a certain time I would like to make a rule that will blink my cree connected bulb 3 or 4 times when motion is detected. Further more, what would make this even more neat would be if the number of blinks could be different if the front motion is tripped or the back motion is tripped. Say for instance 4 on/off blinks for motion detected in the front and 7 or 8 blinks for motion detected in the rear. Is this even possible?

2

Try This:

/**
 *  The Flasher
 *
 *  Author: bob
 *  Date: 2013-02-06
 */
definition(
    name: "The Flasher",
    namespace: "smartthings",
    author: "SmartThings",
    description: "Flashes a set of lights in response to motion, an open/close event, or a switch.",
    category: "My Apps",
    iconUrl: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Meta/light_motion-outlet-contact.png",
    iconX2Url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Meta/light_motion-outlet-contact@2x.png"
)

preferences {
	section("When any of the following devices trigger..."){
		input "motion", "capability.motionSensor", title: "Motion Sensor?", required: false
		input "contact", "capability.contactSensor", title: "Contact Sensor?", required: false
		input "acceleration", "capability.accelerationSensor", title: "Acceleration Sensor?", required: false
		input "mySwitch", "capability.switch", title: "Switch?", required: false
		input "myPresence", "capability.presenceSensor", title: "Presence Sensor?", required: false
	}
	section("Then flash..."){
		input "switches", "capability.switch", title: "These lights", multiple: true
		input "numFlashes", "number", title: "This number of times (default 3)", required: false
	}
	section("Time settings in milliseconds (optional)..."){
		input "onFor", "number", title: "On for (default 1000)", required: false
		input "offFor", "number", title: "Off for (default 1000)", required: false
	}
}

def installed() {
	log.debug "Installed with settings: ${settings}"

	subscribe()
}

def updated() {
	log.debug "Updated with settings: ${settings}"

	unsubscribe()
	subscribe()
}

def subscribe() {
	if (contact) {
		subscribe(contact, "contact.open", contactOpenHandler)
	}
	if (acceleration) {
		subscribe(acceleration, "acceleration.active", accelerationActiveHandler)
	}
	if (motion) {
		subscribe(motion, "motion.active", motionActiveHandler)
	}
	if (mySwitch) {
		subscribe(mySwitch, "switch.on", switchOnHandler)
	}
	if (myPresence) {
		subscribe(myPresence, "presence", presenceHandler)
	}
}

def motionActiveHandler(evt) {
	log.debug "motion $evt.value"
	flashLights()
}

def contactOpenHandler(evt) {
	log.debug "contact $evt.value"
	flashLights()
}

def accelerationActiveHandler(evt) {
	log.debug "acceleration $evt.value"
	flashLights()
}

def switchOnHandler(evt) {
	log.debug "switch $evt.value"
	flashLights()
}

def presenceHandler(evt) {
	log.debug "presence $evt.value"
	if (evt.value == "present") {
		flashLights()
	} else if (evt.value == "not present") {
		flashLights()
	}
}

private flashLights() {
	def doFlash = true
	def onFor = onFor ?: 1000
	def offFor = offFor ?: 1000
	def numFlashes = numFlashes ?: 3

	log.debug "LAST ACTIVATED IS: ${state.lastActivated}"
	if (state.lastActivated) {
		def elapsed = now() - state.lastActivated
		def sequenceTime = (numFlashes + 1) * (onFor + offFor)
		doFlash = elapsed > sequenceTime
		log.debug "DO FLASH: $doFlash, ELAPSED: $elapsed, LAST ACTIVATED: ${state.lastActivated}"
	}

	if (doFlash) {
		log.debug "FLASHING $numFlashes times"
		state.lastActivated = now()
		log.debug "LAST ACTIVATED SET TO: ${state.lastActivated}"
		def initialActionOn = switches.collect{it.currentSwitch != "on"}
		def delay = 0L
		numFlashes.times {
			log.trace "Switch on after  $delay msec"
			switches.eachWithIndex {s, i ->
				if (initialActionOn[i]) {
					s.on(delay: delay)
				}
				else {
					s.off(delay:delay)
				}
			}
			delay += onFor
			log.trace "Switch off after $delay msec"
			switches.eachWithIndex {s, i ->
				if (initialActionOn[i]) {
					s.off(delay: delay)
				}
				else {
					s.on(delay:delay)
				}
			}
			delay += offFor
		}
	}
}
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3

@Joseph_Fattizzi I edited your post to to display a readable code block

4

Thank you. Hope this helps

5

Thank you very much! I have added it and will test it when i get home. Thanks again!

6

Nice little app. Works great. I like it for use with Smart Alarm. Should scare the bejeezus out of anyone in addition to the siren.