I would like SmartThings to turn on the garage lights when any garage door or pedestrian door opens or remains open, or when motion exists within the garage over the last 15 minutes.
The trouble is that the motion sensors will always turn off the lights after 15 minutes whether or not one or more of the garage doors remain open.
I attempted to install Rule Machine and Rule using the instructions provided. I’m not a programmer, so much of what I’m doing is foreign. However, I was able to “publish” both apps – they both have a status of “Published”, but I don’t see them on my Android yet. Did I miss something?
I think I’ve set up my rules correctly, but I haven’t spent any time in the garage yet to see if it works. I know that I’ll need to work on delays to ensure that if I stay still in the garage for a few minutes the lights won’t turn off, and that’s where I think I might run into an issue. Also, to save power, I have the Smart light switch at the door, too, so I will normally turn off the lights manually when I exit the garage before the motion delay times out.
I’m interested to see what you’ve done! Please post screen shots when you have time. Thank you!