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 o…

Once they are published, open up your app and go to the Marketplace. Click on SmartApps at the top, and scroll to the bottom where it says My Apps Rule Machine will be in there. Once you select it, make sure to open it and click Done in the top right immediately. Then you can go back in and set …

Garage Lights with Motion and Door Contacts

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diehllane (Brian Diehl) January 23, 2016, 5:06am 2

What are you currently using? Smart Lighting?

You can use Rule Machine to do what you want and control the triggers and conditions of the lights being on.

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Garage Lights with Motion and Door Contacts

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