Help, issues with basic "wait" functions

SmartApps & Automations webCoRE
#1

Some help with the below would be greatly appreciated before i pull all my hair out :wink:.

I would like a light to be turned on when the location mode is set to X then wait for Y seconds and turn off. The issue that i’m having is that the “wait” counts down from Y seconds to zero, i get a red “pending” notification then, the timer counts up indefinitely and the light doesn’t turn off. The frustrating part is that i did have it working before the latest update where, in all of the updating excitement, i deleted all my pistons. Doh!!

In the attached piston you can see both methods that i have tried… Post update i get “Waited at a semaphore” a lot which i didn’t notice before? I am a noob so may be missing something obvious but, like i say, i did have it working on a previous piston.

Thanks for the help :+1:
#backupyourpistons

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#2

If
Motion sensor motion changes to active
And
Motion sensor illuminance is less than or equal to 101 lux ( I prefer time is between sunset and sunrise but that is my preference)

Then
With
Kitchen lights
Turn on
Blah blah blah

Else
With kitchen lights
Wait 5 minutes
Turn off

Note: always put the trigger in the first line. In your case, motion is detected and then put the conditions after

#3

Thank for the advice, i'll give it a go. Hopefully it is the last time i see a Semaphore!! lol.

If i wanted to have multiple rooms being controlled by individual motion sensors within the same time period, will it work with an all encompassing IF Location mode is set to X statement? Please see the example below. Or, is it better to set it up as you suggest but multiple times for individual rooms with the same time conditions whilst in the same piston? Or, is 1 Piston for 1 Room the way to go?:

if
location mode is set to home

then
if
Motion sensor motion changes to active
And
Motion sensor illuminance is less than or equal to 101 lux

Then
With
Kitchen lights
Turn on
Blah blah blah

Else
With kitchen lights
Wait 5 minutes

Turn off

end if

if
Motion sensor motion 2 changes to active
And
Motion sensor 2 illuminance is less than or equal to 101 lux

then
Study
blah blah blah

end if

end if

end execute

#4

@jkp

Just a quick update, I set the piston as you suggested and set the wait to to 30sec to test it. The first time the lights stayed on. (with Trace on the count down timer got to zero, changed to pending and started counting up). Same problem. After 5min i triggered the motion sensor again but this time after 30sec it worked. Strange. I tested it a few more times with mixed results. It seems to be every other trigger event whether the “wait” “turn off” function works or not. It would be interesting to see if anyone else was having to same problem?

#5

You should post on the webCoRE forum. They enjoy helping with the building of pistons. There are also lots of example pistons you can look at for guidance.

#6

Awesome, thanks! I’ll check the link out.