How to replace the SmartApp "Left it Open" to control all the open close sensors in the house with 3 automations and 1 virtual Device

[Mariano_Colmenarejo]

How to replace the SmartApp “Left it Open” to control all the open close sensors in the house with 3 automations and 1 virtual device.

The official Left it Open application required a smartApp configuration for each sensor to be controlled.
@johnconstantelo for your part and I made versions of Left it Open smartApp to control all sensors with a single Left it Open-MultiContact setting, but these will go away with groovy

There are Two options:

• 1. Separately control each sensor with 1 routine and 1 virtual sensor:
     You can use Virtual Appliances Mc driver creating a SwitchBoard virtual sensor from 2 to 5 switches that I have on my channel. with which you can do up to 5 routines for 5 sensors with a single virtual device.
     In this way it will send you a personalized and independent message for each open sensor during “x” minutes + another one every “y” minutes

You can make a routine with the door sensor and a virtual device, for example called a reminder:

IF:

• open sensor open during x minutes
  and
• virtual switch reminder = Off

THEN

• virual switch reminder = On and turn Off after “y” minutes
• Send notification

This will send you a notification when it is open for x minutes
It will send you a notification every y minutes while the door is still open.

In example first notification at 1 minute and every 2 minutes

• 2. You can Control all contact sensor you need with 3 Routines and 1 Virtual device Switchboard-2:
     You can do 3 routines with Virtual Appliances Mc driver creating a SwitchBoard 2-Switches virtual device to control all your sensors in the house and it would send you 1 message when one or more sensors are open for “x” minutes and every “y” minutes until all contact sensors are closed.

Example for 4 doors:

Create virtual device SwitchBoard 2-Switches. I renamed as Virtual Letf it Open
Select switchBisrd type: 2 independent switches

You can write the name for every switch, only for detail view.

1st automation:

• Switch 1 will turn On when any door is open for more than x minutes (in example 1 minute)
• switch 2 will turn Off when any door is open for more than x minutes (in example 1 minute)
• You can add precondition: If location mode is Away

• You can add to send a notification with: Some door is open more than “x” minutes

2nd automation:

IF:

• Virtual Switch 1 is On and Virtual Switch 2 is Off
• You can add precondition: If location mode is Away

Then:

• Virtual Switch 2 turn On and turn Off “y” minutes after ( in example 2 minutes)
• Send Notification: Any Door is Open since 1 minute or more

3thd Automation:

IF:

• All doord are closed
• You can add precondition: If location mode is Away

Then:

• Virtual Switch 1: Turn Off
• Virtual Switch 2: Turn Off
• Send Notification: All Doors Closed

The Three automation:

This is the link to my Shared Channel to install Virtual Appliances Mc driver

[Mariano_Colmenarejo]

Now you can also create routines for “Left it Open” more easily with the Timer of Seconds virtual device.

• Create a Virtual Timer of Seconds device with Aplicaciones Virtuales Mc driver
  

  

• Set the timer to the desired time to resend the door open reminder notification, for example 120 sec

• Set timer type Permanent Value

• Set number of loops to value = 0 (infinite loops)

• Perform 3 routines:

  • 1st Routine
    IF:

    • Door X is open for 2 minutes
      THEN:
    • Restart Timer (push)
      
      

  • 2nd Routine
    IF:

  • Precondition: Door X is open

  • Condition: Timer 120 sec = On
    THEN:

  • Send notification of door X open more than 2 minutes
    

    

  • 3rd Routine
    IF:

  • Door X is closed

  • Condition: Timer 120 sec = On
    THEN:

  • Timer 120 sec = Off

  • Send notification of door X closed
    

    
    
    
    

[Mariano_Colmenarejo]

You can also create routines for “Left it Open” with Several door or Windows using Timer of Seconds virtual device.

• Create a Virtual Timer of Seconds device with Aplicaciones Virtuales Mc driver

• Set the timer to the desired time to resend the door open reminder notification, for example 120 sec
• Set timer type Permanent Value
• Set number of loops to value = 0 (infinite loops)

• Perform 3 routines:

  • 1st Routine
    IF:

    • Door X is open for 2 minutes
      OR
    • Door Y is open for 2 minutes
      THEN:
    • Timer 120 sec: Restart Timer (push)
      
      

  • 2nd Routine
    IF:

  • Condition: Timer 120 sec = On
    THEN:

  • Send notification: Any door X,Y open more than 2 minutes
    

    

  • 3rd Routine
    IF:

  • Timer 120 sec = On
    AND

  • Door X is closed
    AND

  • Door Y is closed
    THEN:

  • Timer 120 sec = Off

  • Send notification: All doors X,Y closed