Lights turn on based on multiple criteria (AND)

[Tom_Huynh]

I’m attempting to look for a Lighting smartapp that uses multiple criteria. For my case:

Garage Lights on IF

1. Presence Detected AND
2. Garage Door Opens AND
3. Time after 7PM or Sunset (either one will work)

It would be nice to set a timer as well for the lights to be on and for the lights to turn off.

The default routines uses an OR I believe. and the SmartLighting can do 1 & 3 but not when Contacts Open/Close. Hopefully someone could just add the code “Only when contacts are”

Please let me know if anyone has worked on this already. I tried putting some code together but it’s mainly me meshing other templates together and trying to make it work.

Thanks.

[JDRoberts]

See the following FAQ:

How to Get Started Creating Complex Rules in SmartThings

(This is a wiki post: feel free to edit it or add to it as needed. Also, I can’t take any screenshots since I can’t use the app at this time due to its incompatibility with voiceover, so feel free to add screenshots where they would be helpful.) At one point, one of the biggest advantages of using the SmartThings platform was the wide variety of devices that it supported. However, by the end of 2017 several competing platforms had caught up in that regard. Where SmartThings still holds a significant advantage over some of the other low-cost home automation solutions is in the ability to really build really complex rules in a fairly simple manner. You won’t have to be a programmer, but you may need the help of other community members to get the logic constructed just right. Also, you …

[mark_cockcroft (Mark C)]

Could use home mode only for present time is already an option (I’d use Sun set to sunride) then the sensor. Using smart lighting

[Tom_Huynh]

Thanks. I think I overlooked this post. Let me give it a try.

[Tom_Huynh]

Yeah I thought about this one. The only thing I was hoping for is that additional feature of turning off at a certain amount of time. Thanks for sharing.

[JDRoberts]

Turning off after a certain amount of time is easy to add to your list of conditions with WebCore. WebCore is essentially a scripting language for SmartThings and is designed for complex conditionals. See the FAQ above for more information.

[mark_cockcroft (Mark C)]

Off after time, use the power allowance setting in the smart lighting. I have a general one the covers multiple lights and device which turns them off after 10min i use it on garage lights and outside lights

[rossetyler (Ross Tyler)]

Light the Way: A powerful Groovy smart lighting solution for many lights and conditions

I would like a smart lighting solution for the perimeter of my house to “Light the Way” for myself and my guests as we make our way around it. For example, consider a simple scenario with three positions that require lighting: the driveway (where guests arrive), the walkway (to the front door) and the front porch. Using various sensors, I would like the lights to be brightest where the guest currently is and for the brightness of further lights to fade away by distance. Unfortunately, I have not found an existing SmartThings solution to solve this simple problem – much less my real problem which involves many more lights, many more sensors and other conditions. I have had some success with webCoRE but found that I quickly outgrew its limitations and that maintenance was a nightmare. It …