Basically the same thing. Keep outlet(G) on and restart the 5 min delay when sensor(A) returns to a closed state.
Then you want the ācancelā option on for the delay.
What happens is that when you open the contact, it turns on the outlet. When you close the contact, the rule becomes false, so it starts a timer. If before the timer runs, the contact opens again, it cancels the timer. The outlet is still on at that point. This will continue until the contact stays closed for the full duration of the timer, at which point the outlet will be turned off.
OK, Iām following your logic, but where is the ācancelā option at?
The very first action is āDelay these actionsā. Go there and set the delay time in minutes. If you are on Android, you will have to hit Done, and then go back into the Delay these actions page a second time. Then youāll see the Cancel option. Select Cancel, then Done, etcā¦
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Somehow I have a bad blank rule in the system calked rule. I cannot edit it to delete it and I donāt see aN option to remove it in the ide
under locations smartapps. Is there another way. I donāt want to start over as I have 13 good rules. Thanks
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In the IDE, click āMy Locationsā
Click āList Smartappsā (Should be a the very bottom)
Click āEditā towards the top of the page (This is not obvious)
Find āRule Machineā and then the rule you want to remove
Click āUninstallā
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thanks I thought edit there was to edit the pictureā¦ 
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It seems everyone has a problem with this. The IDE should have two links one that reads āList Smartappsā and one that reads āUninstall Smartappsā. The āEditā link is not intuitive at all.
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Iāve got a rule as follows:
Trigger: Motion when Active
Conditions: 4 Light switches (All) off
True: Turn on 2 of them.
False: Delay x Minutes (Cancel) Turn off the 2 previous lights.
Scenario:
Two Cree lights in a light fixture, two stand alone lamps. I want the two Creeās on when motion is activated when none of the 4 lights are already on, if any are already on, do nothing. It works GREAT for that, but thereās a hitch I didnāt figure. If the two Creeās are on (and I want them to remain on), the rule seems to insist on triggering the false response and shuts them off. I think I need another rule giving me a true/false based on just those two lights, so if true (both lights on) give a false back to the first rule so it wonāt process the first rules false action.
Am I thinking this through correctly? Not sure how the rule evaluation works in the real world after reading the instructions.
You need a cancel. If Motion is detected within the time limit and the lights are on it will cancel the timer and start it over.
Cancel on truth change is under delay options
I think that what is happening here is that since you are only evaluating the rule based on the trigger motion;
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if any of the four lights are on and motion triggers it will hit false and turn off the the two unless you turn all four off before the timer is up causing cancel
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if all four lights are off and motion triggers the two will turn on but the false cancel will only hit if you turn all four off before the timer is up causing cancel
I imagine that one way to have this work nearly as youād like is as below.
Trigger:
none
Conditions:
Motion active
[1, 2, 3, 4] all off
[1, 2] all on
[3, 4] all off
Rule:
Motion active AND ( [1, 2, 3, 4] all off OR ( [1, 2] all on AND [3, 4] all off ) )
True:
on: 1, 2
False:
Delay by x minutes [Cancel]
Off: 1, 2
It still leaves you with the issue of having the two shut off if they were on already but here they will only shut off after x minutes without motion.
You might be able to address the case of having those two on already through Switch to disable rule (if the switch is outside of motion detection), mode restriction, time restrictionā¦
edit: I think that in addition to having the two shut off had they been on already you might end up with other issues with the above if for example you triggered the rule, then turned on lights 3 and/or 4, you may not want 1 and 2 to shut off now but they would as the rule can no longer evaluate true.
Ok I set it up like that, will test when I get home, what does āEnter subrule for left/right?ā mean? Do I set those to on or leave at off?
Has anyone been able to figure out how to utilize the garage doors as an opener? I have a GoControl/Linear GD00Z-4 Z-Wave Garage Door Opener Remote Controller. The āthingā is installed and working but no listing in Rule Machine as a switch/dimmer/door/etc to use as a function. Please advise, thanks?
Nothing shown under Garage Door?
I have this opener. I have been able to use it via the generic device type as well as a community device type titled āRG Linear GD00Z Garage Door Openerā. It is listed as a garage door in my Rules.
Maybe Iām on a old version of rule machine? I have no option for Garage Doors in creating a rule. See images. Oh, and the device works fineā¦just not showing up specifically in Rule Machine.
Looks like Bruce is up to 1.6.5/1.6.8d
Compare and see if you are up to date or close to it.
Version numbers are at the bottom of the main page of the app.
Dude! Update that thang!
Make sure you are using this custom device type as mentioned below. It allows your garage door to look like a switch.
They are used to input parenthesis for sub-rules. As you are building your rule, rule machine will display the rule based on your selections. You would need to switch on āEnter subrule for rightā after motion active, āEnter subrule for rightā again after the OR and āEnd of sub-ruleā at the very end.