Hi All,
Very new to OpenHAB but very cool, and extremely complex.
Does anyone have a rule or can post some good starters for creating a rule that does the following?
If the light switch is turned on (at switch) start a 10 minute timer and then turn it off.
If the light switch is double tapped, start a 120 minute timer and then turn it off.
Kids leave garage lights on all of the time and it is a real sore spot in our house. I’m hoping this will help, plus it would be a great starting point for me to get my head wrapped around the rules.
I am using the Insteon PLM and Insteon 2477D dimmer switch if that is of any matter.
Thanks so much!
If depends on how to trigger the double tap. If your switch does only send an ON when pressed (and maybe an OFF when released) it would work like this:
.items:
Switch MySwitch "My Switch" {...} //binding for switch only
Switch MyLamp "My Lamp" {...} //binding for lamp only
.rule:
var Timer MyTimer1 = null
var Timer MyTimer2 = null
rule "autoswitch lamp"
when
Item MySwitch received command ON
then
MyLamp.sendCommand(ON)
if (MyTimer1 == null) {
MyTimer1 = createTimer(now.plusMillis(500), [| //double tap has to be within 0.5 seconds
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(10), [|
MyLamp.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
] // corrected the code here
)
}
else
MyTimer1.cancel
MyTimer1 = null
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusHours(2), [|
MyLamp.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
end
You could even set a level, so don’t sendCommand(ON) but e.g. sendCommand(75).
At home I have an example which is even more complex, you can trigger one-tap, double-tap and tripple-tap, but for the one-tap, you can switch in serial style through 4 scenes (first tap: light 1 is on, second tap: light 2 is on, third tap: both lights are on, fourth tap: all lights out.)
Thanks Udo,
I applied the rule but it doesn’t seem to want to engage for me. Here is
my copy of the rule in case I have messed it up somehow. No matter if I
double click the switch or single click, it always just stays on forever.
var Timer MyTimer1 = null
var Timer MyTimer2 = null
rule "livingroomlighttest"
when
Item livingroomlight received command ON
then
livingroomlight.sendCommand(ON)
if (MyTimer1 == null) {
MyTimer1 = createTimer(now.plusMillis(500), [| //double tap has to
be within 0.5 seconds
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(120), [|
livingroomlight.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
)
}
else
MyTimer1.cancel
MyTimer1 = null
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(10), [|
livingroomlight.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
end
Also, here is a copy of the debug logs where the switch was turned on.
19:49:20.699 [INFO ] [.o.b.i.i.device.MessageHandler:361 ] -
LightOnSwitchHandler: device 30.AD.66 was switched on FAST.
19:49:20.700 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:FastOnOff publishing: ON
19:49:20.700 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:00.00.01|messageFlags:0xCF=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:3|command1:0x12|command2:0x00|
19:49:20.700 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:70 ] - all link
message is no duplicate: true/true
19:49:20.701 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:72 ] -
30.AD.66:ManualChange->DefaultMsgHandler cmd1:0x12 group
1/-1:IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:00.00.01|messageFlags:0xCF=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:3|command1:0x12|command2:0x00|
19:49:20.701 [DEBUG] [.o.b.i.i.device.MessageHandler:302 ] -
DefaultMsgHandler drop unimpl message 0x12:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:00.00.01|messageFlags:0xCF=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:3|command1:0x12|command2:0x00|
19:49:20.701 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:00.00.01|messageFlags:0xCF=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:3|command1:0x12|command2:0x00|
19:49:20.701 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:70 ] - all link
message is no duplicate: true/true
19:49:20.702 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:72 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericDimmer->LightOnDimmerHandler cmd1:0x12 group
1/1:IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:00.00.01|messageFlags:0xCF=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:3|command1:0x12|command2:0x00|
19:49:20.702 [INFO ] [.o.b.i.i.device.MessageHandler:328 ] -
LightOnDimmerHandler: device 30.AD.66 was turned on FAST. Sending poll
request to get actual level
19:49:20.702 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericDimmer publishing: 100
19:49:20.703 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericLastTime publishing: 2016-07-26T19:49:20
19:49:20.950 [DEBUG] [.o.b.i.InsteonPLMActiveBinding:581 ] - got msg:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x40=ALL_LINK_CLEANUP:0:0|command1:0x12|command2:0x01|
19:49:20.951 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x40=ALL_LINK_CLEANUP:0:0|command1:0x12|command2:0x01|
19:49:20.951 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x40=ALL_LINK_CLEANUP:0:0|command1:0x12|command2:0x01|
19:49:20.951 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x40=ALL_LINK_CLEANUP:0:0|command1:0x12|command2:0x01|
19:49:20.951 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericLastTime publishing: 2016-07-26T19:49:20
19:49:21.100 [DEBUG] [.o.b.i.InsteonPLMActiveBinding:581 ] - got msg:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:12.01.01|messageFlags:0xCB=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:2|command1:0x06|command2:0x00|
19:49:21.101 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:12.01.01|messageFlags:0xCB=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:2|command1:0x06|command2:0x00|
19:49:21.101 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:12.01.01|messageFlags:0xCB=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:2|command1:0x06|command2:0x00|
19:49:21.101 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:68 ] - all link
message:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:12.01.01|messageFlags:0xCB=ALL_LINK_BROADCAST:3:2|command1:0x06|command2:0x00|
19:49:21.102 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericLastTime publishing: 2016-07-26T19:49:21
19:49:21.703 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.InsteonDevice:379 ] - qe taken off
direct: GenericDimmer(1:3:8)
OUT:Cmd:0x62|toAddress:30.AD.66|messageFlags:0x0F=DIRECT:3:3|command1:0x19|command2:0x00|
19:49:21.703 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.InsteonDevice:399 ] - next request
queue processed in 2000 msec, quiettime = 2000
19:49:21.703 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.internal.driver.Port :382 ] - writing
(500):
OUT:Cmd:0x62|toAddress:30.AD.66|messageFlags:0x0F=DIRECT:3:3|command1:0x19|command2:0x00|
19:49:22.015 [DEBUG] [.o.b.i.InsteonPLMActiveBinding:581 ] - got msg:
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x2F=ACK_OF_DIRECT:3:3|command1:0x02|command2:0xFF|
19:49:22.015 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:134 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericDimmer DIRECT_ACK: q:QUERY_PENDING cmd: 80
19:49:22.016 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:139 ] - changing key
to 0x19 for msg
IN:Cmd:0x50|fromAddress:30.AD.66|toAddress:34.79.1B|messageFlags:0x2F=ACK_OF_DIRECT:3:3|command1:0x02|command2:0xFF|
19:49:22.016 [INFO ] [.o.b.i.i.device.MessageHandler:537 ] -
DimmerRequestReplyHandler: set device 30.AD.66 to level 100
19:49:22.016 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericDimmer publishing: 100
19:49:22.016 [DEBUG] [b.i.i.device.MessageDispatcher:159 ] - defdisp:
30.AD.66:GenericDimmer set status to: QUERY_ANSWERED
19:49:22.017 [DEBUG] [o.o.b.i.i.device.DeviceFeature:264 ] -
30.AD.66:GenericLastTime publishing: 2016-07-26T19:49:22
19:49:23.703 [DEBUG] [i.i.device.RequestQueueManager:132 ] - device queue
for 30.AD.66 is empty!
Please, if quoting code or logs, use code fences (use three backticks in a row before and after code ```)
There is a typo in my posting, and it is in yours, too 
var Timer MyTimer1 = null
var Timer MyTimer2 = null
rule "livingroomlighttest"
when
Item livingroomlight received command ON
then
livingroomlight.sendCommand(ON)
if (MyTimer1 == null) {
MyTimer1 = createTimer(now.plusMillis(500), [| //double tap has to be within 0.5 seconds
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(120), [|
livingroomlight.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
] //this bracket was missing in the original posting
)
}
else
MyTimer1.cancel
MyTimer1 = null
MyTimer2.cancel
MyTimer2 = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(10), [|
livingroomlight.sendCommand(OFF)
MyTimer2 = null
]
)
end
