Control of a set of switches By special use of one switch

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
1

Hi, everyone
Pretty beginner
But I’ve been running the software for half a year
I wanted to know if there is a possibility to create RULE
That
When I switch on and off a switch at a specified time twice then the other switches will be turned off or on
I have OPENHAB2 on RASPBERRY 3
And a large amount of SONOFF switches
Google translation…
Sorry…

2

Create a proxy (dummy switch) item and use a rule to trigger the devices on/off. I also have a few sonoff’s and use proxy items to control multiple devices.

Short example

rule "Proxy Switch"
when
	Item Proxy_Switch received command OFF
then
	Sonoff1.sendCommand(OFF)
        Sonoff2.sendCommand(OFF)
        Sonoff3.sendCommand(OFF)
end
3

What to mean by that? Could you give an example?

4

Well, what do you mean by “a specific time”? given items:

Switch MyTriggerSwitch "Trigger" ...

Switch MyRegularSwitch1 "Light 1" ...
Switch MyRegularSwitch2 "Light 2" ...
Switch MyRegularSwitch3 "Light 3" ...

Rule:

var Timer myTimer = null
val Number startHour = 8
val Number startMinute = 30
val Number stopHour = 14
val Number stopMinute = 45

rule "trigger"
when
    Item MyTriggerSwitch received command
then
    if(now.getMinuteOfDay >= (startHour * 60 + startMinute) && now.getMinuteOfDay < (stopHour * 60 + stopMinute)) {
        if(myTimer === null) {
            myTimer = createTimer(now.plusMillis(500), [
                myTimer = null
            ])
        } else {
            MyRegularSwitch1.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch1.state != ON) ON else OFF)
            MyRegularSwitch2.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch2.state != ON) ON else OFF)
            MyRegularSwitch3.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch3.state != ON) ON else OFF)
        }
    }
end
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5

if I
Turn on
And turn off
Turn on
And turn off
Within five seconds
Command will exit

6

I do not care if it is defined as turning on or off
I mean if I press the button 4 times
Command will exit
think about it
This allows you to control several devices through one switch
Turn on the light with one click and the fan in two clicks

7

You could do something like trigger a rule from switch OFF.
Rule checks if a timer is running - if not, starts it running and exits.
But if the timer IS running, this is the second OFF - so now do whatever is needed.
The timer can just null itself if it gets to completion.

8

Just inform
I’m just using the RULE ENGINE
So I need examples

9

So the specific time is the time you need to push the button 4 times… even easier :slight_smile:

var Timer myTimer = null
var Number myCounter = 0

rule "trigger"
when
   Item MyTriggerSwitch received command
then
   if(myTimer === null) {                             // no timer started, so startup timer
       myTimer = createTimer(now.plusMillis(5000), [  // timeout is 5 Seconds
           myTimer = null                             // when timer expired, reset timer
           myCounter = 0                              // and counter
       ])
   }
   myCounter += 1                                     // each time a command is received, count up
   if(myCounter == 4) {                               // rule was triggered 4 times within 5 Seconds
       MyRegularSwitch1.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch1.state != ON) ON else OFF)  // toggle Switch
       MyRegularSwitch2.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch2.state != ON) ON else OFF)  // toggle Switch
       MyRegularSwitch3.sendCommand(if(MyRegularSwitch3.state != ON) ON else OFF)  // toggle Switch
   }
end

Maybe toggling switches is not the goal, but then you have to decide which switch should be the “Master” (i.e. which switch state should be used to toggle)

EDIT: some additional information…

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10

The “RULE ENGINE” is an experimental rule engine and you will not be able to achieve this level of complicated rule and logic with it. You will need to write a rule in a text file. The one that @Udo_Hartmann just posted above is brilliant!!. I would really have struggled to come up with that and it is so simple in the end!! Nice rule!!

11

now.plusMillis?

of course
I realized that this can not be done with a rule engine
I just stressed that I was not so experienced with writing rules
So only if you can explain to me what parts I am supposed to change in the code
And again
I have a switch that turns on a light and I want to turn it into a trigger for more lights if I press it 4 times
And yet I want him to continue to do his work, which is the lighting of the particular light

12

now plus 5000 milliseconds (Or in 5 seconds time from now)
Equivalent to now.plusSeconds(5)

The code that @Udo_Hartmann provided is very good and should give you a head start.
Copy it. Don’t copy and paste. Copy it, understand it. You will be able to build from that

13

Actually, I think a better way to say it is that we don’t know how to achieve this level of complicated Rule with it yet. I actually think it is mature enough as is to handle a Rule like this. I just couldn’t tell you how to do it.

Indeed :+1:

The only change I would make is to put the Switches in a Group and forEach over the Group.

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