[Help ] openhab 2 / node-red rule with multiple inputs

Hello,

I’m trying to create a rule with openhab and node red to archive the following:
I would like to mesaure the humidity and create an visible alarm with a flashlight, when motion is detected in the room.

For that I used 1 Cyrus 4 in 1 sensor for motion and humidity detection and a virtual switch to enable the rule.

Below is the code from node-red, does someone has an idea what is going wrong or how to solve or better create the rule ?

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On/OFF","controller":"f1872b12.bfd088","itemname":"RuleItem_SwitchBad","x":143.00003814697266,"y":201.00007915496826,"wires":[["578f1936.6c9c48","fc3a0557.f5a068"],[]]},{"id":"578f1936.6c9c48","type":"function","z":"51946f4d.7eaf3","name":"Storing the Data var RULE","func":"\n\nif (msg.payload==\"ON\")\n{\n    global.set(\"rule\",\"ON\");\n}\nelse if (msg.payload==\"OFF\")\n{\n    global.set(\"rule\",\"OFF\");\n}","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":621.000114440918,"y":190.00005340576172,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"be4c42f6.fb3d5","type":"function","z":"51946f4d.7eaf3","name":"humidhigh","func":"var motionstatus=global.get(\"motion\");\nvar rulestatus=global.get(\"rule\");\nvar humidity=global.get(hum1)\n\n\nif((motionstatus==\"ON\") && (rulestatus==\"ON\") && (humidity>65))\n{\n    global.set(\"humidhigh\",ON);\n    }\nelse\n{\n    global.set(\"hmidhigh\",OFF);\n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":276.1670608520508,"y":475.00015449523926,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"1823f006.148fe","type":"function","z":"51946f4d.7eaf3","name":"Storing the Data var humitidy","func":"global.set(\"hum1\",msg.payload);","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":1041.000228881836,"y":333.0002250671387,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"1ca5c355.2f076d","type":"debug","z":"51946f4d.7eaf3","name":"humid value","active":true,"console":"true","complete":"true","x":1003.000129699707,"y":288.0001392364502,"wires":[]},{"id":"6c60595c.021af8","type":"function","z":"51946f4d.7eaf3","name":"humidhigh check","func":"var humiditystatus=global.get(\"humidhigh\")\n\nif(humiditystatus==\"ON\")\n{\n    msg.payload=\"sendCommand(LSELECT)\";\n    }\n    else if (humiditystatus==\"OFF\")\n    {\n        msg.payload=\"sendCommand(NONE)\";\n    }\nreturn 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Best regards
Maik

You are likely to have better luck posting to a Node-Red forum. While there are a few users of Node-Red on this forum, you will reach a far larger audience.

Sorry, I don’t use the oh nodes anymore so can’t load up your flow. But based on what you described there are a couple of options I would suggest:

  • Simplest is to store the state variables (I’m guessing you are doing that ni your functions but you can also do that using a change node to set a flow or global variable). And then run multiple switche nodes in serial for each state after your initial high humidity trigger.
  • Instead of multiple switch nodes there is a contributed match node that lets you check all at once - node-red-contrib-match - npm
  • Third option would be to use the oh get nodes with each combined with the appropriate switch check in serial after the initial high humidity trigger vs storing the variables.

I hope these suggestions make sense and help.

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