[SOLVED] Switch light on when motion detected but only after a certain time

[vzorglub (Vincent Regaud)]

Quick and dirty:

rule "limited light"
when
    Item motionSensor changed to ON
then
    if (now.getHourOfDay() >= 6 && now.getHourOfDay() < 23) {
        lightItem.sendCommand(ON)
    }
end

But I recommend that you have a look at:

Design Pattern: Simple State Machine (e.g. Time Of Day)

Edit: OH 4 Updates Problem Statement Often in home automation there is a need to track certain states that the system is in. Events occur to transition from one state to another state (e.g. at noon we transition to the AFTERNOON state). The collection of all the possible states and the transitions between events is called a “state machine”. This design pattern illustrates some ways OH can implement very simple state machines. One of the most common uses of a state machine like this is to trac…