[POSITIVE] Flows that work!

keverjeroen

Peter4209 said:

robnijssen said:

Hi
This is my simple trash can reminder in Homey
The right order is on Monday - papierbak next Tuesday -  grijzebak and next week only on Tuesday - groenebak
After that again on Monday - papierbak enz
To start with the right variable Container , create a small flow to set the right container

For this I use the app trashcanreminder! Works great and makes the flow a bit more simple.
https://apps.athom.com/app/com.athom.trashchecker

I use the ical calendar app for this. I only need 1 flow for it, and can make advance recurring events in my Google Calendar.

happyhp

Hi everyone.

I'm trying to make a flow that will turn on some lights at nighttime when the kids are going to the bathroom. 
I don't want it to change the lights if they are already on.. I have motion sensor and HUE.,

Regards

keverjeroen

happyhp said:

Hi everyone.

I'm trying to make a flow that will turn on some lights at nighttime when the kids are going to the bathroom. 
I don't want it to change the lights if they are already on.. I have motion sensor and HUE.,

Regards

You can make a variable (better logic app), that changes when the Hue light is turned on, or off. Then you can check in your other flow (in the then-field) if the light already is on.

T-mo-T

A flow that works quite well, flow that automatically turns on the TV when show x is on TV (based on dutch tv guide):

I use the app HTTP request flow charts (and Harmony app to control TV + countdown for some additional logic).

Each weekday at a specific time check if tv-show x is planned (in this case a Dutch tv-show 'De Wereld Draait Door'):

GET: http://www.tvgids.nl/json/lists/programs.php?channels=1
JSONpath: $.1..[?(@.permalink=='de-wereld-draait-door')].datum_start

This basically checks if 'de wereld draait door' is on tv today and will return the "datum_start" as a variable.

In the next flow check if the "datum_start" matches my expected time and execute the action you want.


In my case I've added some additional logic to countdown 60 secs, after 60 secs tv is turned on, but this is cancelled in case I start talking to Homey.

When timer reaches 0:


And this all is cancelled when I start talking to Homey in this minute (+ some other 'cancel' action + my received is muted):


Hope this is some inspiration for other good flows/combinations.

johan_kreeft

Thanks, I was searching for something like this. 

mponsioen

When the doorbel is pushed after  sundown  the door light goes  on thats works fine !!!
What flow do i make to switch of the doorlight  off after 5 minutes 

GeurtDijker

mponsioen said:

When the doorbel is pushed after  sundown  the door light goes  on thats works fine !!!
What flow do i make to switch of the doorlight  off after 5 minutes 

 Use the Countdown app, start a Countdown for 300 seconds if you switch on the light. 
Create a second flow  to switch it off if it becomes 0.
Also lengthens the light on period if someone presses agai within 5 min. 

mponsioen

Thanks Geurt will  try  this afternoon

grtz Marc 

glijie

or in the same flow...door lights off with a delay 5 min

Rocodamelshe

glijie said:

or in the same flow...door lights off with a delay 5 min

U gonna have to wait a little with that. 1167 needs to get fixed first

glijie

Rocodamelshe said:

glijie said:

or in the same flow...door lights off with a delay 5 min

U gonna have to wait a little with that. 1167 needs to get fixed first

okay use the delay in seconds (300) then it wil work till issue is fixed

GeurtDijker

glijie said:

Rocodamelshe said:

glijie said:

or in the same flow...door lights off with a delay 5 min

U gonna have to wait a little with that. 1167 needs to get fixed first

okay use the delay in seconds (300) then it wil work till issue is fixed

You save using  one app and one flow, but if someone press the bell 270 seconds after a first trigger the light is on but gets switched off 300 sec. after the first trigger and  that person is 30 seconds after pressing the bell in the dark again.  :-)

glijie

GeurtDijker said:

glijie said:

Rocodamelshe said:

glijie said:

or in the same flow...door lights off with a delay 5 min

U gonna have to wait a little with that. 1167 needs to get fixed first

okay use the delay in seconds (300) then it wil work till issue is fixed

You save using  one app and one flow, but if someone press the bell 270 seconds after a first trigger the light is on but gets switched off 300 sec. after the first trigger and  that person is 30 seconds after pressing the bell in the dark again.  :-)

That''s correct,  in that case i would turn the lamps off in 260 sec.:-)

Rocodamelshe

glijie said:

That''s correct,  in that case i would turn the lamps off in 260 sec.:-)

No, in that case u will use a timer. When doorbell is pressed, set timer. Just like @GeurtDijker mentioned above.
Wait, that was incorrect. It should have been: Most peeps will use the timer because it works way better and u don't get standing outside in the dark.

glijie

Rocodamelshe said:

glijie said:

That''s correct,  in that case i would turn the lamps off in 260 sec.:-)

No, in that case u will use a timer. When doorbell is pressed, set timer. Just like @GeurtDijker mentioned above.
Wait, that was incorrect. It should have been: Most peeps will use the timer because it works way better and u don't get standing outside in the dark.

ok

jjtbsomhorst

The following flow is not working 100% but that is due to a issue in the onkyo app: 

Whenever homey starts to listen it will mute my onkyo for 10 seconds. This way I reduce the amount of errors with speech recognition

T-mo-T

jjtbsomhorst said:

The following flow is not working 100% but that is due to a issue in the onkyo app: 

Whenever homey starts to listen it will mute my onkyo for 10 seconds. This way I reduce the amount of errors with speech recognition

You can also use a flow to un-mute when 'Homey stops listening'. Is more convenient IMO. 

Rocodamelshe

Would be more fun to unmute when Homey stops talking!

Appie

jjtbsomhorst said:

The following flow is not working 100% but that is due to a issue in the onkyo app: 

Whenever homey starts to listen it will mute my onkyo for 10 seconds. This way I reduce the amount of errors with speech recognition

With this flow, and your music off when saying OK Homey, your music will unmute as well right? I've done the same thing with Sonos. Any suggestions on how to let homey know when it doesn't have to unmute/start because there was no music on in the first place? The state app will not work since it doesn't recognize it when you manually toggle Sonos right?

veekie

When I use the "Homey starts listening" flow it fires the flow when the request is already made. Is this a bug or am I understanding the flowcard wrong? I want something simple like when I say "Ok Homey", it respondes with "how can i help you". 

Rocodamelshe

Appie said:

With this flow, and your music off when saying OK Homey, your music will unmute as well right? I've done the same thing with Sonos. Any suggestions on how to let homey know when it doesn't have to unmute/start because there was no music on in the first place? The state app will not work since it doesn't recognize it when you manually toggle Sonos right?

Don't think that's possible atm. Am doin this with a php script running on my Synology. That script is realy muting Sonos and unmuting. After unmute he goes back to the state he was in.

veekie said:

When I use the "Homey starts listening" flow it fires the flow when the request is already made. Is this a bug or am I understanding the flowcard wrong? I want something simple like when I say "Ok Homey", it respondes with "how can i help you". 

When u say Ok Homey, Homey starts listening. So the card "Homey starts listening" is starting from there. I use it to mute Sonos so Homey can understand me better. Homey is not gonna respond by himself, u will need to maken a flow for that if u like that option.

RikPost

Quick question: I see all of you using the OK Homey trigger. This isn't working on my Homey.
Do you also have the 'experimental' next to the microphone?

Bumble

RikPost said:

Quick question: I see all of you using the OK Homey trigger. This isn't working on my Homey.
Do you also have the 'experimental' next to the microphone?

Yes I have. Ok Homey trigger works most of the time?

RikPost

Thanks! I will try changing the location of Homey

GeurtDijker

RikPost said:

Thanks! I will try changing the location of Homey

Just a thought,  could it be that your Homey records some resonance?  Maybe Homey placed on a glass table or something hard  Gives you a bad experience where others have a better acoustic environment?

mponsioen

HELP !!
Hi  i thought  i was quite clever but am i stil thinking to much old school ??   . The doorbel light question.
I made a flow that works fine:
Then i added the countdown app and made some actions thinking  that i have to add the seconds value in the card 
And made a flow to use the countdown  to switch of the light again after 5 minutes its not working  what am i doing wrong  .................

BIG  Thanks in advance for just any comment that will make me more clever again :-)

Rocodamelshe

Make a zandloper called doorbell.

When doorbell pressed--turn light on
                                         --turn zandloper doorbell for 300 sec

When zandloper doorbell is empty--turn light off

Kossie

Also handy if you don't like a christmas tree in the living all the time. Did set the timer on 5 sec to get the feedback of the ring to see if Homey understood the command.
LED ring goes ON when you start to speak and goes OFF when it is finished.

bob76

Kossie said:

Also handy if you don't like a christmas tree in the living all the time. Did set the timer on 5 sec to get the feedback of the ring to see if Homey understood the command.
LED ring goes ON when you start to speak and goes OFF when it is finished.

dont need a flow fot that just turn it of in options and it wil only lights up when listening

Appie

When you have an old tv remote, you can power it up using the Better Logic app. I'm a big fan of presets (standjes) using the numbers on your remote. So I wanted presets for my lights and music.

I started making a number variable called AB modus (remote modus). When I press the Red, Blue, Yellow or Green button (those buttons that you never used...), the remote modus is set to 1, 2, 3, or 4 and calls out 'Music mode' or 'Light mode' or 'Presence mode' (haven't got a third and fourth mode thought out yet. Presence might be one, or TV).

When the remote modus is Music, the OK button on my remote turns on Sonos, the mute button turns off Sonos. Button 1 sets the volume at 15%, button 2 sets the volume at 20%, etc.

When the remote modus is Lights, the (same) OK button turns on my last Hue scene, the mute button turns off the Hue lights. Button 1 selects a specific hue scene, etc. (btw, would love it if Hue and Sonos cards are added to increment/decrement light of Hue/volume of Sonos by x%, so that I can use my volume buttons!)

The result: I have an old remote turning into a remote with at least 4 times the functionality!

My wife loves it, wasn't that big of a fan of speech, and this works very simple.