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Light in shower, can't get it 100% right any help welcome!

Herman2604Herman2604 Member
in Questions & Help
Hi all, ive been trying to get the lights in the shower turn on and off automaticly.
I use a fibaro Dimmer 2 with a push switch in the wall, what i am trying to make is that if someone press the pushbutton it works as a override, so that the lights stay on until pressed again. I made a countdown variable " Douche verlichting uit" and the flows below:

To start the light ( i have 2 others with different time's and brighness but build up is the same)




Then the timer starts running:


And if the timer ends, the lights will turn off:


For the override switch i tried the below one, but it looks like that that command is the same as Turn- ON, because the lights go on and the timer starts running?  but there is no OFF, even if i press again. If i press again the lights go off for a split second and then ON again
What am i missing ? 


Any help appriciated, and improvements on all the flows are always welcome!

Kind regards, Herman 

Comments

  • Heino_JNHeino_JN Member
    Hello Herman, 

    Maybe it helps to design the flow the other way around. Now, you are starting with activation by the motion sensor. Try designing your flows and start with the switch. This is your primary trigger. Then add the motion sensor and add a few off your requirements to the motion sensor flow. 

    I think that I know the reason why your light is switched back on again. Because the motionsensor still detects motion as you switch off your lights. The first flow you show us activates again. 

    Another tip. Look into your motion sensor settings. Perhaps there is a possibility to modify the time that your motion alarm is switched on. E.g. When my motion sensors are switched on, the motion alarm continues for about 2 minutes. 

     Herman2604 said:
    For the override switch i tried the below one, but it looks like that that command is the same as Turn- ON, because the lights go on and the timer starts running?  but there is no OFF, even if i press again. If i press again the lights go off for a split second and then ON again
    What am i missing ? 
  • EternityEternity Member
    edited June 2018
    Or install the App called State Control. I used that because it has a built in override function. Not using it anymore, to reduce the amount of Apps installed, but remember it did well with the override function with my kitchen light. Normally they would switch off after 2 minutes, but with override I would not cook in the dark :-)
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    Ok thats great, thx to both of you!
    @ Heino_Jn i had that value set to 15 seconds that might be the wrong move to do then.
    @ ; Eternity Ill take alook in that aswell, but how do you control the lights without it? 
  • htilburgshtilburgs Member
    I have a simular setup:
    - Motion sensor on the stairway
    - Hall-light turn on with a brightness of 35%

    PIR ON -> Turn Hall-Light On
    -     Check if the hall-light is off, maybe it's turned on by hand and then it should not turn of after 45 sec.
    - Set hourglass to 45 sec.
    - Set boolean to TRUE


    PIR OFF -> Turn Hall-light Off after 45 sec.
    - When hourglass empty 
    - And boolean = TRUE (meaning it's is turned on by the PIR and not by hand)
    - Turn off light
    - Set boolean to FALSE


    I'm using a Fibaro PIR and FIbaro dimmers 2.
    Default setting for the Fibaro Dimmer 2 is brightness at 99 (100 is not possible) so when turned on manualy, the light is always max. When turned on by the PIR it should be 35%

    I hope you can do something with this.
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    @htilburgs yes i can think with all these tips i can get it to work!
    To bad i have to go to work myself now :-(
  • htilburgshtilburgs Member
    Herman2604 I hope you can get it to work. Otherwise we will see you here again.... ;-)
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    htilburgs said:
    Herman2604 I hope you can get it to work. Otherwise we will see you here again.... ;-)
    :-)
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    Herman2604 said:
    For the override switch i tried the below one, but it looks like that that command is the same as Turn- ON, because the lights go on and the timer starts running?  but there is no OFF, even if i press again. If i press again the lights go off for a split second and then ON again
    What am i missing ? 


    Any help appriciated, and improvements on all the flows are always welcome!

    Kind regards, Herman 
    I found the error in this part, its caused by the set brightness, that turns it on again, when i leave that out the Toggle works. except that if i set the brightness in the night flow, the manual flow start also with the 35% brightness. maybe a can make a variable for that.
    Still working on getting it right, but hey it keeps me of the street like they say in our country :-).

    I also made this all in state control app, but due to work i didnt dare to start it up because the girlfriend and daughter had already a lot of showers in the Dark--Light.... Dark etc :-).

    The flow from Htilburgs is close to what i want, i just havent figured out how to keep the hourglass resetting while there is still movement. 

    If it works like i want ill make a post again!
  • JPeJPe Member
    When you set the brightness, you don't have to set ON ( as you already concluded ) so, in your last picture, remove the ON card.
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    JPe said:
    When you set the brightness, you don't have to set ON ( as you already concluded ) so, in your last picture, remove the ON card.
    Yes! thx i totaly looked over that possibility! , I think i'm getting where i want , every time a step closer :-)
  • Herman2604Herman2604 Member
    I got it working, thx to all!
    I made 5 flows ( ill post 4 the 5th is the same On flow just with a different time and brightness setting.
    A timer flow to reset and keep the light on :


    The On flow:


    The off flow:


    And the manual override:



    The position of the motion sensor is important for the detection when showering, but i am going to put it in the middle of the ceiling that way its all covered.
    Now i am going to look in a direct association to see if the light will go on quicker that way.

    Again thx all!

    ps the reason why i did not go for the state app is that i can see in the future im getting low on memory.

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