Forcing a motion event trigger

Developer's Corner Scene Scripting
1

I have motion sensors that turn on/off lights when tripped, using PLEG.

What I would like to do is be able to call something (luup/pleg/whatever) to trigger a motion event… e.g. I call hallway motion and the action that normally happens will happen. Or perhaps there’s a better way?

2

Can you explain how you want to do this? Are you wanting a manual way to trigger the motion event? Or are you looking to trigger it from an application or something?

3

If I’m reading you right, you are looking to have motion turn the light on, but also have another method…

This is simply condition = “motion” or “xxx”

4

So, this is what I am getting at…

When I am away, I’d like to make the hosue look like it was occupied. Simply turning a light on or of for a while doesn’t really cut it… But I could write a script to say:

  • Trigger motion in hallway
  • Trigger kitchen motion
  • Trigger hallway
  • Trigger X room

etc…

OR, if it were possible, could I call a PLEG action from a luup script? That would essentially do the same thing.

5

I would look at this thread: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,32744.msg254579.html#msg254579

Or look at EventGhost (which is an external PC app that you can run that simulates folks being home).