Newbie Help Please

Other Devices & Integrations Door Locks & Sensors
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Hi, Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I’m just getting started with a Vera3 and don’t yet get the concept of how to get a scene and triggers to work together. I have read the forum and Vera3 docs but can seem to follow.

I have a ZIR000 motion sensor and a Dimming lamp module for a lamp, both installed into Vera3 so far.

I would like to have the motion sensor be ARMED and when triggered it will turn ON the lamp. After 10 seconds the lamp will turn OFF.
Could someone please show me a step by step on how to do this basic process.

Thanks

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New Scene
Devices->click “On” for the light you want to turn on
Immediate->click on this and then Manage Delays
Enter “10” and click on "seconds and “Close”
“10 seconds” is selected go back to your light and click “Off”
(At any time you can click on the Advanced tab to see what you’ve set)
Triggers tab-> Add Trigger
Select your motion sensor device
An armed sensor is tripped
Device Armed is tripped
Confirm changes
Save

Now it will work if you have armed the motion sensor. You can arm the sensor manually (in the Vera UI) or use a scene to schedule it to be armed. Or you can use a virtual switch to arm and disarm. And you’ll probably want to have the light only come on at night, so a bit of Luup code (return luup.is night()) will be next on your list. Lots to learn!

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Thanks for the insight CMRancho.

It seems to be responding to the basics. Once I understand the how Vera3 UI5 operates it shouldn’t be as difficult.

I am dissapointed that a product that’s been on the market as long as the Vera that there isn’t better information and a few samples on how to do the basics.

Thanks again.

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That’s because with every new UI, there is a new way of doing it. And of course the documentation could be better.

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Thanks everyone!

It’s just simply a pain to have to start from scratch again, but I will eventually slide into it. Just the sample posted was very helpful to quickly understand the undocumented process. That’s all it takes…just a few quick samples. Wake up designers and get the outside looking in view.

Put some samples on the web under each of the version UI if it’s that much difference between them…It’s not that hard to help your CUSTOMERS use the complex product UI.