Hi,
I have
PLEG version 7.45
PLC version 7.45
Although I’ve had PLEG for a few years, I never ended up using it for anything. Not a VERA power user by any means, although I have about 30-35 zwave devices connected. I have basic scenes set up (for instance, a door sensor on the back door, so when the door opens it turns the utility room light on for 1 minute, etc. simple stuff).
Our dog unfortunately has to stay outside when we’re not home, as she gets bored in the house when she’s alone all day. Although she has shade, a pool, plenty of water, and a large yard to play in, with the Texas heat, I’ve come home the last few days and noticed she’s ‘woozy’ and seems out of it for a few minutes until she gets inside.
This weekend I set out to fix the problem, and built her a 2.5’x4’ “igloo” inside the garage (which is not heated or cooled). In the picture below there’s a doggie door below the window. The right 1/3 of the igloo has a portable AC unit, and the left 2/3 is accessible by the dog door. The two compartments are separated by 2x4s spaced 3" apart, so she can see the portable AC but can’t get close enough to bite it. Then 1/4" sheetrock on top of everything, and 1/2" insulating board on top of that.
What I’m trying to do is have a motion sensor in the part she can’t get to (the AC side) pointed at the doggie door. That way when she comes in, it kicks the AC on for 30 minutes. Vera’s scene controller can do this, and I can set a ‘30 minute delay’ to turn it off. HOWEVER, if motion is triggered at any point during that 30 minute period, I want the timer to ‘reset’, so if at minute 29 of it being triggered she moves in her bed, it starts the 30 minute clock over again. Hope that makes sense. Currently (and I tested this), if Vera is set to activate power to the AC (I have a z wave power plug that it plugs in to), and 30 minutes later kill that power, regardless how much movement takes place during that time, the AC kicks off after 30 min. only then if there’s movement does it kick back on again.
Hope this makes sense, and would appreciate any help I can get.
Currently in PLEG I have what’s attached in the second image