Thanks for the info Patrick. The virtual switch works instantaneously with no performance issues.
I’m keen on looking at the back ground logs, excuse the ignorance where do I find the log. Do I need to ssh on?
Thanks
You can request http://vera-local-IP/cgi-bin/cmh/log.sh?Device=LuaUPnP from a browser (local access–put your Vera’s IP in where indicated).
Thanks, I’ll install it on the bridged controller which is running the HTTPS switches and check the logs
Trying to have two DelayLight devices for the different ActivePeriods.
One for daytime (BänkbelysningDag) and one for evening (BänkbelysningKväll).
Both of them have the same motion sensor as trigger and controls the same device.
But as soon as the motion sensor resets, both of them starts to count down as you can see in the print screen.
I gues ActivePeriod is only on the “trigger on” and not on the off?
Active Period only affects auto timing. You cannot use two DelayLightTimers to control the same set of devices. One timer will see the other’s control of the device(s) as manual operation.
Edit: Use Reactor or another external scheduling mechanism, and enable whichever DLT you want active, disable the other, for a particular period of the day.
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Just what i was thinking. Love Reactor so i think i will set up something there instead. Thanks for the quick answer 
@rigpapa, the “Active Period” is it smart enough to determine overnight conditions (i.e.from 22:00 to 05:00) or do i need to break them up into sequential time periods (i.e. 22:00 to 23:59 AND 00:00 to 05:00).
Yes, 22:00 to 05:00 should work for active between 10pm and 5am (crossing midnight).
hmmm, ok, followup question… if a light in the group is on and the active period starts, does the countdown start then or is it only if it was triggered during the active period?
Reason for all these questions is that i have a DelayLight that turns on the kitchen lights between 2200 and 0500 if it senses motion. The delay light turns it off after the motion stops or if manually triggered after 4 hours. problem i’ve been having is that the light seems to turn off after 4 hours even outside of the active period. for example, right now i see it has 48 minutes before the delay off. which means the light was turned on 3 hours ago or roughly 6 a.m. which is outside of the active hours… so i would not expect it to be counting down now.
i know this is coming, so… here is the plugin status…
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The active period does not affect manual timing. The intent is that manual timing (unless disabled) always ensures that the light cannot be left on.
Roger that. Thank you sir
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Feature Request:
So I was messing around with some free Hue lights and Sensors I scored and I discovered they have a really neat feature that would be awesome in DelayLight - you can have Day behavior and Night Behavior (eg Night Light vs 100% brightness). Unless I’m missing something, to replicate this in DelayLight you need to create 2 Delaylight Timers with non-overlapping active periods?
Cheers Derek
You can’t have two DLTs looking at and controlling the same device(s). One DLT will see the operation of the other as “manual” operation by a human. There’s no coordination between DLTs. You’re in Reactor territory.
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Ah yes you are correct - I set it up just to see if it’d work and it behaves as you described.
Hi, I had set up one timer not long ago and it worked fine. As soon as I added a second timer for another device neither one works. I’m not sure how to troubleshoot this.
Thanks.
Hello, I just added DelayLight to control several lights in a room. Trigger is a motion sensor that turns on a single light when the sensor is tripped. Three lights (including the one configured to turn on when the sensor is tripped) are configured in Off Devices. Both Automatic Off Delay and Manual Off Delay settings are configured for 15mins. I am looking for the Off countdown only to begin if no motion is detected for 15mins. How do I configure this? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
So, you want the lights on for 30 minutes after motion (15 no motion + 15 additional delay)?
What I am observing is that once Off delay countdown starts, it does not reset if motion is detected within that fifteen minute interval. I only want the lights in Off Devices to turn off once no motion is detected in the room for a total of 15mins.
That’s how DelayLight works by default.
Whether or not it works like that, though, depends on your motion sensor. Most motion sensors have a reset period, a period in which they themselves must not sense any motion before they signal a reset to the Vera. Since a lot of ZWave motion sensors are actually repurposed alarm-platform sensors, they keep a lot of the same behaviors, which means in the US you often see the default UL-like timing (several minutes) meant to reduce face alarms. That’s fine for an alarm, but not great for presence detection in home automation. What you need to do is reduce the reset period. How that is done varies from manufacturer/model to manufacturer/model.
If it’s not adjustable, your choices are get a better motion sensor, or use a different mode of timing in DelayLight and adjust the delay to suit the behavior of the motion sensor. On the Settings tab, “Hold Over” mode 1 will keep the light on until both the timer has expired and the sensor has also reset. Hold-over mode 2 will not start timing until the sensor resets. Using mode 2 is a good way to establish what the reset delay is on your sensor without digging for manuals or hidden settings, because you can simply cause a motion trip and then time (using a stopwatch) how long it takes before the DelayLightTimer starts timing (since timing doesn’t start until the sensor resets).
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Thanks for the detailed explanation. I think I know what I need to look at now in order to make my scenarios work as expected. I also just installed two of your other plug-ins (DeusExMachinaII & LuaView). Some really great stuff. Will be sending a small donation your way.
Thanks again & Best regards.
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