Simple Garage Door Notification?

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I just purchased two Aeon Labs sensors for my two arage doors. What I would like is a simple notification sent to me after 9:00PM if either of the doors is open.

Can someone walk me through a step by step as to how to accomplish this please? I am a newbie so simple tutorial would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

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An Advanced scene is one that needs logic more than just the Logic OR of it’s input triggers. Your request requires the Logical And

You have two options:

[ol][li]Use Luup Code - Trigger on Door Tripped, but cancel the trigger in LUUP if not in specified time interval. Search the Forums you will find examples of this.
Also trigger on a schedule at 9:00PM every day, cancel if door is not open.[/li]
[li]Use Program Logic Event Generator plugin.
Inputs:
DoorOpen - When GarageDoor sensor indicates Open
Conditions:
DoorAlert - DoorOpen and (21:00:00;NOW);
Notification:
Condition DoorAlert has been satisfied
[/li][/ol]

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Thanks Richard.

I guess I will opt for suggestion #2 as I have no idea what to do with your first suggestion, still in baby step mode!

I downloaded the plugin, needed to install the core plugin as well. Will let you know how I make out!

Is there a book to read so i can get educated on this stuff?

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[quote author=fmzip link=topic=13768.msg103469#msg103469 date=1361499276]
Thanks Richard.

I guess I will opt for suggestion #2 as I have no idea what to do with your first suggestion, still in baby step mode!

Let me know how you make out with this. I am looking to do the same thing except I want an indication at 11PM if any of my doors are not locked (garage door included).

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Thanks for the help Richard. I think I am close, got a text as soon at I opened the door at 10:00PM.

Here are some screen captures, do I have an error here or is the word “illegal” normal??

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Here is what I did for my garage door, I set a scene to arm my garage door sensor at 9pm and then a delay of 5 seconds and disarm. then have another scene and set up a trigger that will send me a notification if the device is armed and tripped.

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Thanks for the reply Steve.

I am new to all this so could you explain exactly what your scene accomplishes?

If I am reading this correctly, the 1 st scene arms it then 5 seconds later disarms it at 9:00PM? Then the door is disarmed, correct?

Wouldn’t the second scene fail to send you a notification since the device is now unarmed as you pointed out?

I am looking to be notified if I simply forgot to shut my garage door at the 9:00PM mark or maybe dusk for that matter

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Looks like I have a bug in error reporting …

Since you named your input trigger: Open

You need to change your condition expression to:
Open and (21:00:00;NOW)

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The second scene would send the notification right away within that 5 seconds when the sensor is armed and tripped. If its armed and not tripped nothing happens.

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Steve,

I would like to try your scene setup as I am having issues with Richard’s suggestion. It doesn’t seem to work now, not sure why

Can you provide me with a step by step to create the two scenes you suggested please or maybe a screen capture? I am unclear on the “delay” and the “disarm” part of the 1st scene and how to accomplish that. I see how to add a delay, but I don’t see how I then add the disarm into the first scene that is “armed”?

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create one scene and click the arm button on the door sensor, click on immediate next to the scene name at the top and add a 5 second delay, then click disarm on the door sensor, then click on the scheduled tab and add a schedule for day of the week, click every day and add the time in of 21:00 (9pm) then save.
this scene will arm your door sensor for 5 seconds every night at 9pm and if the door is open when it is armed it will send a notification if you have your second scene setup with correctly. in the second scene simply click on the trigger tab, select the door sensor, select a armed sensor is tripped, name the trigger and select sensor is tripped and check the account that you want notified, then save.

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Thanks Steve,

Do I have to put a schedule on the second scene too?

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No

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I’m stumped, it doesn’t work…

If I leave the door open, right now 9:25PM, and run the first scene, shouldn’t I still get the text message? I don’t…

I have two triggers listed, one for each garage door. Is that the problem, both doors need to be triggered? EDIT: tried to open both doors, that’s not the problem

If I arm either garage door manually, then open either door, I do get the text message.

I believe I have both scenes setup correctly…

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[quote=“fmzip, post:1, topic:174397”]I just purchased two Aeon Labs sensors for my two arage doors. What I would like is a simple notification sent to me after 9:00PM if either of the doors is open.

Can someone walk me through a step by step as to how to accomplish this please? I am a newbie so simple tutorial would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks[/quote]

I have similar setup. See thread http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,13849.0.html

That should explain how to set it up.

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^^^^^Thanks but that is WAY over my head…

I haven’t even begun walking yet :wink:

How about this instead, can I get an hourly check from dusk til 11:00PMand use my sonos “say” command to tell me if either door was left open?

I currently have my sonos inform me when either of the garage doors get opened so I grasp how to do that…

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I have no idea why it is not working for you, I have it set up exactly how I described and I just tested it. I opened my garage door then manually armed then disarmed the door sensor simulating the schedule and a notification came through, maybe its because you have two triggers in one scene?

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Steve,

I appreciate the help.

I will try with one trigger and see what happens…

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Steve,

Having one trigger solved the problem. Not sure why, might be the same reason the PLEG stopped working as well??

However, the more I think about this, this isn’t fool-proof. For example, if I took the garbage out after 9:00PM, and opened garage door 1 and came back in and inadvertently pushed the button for garage door 2, garage door 2 would be left open all night…

That’s why I am thinking an hourly check from dusk to 10:30PM may be a better concept