@@thebleepbloop4547 I want to set limits on lights and fans the kids leave on. I am using a Helper to set the # of minutes. Zero would be for unlimited. How would I go about somthing like that?
@@fin3125 The challenge is to determine at which point the light has been left on as opposed to when it is actually needed. You would need to be able to determine when the person abandoned the need for the light, which is a presence detection challenge. You could simply put a timer on each light, but then you have the problem of the light turning off when it may need to be on. If you use a motion sensor, you can monitor the state of that sensor and every time it's fired, run the payload through a timer node that counts down, then a service call to shut off the light when it expires. Is that what you're trying to do?
@@jongriffith4293 I have motion senors in some places but some I don't care..like.. Bathroom fan. I don't want the kids leaving it on for more than a few minutes or all the AC or Heat will get sucked out. But sometimes my wife wants it on longer mid season when the AC and heat are not on. In that case she can set it to zero. I set the variable to the number of minute. The State node uses that variable. Need to figure out the rest. I have other project too that I have not found videos for.
Helpful videos Jon. Thanks for pulling it together. You need to do more - you do a really great job in explaining these concepts.
Love your videos. Can we submit requests?
Sure, what are you trying to do?
@@thebleepbloop4547 I want to set limits on lights and fans the kids leave on. I am using a Helper to set the # of minutes. Zero would be for unlimited. How would I go about somthing like that?
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@@fin3125 The challenge is to determine at which point the light has been left on as opposed to when it is actually needed. You would need to be able to determine when the person abandoned the need for the light, which is a presence detection challenge. You could simply put a timer on each light, but then you have the problem of the light turning off when it may need to be on. If you use a motion sensor, you can monitor the state of that sensor and every time it's fired, run the payload through a timer node that counts down, then a service call to shut off the light when it expires. Is that what you're trying to do?
@@jongriffith4293 I have motion senors in some places but some I don't care..like.. Bathroom fan. I don't want the kids leaving it on for more than a few minutes or all the AC or Heat will get sucked out. But sometimes my wife wants it on longer mid season when the AC and heat are not on. In that case she can set it to zero.
I set the variable to the number of minute. The State node uses that variable. Need to figure out the rest.
I have other project too that I have not found videos for.