where is "time" in composer

[gogogadget]

How can I use time as a trigger? Basically i want, if between x time and x time and kitchen light is off, activate lighting scene xyz. Without having to press a button.

[Cyknight]

All time related programming is available under scheduling.

A little unclear on the details of what you're looking to accomplish.

If you want lighting scene xyz to turn on at a certain time, you'd schedule a specific time, if you want to turn it off you create a scheduled time to turn it off.

 

One option is

 

WHEN kitchen light is turned off
IF time is between xxx and yyy
	Turn on lighting scene zzz

 

So your trigger event is the light turning off, and your time setting is under 'Schedule' under actions.

 

IF you want to turn on the scene more as described further above you'd create a schedule time and go

WHEN scheduled even xx time is triggered
IF kitchen light is off
	Activate lighting scene zzz

 

 

Now if you're looking to activate that lighting scene at that specific time AND re-trigger it should it be off and the kitchen light is turned back off, you'd go

WHEN scheduled event xx time is triggered
Activate lighting scene zzz

AND add

WHEN kitchen light is turned off
IF time is between xxx and yyy
	Turn on lighting scene zzz

This then ensure the scene is activated at the time you want, and should it get turned off, and the kitchen light is turned off, it will go back on.

 

There is a way to start a running timer that would check if the light is off (say every 10 seconds) and if so turn the scene on, but the required system resources for it are (relatively) high so the above method is much better to use.

[gogogadget]

Thank you, Really. This community has been so helpful. I hope to be able to give back overtime.

Made the scheduled task which executes at a time.

The when Sunset executes then turn on light.