xburntx Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Hey everyone! Need your collective programming minds for this one! I have a c4 dimmer switch in my kitchen. also have a motion sensor in the kitchen. The kitchen is open to the living room, so sometimes motion in the living room can be detected in the kitchen. I'm trying to think of a clever way to have motion sensor activating my kitchen lights and either turning off after certain period of time, no motion, or staying on until I press the dimmer switch to override current state.... Or even something completely out of the norm. Looking for input on some possible solutions here to automate the lighting experience. I'd even purchase the lighting driver if needed. thx folks!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecheech Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Caveat: There are folks on here much smarter than me, but this could be as simple as: Create a timer called [kitchen lights]. Set the time for [x] minutes When motion detected in living room -> turn on kitchen light switch -> start timer "Kitchen Lights" Program the Kitchen Lights timer to: when timer expires -> if no motion in living room -> turn off kitchen lights Then program the switch to -> when bottom button pressed -> stop the timer. This will create your override. One thing to understand is there are several ways of doing this - you could also create a macro. Don't be afraid to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 https://drivercentral.io/platforms/control4-drivers/lighting/advanced-lighting-timer/This driver simplifies everything. One of my top drivers xburntx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xburntx Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, joecheech said: Caveat: There are folks on here much smarter than me, but this could be as simple as: Create a timer called [kitchen lights]. Set the time for [x] minutes When motion detected in living room -> turn on kitchen light switch -> start timer "Kitchen Lights" Program the Kitchen Lights timer to: when timer expires -> if no motion in living room -> turn off kitchen lights Then program the switch to -> when bottom button pressed -> stop the timer. This will create your override. One thing to understand is there are several ways of doing this - you could also create a macro. Don't be afraid to play. my wife yelled at me because every time she left and came back the lights came on... or she would toggle the switch off, it would sense motion and come back on LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, xburntx said: my wife yelled at me because every time she left and came back the lights came on... or she would toggle the switch off, it would sense motion and come back on LOL i get yelled at for much less xburntx, South Africa C4 user and joecheech 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xburntx Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 48 minutes ago, msgreenf said: https://drivercentral.io/platforms/control4-drivers/lighting/advanced-lighting-timer/ This driver simplifies everything. One of my top drivers Can you paste some screen caps of it in use? And does it come with a trial period? thx Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 it comes with a 7 day trial period. what you will see here is that the light on level calls different ALS's based on time of day and then different ALS's stay on different periods of time. you can also do really cool things like disable the function (driver) if the TV is on. Basically everything I have ever tried to do I can do with this driver of Paul updates it Alt light on level was my idea - that allows me to have a weekend lighting schedule vs a week day lighting schedule - I use that in my living room. You can cascade motion sensors and disable one if another is on; or disable only when the other senses motion. Thi is the swiss army knife of light programming. it rocks! https://photos.app.goo.gl/5HgD7yTBbUiDQZL89 xburntx and South Africa C4 user 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 hours ago, eggzlot said: i get yelled at for much less you're lucky. I get yelled at for nothing! joecheech, msgreenf and South Africa C4 user 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 7 hours ago, msgreenf said: https://drivercentral.io/platforms/control4-drivers/lighting/advanced-lighting-timer/ This driver simplifies everything. One of my top drivers If someone can send me a price for this driver I’d appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecheech Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, ILoveC4 said: If someone can send me a price for this driver I’d appreciate it. I wouldn’t delete a PM from someone offering to install this driver in my system msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelermedallion Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 https://drivercentral.io/platforms/control4-drivers/lighting/advanced-lighting-timer/This driver simplifies everything. One of my top drivers What are your other favorite drivers? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I would suggest checking if the living room tv is on to disable the motion lighting. Then someone can always turn the lights on manually. You could leave the occupancy detection in place so if there is no motion you could still turn off the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I would suggest checking if the living room tv is on to disable the motion lighting. Then someone can always turn the lights on manually. You could leave the occupancy detection in place so if there is no motion you could still turn off the room. Yup. That driver does all that Matt Lowe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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