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  • chris_j_hunter
    Automated Home Legend
    • Dec 2007
    • 1713

    Lights not staying on ...

    wondered if it's just us, but ...

    we've noticed that Lights in some Rooms go off a short while after we've gone into the Room - as if Cortex hasn't noticed that we have not only opened the Door but have also gone into the Room ...

    started happening a month or two ago, and definitely used to be OK in those Rooms ...

    maybe we've changed our behaviour, maybe we've changed our Database in some way - but we don't think so / can't think how !

    Anybody else noticed this, by any chance ... ?
    Our self-build - going further with HA...
  • Karam
    Automated Home Legend
    • Mar 2005
    • 863

    #2
    As a starting point might be an idea to check the textual history for the lights in question. These will normally have a cause appended to each state change.

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    • chris_j_hunter
      Automated Home Legend
      • Dec 2007
      • 1713

      #3
      History shows :

      13:12:26 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [opened door, entered room, closed door, started doing something]
      13:15:59 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
      13:16:02 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [waved at sensor]
      13:16:13 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp Off, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [used button to adjust switch-dimmable brightness]
      13:16:17 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [continued]
      13:17:36 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [again]
      13:17:43 BJ Lights, ON, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [continued]
      13:19:28 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, [left room, switching manually because had been adjusting them]

      NB; on job list is to add some logic to be sure adjusting switch-dimmable brightness doesn't take the Mode out of None ...

      Room's connections look OK (motion sensors, doors, etc)
      Last edited by chris_j_hunter; 23 January 2015, 12:49 PM.
      Our self-build - going further with HA...

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      • chris_j_hunter
        Automated Home Legend
        • Dec 2007
        • 1713

        #4
        PS:

        whole day's History looks like this :

        00:01:00 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        10:13:41 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, Cause=WorkshopGarage
        10:19:31 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Bright, Out Dark,
        12:03:57 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, Cause=WorkshopGarage VirtualALS LightLevelAverage
        12:05:06 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        12:19:37 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, Cause=WorkshopGarage
        12:34:01 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:12:26 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:15:59 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:16:02 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:16:13 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp Off, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:16:17 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Occupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:17:36 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:17:43 BJ Lights, ON, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        13:19:28 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= Temp On+P, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        17:29:28 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, Cause=BJ Lights
        17:31:38 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        18:39:44 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        18:40:25 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        19:22:10 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        19:25:06 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        21:13:37 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        21:24:49 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        21:56:38 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        21:58:20 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        22:11:21 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        22:18:18 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        22:19:08 BJ Lights, ON, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        22:35:29 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark,
        23:59:00 BJ Lights, OFF, Override= None, Unoccupied, Room Dark, Out Dark, Cause=BJ Lights
        Our self-build - going further with HA...

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