Execute command every x minutes IF a virtual switch is open

#1

1) Give a description of the problem
Hi there. I am trying to set up a piston to execute a command every 10 minutes whenever a virtual switch is on (or when a virtual presence is not present).

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2) What is the expected behaviour?
Whenever the virtual switch is on, the “refresh” command executes every 10 minutes. And stop when virtual switch is off.

3) What is happening/not happening?
The command is firing every 10 minutes regardless of status of switch. The timer command “Every” seem to ignore any conditions.

#2

I think you want

Every 10 mins
if switch is on
…

#3

How do you do an “if” statement after an “timer” statement?

#4

inside the every block, put your restrictions to do something or nothing.

#5

Ok thanks… I figured how to do that. I was looking for the Conditional “If” statement while in the “Every” timer statement. My mistake.

#6

a restriction on the every, or the if restriction within the every operates the same way.