Force something to turn off

#1

1) Give a description of the problem
So I have a piston to turn off a light every 15 minutes just to make sure it is off. It faces my neighbor and I have had issues where the light thinks it is off but it is not So this morning it happen. looked outside and the light was on but ST says off and my piston gives me this “Skipped execution of physical command [Back Garage Light].off([]) because it would make no change to the device. (3ms)” . I dont want it to skip do it anyways.

2) What is the expected behavior?
I want it to attempt to turn it off anyways. Is there a way to force it?

REMOVE BELOW AFTER READING
If a solution is found for your question then please mark the post as the solution.

#2

You can edit this piston, and click on the name on line 2.
From there, click the cog in the lower right.

If you disable “Command optimizations”
then webCoRE will force a command, no matter the current status of the device.

temp

Just keep in mind this setting will affect the entire piston.

#3

So while I got a reply can you help me with something. I want a piston to run but dont try to run again util it has completed. I have a motion sensor outside for my outside lights. When you cross it I want it to come on for a few minutes and then shut off. However if you doubled back I dont want it to run again. How do I make the piston run to completion before running again.

#4

My free-time is limited the next couple of days. I suggest marking the above post as a ‘solution’ (which is helpful to others) and then creating a new thread asking your new question. This will give you more exposure, and make it easier for others to help you.