Piston is not repeating or triggering

#21

I wonder why the device list doesn’t work? @WCmore or @Robin you two usually know these things. Any ideas on what the issue would be?

#22

I would suggest using a single device, get the piston working, and then see if adding the additional lights will work.

#23

I tried separate devices and slowly added them back. So this works now but it gives me 4 notifications in a row.

Also I am getting a not found in the push

Piston state: Device ‘1st SYLVANIA BR30 RGBW, 2nd SYLVANIA BR30 RGBW, 3rd SYLVANIA BR30 RGBW and Arabella RGBW was left on for more than 10 minutes @8:27 AM 23-Mar-20 MST’ not found

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#24

In piston “7vxg”, your variable {lightOn} is a “device” type…
yet you are trying to write a “string” to it. (line 41)

#25

If I change that to message would that work?

#26

If you change that, the “Set variable” will work… I did not look at anything else.

#27

Thanks. I’m still getting 4 notifications in succession when I just want to have them repeat every 10 minutes until the lights are off.

#28

I apologize, but I reserve looping pistons for clients of mine…

#29

Thanks for the reply

#30

Two things…

  1. Why did you define lightOn as a device? Should that be a string variable?
  2. I am a fan of small, task specific pistons. Might you use your piston for an individual light instead of all of the lights together? Yes, you will have 4 small pistons. But they might be easier to debug that way.
#31
  1. I think you are right. I didn’t notice i did that.
  2. the three lights are on the same switch ( the fourth is for testing with a light in a different location). But i do get what you are saying though!
#32

Your piston will execute each time one of the devices changes state. So if you have four devices in your IF (your trigger in 7vxg above), then you may get 4 notifications. Each device that changes state may send a notification.

Is that a smart switch? If so, use that as your trigger device and only get a single notification when it is on. If not, and all three lights are smart bulbs (I presume they are), then you can still run 3 separate (but duplicate) pistons, one for each individual light. And use the single light as your trigger in each piston.

Edit : But doing that will send you at least 3 notifications if the 3 lights are controlled by the same switch.

#33

Sorry no the same gang switch on the wall. All three are in my hallway so I want to group them together.