I have an automation that turns my driveway lights on when motion is detected. It normally works fairly well but it was windy last night and that caused the automation to trip endlessly as my trees and bushes were whipping around. Lights would come on, shut off 10 minutes later, then turn right back on again. It basically did this all night until I disabled the automation.
I’ll do some fine tuning of the motion sensors which will help and I’m considering adding a condition to the automation where it won’t trip if the wind speed is above a certain level but how can I add some kind of cool down timer to the automation to prevent it from endlessly engaging?
Add a door sensor to your setup? Have it trip, the lights then wait for the door to open and close before it trips again.
I mean let’s face it, if someone keeps coming into your garden and doesn’t knock on your doorz at nightz you don’t want them to be able to see where they’re going.
Just a thought.
That’s a fair idea and I’ll consider it!