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Thorarin / com.sensative

Strips sensors (and future Sensative devices) for Homey
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read luminance value #30

Closed thob closed 3 years ago

thob commented 3 years ago

is it possible to use the luminance value as a trigger - for instance - to turn on the light?

Thorarin commented 3 years ago

Yes, this is a built-in functionality of Homey.

  1. Add card to the "When..." section of a new flow
  2. Select the Strips Comfort device
  3. Select "The luminance changed"

However, Strips Comfort is pretty lazy in reporting changes in luminance. You will be able to improve this by setting the "High ambient light report level" and "Low ambient light report level" to values in the neighborhood of your tipping point where you want the lights to turn on or off.

Therefore, if you have a single trigger value for luminance, you may be able to get a satisfactory result. Otherwise, Strips may not be the best device for you. Personally I use a Fibaro Motion Sensor for exactly this purpose.

thob commented 3 years ago

hmm, thanks … I want to trigger an activity for particular value say 1000 how would I set this in the card I only get the "The luminance changed" - do you know what I mean?

dirkg173 commented 3 years ago

You have to add a Logic card in the And... section, e.g. „greater than“ or „less than“ and choose the Lux tag.