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Insteon Open/Close Sensor w/SwitchLink 
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Robert Cook Posts: 11
1/27/2017
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Hi,
I recently installed an Insteon Open/Close sensor on a door and linked it to an Insteon SwitchLink switch. When the door is OPEN, the light turns ON and when the door is CLOSED, the light turns OFF. This works great, except when the door is left OPENED the light is ON the entire time.
Is there a way for me to configure CastleOS to sense if either the sensor is in OPEN mode or if the switch is ON for xx minutes to turn the light OFF? I was poking around in the Events area but I’m not sure how to proceed.
Thanks in advance,
Robert
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Assistive Tech Dad Posts: 114
1/27/2017
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Have you tried adding an event that triggered on when the light turned on? Under the new events wizard there is an option under "Add Other Actios" to add a delay. You can create an event that triggers on the light turning on, added a delay of XX minutes, and then add the action of turning the light off. That would accomplish your goal.
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Chris Cicchitelli Administrator Posts: 3390
1/27/2017
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Even better, you can use the EnergyEye feature that is made for this (Settings > Intelligence Features > Energy Eye). Use the switch itself as the sensor, set the timer duration, and then set the switch to turn off when the timer expires. Anytime the switch is turned on, it will turn off after the duration you set there.
You can do it in events too, if you want to do something a bit more complex, that's the way to go. But for quick and simple timers, EnergyEye is the feature to use.
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Robert Cook Posts: 11
1/27/2017
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Excellent! Thanks guys.. I'll give those a try. Thanks so much for the quick reply!!
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