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What it does

Turns up to 10 lights on and off on a schedule to make a home look occupied while away. You choose when it is active (an entity, a date range, or zones and people), the trigger, on and off timing with random delays, and per-light brightness and colour.

Written by vulpo.app from the blueprint file by Blacky. Something wrong, or are you the author? Get in touch

Set it up from your iPhone Vulpo's automation editor turns this blueprint's 15 sections into a form, and shows each run as it happens.

Works with

  • Input booleaninput_boolean
  • Lightlight
  • Personperson
  • Sensorsensor
  • Switchswitch
  • Zonezone

What you'll pick when you import it.

Automation Control

  • Automation Control (Optional)Optional
  • Entity StateOptional
  • Start DateOptional
  • End DateOptional
  • Device Tracker - ZoneOptional
  • Device Tracker - PeopleOptional

Trigger Settings

  • Trigger TypeOptional
  • Turn ON TimeOptional
  • Turn ON Time DelayOptional
  • Sun Elevation FallingOptional
  • Ambient Light SensorOptional
  • Ambient Light Lux ThresholdOptional
  • Entity State - ONOptional
  • Entity State - ON - Time DelayOptional
  • Entity State - OFFOptional
  • Entity State - OFF - Time DelayOptional

Automation Settings

  • Lights ON OrderOptional
  • Random ON DelayOptional
  • Lights ON Duration MethodOptional
  • Minimum ON TimeOptional
  • Maximum ON TimeOptional
  • Earliest OFF TimeOptional
  • Latest OFF TimeOptional
  • Entity State - ONOptional
  • Entity State - ON - Time DelayOptional
  • Entity State - OFFOptional
  • Entity State - OFF - Time DelayOptional
  • Activity Window - DurationOptional
  • Activity Window - Number Of CyclesOptional
  • Activity Window - Minimum ON TimeOptional
  • Activity Window - Maximum ON TimeOptional
  • Activity Window - Minimum OFF TimeOptional
  • Activity Window - Maximum OFF TimeOptional
  • Lights OFF OrderOptional
  • Random OFF DelayOptional

Light 1 *

  • Light 1 *Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 2

  • Light 2Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 3

  • Light 3Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 4

  • Light 4Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 5

  • Light 5Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 6

  • Light 6Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 7

  • Light 7Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 8

  • Light 8Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 9

  • Light 9Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Light 10

  • Light 10Optional
  • Light Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • BrightnessOptional
  • Transition - ONOptional
  • Transition - OFFOptional
  • Light Colour Control Options (Optional)Optional
  • Colour TemperatureOptional
  • RGB ColourOptional
  • RGBW ColourOptional
  • RGBWW ColourOptional

Weekdays

  • Use The Weekdays Option (Optional)Optional
  • WeekdaysOptional

Global Conditions

  • Global ConditionsOptional

Information

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Version
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Checked
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Category
Lighting

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