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Hubitat™ Simple lighting is designed to be, yes, the simplest way to automate the lights in your home. You can control both lights and switches and easily select a wide range of triggers to turn them on or off. Let’s get started with a rule that turns our dining room light on when there is motion and turns them back off when motion stops for 3 minutes.
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Hubitat™ Simple Lighting is designed to be, the simplest way to automate lights in your home. You can control both lights and switches by easily selecting a wide range of triggers to turn them on or off. In the following example, we will create a rule that turns our hallway light when there is motion and turns them off 4 minutes after motion has stopped.
  
#In the ''Apps'' page of your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Simple Lighting App.
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=== Installing Hubitat™ Simple Lighting ===
#Click on ''Create New Simple Lighting Rule''
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#Click to set ''Which Lights Do You Want To Control?'' Check all lights that apply and click ''save''.
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# From the Hubitat Web Interface select '''Apps'''[[File:Install Built-In App 2.0.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
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# Choose the Hubitat™ Simple Lighting from the list of Hubitat Elevation™ Built-In Apps[[File:Hubitat Simple Lighting install.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
#Two new options will appear. First select ''What do you want to do'' with the lights. You can choose to turn them On, Off, On & Set Level (if you have a dimmer), or Toggle.  
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=== Creating a Hubitat™ Simple Lighting Rule ===
#Next, select ''How Do You Want to Trigger the Action?'' You will be presented with a variety of trigger types based on the devices in your system. Select the trigger type you desire, then check the specific devices you want to trigger this rule. You also have the option to turn on the lights at a specific time, at sunrise/sunset or when a selected mode changes.  
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#Select ''Apps'' from the home page of your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Simple Lighting App.
#Some devices, such as motion detectors, will ask if you’d like to ''Turn Off When Motion Stops'' (Conversely, if you selected ''off'' originally, this will automatically turn the lights ''on''). The default it Off. Motion sensors will also have the option to ''delay this action''. This will delay the lights from turning off until motion has not been sensed for the number of minutes you select.
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#Click on ''Create New Simple Lighting Rule''[[File:Simple Lighting create rule.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
#Your Simple Lighting rule has automatically named itself based on the inputs you have selected. If you’d life to give it a different name, click on the toggle next to ''Edit Rule Name'' and go nuts.
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#Select '''Which Lights Do You Want To Control?'''  and check all lights that apply, then '''Save.'''[[File:Simple Lighting select lights.png|600x600px]]
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#Select what will be the trigger for your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule, such as Motion.[[File:Simple Lighting select trigger.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
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#Choosing '''Turn on & set level when Motion Starts''' will allow you to specify the brightness level you want the light to turn on to when motion is detected. Set '''Turn off when motion stops''' so your lights will not stay on, and then specify for how long they should stay on when motion is no longer detected.[[File:Simple Lighting trigger settings.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
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#By default, Hubitat™ Simple Lighting will generate a long name based on the names of lights and devices in your rule. To modify this, turn on the Edit Rule Name option and type your desired name.[[File:Simple Lighting Edit Rule Name.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
 
#If you click on the ''restrictions'' button, you will be presented with a number options to limit when your rule activates:
 
#If you click on the ''restrictions'' button, you will be presented with a number options to limit when your rule activates:
#*'''Only Between Two Times''' - Your rule will only be active during certain times of the day.
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#*'''Only Between Two Times''' - Your rule will only be active between two specified time periods.
 
#*'''Only on certain days of the week''' - Select the days you want the rule active.
 
#*'''Only on certain days of the week''' - Select the days you want the rule active.
#*'''Only when mode is''' - Select the modes when you want this rule active.
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#*'''Only when mode is''' - Select the modes when you want this rule to be active.
 
#*'''Only when illuminance is''' - Here you will select an illuminance sensor and select if you want the rule active above or below a certain light level.
 
#*'''Only when illuminance is''' - Here you will select an illuminance sensor and select if you want the rule active above or below a certain light level.
#*'''Switch to disable Simple Lighting Rule''' - Select a switch that will disable this simple lighting rule.
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#*'''Switch to disable Simple Lighting Rule''' - Select a switch that will disable this Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule. One example, could be to allow you to use a Rule Machine<sup>®</sup> rules to control your lights in different way, and when such rules are active, you don't want your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule to be active.
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#When you are satisfied with your Simple Lighting rule selections, click the ''Done'' button.
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#When you are satisfied with your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule selections, choose '''Done'''.

Revision as of 05:04, 8 December 2018

Hubitat™ Simple Lighting is designed to be, the simplest way to automate lights in your home. You can control both lights and switches by easily selecting a wide range of triggers to turn them on or off. In the following example, we will create a rule that turns our hallway light when there is motion and turns them off 4 minutes after motion has stopped.

Installing Hubitat™ Simple Lighting

  1. From the Hubitat Web Interface select Apps
    Install Built-In App 2.0.png
  2. Choose the Hubitat™ Simple Lighting from the list of Hubitat Elevation™ Built-In Apps
    Hubitat Simple Lighting install.png

Creating a Hubitat™ Simple Lighting Rule

  1. Select Apps from the home page of your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Simple Lighting App.
  2. Click on Create New Simple Lighting Rule
    Simple Lighting create rule.png
  3. Select Which Lights Do You Want To Control? and check all lights that apply, then Save.Simple Lighting select lights.png
  4. Select what will be the trigger for your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule, such as Motion.
    Simple Lighting select trigger.png
  5. Choosing Turn on & set level when Motion Starts will allow you to specify the brightness level you want the light to turn on to when motion is detected. Set Turn off when motion stops so your lights will not stay on, and then specify for how long they should stay on when motion is no longer detected.
    Simple Lighting trigger settings.png
  6. By default, Hubitat™ Simple Lighting will generate a long name based on the names of lights and devices in your rule. To modify this, turn on the Edit Rule Name option and type your desired name.
    Simple Lighting Edit Rule Name.png
  7. If you click on the restrictions button, you will be presented with a number options to limit when your rule activates:
    • Only Between Two Times - Your rule will only be active between two specified time periods.
    • Only on certain days of the week - Select the days you want the rule active.
    • Only when mode is - Select the modes when you want this rule to be active.
    • Only when illuminance is - Here you will select an illuminance sensor and select if you want the rule active above or below a certain light level.
    • Switch to disable Simple Lighting Rule - Select a switch that will disable this Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule. One example, could be to allow you to use a Rule Machine® rules to control your lights in different way, and when such rules are active, you don't want your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule to be active.
    Simple Lighting Restrictions.png
  8. When you are satisfied with your Hubitat™ Simple Lighting rule selections, choose Done.