Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] left the light on?

From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:59:18 -0600

Steve, it’s not the best way, but is it possible to trick your opener into sending a door open message when the lights are on?

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Habitat for Humanity

On Jan 18, 2023, at 8:55 PM, Steven Trovato <[email-masked]> wrote:

I find that lights and other things keep getting left on in my garage/shop that should be turned off.  If I leave the garage door open, I get notifications on my phone from my opener.  I'm looking for something like that for my lights.  I can use something like a smart bulb or smart plug on a circuit controlled by a wall switch.  I can see if the smart device is alive or if power to it has been cut.  I can also replace that wall switch with a smart switch.  I can then see the status of that switch.  What I don't seem to be able to do is tell it to send me a notification if the light has been on for more than an hour.  I have looked at a few smart switches, smart bulbs and smart plugs.  Obviously, I haven't checked them all.   None seem to support doing this.  I thought maybe IFTTT would help, but I haven't figured out how to do it.  Do any of you have any ideas?  Also, I know I could use timers, motion sensors, etc to control things.  That would be another way to go.  Right now, I just want a notification based on being turned on for an amount of time.  Thanks.

-Steve T.

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From: Steven Trovato <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:03:02 -0500

Well, I don't know how I would do that.  Besides, I want to know that 
the light is on.  I want to know that the garage is open.  I don't 
want one notification that would cover both conditions without 
telling me which one.   Plus, if this were to work out, I could see 
adding a similar function to other things in the shop.

-Steve

At 09:59 PM 1/18/2023, Pat Horne wrote:

>Steve, it's not the best way, but is it possible to trick your 
>opener into sending a door open message when the lights are on?
>
>Peace,
>Pat
>
>Pat Horne

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From: Al Fuller <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:26:30 -0800

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What other things do you have in mind? This is beginning to sound like a
job for a microcontroller or microcomputer like Arduino or Raspberry Pi -
either of which could easily anchor the light sensor and motion sensor
needed for your foundation use case, plus other functions.

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Al Fuller

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d motion sensor needed for your foundation use case, plus other functions.<=
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ards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 8:15 PM Steven Trovato &lt;<a=
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rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Well, I don&#39;t know how I wou=
ld do that.=C2=A0 Besides, I want to know that <br>
the light is on.=C2=A0 I want to know that the garage is open.=C2=A0 I don&=
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want one notification that would cover both conditions without <br>
telling me which one.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Plus, if this were to work out, I could s=
ee <br>
adding a similar function to other things in the shop.<br>
<br>
-Steve<br>
<br>
At 09:59 PM 1/18/2023, Pat Horne wrote:<br>
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&gt;Steve, it&#39;s not the best way, but is it possible to trick your <br>
&gt;opener into sending a door open message when the lights are on?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;Peace,<br>
&gt;Pat<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;Pat Horne<br>
&gt;We support Habitat for Humanity<br>
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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:35:49 +0000 (UTC)

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From: Steven Trovato <[email-masked]>
To: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Cc: shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wed, Jan 18, 2023 10:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] left the light on?

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telling me which one.=C2=A0 Plus, if this were to work out, I could see=20
adding a similar function to other things in the shop.

-Steve

At 09:59 PM 1/18/2023, Pat Horne wrote:

>Steve, it's not the best way, but is it possible to trick your=20

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From: Steven Trovato &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
To: Pat Horne &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Cc: shop-talk &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Sent: Wed, Jan 18, 2023 10:03 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] left the light on?<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Well, I don't know how I would do that.&nbsp; Besides, I w=
ant to know that <br clear=3D"none">the light is on.&nbsp; I want to know t=
hat the garage is open.&nbsp; I don't <br clear=3D"none">want one notificat=
ion that would cover both conditions without <br clear=3D"none">telling me =
which one.&nbsp;  Plus, if this were to work out, I could see <br clear=3D"=
none">adding a similar function to other things in the shop.<br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none">-Steve<br clear=3D"none">
<div class=3D"yqt1181619796" id=3D"yqtfd07687"><br clear=3D"none">At 09:59 =
PM 1/18/2023, Pat Horne wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&gt;Ste=
ve, it's not the best way, but is it possible to trick your <br clear=3D"no=
ne">&gt;opener into sending a door open message when the lights are on?<br =
clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt;Peace,<br clear=3D"none">&gt;Pat<=
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From: Brad Kahler <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:13:36 -0500

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You might consider turning over the light control to alexa.  I use Alexa to
turn on and turn off lights at various times and also use Alexa to turn off
my shop compressor every night at 10pm.  I'm not sure if Alexa can tell you
if something is turned on but I wouldn't be surprised if the feature is
available.  I also use Alexa to open and close my garage doors on voice
request.

Brad

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> Dave

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>You might consider turning over the light control to=
=C2=A0alexa.=C2=A0 I use Alexa to turn on and turn off lights at various ti=
mes and also use Alexa to turn off my shop compressor every night=C2=A0at 1=
0pm.=C2=A0 I&#39;m not sure if Alexa can tell you if something is turned on=
 but I wouldn&#39;t be surprised if the feature is available.=C2=A0 I also =
use Alexa to open and close my garage doors on voice request.</div><div><br=
></div><div>Brad</div><div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 6:49 AM DAVID MASSEY=
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<div> <font size=3D"3">How about a web cam?</font><br>
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From: Steven Trovato &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=
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To: Pat Horne &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank=
">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
Cc: shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_bl=
ank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Wed, Jan 18, 2023 10:03 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] left the light on?<br>
<br>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Well, I don&#39;t know how I would do that.=C2=A0 Besides,=
 I want to know that <br clear=3D"none">the light is on.=C2=A0 I want to kn=
ow that the garage is open.=C2=A0 I don&#39;t <br clear=3D"none">want one n=
otification that would cover both conditions without <br clear=3D"none">tel=
ling me which one.=C2=A0  Plus, if this were to work out, I could see <br c=
lear=3D"none">adding a similar function to other things in the shop.<br cle=
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 1/18/2023, Pat Horne wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&gt;Steve=
, it&#39;s not the best way, but is it possible to trick your <br clear=3D"=
none">&gt;opener into sending a door open message when the lights are on?<b=
r clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt;Peace,<br clear=3D"none">&gt;Pa=
t<br clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt;Pat Horne<br clear=3D"none">=
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