Hi all,
I think i need some help with this one.
So, i would like to turn on the tv when there i walk in the living room. I can achieve by this by using a motion sensor, but the problem is, next time someone walks in the living room, it switches off due to the IR signals being the same.
If the signals are not the same, i could use Viera (panasonic viera is the tv) turn on, but it would send a IR signal every second or so (sounds like a bad idea). If i would set it to every 10 minutes, then obviously the automation would only run every 10 minutes and it would take a long time for it to turn on. So that is not an option either.
I tried doing: Check for motion (1sec) but only if no motion in the previous 10 minutes was detection as a condition. It sounded like it should work, and the automation was accepted, but it never triggered. And in hindsight, it makes sense. Obviously the first time it senses motion, then the condition is invalidated.
Sigh. So now i’m thinking how else could i construct this. I want the tv to turn on but only if no one is currently in the room.
Many thanks for your help.
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