Disable/enable Devices via commands?

[jobst]

Hi

Is there a way that I could enable or disable devices via commands?

For example, I have a few sonoffs that have a motion sensor attached, those motion sensors are attached to some outside lights.
During the day it is pretty useless to have thoses devices (switches) "enabled".

I thought turning them off via commands would be a good idea.

Is this possible?

[Oxyandy]

You can create rules to turn them on at a certain time & off at a certain time !
See Wiki of commands
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... _Reference
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... rial_Rules
You are looking for On Clock#time

I would be interested in a command via Wifi which could disable / enable a device while you mention the subject..
The Wifi command would stop any internal timers etc from operating, but still able to be 'enabled' via Wifi again.

[jobst]

[snip]

You are looking for OnClock

I cannot find that command.

[grovkillen]

That's an event, look at the rules tutorials.

[jobst]

That's an event, look at the rules tutorials.

There should be a "thumbs up" in this forum like in other forums (e.g. github).

[grovkillen]

That's an event, look at the rules tutorials.

There should be a "thumbs up" in this forum like in other forums (e.g. github).

it's a bit old. The forum I mean.

[budman1758]

it's a bit old. The forum I mean.

I like it. Its easy to read and completely uncluttered by ads and other BS and junk.
Have you tried to find anything in the ESP forum?? Sheeeeeesh!
https://www.esp8266.com/index.php

[jobst]

Have you tried to find anything in the ESP forum?? Sheeeeeesh!

Yes and no - the question was related to the mega stuff ... as I am running a mega version and I was not sure whether a particualr feature is implemented.
Also I was going the way @Oxyandy in this thread was going ... suggesting it would be a good idea (iff its NOT available) to be able to turn ON and OFF devices via http commands.

E.g. having a server and doing a sweep accross the network and turn off/on devices on all sonoffs connected ... if I do not need them during certain periods.

[grovkillen]

Budman was referring to my comment about the forum engine being old.

[jobst]

Budman was referring to my comment about the forum engine being old.

Ok, and I thought I could finally make my point as in "It would be a good idae to have this feature - as in being able to control devices (turn on/off) using http commands ...."

[grovkillen]

But you should add this as a feature request on Github. It sounds useful, the closest thing we got now is the TaskClear command but that is deletes the task entirely.

Suggested name for the command TaskEnable and he syntax

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TaskEnable,<task number>,<1 or 0>

[Oxyandy]

Sorry my first post wasn't so clear, I was about to leave to do a job, anyway my thing is,
I have a pump watering a system with plants & I am away..
Before I left I set-up a back up reservoir in case anything happens to the first..
Well no point in the first running if it's close to empty, and the second has been - enabled.
A command from Domoticz which would disable / enable would be handy.. Just one click..
But thinking about it another way, just remote desktop in - or - team viewer -
and just delete the rules that turn the pump on, always another way when you think about it.
Domoticz keeps a track of sunrise, sunset based on location - but I have have no use for that, but know something like that is there.
Did you work something out ?