RE: X10/Room Occupancy/SWMBO acceptance

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

> No but I do a very similar thing to Michael in that there is 
> a "going to
> bed" routine for SWMBO and then one that runs after that when I
go to
> bed (both IR triggered :P) and what happens with lighting is
dependant

Aha!  Knew it :-)

No good for me - SWMBO would not want to fiddle with the pronto just to
go
to bed - she gets up and goes, that's it.....
I like your lateral thinking though regarding this kinda stuff and your
use
of indirectly detecting something because of the state of X or Y around
it
rather than trying to detect something per se (eg IIRC, you use a PIR
to
detect someone in the lounge, but if lounge 'empty' and TV still on
then
chances are someone still watching it so DON'T turn off lights etc)

I was thinking something along the lines of detecting that SWMO had
turned
off her light from a minitimer (AKA 'A new alarm clock dear'') and
using
that to say 'don't turn on the lights when movement detected' (ie me
coming
in to the room) but I hadn't worked out all the specifics.....

I've no problem with _me_ having a bedtime routine I kick off with
pronto/keyfob/whatever, but I want the house to be 'usable' also
without
that bedtime flag being set.....


Tony


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