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Is it possible to create a rule that turn lights off at a random time around sunrise. Let's say +- 15 minutes?
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I'm also curious what the experts will say.
I'm also curious what the experts will say.
You might be able to use the number of seconds when the rule is run as a pseudo-random value. Use the Part... of variable block to extract the number of seconds from the current time (Now). Use the operator blocks to do a calculation to derive the number of minutes out of 15, but expressed in seconds. And then insert that into a "Wait" block (which takes seconds). After the Wait block, add the action to operate the lights. Might work!
You might be able to use the number of seconds when the rule is run as a pseudo-random value. Use the Part... of variable block to extract the number of seconds from the current time (Now). Use the operator blocks to do a calculation to derive the number of minutes out of 15, but expressed in seconds. And then insert that into a "Wait" block (which takes seconds). After the Wait block, add the action to operate the lights. Might work!
I haven't tried this myself, but maybe you could set up the scheduler with -15 as astro offset and use the random puzzle to generate a value between 0 and 30*60 and use that value in a wait puzzle?
I haven't tried this myself, but maybe you could set up the scheduler with -15 as astro offset and use the random puzzle to generate a value between 0 and 30*60 and use that value in a wait puzzle?
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