Nothing wrong with having fun. Hope all works as you want.
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Working just great now thanks mainly to you and SlabSlayer….tlhutch4
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My Garden lights prior to setting a schedule for a 2 minute downtime at 4am worked perfectly- ON at Sunset then OFF at 10pm.
Noticed yesterday and today with the 2 minute downtime scheduled at 4am my garden lights came back on at 4:02 following the 2 minute downtime. Wondering why that would happen. Any ideas ?
The Smart plug noted in my previous post has both a Schedule and a Rule;
Rule- turn on lights at Sunset and OFF at 10pm
Schedule- Turn OFF the outlet at 4am and back on at 4:02am
Doesn’t seem like this a conflict which is why I’m wondering why the lights turn back on at 4:02
Looks like a conflict to me. Your 2 minute schedule is overriding the sunset/sunrise rule. Why do you need the 2 minute cooldown?
I don’t see the conflict as they happen at different times.
To answer your question I don’t need the cool down. I just do a daily cool down of my smart plugs attached to my cameras as a way of keeping things refreshed…tlhutch4
EDIT: just realized these were Wyze Smart Bulbs.
If you are using this two minute power cycle to refresh the IP on your smart bulbs like you do on your cams, you need to go into your bulb settings to adjust the “Power Loss Recovery” (screenshot below is for a group).
Because your plug off\on sequence at 4am forces a power outage for the bulbs, they need to be told to return to the prior state in case of a power outage. I suspect they are currently being told to return to power on.
The schedule on a plug to go off and then on 2 minutes later is ONLY useful to power cycle a cam that is plugged into the smart plug. It forces the cam to power cycle and get a new IP.
It does NOT power cycle the plug itself, only that which is plugged into it.
There is no way to power cycle a plug to force it to log in and get a new IP short if unplugging it and plugging it back in. The plug itself cannot be “power cycled” by rule or schedule. So long as it is plugged in and there is power to the outlet, it is powered and trying to connect to the network.
Because you have lights plugged into this plug, that do not need power cycled, the following happens:
Lights go on by rule at sunset
Lights do off by rule at 10pm
Plug turns lights off by schedule at 4am (they are already off)
Plug turns lights on by schedule at 4:02am
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Not sure if you refering to Wyze plugs only, but other plugs as in my case Kasa can accomplish this. I have a plug that power cycles my router every morning. It boots the router and it connects to it after the router has powered on.
Yes. It does power cycle the router just as Wyze plugs will do. And in doing so it will also get a fresh IP as will every device on the network.
But does the plug itself power cycle, disconnect from the network, and reboot to get a new IP without completely rebooting your entire network
I realize that there are plugs that may have a reboot function. But I have yet to find this on my Wyze Plugs.
The only way to power cycle reboot a Wyze plug is to unplug it and plug it back in.
No it does not without a schedule.
Am I correct in assuming that Wyze plugs do not store schedules and rules locally? I don’t own Wyze plugs so I am clueless.
SabSlayer, Thanks again. You nailed it as always.
I wasn’t even aware of there was a “Power loss Recovery” setting. Just fixed it per your instructions. Should be correct tonight and restore my garden lights to prior setting before the power cycle.
Wyze plugs cannot independently reboot themselves even with schedules.
Wyze plugs do store schedules locally. However this is a schedule to turn off and turn on power supplied to the device plugged into it. It does not have the capability of turning off or on the power supplied to the plug itself nor the ability to reboot itself.
I suspect that, based on the schedule screenshot you posted, that your plugs may be similar.
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