Hello Mike,
I’ve never browsed the ‘RoadMap’ until yesterday. Glad to see the ‘Blink’ Feature is being worked on.
In my case, I have four Wyze Color Lights in a ceiling fan that is located centrally in the house where I can see it from most rooms.
I have rules as follows using those four lights (as well as two Wyze Strip Lights)
Garage Door open greater than 5 Mins (detected by Wyze Entry Sensor): all 4 Wyze Color Lights in the Ceiling Fan turn on 100% Red, Both Strip Lights On to Red, and Wyze Plug v2 turns on Headboard light in the Bedroom.
That’s one example where Flashing lights would be my preference. I’d leave them on until dismissed by me from Alexa: (Alexa: Turn off all Blinking Lights or something along those lines) Or set to turn off after 5 minutes, or turn off when garage door is closed.
I have Wyze Entry Sensors on my main Refrigerator and the Refrigerator in the Garage. Entry Sensor detects ‘open’ for greater than 2 minutes: I light up the 'East and West Wyze Color Lights in the Ceiling Fan ‘cluster’ If it’s the Garage Refrigerator that has a door open, it’s the North & South Wyze Color Lights that turn on to alert me.
All four Ceiling Fan lights turn off after 45 seconds by Wyze Rules once turned on (these lights never get used as normal lights, only for notifications)
The Ceiling Fan ‘cluster’ lights are also used in rules to alert me of "Pet detected’ or “Person Detected” on any of my V3’s or WCO’s placed outside the house, for example: If a V3 or WCO in the back yard detects a Pet, the South Light turns on to Green (goes off 45 seconds later). If a Person is detected, that same light turns on to Red, and then off in 45 seconds)
When I see the South Light turn Green, followed by the East light turning Green, I know which direction the resident wildlife is headed (Coyotes, Possum, Raccoons, Rats & Mice, etc)
The Wyze Video Doorbell turns on the South light when it detects a person or package (off 45 seconds later.
Mailbox on the street, has a Wyze Motion Sensor in it: Open the mailbox door, motion sensed. the Fan Cluster lights all turn on to yellow, and off 45 seconds later. (Alexa says “You’ve Got Mail” at the same time.
I’ve other rules that make use of the Cluster of lights. For some of my rules, it would be best for them to Flash any of my Wyze Color Lights, Strip Lights, or lights connected to my Wyze Plugs.
Basically Scenarios where I need to take action to correct the issue:
Refrigerator is open for greater than 2 mins (Entry Sensor V2)
Garage Door is open for greater than 5 mins (Entry Sensor V2)
Back Door is open for greater than 3 mins (Entry Sensor V2)
I’m sure there are many other ways the flashing lights could be utilized.
SJ