I just set up a Wyze cam v3 with three linked lamp sockets to control my outdoor lights. My intent is to have the lights stay on during the evening hours and then be activated by motion the rest of the night. So I set up a rule to turn them on from sunset until 11pm and I also set them to turn on when motion is detected for 5 minutes. Easy, right?
The problem is that they only stay on for a few minutes even during the evening hours. Also, even if I manually turn on the lights in the app they only stay on as long as I am viewing that camās stream with the app open. If I close the app or view a different cam they turn off immediately.
What gives? Do I have some setting wrong or is this some bizarre āfeatureā some software developer thought up? Or maybe a bug? Anyone else have this experience? Or hopefully a solution?
Can you post the Rule(s) you are using so we can help?
Just from your example, it sounds like you need to setup a Rule from Sunset to 11pm as indicated and then another rule from 11pm to whenever you want it to end.
The rule Iām using is simply from sunset to 11pm āturn lamp socket onā. Iāve confirmed that it does not work when Lamp Socket Control is set to auto and motion detection enabled. There is no way to control this setting in a rule.
The socket also does not stay on when turned on with the icon in the app. It turns off when you stop viewing the cam.
Also, the socket canāt be turned on or off with Google Assistant.
@spamoni I have the same problem and I think I know why this happens.
Similar to @marka, I would like to set up my linked lamp sockets to stay on from a given time between 6pm and 11pm, while at the same time keeping motion detection on to alert me of any vehicles or persons walking up my driveway.
The problem is that the rules and scheduling do not allow us to control the āLamp Socket Controlā settings. So when I try to set the scheduling to turn āONā the lamp socket at a certain time and turn āOFFā at a certain time, it doesnāt actually keep the lights on, but rather just turn it on for that specific time, and revert back to the āLamp Socket Controlā, which in my case is set to āAUTOā, which only keeps the lights on for 1 min and only turns it on when it detects motion.
The solution here would be to allow us to control the āLamp Socket Controlā settings via rules, which would align more with what we expect from scheduling a lamp socket.
Ok, so I hooked up my Socket and did a test here is what I did:
I made sure the setting of the socket was off first
Set a rule that said turn the light on at x time and off at y time. I set mine for 6:30am to 6:45am. Which worked fine
I then turned on my Notifications from the camera and was being alerted without affecting the socket / light turning off.
This is a little creative but should work as I do this for other devices: Camera Setting
Turn off the Light Socket - Donāt put it on Auto
Turn on Notifications for the Camera. This will ensure you get notifications 24x7. Note: if you want to limit when you get notifications you can setup a rule to do that.
Rule 1 (Schedule Rule)
Turn the Light on at 6pm and off at 11pm
Rule 2 (Trigger Rule)
Trigger should be Motion detected with Camera the socket is connected to
Action should be Turn on a Wyze Plug (I have an extra one used to enhance rules)
Time should be set for 11pm to Sunrise or some time in the morning. or what ever you would like
Rule 3 (Trigger Rule)
Trigger should be Plug in Rule 2 goes on
Action should be Turn the Socket on
Time should be set for 11pm to Sunrise or some time in the morning. or what ever you would like (Same as Rule 2)
Rule 4 (Trigger Rule)
Trigger should be Plug in Rule 2 has been on for 1 minute (or whatever you want)
Action should be Turn off the Plug and Turn Off the Socket
Time should be set for 11pm to Sunrise or some time in the morning. or what ever you would like (Same as Rule 2)
I know there are a number of rules, but believe this should work as I just did it myself.
Thank you for this. Iām still a little confused though. When you say turn on plug is that referring to the lamp socket or a separate Wyze outdoor plug?
edit: Okay, I think I get it. It basically requires a separate wyze plug, not necessarily with anything plugged into it, in order to use itās timer-based trigger, which the lamp socket does not have. Correct?
Also, why didnāt you combine rules 2 and 3 and turn on both socket and plug when motion is detected on cam? That would seem to accomplish the same thing with one less rule. Or am I missing something?
Very clever. Borrowing part of a smart plugās āsmartsā to make the lamp socket smarter. It seems like this technique could also be used to add Google Assistant/Alexa control to a lamp socket? Thatās another thing thatās been missing.
So with just the lamp socket, is there not a way to turn off the lights after they have been turned on due to motion rule for the wyze cam v3 camera? If not, is there a workaround? I have a rule to turn on lamp socket and turn on lights that socket is in at the house when motion detected however no way to turn them back off.
Wow. 2 years later and Wyze still hasnāt fixed this? I never would have purchased these lamp sockets if I had known they couldnāt be controlled like other smart plugs. I just assumed each socket would show up as a unique device that could also be controlled with third party systems. Iāll try the creative plug gymnastics to at least get some use out of the sockets but this is ridiculous.
It boggles me that the outside lights attached to cameras cannot be operated separately.
My fix to this was to purchase Nyce Power Lampchargers and Wyze outdoor rated bulbs.
Now I know that this extends the bulb outside of the lamp housing, But this is the only thing I could come up with.
Now it would be nice if Wyze had a 120VAC powered remote switch to control the light bulb, so I donāt need my phone all the time.
