Rule for Outside lighting, looking for help

[project_x]

I have been integrating my Z-wave light control with Elk.
Many of the rules have been going smoothly, but I am having trouble getting my head around a specific rule.

My outside lights come on a Sunset.
I want them to turn off at 4hrs after sunset, unless, the alarm is set. If the alarm is set, I want the lights to stay on until I turn the alarm off, in which case I want them to stay on for 15 more minutes and turn off.

I tried this

WHENEVER Area 1 ARM STAT BECOMES DISARMED
AND TIME OF DAY IS LATER THAN 4 HOURS AFTER SUNSET
THEN TURN Output 208 ON FOR 15 MINS
THEN TURN Outside Lights [12(A12)] OFF, FADE RATE=0


I suspect the problem is that the BECOMES DISARMED EVENT is a singular moment in time, not if the Elk is NOT ARMED

Do I need to do this with multiple rules?

 

[wuench]

Yes the WHENEVER statement is your trigger, not both statements in the AND. So you will need several rules to do this. Roughly...

WHENEVER Sunset + 4 Hours
AND AREA Disarmed
Turn Off Lights

WHENEVER Area 1 ARM State Becomes DISARMED
Turn Output 208 on for 15 Mins

WHENEVER Output 208 STATE is Turned Off
Turn Off Lights


You have to break down a rule this way. There are no waits, it will not wait for the output statement.
WHENEVER trigger occurs
Check all AND statements for a match
If they all match, Run all Statements.