HowTo: Tasmota - Configure automatic switch-off of the output

Automatically dropping relays are known, for example, from the stairwell. The light is switched on by pressing a button. Without having to press the button again, the light is automatically switched off again after a certain time.

How to enable and use this feature on a Tasmota device is explained in the following article.

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Requirements

Helpful Articles:
Before you can use this feature, you should have your Tasmota device installed and configured so that you have access to it via your Wifi. How to do this is described in the following articles.
Tasmota - firmware flashing

Required tools:
-none-

Required material:

In the following list you will find all the parts you need to implement this article.

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Activate SetOption26 (display of relay indices)

In the Tasmota firmware, some functions are somewhat cryptically hidden. Likewise the function that the relay indices are displayed.

If you use several relays in your Tasmota device (such as the Sonoff 4CH), each relay gets its own consecutive number (index).
If you want to switch a relay then you can specify these relays unambiguously.

"POWER1 ON" then switches, for example, the relay with the index "1",
"POWER2 ON" the relay with index "2", etc.

By default, the Tasmota firmware assumes that only one relay is connected. As a result, the display of the relay indices is deactivated. This can be confusing when you switch between different Tasmota devices. Therefore, it is recommended to enable this feature by default.
This is done with the following command:

SetOption26 1

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Set PulseTime

Now we come to the actual setting of the delay function. For this there is the command "PulseTime" in the Tasmota firmware. This can be used to set the delay time of the connected relay.

The length of the time the relay remains switched on can be set in two different "resolutions".

Setting PulseTime in the range of 0.1 to 11.1 seconds (resolution 0.1s):

In the range of 0.1 to 11.1 seconds, the PulseTime can be set with a resolution of 0.1 seconds.
For this, the values from 0.1 to 11.1 are represented by the values from 1 to 111.
So if you want to set a PulseTime of 5.6 seconds you have to send the command "PulseTime 56" to the Tasmota firmware.
In order to get the right value for the command you have to take the desired time mulitplied by ten and pass it with the command.

Further examples for the range 0.1 to 11.1:

Delay time of 3.7 seconds:

PulseTime 37

Delay time of 4.2 seconds:

PulseTime 42

Delay time of 9.6 seconds:

PulseTime 96

Setting PulseTime in the range 12 to 64788 seconds (resolution 1s):

In the range of 12 to 64788 seconds, the PulseTime of the Tasmota firmware can be set with a resolution of one second.
For this purpose, only 100 must be added to the desired time. So if you want to set a PulseTime of 100 seconds you have to send the command "PulseTime 200" to the Tasmota firmware.

Further examples for the range 12 to 64788 seconds:

Delay time of 37 seconds:

PulseTime 137

Delay time of 42 seconds:

PulseTime 142

Delay time of one hour = 60x60s = 3600seconds:

PulseTime 3700

Query the current setting:

PulseTime

Disable PulseTime:

PulseTime 0

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Additional information

https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Commands

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Have fun with the project

I hope everything worked as described. If not or you have any other questions or suggestions, please let me know in the comments. Also, ideas for new projects are always welcome. 🙂

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