# Timer Motion **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [March 20, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836 "2019-03-20T12:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gy\_1977](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gy_1977/32/16573_2.png) [@gy\_1977](https://community.homey.app/u/gy_1977)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/1 "2019-03-20T12:26:28Z")
I have lamps that I switch on via a PIR motion detector. Currently they switch on for 300s if motion is detected. They then switch off and if motion is detected again they switch on. How could the timer reset to the default value everytime motion is detected rather than the timer timing out and switching the lights off ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/2 "2019-03-20T12:32:41Z")
I do this using the countdown app: [https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown) Excellent app with all the useful cards you need for what you want to achieve. “Adjust countdown timer” is one that you need. ---
**Author:** ![gy\_1977](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gy_1977/32/16573_2.png) [@gy\_1977](https://community.homey.app/u/gy_1977)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/3 "2019-03-20T13:11:52Z")
Thanks Danone. I’ve attached a pic of my flow. Do you think this will work ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/0/0e1a6aa1629588d572b4b21a0783ff8b42436e2e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/5 "2019-03-20T16:31:47Z")
Lots of topics about this already. Some call it kitchen lights, other call it toilet lights and some call it lights with countdown timer. Please use the search option on the forum and you will find a lot of this topics. Gonna close this. If you have any problems with that, please feel free to contact a moderator via PM. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/6 "2019-03-20T16:31:50Z")
Closed on March 20, 2019, 4:31pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/timer-motion/10836/7 "2019-03-26T01:24:01Z")
My favourite example of a flow using count down timer: > [@\[Simple\] Lights turning on/off based on motion](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-lights-turning-on-off-based-on-motion/10889): > > Simple flow for turning lights on and off based on motion What to use Timer app. In this case i used [the Countdown app](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown) Motion sensor. Used a Neo Coolcam pir v1 in this case. A light to switch on and off. Used a Fibaro Dimmer2 in this case to turn a “dumb bulb”. Start making the timer We click more/apps/Countdown. Then we click configure app. Here we make the timer. Choose a name for your timer. In this case i used “Badkamer” Click “Add timer” Start making the flows In this case i used…