Xathros

Hi Michel- My vote would be to go back to using the MAC finder for the file chooser. While it has a bug, it's easily worked around for the end user. -Xathros

Actually, your original idea may be workable if done like this (Assuming 14 steps): Program: StartLightsUp If Then Set i.direction=1 Set StepOne 40% Else Program: StartLightsDown If Then Set i.direction=0 Set StepFourteen 40% Else Program: StepTwoOn If ( Status StepOne > 1% and 1.Direction=1 ) Or (Status SetpThree > 1% and i.Direction = 0 ) Then Set StepTwo 40% Else Program: StepThreeOn If ( Status StepTwo > 1% and 1.Direction=1 ) Or (Status SetpFour > 1% and i.Direction = 0 ) Then Set StepThree 40% Else ... Program: StepThirteenOn If ( Status StepTwelve > 1% and 1.Direction=1 ) Or (Status SetpFourteen > 1% and i.Direction = 0 ) Then Set StepThirteen 40% Else Program:StepFourteenUp If ( Status StepThirteen > 1% and 1.Direction=1 ) Then Set StepFourteen 40% Else Program:StepOneDown If ( Status StepTwo > 1% and 1.Direction=0 ) Then Set StepOne 40% Else Trigger the Then Clause of StartLightsUp or StartLightsDown to begin the cascade. There should be enough process delay between the actuation of a step and the status checks to get about what you want. For turning off the steps, you might consider starting at the middle step and dissolving from the center in both up/dn directions at the same time. This way only a single direction needed and adds another effect. This method would also allow for changes to the local onlevel for the steps without recoding. Please post a video when you get this up and running. That and a Pic of your bank of InlineLinc's -Xathros

snowtech- I don't believe you can delay for less than 1 second with a wait statement. Maybe you can use a 2 second ramp rate for each stair and just call them all in sequence. The slower ramp rate may help mask the inconsistent start times. Or 2 scenes. One for Going Up and One for Going down. Set the ramp rate for the first 3 steps to .5 then the next 5 steps to 2.0 then the remaining steps to 4.5 in one scene and reverse the steps in the other scene. Out of curiosity, what is your $/Step on this project? I'm working on a similar project but never considered addressing each step individually. Still trying to get the cost of the lighting down to a reasonable amount. -Xathros

jmed999- How are you toggling this mvar? If using only the program a few posts back, why not simply add your notifications to the Then and Else blocks along with the variables assignments? -Xathros

Sounds like you are losing your connection to the ISY. How are you connected to your network? -Xathros

jmed999- Assuming that is your Home/Away mode toggle program, you would make it durable as follows: If $i.HomeAway is 0 Then $i.HomeAway Init = 1 $i.HomeAway Init To $i.HomeAway Else $i.HomeAway = 0 $i.HomeAway Init To $i.HomeAway Anytime you set a variable and you want it to survive a power fail, you can follow up by setting the init to the current value. -Xathros

I believe he is simply duplicating the desktop alias into the dock. I do the same thing here. It still executes the same either way. -Xathros

Andy- IIRC, You are on 10.8.3 as am I on most of my systems. Michel is testing at UDI with 10.7.5 and can't reproduce the problem. I have a 10.7.5 system at home that still seems problematic but haven't tested by pulling the admin direct from UDI yet. Hopefully I will have a chance to play with it this evening. I'll also give it a shot on Ubuntu and see what we get. That I can do here at the office. -Xath

Hi Michel- I will try this tonight if I get home at a reasonable hour. I don't have anything on 10.7.5 to test with here at the office. -Xathros

Michel- Not quite sure how to answer that. Here is my methodology: 1) Clear Java cache (including applications) 2) Use Firefox to access https:///admin/admin.jnlp and save the resulting download to my downloads folder. 3) Double click the admin.jnlp that resulted from step 2 which downloads the admin to cache from my ISY and creates a desktop shortcut (Used from here on out) 4) Log in and test. I think this means I'm using the applet but I had to use firefox to get a jnlp file to get the applet so... -Xathros

Agreed. I meant easier than having the variables listed in each program as conditions vs using a folder with a single condition. -Xathros

One way this can make it easier would be to use the i.HaveCompany variable as a Folder Condition and place the timer/security program(s) within the folder. -Xathros

Andy, Michel- I did some testing of the 4.0.3 console on MAC OSX 10.7.5 last night. There are still problems though slighty different that I found on 10.8.3. After the first two launches, any call to the file chooser locked the console just like on 10.8.3 however, after that I was able to request the error log multiple times with the result alternatine between proper operation and no response at all (not a lockup). After about the 10th test, the console locked again. This time however, I could still access the Quit option both from the MAC menu bar and the Java Icon in the dock tho neither successfully quit the hung console. After another Force quit/Relaunch, I was again able to request the Error Log with alternating success/nothing for another 8-10 cycles before it locked again. Through all of this testing, I have had all 3 debug options selected in the Java Prefs and the Java Console Open at detail Level 5. After the initial launch of the console, I haven't seen anything else show up in the Java Console to indicate a problem. Let me know if there is anything else I can to to help diagnose this. -Xathros

Hi Andy- My schedule last night did not allow for that. I will attempt again tonight. -Xathros

Andy- My Switchlincs range from v40 thru v42 and none with sense. I can't reproduce on any of mine. -Xathros

andyf0- I also am unable to reproduce your issue. What does the ISY show for details on your Swicthlinc Relay? -Xathros

Timster- A) For loads that cannot handle the chopped sine wave output of the dimmer's triac circuitry (non dimmable CFL, low voltage lighting transformers etc) Even at 100%, the dimmer still produces a chopped sine wave output that certain things don't like. For loads that exceed a dimmer's capacity. C) For Multi-Way dimmer setups where only one device controls the load, slaves can be cheaper relay only devices. D) To save a few $$ where dimming is not needed. (Boiler room, garage, barn, basement stairs etc) -Xathros

Andy- Try Tools / Error Log, Cancel. Repeat for two or three cycles and see if it locks. It looks like a glitch with the file chooser. -Xathros

I have a 10.7.5 system at home. I'll see if the kids will let me use it for a bit this evening and I'll test there. -Xathros

Hi Michel- Moving back to the forum since 4.0.3 beta now released. I downloaded and upgraded to 4.0.3 with no problems. Per your last email, I checked and the java symlink in /usr/bin did in fact point to a 1.6 version. Even with that there, the Java preference panel only shows 1.7 installed and when running the console I would see the Java 7 splash screen about 5 seconds after I clicked the admin shortcut and a few seconds before the console main screen displayed. I renamed the symlink as requested. This eliminated the 5 second delay between clicking on the admin shortcut and the Java7 splash screen but otherwise has had no effect. I am now testing on another MAC at the office and am running into the similar problems. Here are the details: Downloaded and installed the 4.0.3 beta. Cleared cache, renamed old java symlink. Went to https:///admin/admin.jnlp and saved the resulting file. Double clicked the above file - application downloaded to cache and launched. Somewhere in this process I was prompted to trust this developer which, of course, I did. Logged in and verified 4.0.3 for both FW and UI. Selected Tools / Error Log, File chooser opened (Defaulted to my home folder! ), clicked cancel. Repeat the line above a few more times and on the third time, console hangs. When the console locks, the clock stops, the java console is unresponsive and the only way out is force quit. Both test systems are on MAC OS X 10.8.3 The hang appears to be directly related to the new file chooser - all other aspects of the console seem fine. -Xathros

I use variables for this. i.HomeAway=0 for home or 1 for Away s.Occupied=0 for vacant or 1 for Occupied i.Company=0 for normal or 1 when guests are present. Many of my programs contain if s.Occupied=1 or If i.HomeAway=0. I have toggle programs for some manually controlled mode variables like i.company or i.HomeAway that look like: If i.HomeAway =0 Then I.HomeAway=1 Else i.HomeAway=0 I set these programs as favorites in Mobilinc -Xathros

Sorry to have been misleading on this. ISY Mvars DO in fact support negative values. I have been operating under the belief that we were limited to positive values for quite some time now. -Xathros

Actually, variables can also contain negative integer values. I use -1 all the time because my formal computer training always represented TRUE with a -1. There may be some confusion due to the syntax of the following operation: Mvar = Mvar - 1 in ISY syntax is: Mvar =-1 which to the unsuspecting looks like the variable is being assigned a value of -1 when in reality we are decrementing an existing positive value by 1

Right click the micro dimmer and select show device links. When the display is complete click compare.

The test "if control Dimmer is switched on" is looking to the dimmer to be turned on by its own button not by a remote controller. Try changing that to: "If control RL2-H is switched on" -Xathros. Edit: sorry, missed the part about the sense line. Im thinking that should have worked. What happens if you right click that program and run then?