andrew77

I know this is an old thread but I've just gotten around to this idea again. What I want is this. If we're not home then this program will run. I'm assuming that if the Big Room, or the Hall, or the Kitchen is off then we're not home as these lights are in all scenes. Here's my program If Time is Sunset + 30 minutes And Status 'Hall KPL A Hall Light' is Off And Status 'Big Room' is Off And Status 'Kitchen' is Off Then Set Scene 'All Dim' On Set 'Deck KPL A Decklight' 65% Send Notification to All Set 'Barn' 70% Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Does anyone see a problem here? Is there an easier way to do this? And what is the ELSE section for? Now that the forum has been reorganized, I can't follow those links found above anymore. Drew

I don't think I was clear on this topic. My fault entirely. Let's say I have four lights in a room and they're on wherever they are as far as % of light (not necessarily the local level) I have a scene that's triggered when I double tap a SWL and it turns the lights to a different scene. What I would like to know is this. Is there a way to get back to the lighting that was existing previously? No matter what the what the lights were set to? Drew

Like A Charm!!! (of course the first night it didn't work because I programmed it to shut off the wrong scene, nice, I smetimes wonder how i remember to breathe) Thanks, guys. On to more programming (and inevitably more questions) Drew

Hi Mike; The KPL H button is set for non toggle off ( I believe that means that when I press it it always sends an off signal, please correct me if I'm wrong) I press it when we're going to bed and it shuts off all the lights but runs a scene with two lights on for night lights. At sunrise I'd like the lights to automatically shut off. I think the tip you've given me is the answer. I'll try it tonight and see. Do you know of a glossary to check this stuff out (non toggle on VS non toggle off, etc...) so I can understand a bit more of what I'm doing or understand fully what the ISY can do? Drew

Hi Darrell I've tried this and a few other things to work but again I'm not getting the desired effect. If Control 'Deck KPL H Nighttime' is switched Off Then Set Scene 'Nightime two' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') That works great but then at sunrise I want a program or timer to shut it off. If Time is Sunrise And Control 'Deck KPL H Nighttime' is switched Off Then Set Scene 'Nighttime' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') What is wrong here? When I wake up the lights are still on. Also, I've searched around on the Wiki site but couldn't find a glossary for all the UDI terms (toggle, non-toggle) Is there one? Maybe understanding some of the terms would help me (and I assume others) to program more succesfully the first time. And (sorry for all the questions) when would I use the "Else" section of the programs? Drew

If I understand you right, I have two scenes. One (nighttime) has all the lights that I want off, and this is triggered by the KPL H button (non-toggle mode) This works perfectly The other scene (nighttime two) has the two lights that I want on at 20% This is what I've programmed but it doesn't work right. If Control 'Deck KPL H Nighttime' is switched On Then Set Scene 'Nightime two' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') This doesn't seem to activate the nigttime two scene. Do I have the wording wrong somehow? Drew

This is great!!! It's exactly what I want. I don't even have the KPL LED on that triggers the scene. Perfect. I've not gotten to the part of making the scene and triggering it with the KPL button but I'll get to that hopefully by this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes and if I have any other questions. Thanks again, Drew

Hi Darrell That's basically what I was thinking and it works great, thanks. Is there any way to make all the LEDS go off as well? I have three KPLs right now and when I push the NIGHT scene KPL button, the load on the same KPL lights up and the LEDS of lights that were on in other KPLs stay on (even though the new night scene makes the actual lights go off) I know I use the MutEx buttons on one KPL for this issue but I don't think I can do that across different KPLs. Am I stuck with the LEDs on or is there a way around this? Drew

I'm trying to get a night scene programmed and I'm a little confused on what the best way to do it is. Here's what i want to do. By pressing a KPL G button, I want all the lights to go off (I've checked many of the All On All Off posts) except for two lights that will be on at 18% or so. Then at sunrise, shut off the two lights. My problem is this. Every time I program it leds turn on on my kpls. I'm hoping to kill all the lights and the LEDS for the KPLs as well (except for the KPL G button of course) Is there a way to do this with one button push, or do I need to take other things into consideration? I know Darrell's post is the answer somehow but I'm not savvy enough with the ISY programming to understand it. http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=902 Drew

Would i do this by saying if kitchen scene is true and control kitchen is pressed on, then go to 80% (or whatever the usual single tap setting is?) Drew

Hi Guys; As usual, I think I found this topic somewhere but I can't find it again. Is there a way to do this: I have a kitchen light on a SWL and if i press it on just the light comes on. When I double click it, a scene is triggered. Is there a way to resume the lighting that I had? In other words, go back to the lighting that I had before I triggered the scene? Drew

Sweet. I think I'm actually getting it. drew

I apologize if this post becomes lengthy. I s this the best way to achieve this? I've put KPL buttons b c and e in a mutex group buttons b setting are bathroom 30% Big room 30% Big Room Kpl off Dining Room 30% Hall KPL 30% Kitchen 30% ButtonC is Bath off Big Room 45 Big Room KPL off Dining 30 Hall off Kitchen 30 and Button E is Bath 30 Big Room 60 Big Room KPL 30 Dining 30 Hall 30 Kitchen 30 I've done this so that when I press any KPL button (b c or e) lights that I don't want on shut off automatically. and others chage to their different percentage. Again, my question is if there's a shorter or more streamlined way of getting the same effect. Drew

Would I make the scene on button C have lights 1 2 3 on their new setting and lights 4 and 5 off (or at 0%) Drew As an aside how do I "quote" on this forum? Drew

I'm confused a bit by what the mutually exclusive buttons can do The LEDS turn off when I push other buttons, yes, but For example, When I push the B KPL it turns on lights 1 2 3 4 5 When I push the C KPL it changes lights 1 2 3 (common to both scenes) but lights 4 and 5 are still on. Even though I'm triggering the scenes with the KPL and not the RL, does the fact that having the RL in the scene mess up the way the Mutex buttons work? Or did you mean if I trigger the scene with the RL it won't let the LEDs shut off because the RL can't be Mutex? Drew

I have my remotelinc controlling these scenes as well. So it will work if I use only the KPL buttons but will act the way it does now if I trigger the scenes with the Remlinc. I can't remember if the Remlinc has MUTex buttons as well. Is it just the KPLs? By the way, I'm finally seeing all the cool stuff I can do with the ISY. Having a great time. Drew P.S. What does ISY stand for? It's probably obvious and I'm not seeing it.

So if I drag and drop KPL button B scene and KPL button C scene into the same group, Scene B (and it's LED) will shut off when I activate KPL scene C? Drew

When I push B on my KPL, everything's fine. When I push C the B scene (and LED) is still on. I read somewhere in the forum how to kill the other lights(and LEDs) when you push a KPL scene but can't find it again. All I found was this but I don't understand the Mutually Exclusive Buttons thing. http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=25 Is this what I'm looking for? Drew

Michel has the patience of Job. Thanks again, Drew

I've never seen the udlogo on my browser window that loads before the gui. Has anyone else had this issue. I did get a refurbished ISY and I didn't get the disc but everything seems to work. Again, no big deal, just wondering. (and can I make it any logo somehow?) Andrew

As you can probably tell, I'm at the start of using my ISY. I've had the insteon stuff for a while and tried Houselinc but was left a little frustrated. I need to learn more about IF and THEN and Qualifiers. I've been to the WIKI site and it's okay but not really informative. Is there a site or a particular forum that's got a good education on starting to program the ISY? Drew

Good one, Joe. Maybe I can have it run only between the hours of (?) and (?) or have it run only if it's also before a certain hour of the night (say 11:00pm?) Drew

In my ISY, how would I write a program that the condition was If no light switch has been touched for four hours (let's say) then turn on some indoor and outdoor lights (because I'm obviously not home and want lights on when I arrive). Drew