3-Way Switch setup for Night Light Scene - Question

[gmarcincuk]

I created a scene and wrote a program to have a ceiling light that is connected to a virtual 3-way switch be a night light (Scene On Level = 8%). I tried wrote the program to be able to override the night light and enable a 100% level when either the KPL or dimmer is turned on. Then, it will revert back to the night light scene (8%) when either the KPL or dimmer is turned off. It appears to be functioning properly, except for a small issue that annoys me. If I single tap the slave dimmer on, the light will go to 100%. Then I single tap the dimmer off, the night light will revert back to the 8%. The KPL is another story. I need to double tap the main button twice to turn the light off, one tap to turn the ceiling light on, then one tap to turn the 8% scene back on. The need to double tap the KPL twice to turn the light off first is annoying. Can I setup the program differently to act more like the slave dimmer?

 

 

Below is the program that I wrote -

 

If

From Sunset

To Sunrise (next day)

Or (

(

Control 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' is switched Off

Or Control 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' is switched Off

)

And (

From Sunset

To Sunrise (next day)

)

)

 

Then

Set Scene 'Night Light - Back Hallway' On

In Scene 'Night Light - Back Hallway' Set 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' 8% (On Level)

In Scene 'Night Light - Back Hallway' Set 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' 8% (On Level)

In Scene 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' Set 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' 100% (On Level)

In Scene 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' Set 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' 100% (On Level)

In Scene 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' Set 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' 100% (On Level)

 

Else

Set Scene 'Night Light - Back Hallway' Off

In Scene 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' Set 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' 100% (On Level)

In Scene 'Back Hallway Dimmer Switch' Set 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' 100% (On Level)

In Scene 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' Set 'BH8.1-Back Hallway Ceiling Li' 100% (On Level)

 

 

 

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi gmarcincuk,

 

A few quick suggestions:

1. Why do you have sunset/sunrise (next day) twice?

2. Do you have to have the button control the scene attributes or can it just be based on time of day?

3. I strongly recommend making two programs and separate the two conditions.

 

With kind regards,

Michel