Setting On Levels

[GaryK4]

I am just getting into the ISY. I have a media room with (2) KeypadLinc's and (3) lights. One directly connected to a KPL (not dimmable), one LED bulb and one SwitchLinc light.

The instruction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkFnzBhKB4&feature=youtu.be says that you set the device levels an the scene. This does not work for me. Also, I got the impression from searching the site that this is not possible, you have to manually do it at the keypad. I hope this is wrong.

The only way I could get the (2) dimmable lights to be at a different level was to create a program.

 

If entrance > 1%

Then

Set LED 5%

Set Ceiling light 50%

Else

Set 'Scene Bonus Room all lights' Fade Down

 

Is the video wrong that you can't set the level in a scene?

Or am I doing something wrong?

 

[stusviews]

I don't know what you are doing wrong because I don't know what you are doing. Yes, it is possible to set the brightness level for each device in a scene.

[EricK]

Gary,

You should not need a program for this. When you create a scene you can add devices to the scene as either a controllers or responders. Let's say you are adding button c from one of the kpls as a controller. When you add it to the scene you will get a pop up that allows you to add the button as a controller. When you look at the scene members in the administrative console controllers will be listed in red. If you click on the scene name you can set response levels for the scene members if the scene is triggered from the isy. You have to click on the red scene members (controllers) as well to set the response levels for when that controller triggers the scene. There is a box you can check to copy the levels for the isy as controller.

 

Now, let me throw some ideas at you. In my theater I have two scenes, 1 and 2 with different on levels. Scene two usually serves as the intermission scene, raising light levels for a bathroom run. I have two Kpl buttons, scene 1 and scene 2, to trigger the scenes. I have each scene button set to non toggle on, so any time I press one of the buttons, it triggers that scene. However, I don't like having the button lit. I created two other scenes, scene 1 Kpl and scene 2 Kpl. I then have programs to turn the Kpl buttons off. You cannot turn a Kpl button off directly. You have to create a scene for it and turn the scene off.

Program:

If control Kpl scene 1 is on

Or Kpl scene 1 is fast on

Then

Wait 2 seconds

Set scene 1 Kpl off

Another button is All off to set everything off. I created the all off scene and added all of the movie room responders to it. Responder levels set to off. However, I wanted a little bit of a delay so we can walk out. So I made a program. The all off button was not set as a controller or responder of the all off scene. The button is set to non toggle off.

If control movie all off is off

Or control movie all off is fast off

Then wait 15 seconds

Set scene movie all off off.

 

Unless you have a communication issue which does not seem to be the case since your program works.

Eric

[GaryK4]

EricK,

 

Great explanation.

I originally did all the steps that you mentioned Except "You have to click on the red scene members (controllers) as well to set the response levels for when that controller triggers the scene."

The instructional video said that setting on levels on the devices will not be remembered. It did not said you also need to the the member controllers.

That said, it now works as expected!

 

I understand what you are doing with the programs and I will experiment with that next.

 

Thanks for the help. I am glad that it was an easy fix.