MorningLinc Locks

[stillen_i30]

I have a morninglinc and lock for quite a while on our guest house door which is barely used.

 

I have now installed two more locksets within the house today.

 

I wanted to achieve a few things and need help knowing how to program this

 

1.) Scenario one involves a lock at the door coming in from the garage. 

-I want to create a program using integer variables to click the light switch in the garage 4 times for unlock and 5 times for lock. Is this possible and if so, how can it be done? 

 

2.) I have another lock at the backyard entry. I want that lock and the above lock to have LOCK commands sent to them every night when I use my tabletop controlled (now discontinued) by pressing "1-OFF" 

 

Thanks for the help

[stusviews]

1. Any particular reason that you want to use an integer variable instead of a state variable? Is the garage light switch a SwitchLinc or a KPL button?

 

2. What is your, "tabletop controlled (now discontinued)" device?

[stillen_i30]

1.) Not the best with using variables yet. I've only begun using them recently. The switch closest to the door lock is a SwitchLinc (its actually an old ICON switch). My exterminator (who is trustworthy) comes into the garage and I don't want him inadvertently opening the door...therefore I figured if someone were to click the "ON" four times for example then the door unlock command would be sent to the morninglinc and unlock the door. If someone were to click the "OFF" paddle four times then the door would lock. I guess a state variable would work best since that would trigger the program to run the lock/unlock command?

 

2.) The tabletop controlled has discreet ON and OFF buttons for five devices. It is now replaced by the tabletop enclosure and KPL that fits in there.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=305857

 

This would allow me to program the 1-OFF button to send a lock command to all the locksets.

[paulbates]

The discontinued devices and icon switches should not inherently be a problem, they should be upwardly compatible. I wouldn't worry about that.

 

The four click method could get tricky when fast-on (double clicking the switch) is already in the mix. Each person will input their clicks differently. I would explore other, more controlled approaches.

• You could have him call our text you when he's around and you use a phone app like mobilinc to unlock it when needed. 
   
• Another possibility: When I used to sprinkle during the day, I gave my lawn guy a remote to turn the sprinkling programs off if they were going when he arrived. But he can be here every week during summer and fall. You could do a similar thing, give him a remotelinc to let himself in and lock on the way out.

 

 

[stusviews]

It is possible to increment a state counter and the lock will respond as soon as the count is reached at which time the counter is reset, but keeping track of 4 taps for one operation and 5 for the other may be confusing for the user unless the operation occurs daily. The discontinued ContoLinc is not capable of fast commands, so you'll need to use a different device. An easy solution is to create one program that uses a fast on (double-tap) and another that depends on a fast off. Your choice for which is unlock and which is lock, but any load will turn on and off as well. respectively, so you may want to used a dedicated controller with no load.

 

paulbates suggestion of using a remote is probably the simplest. No programming required, click to lock, click to unlock.

[stillen_i30]

Thanks for the suggestions. I figured using variables may not be the solution in this case since the door would lock (or unlock) first anyway once four clicks were reached and then revert back to the opposite state once the fifth click was reached. 

 

But just to clarify, I want to do this only for my wife and I, not the bug guy to get into the house. The buy guy gets into the garage only and sprays there but would never think of clicking any of my switches in there more than twice. I do have a KPL in there that I am planning to set as only door LOCK but for unlock purposes, was thinking of solutions.