Ceiling Fan and 8 Button Keypad Linc

[Mil]

I am trying to setup the Ceiling Fan with an 8 Button Keypad Linc.  I have the buttons setup as scenes but when I turn the fan from Off to Low to Medium to High, I have to press the corresponding button twice.  How do I make them responders and controllers to the function of the ceiling and the light?

 

Thanks!

R

[stusviews]

Set each button to On-only. Set the scenes as follows:

 

Low:

Low button on, all other buttons off

 

Repeat for each button.

[Mil]

So add all buttons to every scene.  Not just the one to be utilized?  

 

What about like the ceiling fan light.   I have the Remotelinc and the  KeypadLinc.  When I push the Remotelinc <OFF>, I still have to double tap the KeypadLinc twice for <ON>.

 

Thank you for walking me through this...  For some reason one of my other non-dimmer switchlincs won't operate the light at all from the paddle but will from the Insteon.  

[Xathros]

Mil-

 

As Stu said, set the buttons to 'Non-Toggle ON' mode. 

 

Create scenes as follows:

 

FanLow:

Button B - Controller - On level 100%

Button C - Responder - On Level 0%

Button D - Responder - On level 0%

Button E - Responder - On Level 0%

FanLinc - Responder - Fan Low

 

FanMed:

Button B - Responder - On level 0%

Button C - Controller - On Level 100%

Button D - Responder - On level 0%

Button E - Responder - On Level 0%

FanLinc - Responder - Fan Med

 

FanHi:

Button B - Responder - On level 0%

Button C - Responder - On Level 0%

Button D - Controller - On level 100%

Button E - Responder - On Level 0%

FanLinc - Responder - Fan High

 

 

FanOff:

Button B - Responder - On level 0%

Button C - Responder - On Level 0%

Button D - Responder - On level 0%

Button E - Controller - On Level 0% This makes the Off button go dark after turning off the fan.

FanLinc - Responder - Fan Off

 

 

If you prefer to use only 3 buttons, you can eliminate the FanOff scene and keep all of the buttons in toggle mode.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-Xathros

[stusviews]

So add all buttons to every scene.  Not just the one to be utilized?  

 

What about like the ceiling fan light.   I have the Remotelinc and the  KeypadLinc.  When I push the Remotelinc <OFF>, I still have to double tap the KeypadLinc twice for <ON>.

 

Thank you for walking me through this...  For some reason one of my other non-dimmer switchlincs won't operate the light at all from the paddle but will from the Insteon.  

 

Yes, all involved button need to be members of each spped scene.

 

Create a light scene with the RemoteLinc and KeypadLinc light button as controllers and the FanLinc light as a responder. Include any other devices you want to control the light including the non-dimmer SwitchLinc which, BTW, is capable of dimming the light.

[TheWabit]

Following the instructions above worked great for my new Fanlinc setup - with the exception of the "off" scene. My off button, which in my case is "D", stays lit up when selected. The on level is set to "0" for that button. Any suggestions?

[stusviews]

Highlight the KPL, select Buttons Toggle Mode Toggle On/Off. Set the desired button to Non-Toggle-Off.

[TheWabit]

Stu

 

They are already set that way. I would like my "off" button light to go out when selected.

[stusviews]

Create a scene that contains only the Off button. Write a program to turn off the button

 

If
        Status 'FanLinc Motor' is switched Off
 
Then
        Set Scene 'Fan Off Button' Off
 
Else
   - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
 
 

[TheWabit]

For some reason, the original method stated by Xathros started working. Thanks for the alternative method Stu! But one other related question - when you set the "on levels", is that strictly the light levels of the button? I assume it is a load level if the button was synced to a light.

[stusviews]

You are correct. The on-level is the level of the load, not the button. For any on-level the button is illuminated, but for Off the button should be unlit.