sorka Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 How do I do wait times shorter than a second in programs. I'm doing some scenes that require sequencing in the 1/4 second range. Link to comment
G W Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I would like to have wait times less than one second too. Link to comment
Michel Kohanim Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi, Unfortunately we do not currently support wait times less than 1 second. Also, this feature has never been requested before and it is not trivial. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment
Sub-Routine Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Each Insteon command takes about 1/2 second to complete. I just wrote a program with eight direct commands directly following each other. It takes between 5 and 6 seconds to run, so a bit over 1/2 second per command. Eight scenes ran a bit quicker, but still over 4 seconds. So it doesn't seem very practical to have a Wait <1 second. Rand Link to comment
G W Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Each Insteon command takes about 1/2 second to complete. I just wrote a program with eight direct commands directly following each other. It takes between 5 and 6 seconds to run, so a bit over 1/2 second per command. Eight scenes ran a bit quicker, but still over 4 seconds. So it doesn't seem very practical to have a Wait <1 second. Rand I wouldn't tell that to Geoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqVtIrstkw or to Jason http://www.jltsoft.com/ Link to comment
G W Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi, Unfortunately we do not currently support wait times less than 1 second. Also, this feature has never been requested before and it is not trivial. With kind regards, Michel Understood and it's not a feature that's needed as much as wanted. However, the next time your wife leaves the house, stand up and say, "I laugh in the face of trival." Just don't let anyone else hear you. You know, it's funny how as men, we are brave when the women aren't around. In fact, I can state firmly, I am the boss of my house (when the wife and kids are gone.) Great job on .14 and so far, I haven't had any problems. Link to comment
Sub-Routine Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I wouldn't tell that to Geoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqVtIrstkw or to Jason http://www.jltsoft.com/ Yes, if you use 0 hops and no ACKs. I was going to mention LightShowMaster as I believe that is what Jason does. Geoff is an Insteon engineer who wrote firmware to modify the PLMs he uses. Rand Link to comment
G W Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I wouldn't tell that to Geoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqVtIrstkw or to Jason http://www.jltsoft.com/ Yes, if you use 0 hops and no ACKs. I was going to mention LightShowMaster as I believe that is what Jason does. Geoff is an Insteon engineer who wrote firmware to modify the PLMs he uses. Rand Point acknowledged. So, at this point can we tell the ISY to send raw commands to any unit? That way, for example, we could flash a light 2 to 4 times a second. Link to comment
Michel Kohanim Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi Gary, You can send raw commands to ISY using our JSDK. This said, however, you will not be able to do anything in less than 500 m.s intervals since ISY waits for the PLM to respond. This feature is ingrained into ISY ... you can change it (in the shall ... it's called Protocol Delay) but, then, say good bye to any regular communications you've had! With kind regards, Michel I wouldn't tell that to Geoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqVtIrstkw or to Jason http://www.jltsoft.com/ Yes, if you use 0 hops and no ACKs. I was going to mention LightShowMaster as I believe that is what Jason does. Geoff is an Insteon engineer who wrote firmware to modify the PLMs he uses. Rand Point acknowledged. So, at this point can we tell the ISY to send raw commands to any unit? That way, for example, we could flash a light 2 to 4 times a second. Link to comment
G W Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That does not sound like a good idea. It's one thing to exploite the ISY, but I wouldn't change any of its code as we all know what happens then. Hi Gary, You can send raw commands to ISY using our JSDK. This said, however, you will not be able to do anything in less than 500 m.s intervals since ISY waits for the PLM to respond. This feature is ingrained into ISY ... you can change it (in the shall ... it's called Protocol Delay) but, then, say good bye to any regular communications you've had! With kind regards, Michel Link to comment
Sub-Routine Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Point acknowledged. So, at this point can we tell the ISY to send raw commands to any unit? That way, for example, we could flash a light 2 to 4 times a second. I don't think the ISY will ever allow that. Heck, you're supposed to forget you have it I believe you would be better off with a dedicated PLM and program (and LampLincs) for light shows. Let the ISY handle the rest of the home. LightShowMaster if you insist on Insteon, Light-O-Rama for the ultimate. Rand Link to comment
G W Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Point acknowledged. So, at this point can we tell the ISY to send raw commands to any unit? That way, for example, we could flash a light 2 to 4 times a second. I don't think the ISY will ever allow that. Heck, you're supposed to forget you have it I believe you would be better off with a dedicated PLM and program (and LampLincs) for light shows. Let the ISY handle the rest of the home. LightShowMaster if you insist on Insteon, Light-O-Rama for the ultimate. Rand My wanting this is to flash a lamp on and off. I have a motion sensor on the front porch. When UPS makes a hit-and-run, it flashs the lamp to let us know someone was at the door. Turn on lamp A wait .5 Turn on lamp B wait .5 turn off lamp A wait .5 turn off lamp b wait .5 repeat 3 times as it is, I wait 1 second. I just wish it was a little faster. Link to comment
Sub-Routine Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My wanting this is to flash a lamp on and off. I have a motion sensor on the front porch. When UPS makes a hit-and-run, it flashs the lamp to let us know someone was at the door. Turn on lamp A wait .5 Turn on lamp B wait .5 turn off lamp A wait .5 turn off lamp b wait .5 repeat 3 times as it is, I wait 1 second. I just wish it was a little faster. Remove the Waits, it will be ~1/2 second between states. BTW, the Repeat will not from the bottom, it must be the first command. Here is what I used at Midnight NewYears. Five seconds get pretty annoying, that's what I wanted Using one program to control the other limits the time rather than the number of repeats. Scene: New Year Lights Contains all the lights to flash with normal levels and ramp rates. Program: Midnight NewYears If Time is 12:00:00AM on 2009/01/01 Then Run Program 'Flash Lights' (Then Path) Wait 5 seconds Stop program 'Flash Lights' Set Scene 'New Year Lights' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Program: Flash Lights If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Repeat Every 1 second Set Scene 'New Year Lights' Fast On Set Scene 'New Year Lights' Fast Off Set Scene 'New Year Lights' Fast On Set Scene 'New Year Lights' Fast Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Rand Link to comment
G W Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Well sunny beaches. I never would have tried that. Thanks, that is excatly what I want. Link to comment
Sub-Routine Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Well sunny beaches. I never would have tried that. Thanks, that is excatly what I want. Cool beans Link to comment
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