Scene configuration - 'mixed scenes' with 2 different KPL buttons...

[Guest]

Having just read the topic about multiple responders with KPL buttons, I have a slightly different (but same) question.

Here's the scenario.

1. KPL #1 Button A is a load controller for my Cooktop Spot light

2. KPL #2 Button A is a load controller for my Kitchen Table light

3. KPL #2 Button C, D, and E are normal controllers for other lights in the kitchen area that are controlling wall switches (these buttons are not load)

4. KPL #2 Button B is a Scene Controller that is set as 'All Kitchen', triggering all the above lights to toggle On or Off.

 

Here's the question: I want to setup a Scene Controller on KPL #1 Button B that essentially turns all Kitchen Lights OFF, except the Cooktop Spot (Item #1 above) as a night light scenario.

If I include the 'All Kitchen' Scene (Item #4) as a responder to this button, it will effectively shut off the Cooktop Spot as well. How with this one button press can I get the Cooktop Spot to stay on, (or turn on if it's currently off?). I'm not much of a programmer, but any guidance along these lines I can follow.

 

Thanks!

[paulbates]

Hi Tony. Do you want B to:

1- stay lit while "nightlight mode" is active and you manually switch it again in the morning, or
2- would you like it to adjust the lights and then turn back off?

You can do 1 with a scene and 2 needs a program. I have a "good night" program I use that is very similar to 2

I assume you want the corresponding keypad keys for the lights switching off to switch off as well.

Let me know and we can go from there.

Paul

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Paul...

To clarify a bit, my 2 KPLs are literally right around the corner from each other, I can operate both at the same time if I had the inclination. Yes, my goal is that if I press B (toggle on), the All Lights would go off (and A is part of that scene currently), but A would remain on (as my night light). Pressing B again in the morning (toggle off) would send an off command to the All Kitchen, effectively turning the A light off as well.

Does that make sense, or is it beer o'clock?

 

Right now, I find it silly to toggle off the All Kitchen scene, then manually press the Cooktop Spot load button after that to turn that light back on...

 

Clear as mud, right?

 

Tony

[paulbates]

I think I have it. My kitchen are has 3 keypads, and 4 buttons on each are identical... same lights controlled from different locations.

I believe to do what you want, create a new scene for button B as the controller and just the lights (and their keypad keys) as responder.  Scene links are a cheap resource and there's nothing wrong with making new specific scenes (unless you have hundreds of devices, then potentially you could bang into the upper limit of total links that a PLM can store)

Paul

[Guest]

I’ll try your suggestion later... have to run out for a bit... but thanks! I’ll let you know how I make out. FWIW, I have less than 75 devices/nodes total, so I’m not worried about running out of resources.


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