jkraus Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I have come up the learning curve fast, but still a ways to go... The concept still escapes me a little. Let's say I add a toggle dimmer to the ISY that Controls a "garage lite". When I add it to the ISY it comes up as a controller not a light. Well OK, since I guess it could control more than the local load. Now lets' say that I add that to a scene called "garage scene" and it is the only light in that scene. Now I add other controllers to that scene (no other loads) like a KPL and a couple of RLs. Now I want to control that "garage Lite" with a motion controller, but only when the "garage lite" is not been tuned on by any of the other controllers in the "garage scene". Is the status of the scene the same as the status of the lite? I may not be explaining it very well, but more simply: If the scene only contains one light, is the status of the lite different than the status of the scene? If confusing, sorry Joe
MikeB Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Hi Joe - We currently don't define or display the status of scenes.
Sub-Routine Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 There are a couple of ways to accomplish your goal Joe. You could make a new scene for the motion sensor that doesn't include the KPL button and check the status of that button. You could add a different KPL button to the motion sensor scene for an indication of motion. If Control 'Garage Motion Sensor' is switched On And Status 'Garage KPL' is Off Then Set Scene 'Garage Lights Motion' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') If Control 'Garage Motion Sensor' is switched Off And Status 'Garage KPL' is Off Then Set Scene 'Garage Lights Motion' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Or You could use different levels for your light, for example, the switch could set it to 90% and the motion sensor, 85%. Then, unless you happen to dim the light to exactly that level, you could check that to determine if the MS should turn the scene off. If Control 'Garage Motion Sensor' is switched On And Status 'Garage Light' is not 85% Then Set Scene 'Garage Lights Motion' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') If Control 'Garage Motion Sensor' is switched Off And Status 'Garage Light' is not 85% Then Set Scene 'Garage Lights Motion' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Rand
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