Date ranges

[RLIKWARTZ]

I looked and haven't seen this capability and maybe its there and I can see it, but if it isn't would it be possible to add date ranges as conditions for a program to run. I was thinking about this in respect to my sprinklers. We shut them down during the winter and instead of manually disabling them it would be nice to simply set them up so they do run during certain dates.

[Mark Sanctuary]

You could setup a folder called summer time and set a date range that the folder would allow stuff inside it to run. Then you put your sprinkler programs in that folder and you’re good.

[Chris Jahn]

There are date ranges and time ranges.

 

Just click the 'Schedule' button, and change the drop down box from 'Time is' to 'From'. Another entry will appear allowing you to have your range go 'To' a specific time or date, or 'For' a specific period of time.

 

To use dates, uncheck the 'Daily' checkbox

[RLIKWARTZ]

I just didn't look well enought. Thank you.

[RLIKWARTZ]

Can I specify just the month and day and it will apply to every each year going forward?

[Chris Jahn]

For this release the full date is required. We will be adding support for monthly, and annual entries in a follow on release.

[Sub-Routine]

Can I specify just the month and day and it will apply to every each year going forward?

 

Holidays! SmartHome promised holidays with Insteon timer software which has not yet been implemented. The second Monday of October is Columbus day, for example.

 

But I think that should be an enhancement after 2.5 is perfected.

 

Thank you,

Rand

[Mark Sanctuary]

The Holidays idea is cool, could the list be kept in an .xlm file so the user could add and remove their own holidays, example "Mark's Birthday" would be one I might add. Seriously though not all follow the same holidays as others so .xlm file would be great.

[Mark Sanctuary]

This is how I did my Christmas tree lighting so the schedule won't be running all year long. I also plan to add the outside Christmas lights that I do each year too.

 

Folder Conditions for 'Schedules Christmas Time'

If
       From     1:50:00PM on 2007/11/01
       To       1:50:00PM on 2007/12/31

Then
  Allow the programs in this folder to run.

If
       From    Sunset 
       To       1:00:00AM (next day)
    Or From    Sunrise
       To      Sunrise +  3 hours  (same day)

Then
       Set 'Family Christmas Tree' On

Else
       Set 'Family Christmas Tree' Off

And I hope that we will be able to do it without the year like this which it sounds like that it's coming in a future release.

 

Folder Conditions for 'Schedules Christmas Time'

If
       From     1:50:00PM on 11/01
       To       1:50:00PM on 12/31

Then
  Allow the programs in this folder to run.

But I may someday have to go crazy and do all my Christmas lights on another controller system like Light-o-rama which lets you do stuff like this family Lindsay Lights Christmas displays. I love to go to these sites and just watch the videos. A thirty two channel Light-o-rama would be where I would start I think.

[Chris Jahn]

We forsee a lot of enhancements to triggers in future releases.

 

For now, the best way to implement holidays is to make an individual program for each of the holidays, and then reference the program. You can then update those holiday programs without having to touch the programs that reference them.

 

 

Program 'New Years Day'

If
       From    12:00:00AM on 2008/01/01
       For      24 hours 

Then
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

Reference the program 'New Years Day'

If
       Program 'New Years Day' is True

Then
       Set 'Holiday Lights' On

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

We also envisioned doing this for things like office hours:

 

Program Office hours (could also be a folder condition)

If
       On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
       From     9:00:00AM
       To       5:30:00PM (same day)
    Or On Sat
       From    10:00:00AM
       To       2:00:00PM (same day)

Then
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

Turn the Main Lobby on during office hourse, off otherwise

If
       Program 'Office Hours' is True

Then
       Set 'Main Lobby' On

Else
       Set 'Main Lobby' Off