nickp Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 So my daughter has a pretty lamp on her nightstand. I have it connected to a "Lamp Dimmer Module". Right now I have it turn on with the bedroom light, and turn off with the bedroom light. I'd like the option to "turn on for 10 minutes, then dim to black over 2 minutes." I'm just banging my head against to program: IF LAMP status is OFF AND Keypad.D is switched ON Then SET LAMP ramp rate 2.0 seconds SET LAMP ON 100% WAIT 10 minutes SET LAMP ramp rate 5 minutes SET LAMP OFF SET LAMP ramp rate 2.0 seconds Else <do nothing> I cannot figure out how to turn off the Keypad.D light. The Keypad.D button is set to toggle. Is there a better way to do this?
gzahar Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 This seems to be a popular question lately. Put the button (Keypad.D) in a scene by itself as a responder. When you want to turn the Keypad.D light off, turn off the scene that you put it in. If the lamp is the only thing that key D controls, you should be able create a scene with the key D as the controller and the lamp as the responder and turn off and on the scene in your programs. I think... Out of curiosity does the program above work as intended (aside from not turning off the button). I would be worried that changing the ramp rate to 2 seconds during the 5 minute off ramp would interrupt the current operation.
lilyoyo1 Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 There are many ways to accomplish what you are trying to do. If it were me, I would create a scene that turns on normally and another that turns off the way you want. If D is a controller already, then you're set with the lamp on scene. You would then set another scene to turn off. Add both devices as responders and configure the dimmer module with a 2 minute ramp rate if time is from 8p to whenever and bedroom light is on then set lamp scene on wait 10 minutes turn off dimmer scene
larryllix Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 Since you don't need the spead of an Insteon Scene, I would use simple and upfront obvious programs. IF Keypad.D is switched ON <----runs then with On AND Keypad.D is NOT switched Off <---- runs Else with Off Then SET LAMP ON WAIT 6 hours <-------- just in case off timer run (else) program ThisOne <------- do whatever the Off would do below Else SET Lamp ramp rate 20 seconds <-------- first warning = faster fade down SET LAMP 20% WAIT 10 minutes SET Lamp ramp rate 2 minutes <---------- turn it off over 2 minutes (for 100%) . Needs to be prorated so time may need to be much longer SET LAMP OFF
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