When I set on levels for dimmer switches in a program the lights will not respond; if I use the same program, but send an ON or off command they will. Am I missing something?

ISY994i/IR Pro firmware 5.0.13D

 

 

36 minutes ago, croberto said:

When I set on levels for dimmer switches in a program the lights will not respond; if I use the same program, but send an ON or off command they will. Am I missing something?

ISY994i/IR Pro firmware 5.0.13D

 

 

SwitchLinc Dimmers have many On Levels. There is the local level when turned on from the paddle. There is the On level included in a program (assumed to be 100% if not specified). Every one of the scenes (about 256 of them) have their own levels also.

Your program is specifying the On level to turn Onto, when you send the dimmers an On command or tap on the paddle.

I am trying to set the on level to 50%, but it doesn't matter what  I set them for the switch will not respond to any percent level, only on off / dim, bright commands.

 

5 hours ago, croberto said:

I am trying to set the on level to 50%, but it doesn't matter what  I set them for the switch will not respond to any percent level, only on off / dim, bright commands.

 

Do you want to set the current level to 50% or the On level (when the paddle is tapped, or an On is sent from ISY) to 50% ?

Here is the difference in program line  looks.
Then sets the light level to 50% immediately>
Else sets the light level to 70% (for future Ons) but does NOT turn the light on.
Your program is not turning the lights On. You are only creating a preset level.

Demo Ons - [ID 01B4][Parent 0001]

If
   - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')
 
Then
        Set 'Dining Room / Dining Table' On 50%
 
Else
        Set 'Dining Room / Dining Table' On Level 70%

 

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by larryllix

The devil is in the details.

As larryllix alluded to, your program changes the local control of the switch not actually the isy itself turning on/off

His example has the ISY turning on the light at the level that you want

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by lilyoyo1

So is there a way in a program to set the level of a dimmer switch to a different level then the preset on level?   If I remember there used to be a way.

19 minutes ago, croberto said:

So is there a way in a program to set the level of a dimmer switch to a different level then the preset on level?   If I remember there used to be a way.

Other than what was just shown you in two different posts, you can hold the paddle down on the top or bottom to preset the on levels for future single taps.

You can create up to about 250 different scenes easily inside ISY by using the menus in the admin console and then dragging a dropping various devices into it and setting their level and ramping speed presets.

9 hours ago, croberto said:

So is there a way in a program to set the level of a dimmer switch to a different level then the preset on level?   If I remember there used to be a way.

Things have gotten confused, but I believe you're trying to have a program turn on a light to say 50%.  In the admin console you're selecting "On Level" which is not what you want to select.  Select "On" instead, and pick the % in the box that appears:

Ahhhh.... Thank you MrBill!   With a 4K screen and small font it was near impossible to find the expansion arrow to select the percent on pull down.   

All is right in ISY land now   

5 hours ago, croberto said:

Ahhhh.... Thank you MrBill!   With a 4K screen and small font it was near impossible to find the expansion arrow to select the percent on pull down.   

All is right in ISY land now   

In the Files Tab of the Administrative Console.

Have you tried the Themes, Font Size? To see if a larger Font may help on your display.

Yes I have Brian, just old eyes and 4k monitor!  figured 18 pt type should be big enough.