blinking lights stop program

[Dinboise]

I was pumped to have the ability to blink the garage lights before they turned off on me. So I wrote this nice set of programs with a flag to be true for the 2 minutes that I had to manually switch the lights on, to interumpt the automatic shut down...

 

If

On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Time is 8:00:00AM

Or Time is 1:00:00AM

 

Then

Disable Program 'G light scene'

Repeat 2 times

Set 'Garage Light' Off

Wait 1 second

Set 'Garage Light' On

Repeat 1 times

Enable Program 'G light scene'

Wait 1 second

Run Program 'G light flag' (Else Path)

Wait 1 minute and 15 seconds

Run Program 'G light turn off' (If)

 

Else

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

 

 

See, beautiful, blinks light, makes flag false and sends ISY to G light turn off (if)

 

If

Program 'G light flag' is False

 

Then

Set 'Garage Light' Off

 

Else

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

 

 

tada light goes off. Problem? how do I get this program to only run when the light is at first ON! When I stick it in a folder the folder shuts it off when the light goes out. Same thing with an IF statement about the status/control of the light. I know I am missing something very basic; What do you do?

 

David

[Dinboise]

I think I will make another flag and have a pre-program check the status of the light a minute before the blinking will occur and if the light is already off it will turn the flag to false. Then in the program that blinks the light, I will put an IF clause to run only if that flag is "false".

 

Pre Program

If

(

On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

From 8:19:00AM

To 8:30:00AM (same day)

Or From 12:59:00AM

To 1:15:00AM (same day)

)

And Status 'Garage Light' is On

 

Then

Run Program 'G light flag 2' (Then Path)

 

Else

Run Program 'G light flag 2' (Else Path)

 

 

We shall see. Seems too complicated though for what it is.

 

 

David

[oberkc]

First, confessions. You already appear to me to be a more advanced programmer of the ISY than I. Still, I wonder if....

 

I like the idea of putting your program in a folder that is true only if your light is on. The missing part of that equation, however, may be to remove the blinking program steps from your "then" path and putting them into a separate program without "if" conditions. This new program should not be in the folder, so that once it starts running, it is not affected by the condition of the garage light.

 

Something like:

 

Folder condition

 

If garage light status is on

 

Edited program, in the folder

 

If 
On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 
Time is 8:00:00AM 
Or Time is 1:00:00AM 

Then 
Run New Blink Program (then path)

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

 

New Blink Program, not in the folder:

 

If 

Then 
Disable Program 'G light scene' 
Repeat 2 times 
Set 'Garage Light' Off 
Wait 1 second 
Set 'Garage Light' On 
Repeat 1 times 
Enable Program 'G light scene' 
Wait 1 second 
Run Program 'G light flag' (Else Path) 
Wait 1 minute and 15 seconds 
Run Program 'G light turn off' (If) 

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

[Dinboise]

Sometimes, to figure things out you need a fresh perspective. I didn't think about sending the ISY to a different program. Much more elegant than contriving more flags. You are much more wise than I. Much better to simplify than increase complexity. Works fine now. Thanks for the help.

 

David