TriggerLinc

[jzgersten]

I have a TriggerLincs attached to the door of each of two bathrooms. When the door opens lights go on. Close the door, do your business light is still on. Open the door turn off light manually, and uhoh, the light goes back on...as if the ISY is still sending an on command. Both locales are scene controlled as opposed to program because I want the lights on quick. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Thanks.

[oberkc]

you may have to better describe how you have set your system up. Do you use scenes? Programs? Both?

[Sub-Routine]

If you do not have the bathroom light in an ISY program there would be no excuse for the ISY to send a command.

 

I think that what is happening is the TriggerLinc sends a command, you press the switch which cancels cleanups so the TriggerLinc sends the command again.

 

If you don't press the switch off does it function correctly?

 

Rand

 

I have a TriggerLincs attached to the door of each of two bathrooms. When the door opens lights go on. Close the door, do your business light is still on. Open the door turn off light manually, and uhoh, the light goes back on...as if the ISY is still sending an on command. Both locales are scene controlled as opposed to program because I want the lights on quick. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Thanks.

[jzgersten]

Yes not pressing the switch means aok...how do i deal with cleanups...not familiar with that term...Thanks Rand!

[Sub-Routine]

Yes not pressing the switch means aok...how do i deal with cleanups...not familiar with that term...Thanks Rand!

 

Hi jzg,

 

Cleanups are a great Insteon feature. When a device is triggered it will send a scene command. Every device included in that scene will send an acknowledgment (ACK). The device that sent the scene command marks off the responders as they send an ACK. Devices in the scene that don't return an ACK are sent the request again. Three trys by default.

 

Scene commands take a priority to ACKs and devices quit sending ACKs if they see a new scene command.

 

So the TriggerLinc is not seeing ACKs because you pressed a switch. The scene command from the switch tells the other devices to be quiet.

 

Then the TL realizes it hasn't heard a response so it sends the command again. Which turns the light on.

 

Rand

[jzgersten]

Thanks for the lesson Rand!! Now is there anything I can do to fix it for me...I had it working once before no problem, so there must be a fix...

[Sub-Routine]

I guess I don't understand how the light stays on when you close the door. Isn't the TriggerLinc simply On and Off?

 

Thanks for the lesson Rand!! Now is there anything I can do to fix it for me...I had it working once before no problem, so there must be a fix...

[Brian H]

Is the internal jumper on or off in the TriggerLinc?

If it is ON then a simple on and off is sent.

If it is Off it sends scene one and scene two.

http://wiki.smarthome.com/index.php?tit ... c_Features

 

Is it linked to two scenes where the light action is controlled? One for TriggerLinc On and the other TrigerLinc Off.

[jzgersten]

Internal jumper is not present. And the triggerlinc is only in one scene, I do not use the "secondary." Thus, open door, light goes on. close door nothing happens. that way light is on when enter bathroom, but must manually turn off light when exit.

 

Now I understand when I open the door to exit another command is sent to turn light on, but i would think a manual turn off would be sufficient...Rand said these cleanups, which I guess are sent 3x? are what's turning the light back on...need to suspend the cleanups for this to work....but dont know how...

[Sub-Routine]

I don't believe there is a way to stop the cleanups.

 

How about a program that sends the Off again?

 

If
       Control 'Bathroom' is switched Off

Then
       Wait  1 second
       Set 'Bathroom' Off

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

 

Internal jumper is not present. And the triggerlinc is only in one scene, I do not use the "secondary." Thus, open door, light goes on. close door nothing happens. that way light is on when enter bathroom, but must manually turn off light when exit.

 

Now I understand when I open the door to exit another command is sent to turn light on, but i would think a manual turn off would be sufficient...Rand said these cleanups, which I guess are sent 3x? are what's turning the light back on...need to suspend the cleanups for this to work....but dont know how...