KPL in Program > On # / Off # (Backlight Level)

[elite-rob]

Hi Guys,

 

First off, let me say that it's totally possible I haven't done programming in my ISY in a long time (b/c everything works so well) so there may be things that have been upgraded/added to the software that I'm unfamiliar with. Or, my memory has gotten so bad that the functionality has been this way for so long and that is a whole other issue!

 

I have a program for Halloween that sort of 'haunts' the lights in my house. It basically makes them dim & brighten...

 

The main program that controls them looks like this:

 

IF

Control 'Kitchen Main - C' is switched on
Or Time is 7:30:00pm
Or Time is 8:00:00pm
Or Time is 8:30:00pm
Or Time is 9:00:00pm
Or Time is 9:30:00pm
Or Time is 10:00:00pm
Or Time is 10:30:00pm

THEN

Set Scene 'Halloween Default' On (This establishes the starting light values)
Wait 10 seconds
Run Program 'Ghost - Bar' (Then Path)
Wait 7 seconds
Run Program 'Ghost - Kitchen' (Then Path)
Wait 7 seconds
Run Program 'Ghost - Main Floor Hallway' (Then Path)
Wait 7 seconds
Run Program 'Ghost - Lounge' (Then Path)
Wait 10 seconds
Set Scene 'Halloween Default' On

ELSE

No Actions

 

 

As you can see in addition to the timings, "Kitchen Main - C", which is a button on my KPL, is also a trigger that can start everything.

 

So, what I wanted to do was add one more row to the bottom of the 'Then' path that would tell the program to turn OFF "Kitchen Main - C". (This way it's ready to be turned back on again.)

 

I thought this would be easy because I'd just set "Kitchen Main - C" to Off.

 

But, the drop-down menu in the Action window has options like:

On 0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)

On 0 / Off 1 (Backlight Level)

On 0 / Off 2 (Backlight Level)

Etc. Etc.

 

I have no idea what all these options are, and 'off' is not an option in the list.

 

Can someone please explain what these menu options are all about and if there is a way to turn off that KPL link when the program finishes running?

 

Also, if anyone has any feedback on how to improve the efficiency of the program so it just runs every 30 minutes between hour X and hour Y, I'd love to hear it. I'm always trying to get better at my ISY programming!

 

Thanks in advance... and sorry if this is a silly question to be asking.[/code]

[LeeG]

Do not mess with the backlight levels. They apply to all button LED backlight levels, not an individual button and Backlight level is not used to turn an individual LED On or Off.

 

A Secondary KPL button (C in this case) cannot be controlled directly like the Primary load button. Define a Scene with KPL button C as the only responder. The additional line to be added in the list of Then control statements is to turn OFF the new Scene. This will turn Off KPL button C LED.