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Any way to dim the LED when lights are off?


RichTJ99

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Hi,

 

I have a number of dimmers & switchlinc relays in my bedroom & at night, its really bright between the keypads, etc.

 

Is there a way to dim the LED when the lights are off? I seem to remember with teh keypads years ago there was some combo to press buttons & make it dimmer. Any ideas on what I can do?

 

Thanks,

Rich

Posted

Using the same Program Action statement for turning the device On/Off, scroll down through the selections to the Backlight level settings.

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I dim all my keypads each night, and brighten them the next day.

 

Max Bright:

 

For a KPL V.39: On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)

For a Dual Band KPL v.40: 100% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Dimmer v.38: 0% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Dimmer v.40: 0% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Relay v.3A: 0% (Backlight Level)

For a Dual Bank Switchlinc v.40: 100% (Backlight Level)

 

And to make them as dim as possible:

 

For a KPL V.39: On 0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)

For a Dual Band KPL v.40: 0% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Dimmer v.38: 1% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Dimmer v.40: 1% (Backlight Level)

For a Switchlinc Relay v.3A: 1% (Backlight Level)

For a Dual Bank Switchlinc v.40: 0% (Backlight Level)

 

Programs:

 

Switch Backlights Day (Enabled):

If
       From    Sunrise - 29 minutes
       To      Sunset  + 29 minutes (same day)
   And Program 'Away Flag' is False
   And Program 'Keypads are Dim' is True

Then
       Run Program 'Backlight level Bright' (Then Path)

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


 

Switch Backlights Night Bright (Enabled):

If
       From    Sunset  + 30 minutes
       To      Sunrise - 30 minutes (next day)
   And Program 'Away Flag' is False
   And Program 'Keypads are Dim' is True
   And (
            Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Light' is not Off
         Or Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Track Lights' is not Off
         Or Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Vanity' is not Off
         Or Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Lamp' is not Off
         Or Status  'Office / Office Desk Lamp' is not Off
         Or Status  'Office / Office Hutch Lights' is not Off
         Or Status  'Office / Office Light' is not Off
         Or Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Mantle' is not Off
         Or Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Overheads' is not Off
         Or Status  'Livingroom / Fireplace' is not Off
         Or Status  'Livingroom / Ent Center Lights' is not Off
         Or Status  'Kitchen / Kitchen LEDs' is not Off
         Or Status  'Kitchen / Back Porch KPL' is 30%
         Or Status  'Kitchen / Kitchen Fan-Light' is not Off
       )

Then
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_BRIGHT  = 1

Else
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_BRIGHT  = 0


 

Swithc Backlights Night Dim (Enabled):

If
       From    Sunset  + 30 minutes
       To      Sunrise - 30 minutes (next day)
   And Program 'Away Flag' is False
   And Program 'Keypads are Dim' is False
   And Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Light' is Off
   And Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Track Lights' is Off
   And Status  'Bathroom / Bathroom Vanity' is Off
   And Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Lamp' is Off
   And Status  'Office / Office Desk Lamp' is Off
   And Status  'Office / Office Hutch Lights' is Off
   And Status  'Office / Office Light' is Off
   And Status  'Livingroom / Ent Center Lights' is Off
   And Status  'Livingroom / Fireplace' is Off
   And Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Mantle' is Off
   And Status  'Livingroom / Livingroom Overheads' is Off
   And Status  'Kitchen / Kitchen LEDs' is Off
   And Status  'Kitchen / Back Porch KPL' is not 30%
   And Status  'Kitchen / Kitchen Fan-Light' is Off

Then
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_DIM  = 1

Else
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_DIM  = 0


 

Wait Night Bright (Enabled):

If
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_BRIGHT is 1

Then
       Wait  10 minutes 
       Run Program 'Backlight level Bright' (Then Path)

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


 

Wait Night Dim (Enabled):

If
       $SWITCH_BACKLIGHTS_DIM is 1

Then
       Wait  10 minutes 
       Run Program 'Backlight level Dim' (Then Path)

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


 

Keypads are Dim (not enabled):

If
  - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')

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

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


 

Backlight Level Bright (not enabled):

If
  - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')

Then
       Set 'Bedroom / Wake 3AM' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Entry / Front Porch' 100% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / HVAC KPL' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom KPL - On' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Mantle' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Overheads' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Fan' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Kitchen / Back Porch KPL' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Vanity' 90% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Track Lights' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom KPL' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Light' 90% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Fan' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Fan KPL' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Kitchen / Kitchen Fan KPL - Light' On 15 / Off 7 (Backlight Level)
       Run Program 'Keypads are Dim' (Else Path)

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


 

Backlight level Dim (not enabled):

If
  - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')

Then
       Set 'Bedroom / Wake 3AM' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Entry / Front Porch' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Kitchen / Back Porch KPL' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / HVAC KPL' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom KPL - On' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Mantle' 1% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Overheads' 1% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Fan' 1% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Track Lights' 1% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Vanity' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom KPL' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Fan' 1% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Bathroom / Bathroom Shower Light' 0% (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Livingroom / Livingroom Fan KPL' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set 'Kitchen / Kitchen Fan KPL - Light' On  0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level)
       Set Scene 'Scenes / Whole House / Keypad Dim Cleanup' Off
       Run Program 'Keypads are Dim' (Then Path)
       Wait  2 seconds
       Set Scene 'Scenes / Whole House / Keypad Dim Cleanup' Off
       Wait  30 seconds
       Set Scene 'Scenes / Whole House / Keypad Dim Cleanup' Off

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


 

What this series of programs does essentially is 10m after I have all the lights off like I would if I were going to sleep, it dims all the backlights if I am home. The scene 'Keypad Dim Cleanup' is a scene with all the KPL buttons in it so any that were left on get turned off so the keypads go completely dark. Well, almost all the KPL buttons, I left my nightlight button in the bathroom out of the scene so it stays illuminated so I can find it in the dark.

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