RE: LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I have tested and verified this morning that I CAN get an LD11 to come on
instantly at 100% bright, with no ramp up from off. - I can only do this
for
the 100% level though, - any other level selected soft starts from 0%.

This is using Homeseer with the LD11 device configured as Leviton dim.
either from the GUI or from a script, if I send it a "Dim to
100%" command
whilst it is switched OFF, i goes instantly to full brightness. If it is
already ON, and at some other brightness, then it ramps IIRC.

Oh, and I can only get it to do it via an X10 command of course! - I want
to
be able to replicate the same functionality from the local control, but I
don't think its possible...

Paul G.



>From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:00:30 -0000
>
>     There are two very similar threads here so sorry to mix the quotes
>but...I have been trying this recently too - and despite the info
copied
>from the adjacent thread [UKHA Wandsworth switch pics up - dim thread -
>which controller] re LD11 documentation copied here ....posted by Keith
>Baker.. (who appears very frustrated on finding this info too...)
>
>"The LD11 also responds to professional X-10. Combined with the
memory dim
>feature, the LD11 can change the room lighting instantly or
progressively."
>
>and
>
>"Soft (fixed) start and stop with STANDARD X10 and programmable
start and
>stop rates with PROFESSIONAL X10 protocol."
>
>and also this posting by David Anamudu in the Comfort Technical
newsgroup
>
> > > I have been playing with ActiveHome and HomeSeer, and have
been able
>to
> > get
> > > the ld11 units to 'soft start' to differing brightneses, and
also to
>go
> > > immediately to different brightnesses.
>
>David is now not able to repeat this and I have been unable to get
anything
>working using any X10 commands (Homeseer / Homevision / ECS / Leopard
etc)
>-
>My conclusion is that any go immediate to level function or any 'preset
the
>level function (whilst turned off)' is not implemented. Also any change
of
>ramp speed is not possible. I think the ramped change is unavoidable.
>Unless
>someone knows better.... Can anyone switch an LD11 ON instantly at a
set
>brightness ?
>
>         Kevin
>
>
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 20 February 2002 12:12
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>
>
>   Bummer. - that'll explain why I can't get it toi work then!
>
>   Oh well, I guess I'll have o do it like you say, - every day, I'll
>"reset"
>   the dim level to 100% by turning it on, setting the level, then
turning
>it
>   off again. I'll do it as part of my daily reset routine which runs
at
>05:30
>   every morning.
>
>   This is for the bathroom lights, where there will be a sensor switch
>just
>   inside the door for "normal" operation of the light, and
for highest
>WAF,
>   this should operate as normal as possible, i.e. come on at 100%
>brightness.
>   However, I do intend to have some PIR activated lighting responses
>active
>   during the night-time period to automatically turn the lights on at
only
>   about 30% brightness whenever the bathroom door is opened, and we
have
>gone
>   to bed...
>
>   ways and means.....
>
>   Paul G.
>
>
>
>   >From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
>   >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>   >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>   >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:53:40 -0000
>   >
>   >AFAIK, this is not possible as you are not sending an X10 signal
back
>to
>   >the controller from a momentary switch.
>   >
>   >If you want the level to change you could do what I used to do
with the
>   >old firmware LD10's. That is at, say 10.30pm, the lights came on
and
>set
>   >to the level required, set a flag in HV so HV could track the
status of
>   >the lights and then switched them back off again. That way the
lights,
>   >until they reset in the morning, were dimmed for night-time
operation,
>   >worked okay if not ideal.
>   >
>   >HTH
>   >
>   >K.
>   >
>   > > -----Original Message-----
>   > > From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>   > > Sent: 20 February 2002 10:12
>   > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > > Subject: [ukha_d] LD11 preset question (with Homeseer)
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > Hi chaps, hope someone can help me, cos try as I might, I
cannot
>seem
>   >to
>   > > get
>   > > this to work how I want it....
>   > >
>   > > I want to set a preset dim level in an LD11 *without*
turning it on,
>   >so
>   > > that
>   > > the next time it is manually operated from the momentary
switch, it
>   >will
>   > > come on at that level. I need to do this from Homeseer.
(no problem
>   >doing
>   > > it
>   > > via script)
>   > >
>   > > I've got the LD11 device set as "Leviton dim" in
Homeseer - If I set
>   >it to
>   > > "Preset dim", then dim & bright commands
sent from the Homeseer GUI
>   >are
>   > > not
>   > > actioned.
>   > >
>   > > If I send it a hs.exec10 script command with the
"preset dim"
>   >parameter,
>   > > it
>   > > does precisely nothing, same goes for using the
"extended"
>parameter.
>   > > Using
>   > > the "dim" or "bright" paramters turns
the unit on at the specified
>   > > level...
>   > >
>   > > Any thoughts?...
>   > >
>   > > TIA
>   > >
>   > > Paul G.
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
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