RE: CBus PAC Programming

["Mike Griffiths" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Mike



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of markttay
Sent: 08 February 2006 12:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] CBus PAC Programming



I have been using a PAC for a few months now, and it is a pretty
nifty device. I have a few logic routines programmed, for instance
if the landing sensor picks up movement after 10PM and when the
downstairs hall lights are off (i.e. we are in bed), the assumption
is that it is one of my children is going to the loo. The PAC
switches on lights at 25% to the bathroom and 5 minutes later will
switch them off again. This saves the children worrying about
switching on lights or switching them off again when finished.

I have another routine that again based on time and state of the
lighting that will switch off all the downstairs lights from the
bedside switch (just in case you forgot to turn them all out).

These are quite useful for me, but there is a drawback - the PAC
logic is triggered by date and time or the state of a CBus group, so
in order to trigger the two routines above I have to fist use the
sensor or switch to set the lighting state of a CBus Group, this
then triggers conditional logic in the PAC.

In my limited programming experience, this seems quite wasteful -
the only way of passing state between a CBus input device and the
PAC (or CTouch) seems to be via a dimmer or relay channel. Unless I
am missing something, there seems no way to trigger a PAC routine
directly from an input device - does anyone know if this is not the
case and I have just not read the manual enough?












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