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RE: Quick CBUS question



In what way would it make it any less reliable? The network has to be
up and
running and intact for the scene to action anyway so where it actions from
makes little difference...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Rob Iles
> Sent: 22 April 2008 23:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Quick CBUS question
>
> Phil,
>
> Doesn't that potentially make it less reliable? (if the scene is
stored
> in
> the switch, it will work regardless of whether or not the pac is
> connected
> and working).
>
> I know the PAC is very reliable, am just curious.
>
> NOT questioning your wisdom - just trying to learn :)
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On 22/04/2008, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >   Myself, I would store the scenes in teh PAC and trigger them
from
> > switches...
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > > Of Paul Gordon
> > > Sent: 22 April 2008 22:31
> > > To: UKHA Group
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Quick CBUS question
> > >
> > > Ah - the scene is just assigned to a button... - every one
of my
> rooms
> > > has a "room off" button, most of which just
trigger a scene stored
> > > locally in that rooms' switch to turn everything in that
room
> off... -
> > > which is why I was unsure if this could be detected outside
of the
> > > switch... I guess I'll just add a dummy group to the scene
and use
> the
> > > status of that group as the indicator. - which I guess is
the same
> > > (except in reverse) as using a trigger group to trigger the
> scene?....
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Paul G.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > > Of Phil Harris
> > > Sent: 22 April 2008 21:15
> > > To: UKHA Group
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Quick CBUS question
> > >
> > > Assuming that the scene is triggered by a group going to a
value
> and
> > > not
> > > just assigned to a button then yes...
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of Paul Gordon
> > > > Sent: 22 April 2008 20:17
> > > > To: UKHA Group
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Quick CBUS question
> > > >
> > > > Anyone (Phil?) know if a CBUS button that triggers a
scene
> (stored
> > > > locally) can be seen by a PAC? - i.e. does turning on a
scene
> result
> > > in
> > > > a CBUS network message that a PAC could use in logic to
know the
> > > scene
> > > > has been trigerred?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Paul G.
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