Re: Home Control Assistant

[Kevin <Spiritbranson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin <> wrote in news:1jmo32llu582r059vbhghbpffcc8737hri@xxxxxxx:

> Kevin,
>
> I'm using one schedule. What I want to do is have some of the lights
> turn on from a remote and then return them to their settings _per the
> schedule_ with the other remote button.
>
> For example, let's say the following actions take place:
>
> - Lights in question dim to 70% at 10:30 PM
> - Hit remote ON button at 10:57 PM to turn lights on
> - Next schedule entry is dim to 40% at 11:00
> - Hit remote OFF button at 11:02 to return to the schedule
>
> The problem is, if I programatically save off the dim values at the
> time the ON button press is received, at 11:02 when the OFF is
> received and the setting restored, the lights will be returned to 70%,
> instead of dimmed to 40% per the schedule.
>
> So the question is, how do I read the scheduled (as opposed to actual)
> off/on/dim value for a particular unit?
>
> Martin
>
>
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:45:43 GMT, Kevin <Spiritbranson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>Martin <> wrote in news:a5kj32lrk5m7hjpbhshv7kuo7j618uohah@xxxxxxx:
>>
>>> I'm using Home Control Assistant 6 and would like to create a script
>>> to turn certain lights on in response to a keychain remote ON when
>>> coming home and then return the lights to their settings according
>>> to the current schedule via a keychain remote OFF once in the house.
>>> Although the program could get the settings (on/off/dim level), save
>>> them and then restore the values in response to the OFF, the
>>> schedule settings could have changed between the keychain remote ON
>>> and OFF...
>>>
>>> Any ideas about how to read the current settings of devices in the
>>> current schedule?
>>>
>>
>>Martin,
>>         I also use Home control assistant 6. I have several
>>         questions. How
>>many different schedules do you use and what is used to change these
>>schedules. In response to your question, depending how the schedules
>>are changed. You can use the flag values to report the different
>>schedules and conditions. Then write a program that checks the flag
>>values and responds accordingly.
>

The question is Martin, In your scenario, The light in question will dim
to 40% at 11Pm. Or do you want to suspend the schedule until you press
the "off" button? and then have it dim to 40%. I think I have an idea
what you want it to do. I just need to know if after you press the "on"
button, do you want the schedule to suspend until you press off and then
execute the current schedule?