Dimming, how to go back to former state

[Melissen]

Hi,

I'm very new to Domoticz and LUA. Although I had an education in programming (1985-1993) in Basic and GWBasic, this is a little bit different.
I want to make a script that turns a dimmer back to it's former state.

I want to dim the spots in my kitchen to 5% when I activate all other lamps in my livingroom. (this is easy with a standard Scene or Group).
So this is not the problem.

Now when I'm in the kitchen I activate a swith to turn the spots to 100%. When I leave the kitchen and press the 'off-switch' the spots goes out. But I want them to turn back to 5%.
When the lamps in the room aren't ON (group is off by switch). And I enter the kitchen and push the switch the spots must go to 100%, and when I put the switch off, the spots have to go OUT (because the roomlamps are OUT also)

How should I make this script? When I see a working script, I'll understand LUA much better and will be able to solve this kind of problems much more easier...

Thanks in advantage,

Hein Melissen (the Netherlands)

[jvdz]

Not sure if this is something that would work for you but might get you going. Save this code a device script:

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commandArray = {}

-- Switch Keuken on / Off when Tafel lamp is switched
if devicechanged("Tafel") ~= "Off" then
	commandArray['Keuken'] = 'Set Level 5'
elsif devicechanged("Tafel") == "Off" then
	commandArray['Keuken'] = 'Off'
end
-- Switch Keuken to 5% when tafel is On
if devicechanged("Keuken") == "Off" and otherdevices['Tafel'] ~= "Off" then
	commandArray['Keuken'] = 'Set Level 5'
end

return commandArray

This code uses one other Lamp as trigger and control .

Hope this helps,
Jos

[Melissen]

Hi Jos,

I use 5 ProMax switches from Action to turn on my livingroom lamps. I programmed them with one unique code to switch them on/off separatly. number 1 to 5. I also programmed them with one 'same' code 16.
On my switches-screen I can turn every lamp on or off by selecting that lamp. (RFXcom send signal 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)
On my swiches-screen I also got 'ALL Lamps', So I can put them on or off by one-click (RFXcom sends signal 16)

In my groups-screen I made a group 'All Lamps' and added the switch 'ALL Lamps' and is triggered by a remote (KIKA 16channel) on selector1,button1.
So I can use a remote to switch the ProMax-swtiches.
They are only 'software'connected not 'hardware"connected

The dimmer is activated by RFXcom with a self made code (switch) which is stored in the dimmer. percentage 5% (called dimmer low)
The dimmer also gets it's own remote on the wall (AWST-8800)

Now I added the dimmer in the group 'ALL Lamps' . So by pressing selector1,button1. The switches 'all lamps' and 'dimmer low' are activated.

I also made a switch 'dimmer high'. percentage 100%... when I push the AWST-8800 the spots will burn at maximum. But when I turned switch 'dimmer high off, the spots will go off, instead back to 5%

Hope this will help you...

selector1,button1 is called '16k 1 1'


So how can I see if a remote is pressed in LUA? Instead of a switch is goen from On to OFF?

I think I will leave the DIMMER on and only use the percentages 0% 5% and 100%. Because when switching from switch LOW and HIGH the dimmer goes first off, then back to maximum and then dims to 5%...
So I have to read out the percentage of the dimmer in LUA.

So a example off the script (not in LUA)
If 16k 1 1 is ON AND DIMMER=0%, turn on ALL LAMPS and DIMMER=5%
if 16k 1 1 is ON AND DIMMER=100%, turn on ALL LAMPS
if 16k 1 1 is OFF AND DIMMER=5%, turn off ALL lAMPS and DIMMER=0%
if 16k 1 1 is OFF AND DIMMER=100%, turn off ALL LAMPS

if ALL LAMPS = ON and AMST8800 is ON, DIMMER=100%
if ALL lAMPS = ON and AMST8800 switches to OFF, DIMMER=5%
If ALL lamps = OFF and AMST8800 is switched to OFF, DIMMER=0%
If ALL Lamps = OFF and AMST8800 is switched to ON, DIMMER= 100%

[Melissen]

Hohoho, Just made it... Now I can use a script for using a remotebutton to activate a switch...
Now this is the first step in my final script... but I'm understanding a little bit of LUA right now.
Forgot to put a V at 'Event Active' when I made a script for letting it work....

commandArray = {}

if (devicechanged['16k 4 1']=='On' and otherdevices['action 2B']=='Off') then
commandArray['action 2B']='On'
end

if (devicechanged['16k 4 1']=='Off' and otherdevices['action 2B']=='On') then
commandArray['action 2B']='Off'
end

return commandArray




Now I need to find out how I get the data for the dimmer....

[pvm]

A lot of examples at : http://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Category:Lua they might be of help to you

[Melissen]

Problem solved.... typed everything again, and it works.... Also LUA is more understandable now...