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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)

Not sure if this is something that would work for you but might get you going. Save this code a device script: This code uses one other Lamp as trigger and control .

Hope this helps,
Jos

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%

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....

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

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