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dzVents randomised times

Posted: Saturday 07 December 2019 12:18
by mash47
Here's an example from the wiki ..

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-- switch on for 2 minutes after a randomized delay of 1-10 minutes
device.switchOff().withinMin(10).forMin(2)
Are randomised actions different in dzVents and device/scene timers? The wiki states that the random action time is after the set time whereas the device/scene random action time is +/- around the set time.

Re: dzVents randomised times  [Solved]

Posted: Monday 16 December 2019 22:44
by waaren
mash47 wrote: Saturday 07 December 2019 12:18 Here's an example from the wiki ..

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-- switch on for 2 minutes after a randomized delay of 1-10 minutes
device.switchOff().withinMin(10).forMin(2)
Are randomised actions different in dzVents and device/scene timers? The wiki states that the random action time is after the set time whereas the device/scene random action time is +/- around the set time.
Probably a language thingy.
I read
after a randomized delay of 1-10 minutes
as that it will be switched off somewhere between 1 and 10 minutes and that is indeed what this method does.

Re: dzVents randomised times

Posted: Tuesday 17 December 2019 7:21
by dannybloe
I'd say the comment should be something like: -- switch off for 2 minutes after a randomized period of 1-10s has passed.
And the delay is before the actual switching.