SceneController

[androbot]

I tried this out last night and discovered an interesting issue. A scene will activate once and deactivate once, but all subsequent changes are not applied. I confirmed in my Vera logs that the messages make it through to the unit, but the subsequent application of scene never happens after the first time.

I'm suspecting this is due to the "setVariableIfChanged" nature of the code in conjunction with the split V_SCENE_ON/V_SCENE_OFF messages. In other words, it's not a single variable that is toggling, it's two separate ones.

[hek]

@androbot said:

I'm suspecting this is due to the "setVariableIfChanged" nature of the code in conjunction with the split V_SCENE_ON/V_SCENE_OFF messages. In other words, it's not a single variable that is toggling, it's two separate ones.

This most surely is the problem! I will have to make a mental note of it and fix it the next time I mess with the Vera plugin code.

[hhg]

@androbot said:

I'm suspecting this is due to the "setVariableIfChanged" nature of the code in conjunction with the split V_SCENE_ON/V_SCENE_OFF messages. In other words, it's not a single variable that is toggling, it's two separate ones.

Nice spottet!

Change line 182 in L_Arduino.lua from

 if ((value ~= curValue) or (curValue == nil)) then

to:

if ((value ~= curValue) or (curValue == nil) or (serviceId == "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:SceneController1")) then

So the sl_SceneActivated/sl_SceneDeactivated variables are updated unconditionally

[androbot]

@hhg

Worked like a charm!

[dayve218]

hey guys, trying to set this one up, i have the widget displaying, but no control happening

pretty new to all of this so any help would be appreciated.

dayve

[Dalhoj]

Hi

After the Node and Scenecontroller shows up in the Vera UI you have to create a scene and then asign the scenecontroller as a trigger:

For button 1 the scene number is 0
for button 2 the scene number is 1 and so on.

Hope is helps ;-)

[dayve218]

@Dalhoj thanks for that, it seems super obvious now in retrospect.

[dayve218]

@Dalhoj is it possible to have one button stop/start the same scene, as an on/off switch for a light for example?

[korttoma]

@dayve218

If you use PLEG you could do it like this:

Condition ----------------- Action
LightOn AND Button = Turn Light Off

LightOff AND Button = Turn Light On

[hek]

@dayve218

Some "scene controllers" I've seen triggers "scene off" when you push-and-hold button for say one a second.

[dayve218]

how would i make that happen?

@korttoma i dont, PLEG is infinitely confusing to me.

[Dalhoj]

I dont know if you can have a 1 sec press!

but i uses LUUP and a simple ex could be turn on a lamp and if the lamp if on turn it off:

local relay1 = 114 --Light ID

local relay1_status = luup.variable_get("urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1", "Status", relay1) --Status of Light

if (relay1_status == "0") then
luup.call_action("urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1","SetTarget",{ newTargetValue="1" }, relay1)
else
luup.call_action("urn:upnp-org:serviceId:SwitchPower1","SetTarget",{ newTargetValue="0" }, relay1)
end

Or you can use a toggle from the advanced scene menu:

That is how I do it.

[hek]

@Dalhoj said:

I dont know if you can have a 1 sec press!

I mean that the Arduino checks if user presses button for one sec and send the SCENE_OFF. You probably shouldn't let Vera handle this.

[Nuubi]

Hey! Any pictures of scene controller installations? I'm planning on DIY'ing some "aesthetically pleasing" ones :-)

[Dalhoj]

@hek said:

I mean that the Arduino checks if user presses button for one sec and send the SCENE_OFF. You probably shouldn't let Vera handle this.

I would make the Arduino send ie. for button 1 send scene ID 0 at short press and scene ID 1 for long press and so on.

@Nuubi Here is two of my scene controllers:

The first one is installed in my bedtable and is a combination of a scenecontroller and a relaysensor for controling the 3 leds.

The 2. is installed in the living room, and is a 8 button scenecontroller.

It controlles

• the lights in the living room
• Blinds Open / Close
• a power outlet On/Off
• pause/plays my XBMC Medie Center
• starts my Yamaha reciver and starts playing net radio
• stops the radion again and turn of the reciver
• turns up / down the volume on the reciver

That is what I use it for at the moment.

[Smelliot]

@Dalhoj what enclosures are they? They look really slick!

[Dalhoj]

Its a danish enclosure: http://www.lk.dk/produkter/afbrydermateriel-lk-fuga/lk-fuga/antibakteriel/underlag/baseline-2-modul-346dd488/ for the button one and: http://www.lk.dk/produkter/afbrydermateriel-lk-fuga/lk-fuga/antibakteriel/underlag/baseline-1-modul-hvid/ for the top one.

Its a danish department of Schneider Electric called LK(Lauritz Knudsen)