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damutha
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Apologies for this very basic question, but I would appreciate some guidance on how to set up a trigger to deal with the following (if it is even possible):
I have 2 Icon relays, one in my garage (call it GARAGE) controlling the outside garage lights, and one in my mudroom (call it MUDROOM) controlling a porch light and the garage lights (via link). I would like to set it up so that a double tap (on or off) on MUDROOM (i.e. a "faston" or "fastoff") turns the garage lights on or off without affecting the porch light. I guess this leads to 2 questions:
1. Can the faston/off on MUDROOM be programmed so that it does not affect the local load?
2. If so, could someone give me a sample formula to accomplish this? I am completely inept and could use a starting push.
3. If not, is there a workaround (e.g. a way to check the status of MUDROOM before the double tap and adjust it back to its prior state if necessary)? Again, a sample formula would be a godsend.
Thanks.
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Viper
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1. Faston/fastoff will always control the local load. You could use an InlineLinc or another controler to handle the load and then Faston/fastoff on MUDROOM can do what you want.
2. See 1.
3. See 1. In addition, I believe that Dave is working on something that will allow you to see the state of the device before the change so you will be able to return it to that state. Until then, you could keep the state yourself in a global variable and track the changes with triggers.
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dhoward
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Damutha,
Viper basically has you covered. A Fast On/Fast Off (or on / off) will always control the local load. You would have to use an inlinelinc as Viper suggests without having the local load connected.
Unfortunately for option 3, you cant have a trigger that fires and see what the previous status of a light was before the command was received. You could set something up with triggers and global variables but it would be very kludgy. As Viper states, the next version (very soon) will have the capability to do more of what you're looking to accomplish.
When the next version comes out, bump this thread and I'll post the how-to.
Dave.
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