I know it cant be this hard.

[George M]

What should be easy for me, it driving me crazy.

I am setting up CQC for the first time. I have been on two webinars, but some what has been the simplest task in my previous automation process is baffling me in CQC.

Here is the scenario:

I have ELK M1
It is contolling lights through Zwave.
I can control lights from CQC through ELK

But I am stumped on timers.

In my previous life an action would look like this:


Motion is sensed
Turn light on
Set timer for 15 minutes
When timer expires, turn light off.

Simple - all done in one screen.

Can someone give me point by point directions on how to do this in CQC using ELK to control the lights. I dont care if the timers are in ELK or CQC. If I can grasp it once then I can replicate it again. I use many timers in my setup

Thanks
George M

[dkemme]

I just learned how to do this by reading IVB's excellent tips:

http://www.charmedquark.com/vb_forum/sho...ht=resetcd

http://www.charmedquark.com/vb_forum/sho...ht=resetcd

DJK

[IVB]

check the recording of Saturday's webinar; i could have sworn we covered this so you could even follow along, but i may be mixing it up with the 3/8 session.

[George M]

IVB

We did go over it some on Sat. I am downloading the video now. I'll see if it refreshes my memory. I just need to grasp the sequenses in my head and then I'll be good to go.

George M

[IVB]

ok. Net net, here's the babysteps:

Motion is sensed
Turn light on

setup a trigger on that field, both
1) in the "browse drivers & fields" section on that zone in the Elk, and
2) as a triggered event that does a "New Field Value Equals" of Violated for that zone.
3) in the actions, do a FieldWrite(lightingdriver.field,On)

Set timer for 15 minutes

In same trigger as above, start your countdown timer. You'll need to have actually installed the timer driver though.

When timer expires, turn light off.

setup 2nd trigger
1) in the "browse drivers & fields" as a trigger on that countdown timer field, make sure you "only send an event if IsEqual 0"
2) 2nd trigger for when NewFieldValueEquals 0 for the Countdown timer field.
3) In actions, do a FieldWrite(lightingdriver.field,Off)

What could be easier :-)

[George M]

Thanks IVB

Thats what I was looking for.

George

[George M]

Well it finally clicked. It was after reading pjgregory's explaination in the thread that dkemme referenced (thanks dkemme) that I found where I was having the problem.

I was trying to set a value for the timer i.e. 5 or 300 for five minutes instead of the "InvokeCmd" command. Dont know that I ever saw that documented in any of the tutorials or videos I have watched.

Anyway thanks, and off to my next challange - incorporating the Nuvo Concerto into the mix.

George