Step switch problem?

Youtube explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjJf0IVQ618

What about adding a set of if before incrementing circle to check if current value of circle is coherent with dimmer intensity and set it?

I mean something like:

If intensity = 0 then circle = 0

Else if intensity = 20 then circle = 1

...

Increment circle

Will try this, thank you!

I'm not sure to get the point of what you are trying to achieve.

If I understand correctly now the step switch works correctly but you want that if you shut down the light with dimmer switch at the next press of "step switch" or "dimmer switch" the light starts from latest intensity.

So if you set intensity to step 3 with "step switch", then you shut down with dimmer switch (so intensity goes to 0). At the next press of "step switch" or "dimmer switch" do you want that intensity goes to value assigned to step 3?

Is this correct or do you expect a different behavior from "step switch" and "dimmer switch" after turn off?

You understood correctly!

And I never want a state where you press a switch and nothing happens. for example you press step switch to variable 4 and then turn of with the dimmer and press step switch again and nothing happens because it jumped to variable 1.

This works except that it starts at 20% after light off, and I have to cycle threw the stages(variables)!

Or if there's better ways of controlling the lights. Found this: https://forum.z-wave.me/viewtopic.php?f=3424&t=20106

Best regards Jacob!

Ok, so I think that if you change a couple of things it may works.

First of all you need a new variable to store current intensity, let's call it "LASTINTENSITY".

As the very last step of your rule you have to set "LASTINTENSITY" to the value of "QUBINO INTENSITY".

Now you have to use this variable for initials IF in substitution of "QUBINO INTENSITY".

If everithings works as I think now you have a step switch that always starts from last selected value.

Lets ese if I understand what you mean?

Is this the first step? But then variable LASTINTENSITY folows the dimmer Valu?

Now you have to use this variable for initials IF in substitution of "QUBINO INTENSITY".

Can you explain this better. How should this block lock?

I mean that now you have to modify initial 4 IFs as follow:

from

IF "QUBINO INTENSITY" BETWEEN 0 AND 2

to

IF "LASTINTENSITY" BETWEEN 0 AND 2

and so ON for the others.

Sory does not work!

Mmh, could you try to add a "refresh all" block prior of "LASTINTENSITY" = "QUBINO INTENSITY"?

Sory not working.... out of ides?

And the lights jump to litle strange?

If I have to make everything in another way or smarter way I will do that. With many rules an so on I can do that if someone have some good Ides.

But simply a rule that remember the last dimmer stat before the light was turned off. And set a variable so it is possible to use this variable in other rules and so on.

I don't know what is the best way of configure everything with lights, but you want as fast as possible to turn on a scene. If time change and everything have bin off motion sensor will set another scene and so on.

You never want the lights to turn on unintentionally or off.

That have bin problem with Fibaro multi sensor for me. Lights start in the middle of the night when went to bed. And lights turn off when watching TV. And you don't want the lights to be on more than 20-40 seconds when you go to bed. At the moment it is just experimenting with functionality.

But if someone could share there philosophy with lights it would be nice. And how it works. And If you got over unintentionally light goes on or off!

I have ordered microwave sensor from ebay and will experiment with that. What sensors are there except for the normal, IR, LUX, TEMP and so on?

Is ther ULTRA SOUND, or microwave sensors, proximity or something like that?

I think that the problem is that "last intensity" is not setted correctly by zipabox.

The only workaround that I can figure is to explicitly set "last intensity" to "qubino intensity" in each if and remove the final set.

What I mean is:

IF circle = 1

"qubino intensity " = 0

"last intensity" = 0

And so on for other IFs.

Hi Jacob,

just a little change, I mean that inside each circle IFs you set last instensity to the instensity that you are setting to the dimmer.

I.e. the first second circle if must be

If circle = 2

Qubino intensity = 20

Last intensity =20

And so on.

Does it works?

Something like this?

Only starts at 40% now.... ????

Mmh but all initials IFs block that check "last intensity" are still present?

I see onlybnow that in your previous screenshot are missing

No I removed them should put them back?

But did I do wrong buy adding the "LASTINTENSETY" to the IF states that set the dimmer?

Yes, put that IFs back.

Adding last intensity where you set dimmer intensity is correct.

Just another thing, all that additional rules that starts when qubino intensity is greater than 20, 40 etc must be deleted. You must keep active only the one with qubino intensity > 0.

Rules 27, 28 and 29 must be deactivated

Last 2 block of main rule must be deleted (refresh all and last intensity = qubino intensity).

Then leave active rule 26 and deactivate rules 27, 28 and 29.

After that you can have a try with virtuale switch.

If it doesn't work we will continue tomorrow

like this?

Yes!

Finger crossed

So nice of you...

Like this

First try it worked.... super duper thank you!

Will try more tomorow!

Hi again! After some testing I it did not work as planed, it only goes to 20% then 40% then 20% then40%. If turning of it goes to 20% I think!

Does it works using just "soft start"?

Because last four IFs are outside first IF that check switch state, so all the firsts check are executed only if soft start is pressed...

Hi Jacob,

I've tried to simulate your setup using a virtual switch and a virtual level control and I created attached rule.

It's behavior is:

• every time you switchon virtual "step switch" virtual level control goes to next step 0 -> 20 -> 40 -> 100 -> 0
• if you manually set a value at the next switch on of "step switch" level goes to next step. So if you manually set dimmer to 36 at the next switch on it goes to 40.
• if level is at a step level (20, 40 or 100) and you manually set level to 0 at the next switch on the dimmer goes to last value (20, 40 or 100)
• if you manually set a value different than step level and you manually set level to 0 at the next switch on of "step switch" level goes to previous step. So if you manually set to 36 and the manually set to 0 at the next switch on level goes to 20.

I hope that this couple of rules works also for you.

Lights go off every 15 minuts.... girlfrind furius :-)

And it never go to 100 % and it jump betwene 40 and 60 every time switch is tuched. from on two off. I have bi stable switches?

It should only be afected when toggle on not when switch go to off possision? Does that work for you?

I hade to turn the rule off not to upset the house....

Found an error but dont dare to test.

!= should be = in one IF statment!

The rule doesn't contain any sleep of 15 minutes so it's very strange that lights go off.

The rule that I attached works with a virtual switch that act like a bistable switch and state change only when I turn on.

I've tested the rule for each of the behavior that I've described.

The only thing that I can suggest is to manually set dimmer level to an intermediate level (i.e. 35%) at the very first test to be sure that circle and last intensity are initialized correctly.