Logic Show Page

Hello everyone
I have been trying to use some logic to get Homegate or Colour Touch to change pages.
The use I have in mind is for IP cameras but for now I have created some logic to change pages according to a group status.
I got that to work correctly but then the page wouldnt time out.
So I added a delay to get it to go back to the home page but now it won't work while that delay is running.
I'm not sure if that will stop it from being usefull but could someone please give me some advice how to get around this.

once (GetLightingState("OFFICE LIGHTS") = ON) then
begin
ShowPage("OFFICE");
Delay("0:01:00");
ShowPage("HOME");
end;

 

Hello DarylMc.

Instead of delays, try using a timer.

once (GetLightingState("OFFICE LIGHTS") = ON) then
begin
ShowPage("OFFICE");
TimerStart(1);
end;

once
TimerTime(1) = 60 then
begin
ShowPage("HOME");
end;

Mark

 

Hello Mark
Thanks very much for the tip.
I will give it a go.

 

Hello Mark
That seems to have fixed it.
Thanks again for the example of timer use.

 

Thanks for the explanation Nick.
I have only just started to create some tasks for the logic engine and I'm a bit overwhelmed sometimes but hopefully it will all sink in.
What I had in mind was the Colour Touch to go to a page with a camera view when someone opened a garage door.
I think that will do the trick now without causing any other problems.

 

Hello Nick
I see what you are saying about the timer timeout going back to home page regardless of which page you may have moved to.
Is there a way to use the show page command but then revert back to the project page timeout.
I'm fairly sure if I didnt tell it to go back to the Home page it would stick on the page which showpage sent it to.

Edit
I just added this and now if you navigate to another page it reverts to project page timeout.

Code:

{Go to "Office" page when office lights turn on}
  once (GetLightingState("OFFICE LIGHTS") = ON) then
  begin
  ShowPage("OFFICE"); 
  TimerStart(1);
  end;
{If still on Office page after 60 sec return to home page}
  once TimerTime(1) = 60  then
  if showingpage ("Office")then
  begin
  ShowPage("HOME");
  end;

Thanks

 

Hello Nick
Since I have Homegate running in Demonstration mode it timed out of Simulation Mode and also when I was making changes to the logic I exited Sim mode so I think that was my problem.
Once I put it back to simulation mode the project page timeout seems to be working correctly without me having to direct it from the logic and is a simple task.
I am very sorry to send you on a wild goose chase.
Thank you very much for the assistance.