Logic with Shutters

I need to open and close some windows and shutters with logic. The function in the key inputs is ramp to racall 1 and ramp off but I cant find anything similar in logic other than SetLightingLevel.

Is this how I would open and close.

Also, I want to wait until the window is open before taking the next action. There is WaitUntil(), which I thought would be the right thing to use but I then realized that the group for the window goes to the level instantly and hence the wait is made redundant. How would I best tackle this. I can hard code a delay that matches the time in the relay, or can I get that time out of the relay and use it?

Mick

 

Assuming the shutters are set to level translation mode you use special group values to control the shutters. These are:
0% close
1% Close/Stop toggle
2% Stop
98% Open/Stop/Close/Stop toggle
99% Open/Stop toggle
100% Open

Just set these values using a setLighting command.

Actually they aren't ramp commands, they are just preset commands. The shutter relay will ignore the ramp part.

Unfortunately there is no way to tell when the blinds have stopped, or get their current position (a major design flaw in my opinion). You will just have to put in a delay. The time out is stored in the tag file but getting to it is tricky (I know this because I wrote my own program to extract it so I can track blind position myself.) (If you really want it you have to scan through the tag file looking for the shutter device, then scan through all the <PP> tags till you get to <POWERUPDELAY> and that is the value. Easy huh )

 

Would the following work to open and close blinds automatically?

once (Time = Sunset + "1:00:00") then
begin
SetLightingState("Living Room Blinds", OFF);
end;

once (Time = Sunrise) then
begin
SetlightingState("Living Room Blinds", ON);
end;

 

Yes, but why not just use a schedule?

 

Not sure what you mean? I don't have a license for any of the scheduling software. Can it be done from Toolkit?

 

The PAC supports schedules.

 

Ah. I didn't know that.

 

In piced go to the clock icon in the second row of the ribbon about mid screen and create a schedule.there is even sunrise timers with offsets