When Light switch is on, turn on light to 30% during night time

AMROCKS

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I'm trying to figure out how to setup my bathroom light for any night time trip to only come on to 30% or so when turned on at the switch.  I feel like this should be easy but I can't seem to make it work.  Here is the code that I last tried:
 
1.    WHEN Master Bath Water Closet Light ON PRESSED
        AND IF TIME CLOCK 2 ENABLED  (11:30pm - 6:00am)
            THEN Master Bath Water Closet Light BRIGHT 3
 
 
It seems to me that as soon as I press the button to turn the light on it then turns the light on without waiting on any instructions as if it is a standalone switch.  So even if the panel is sending the command to turn the light on to 30% the light has already turned on to 100% from the local button push. 
 
So maybe this is not a possible thing to do?
 
 
What lighting system do you have? It sounds like your switch is programmed to come on 100% bright. If you can set the default to 30% then you can change your code to set the level to 100% during other times.
 
picta said:
What lighting system do you have? It sounds like your switch is programmed to come on 100% bright. If you can set the default to 30% then you can change your code to set the level to 100% during other times.
 
OmniPro II using Leviton HLC 600w dimmer.  Wasn't aware of any default settings for the switch but I'm checking into that now.  Are you saying the panel can change the default settings in the switch itself?  If that is the case then I can see how it would make sense to have the panel change the default to 30% for a set time.
 
Tried this:
 
 
1.    WHEN Master Bath Water Closet Light ON PRESSED
        AND IF TIME CLOCK 2 ENABLED
            THEN SET LIGHTING LEVEL Master Bath Water Closet Light TO 30%
 
Now when the switch is pressed ON the light will come on to 100% then it will dim to 30%.  So that's not working either..  I'm still trying to figure out the " default setting"  for the switch.
 
1.    TIMED 8:10 PM MTWTFSS
            THEN SET LIGHTING LEVEL Master Bath Water Closet Light TO 30% FOR 7 HOURS
 
Tried this and at 8:10 I thought maybe it would change the lighting level to 30% so when I turn on the switch I would get 30% (was thinking maybe this would change the default for the switch).  But what happens is the light just comes on to 30% at 8:10 and if you switch the light off and switch it back on you get 100%.
 
picta said:
I don't have HLC, but my lights can be configured to turn on to a preset level from the lighting system configuration software. I don't think there is a command in HAI that can set that.
 
https://homeauto.com/Products/hlc/Upstart.asp
 
I do know about Up-Start but I don't think that will be the answer either.  Right now I'm using the OP2 panel to setup my HLC switches as I don't have (haven't made) a PIM to PC cable yet.  I do have a motion sensor in the room that could trigger the light to come on at 30% but I would really like to make it function from a button push of the controlling switch.  I'm really surprised that this is not an obvious thing to do. Or maybe it is and I'm over thinking this.
 
The light response to a button press is programmed at the switch. So you either have to either de-couple the button press from the load control, or re-configure the switch. I have Centralite switches and I can easily accomplish this via Centralite software. HAI cannot do this for you because it does not control the switch configuration.
 
AMROCKS said:
Tried this:
 
 
1.    WHEN Master Bath Water Closet Light ON PRESSED
        AND IF TIME CLOCK 2 ENABLED
            THEN SET LIGHTING LEVEL Master Bath Water Closet Light TO 30%
 
Now when the switch is pressed ON the light will come on to 100% then it will dim to 30%.  So that's not working either..  I'm still trying to figure out the " default setting"  for the switch.
 
You're close here.  Use Upstart to set the default ON level to 30%, then use code to change to 100% during daylight hours.  The OPII cannot send a command to change the default ON level that is programmed and stored in the switch.  I've been down this road wanting to do exactly what you are doing.  Another option is to use a motion detector to trigger the light on to 30% so it lights your way to the bath.
 
I had mine set up like this, and I believe that the method that JonW suggests is the only way to do it.   
 
I suggest that you get upstart.   You need it to access all of the configuration options for the switches.  You will go into the tab labeled "Rocker Switch" to configure the switch for what happens when the rocker switch is activated.
 
JonW said:
You're close here.  Use Upstart to set the default ON level to 30%, then use code to change to 100% during daylight hours.  The OPII cannot send a command to change the default ON level that is programmed and stored in the switch.  I've been down this road wanting to do exactly what you are doing.  Another option is to use a motion detector to trigger the light on to 30% so it lights your way to the bath.
 
Ok I see now.  I was under the mindset that If I used upstart to change the switch default then I would have to use upstart to change it back for everyday.  But the OP2 will give me the function of setting the light to 100% after it comes on to 30% by default. 
 
So picta was right too I just wasn't putting two and two together.
Thanks for the Help guys!    Now I'm off the buy or make a PIM to DB9 cable
 
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