Elk not getting UPB Status

[tbully]

Hey Randy / All,

I was wondering if you got anywhere on this?

I'm new to HA so I don't understand the difference between "links" and other relationships between a switch and its load so I'm a little lost.

I think I'm trying accomplish a similar task though. I'd like to turn on a (say) closet light with its switch, have the M1 see the light turned on, and then turn off the load after 5 minutes.

I'm in the conceptual stages at the moment. I don't want to purchase anything until I know (or at least sorta know) I can do what I want.

Thanks in advance,
Travis

 

[bfisher]

I don't have an M1 (so I might be wrong) - but this is a pretty simple task that shouldn't require links. All UPB switches broadcast their state (by default, but you can change it) - so as you "flip" the switch, it updates the M1 what the switch level is. You should be able to simply make the M1 start a 5 minute timer when the switch level is >0. In my HVPro, this would be a very simple task so I assume the same is true of the M1.

 

[tbully]

Thanks bfisher (for the info and being patient with a newbie).

It seems pretty simple to me as well, however, a tech at Elk wasn't sure this was possible. Maybe I just explained it to him badly.

 

[Steve]

Very doable. At first I thought you could just do:

WHENEVER ClosetLight TURNS ON
THEN TURN ClosetLight ON for 5 minutes, RESTART if running

but that didn't work, but this does...

WHENEVER ClosetLight TURNS ON
THEN TURN OutputX ON for 5 minutes, RESTART if running
WHENEVER OutputX TURNS OFF
THEN TURN OFF CloseLight

An extra rule and uses an output, but it works. Maybe there is a better way but this at least this is one way that's doable.

 

[tbully]

Very doable. At first I thought you could just do:

WHENEVER ClosetLight TURNS ON
THEN TURN ClosetLight ON for 5 minutes, RESTART if running

but that didn't work, but this does...

WHENEVER ClosetLight TURNS ON
THEN TURN OutputX ON for 5 minutes, RESTART if running
WHENEVER OutputX TURNS OFF
THEN TURN OFF CloseLight

An extra rule and uses an output, but it works. Maybe there is a better way but this at least this is one way that's doable.

Steve,

Another "newbie" question, why the output? Is it just a phantom output used as a register to track status or do I have to "hook" or attach something to that output?

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[WayneW]

The output is just being used as a timer, no physical connection is required. Actually, you don't even need to have the output physically exist. The M1 has 208 outputs, but only 16 of them have hardware installed in the core product. so that leaves lots of available outputs for timers, flags, etc.

 

[toymaster458]

The issue you where having on the M1 not seeing a Link Off is now fixed in the new firmware.

 

[Spanky]

New firmware version 4.4.2 which will be released about the 2nd week of July. After the 4th of July week Elk shutdown.

 

[toymaster458]

I should have said the new M1XSP Firmware.