I have been experimenting with Elk rules to close garage overhead doors when the area becomes armed and have had some success and some confusion. The doors are controlled by a three button handheld wireless control that I wired to three separate outputs on the Elk OVR board.
The doors open and close faithfully when I activate them using a task from my Ipad so the wireless is working well.
I have gotten all three doors to close when I arm the area but only after some trial and error. It appears to me that the Elk control can not handle commands to turn on outputs in rapid succession. I found that after turning on an output to close door 1 I need to make the system idle for 15 - 20 seconds before sending the command to turn on the next output to close door 2.
Is this true or am I reading it wrong? Below are the rules that are working for me. notice that I have 15 seconds between turning on the outputs via phantom output timers. When I shorten the timing to only ten seconds or less the doors do not all close all the time.
I don't see why I couldn't just turn all three outputs on at the same time. So is it the timing? Is it something else going on? Any thoughts?
Mike.
Toggle Garage Door 1
7 WHENEVER Garage Dr 1 (Task 1) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 017 (Out 17) ON FOR 2 SECS
Toggle Garage Door 2
8 WHENEVER Garage Dr 2 (Task 2) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 018 (Out 18) ON FOR 2 SECS
Toggle Garage Door 3
9 WHENEVER Garage Dr 3 (Task 3) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 019 (Out 19) ON FOR 2 SECS
Close overhead doors when armed
13 WHENEVER Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
THEN TURN Output 204 ON FOR 15 SECS
THEN TURN Output 205 ON FOR 30
THEN TURN Output 206 ON FOR 45 SECS
14 WHENEVER Output 204 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 1 (Zn 102) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 1 (Task 1)
15 WHENEVER Output 205 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 2 (Zn 103) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 2 (Task 2)
16 WHENEVER Output 206 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 3 (Zn 104) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 3 (Task 3)
The doors open and close faithfully when I activate them using a task from my Ipad so the wireless is working well.
I have gotten all three doors to close when I arm the area but only after some trial and error. It appears to me that the Elk control can not handle commands to turn on outputs in rapid succession. I found that after turning on an output to close door 1 I need to make the system idle for 15 - 20 seconds before sending the command to turn on the next output to close door 2.
Is this true or am I reading it wrong? Below are the rules that are working for me. notice that I have 15 seconds between turning on the outputs via phantom output timers. When I shorten the timing to only ten seconds or less the doors do not all close all the time.
I don't see why I couldn't just turn all three outputs on at the same time. So is it the timing? Is it something else going on? Any thoughts?
Mike.
Toggle Garage Door 1
7 WHENEVER Garage Dr 1 (Task 1) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 017 (Out 17) ON FOR 2 SECS
Toggle Garage Door 2
8 WHENEVER Garage Dr 2 (Task 2) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 018 (Out 18) ON FOR 2 SECS
Toggle Garage Door 3
9 WHENEVER Garage Dr 3 (Task 3) IS ACTIVATED
THEN TURN Output 019 (Out 19) ON FOR 2 SECS
Close overhead doors when armed
13 WHENEVER Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
THEN TURN Output 204 ON FOR 15 SECS
THEN TURN Output 205 ON FOR 30
THEN TURN Output 206 ON FOR 45 SECS
14 WHENEVER Output 204 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 1 (Zn 102) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 1 (Task 1)
15 WHENEVER Output 205 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 2 (Zn 103) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 2 (Task 2)
16 WHENEVER Output 206 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Garage (Area 2) IS ARMED AWAY
AND Garage Door 3 (Zn 104) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ACTIVATE Garage Dr 3 (Task 3)