Light will not go in to timed countdown

[CajunRob]

The timed light in the code below does not turn off and does not enter a timer countdown mode when looking at it in PCAccess after the button is pushed. I have other blocks where the timer function works. The only difference i can tell b/t the working blocks and the one below is that the working blocks are initiated by a condition and the block below is initiated by a button. Also, if this matters, the Island Cans that won't go off are part of the --Kitchen room. So, all of the kitchen lights go off and then Island Cans turn on but never go off.

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19.    WHEN Good Night 2
            THEN --Kitchen OFF
            THEN -FamilyFoyer OFF
            THEN -Office Hall OFF
            THEN -Guest Hall OFF
            THEN --Game Room OFF
            THEN LivRm Cans OFF
            THEN Island Cans ON FOR 5 MINUTES
            THEN LivRm Hang OFF
            THEN LivRm Art OFF
            THEN -Front Foyer OFF
            THEN Bar Undercab OFF
            THEN LivRm Lamps ON
            THEN LivingRmOut OFF
            THEN LivingRmOut OFF
            THEN ALL AUDIO ZONES OFF
            THEN PROGRAM ARM DAY

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[Desert_AIP]

Hook up a PIM to UpStart and look at the UPB traffic.
Is the ON command to the Island Cans actually getting sent?

 

[CajunRob]

I'll look tonight. I can tell you the Island Cans do go on....they just stay on. Does that answer your questions?

 

[Desert_AIP]

I'm wondering what signal is turning them on.
Are they missing the Kitchen OFF signal?
Does the Omni status check turn them on?
Does another link turn them on?
Or are they really getting a unit on command sent from the Omni?

Troublesshooting needs to be methodic so you can eliminate possibilities and make sure the action you are seeing really is the result of the action you expected.

Also wondering why the timer isn't going on.
May be a UPB queue buffer issue?
All those room off commands generate a ton of status request commands with their associated status replies.
Lots of traffic on the UPB net.

Perhaps try moving the timed on line further down or up in the order.

 

[HAI_fjh]

Assuming the Island Cans are in the Kitchen I suspect that the status report from the "--Kitchen OFF" is killing the Island Cans timer. It's a timing problem. The solution is to not use the --Kitchen room command but turn all of the other Kitchen loads individually.

 

[CajunRob]

That is exactly what was happening. I actually figured it out before you posted Fred. I did as Desert AIP suggested and looked at the UPStart log. I saw an unusual link near the end of the traffic that seemed to be a link turning all the kitchen lights on - but that clearly wasn't happening. Anyway, something made me suspect that was the problem. I switched to have it turn the kitchen lights off individually and it works perfectly. Thanks for the help.