UPB Links in HAI

[tomatopi]

Are there any good documents available on using UPB lighting schemes and setups with HAI Omni units?

I've got 6 x 8-button UPB controllers and I want the buttons to trigger events, but I want to have each of the controllers to have different sets of triggers. That would give me up to 48 different macros. All my switches and house controllers are setup as UPB not HLC so I can take advantage of Links.

In my sample program, all the house controllers send and receive Link248 as a Toggle (button 6). I have a couple testing program lines:

WHEN UPB LINK 248 OFF THEN ALL Consoles BEEP 2
WHEN UPB LINK 248 ON THEN ALL Consoles BEEP 1
WHEN HRV On/Off OFF THEN UPB LINK 248 OFF
EVERY 3 HOURS THEN HRV On/Off ON for 30 MINUTES THEN UPB LINK 248 ON

The LED's on the house controllers come on and off with the HRV and the consoles beep with the HRV on and off. Pressing the buttons on the house controllers turn the LEDs on and off and sends the signals (as seen in UpStart) but no console beeping.

I also tried:
WHEN Stairway Scene Controller SW6 PRESSED THEN ALL Consoles BEEP 1
Still nothing.

I must be missing something....

 

[Brian Yokum]

Peter,

Even in UPB mode the HAI controller uses links 241-250 for switch press events. Link 241 corresponds to the off rocker being pressed, link 242 for the on rocker, and links 243-250 for switches 1-8 on six and eight button controllers. Try using different links and everything should work fine.

 

[tomatopi]

OK, I found the issue. Despite the fact that everything in the house works with Links, the HAI panel doesn't like the noise from my UPS in the basement. If I flip the breaker for my UPS, the panel responds to links. If the UPS is active, it won't respond to links. The UPB interface to the HAI panel must be really sensitive to UPB Line noise.

Back on the hunt for a 20A+ UPB filter....

 

[PaulD]

Even in UPB mode the HAI controller uses links 241-250 for switch press events. Link 241 corresponds to the off rocker being pressed, link 242 for the on rocker, and links 243-250 for switches 1-8 on six and eight button controllers.

That explains some problems I had also. Where is that documented in HAI literature?