UPB

[tmbrown97]

If you can tap the wires BEFORE they go to any fixtures, then yes - this is still solvable via UPB... At the switch location, you'd tie the hot/load together to the hot of the switch, and have the switch's load capped and not hooked to anything.  This puts the power to the cans/floods "always on".  Then, at the point before any of either set of lights, you put in a junction box, and in there you split the two circuits out - one for the floods and one for the cans.  Inside that junction box, you give each circuit a relay or dimmer and program those, then at your switch location, you program it to just send links; or even use some multi-button faceplate to add more flexibility.

 

[az1324]

Sounds like a micro module would be more useful here since it could probably fit in the flood light box. But I don't think there are any UPB micro modules. Only Insteon, Z-Wave, Zigbee. And they would still require a controller, but more affordable ones are available.

 

[xclusive]

Thanks for all of the responses,sorry Im just respoinding back been busy with school.  I think I'm just going to use the KISS principle and keep simple to start.  I am going to tap the floodlights to power the recessed soffitt lights, unscrew the floods for now and used the timed switch.  When I get a home automation system I will then look into adding UPB.  I will post back when I get it done, I hate coming to these threads later wondering what ever happend!
 
Thanks!