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RE: [ECS] why won't my lights go off? A.J. Griglak Sat, 22 Jan 2000 23:09:49 -0500

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Yep, Bill... that did it - thanks!  I'm sorry if this seems trivial to
everyone, but every time I go to set up an event, I get stuck like this, so
hopefully this will help with all my events.  ;-)  It's been a while since I
did this kind of crap in college (Fortran and Pascal  hee hee)  It seems
like every time I get stuck, I just change everything to BEGINIF's ;-)

Thanks again

-=A.J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Walters [mailto:wtwalters@home.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 8:58 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: Re: [ECS] why won't my lights go off?


AJ,

Hmm,,, well, it might have to do with your BEGINIF statement.
I prefer "brute-force" method.....

Remember

Why not structure it like this?

If         front porch motion          Is Now      On
And     Daytime                         Is               False
Then    Front Porch Lights         Set             On
Then    Front Porch timer           Set             10

Else If  front porch motion          Is Now       On
And     Daytime                         Is                True
Then    A/V - Stereo                  Set             Off

If          Front Porch timer          Is Now        0
Then     Front Porch Lights        Set               Off
Then     Event-Exit                     Set               True


You don't say what kind of device is setting your "front porch motion" item
ON...  Just to make sure that there isn't "random" motion that keeps kicking
this device on (thereby re-setting the Front Porch timer to 10), I'd create
an item in one of my Group screens to monitor the state of this item.....
just while "debugging".

Bill Walters



----- Original Message -----
From: A.J. Griglak <aj@griglak.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 5:03 PM
Subject: [ECS] why won't my lights go off?


> They come on OK, the stereo turns off OK during the day, the timer is
> working right, yet when it gets to 0, the lights stay on...  anyone?
>
> -=A.J.
>
>
> BEGINIF    Daytime              Is         False
> And        front porch motion   Is Now     On
> Then       Front Porch Lights   Set        On
> Then       Front Porch timer    Set        10
>
> IF         Front Porch timer    Is Now     0
> Then       Front Porch Lights   Set        Off
>
> If         Front Porch timer    Is         0
> Then       Event-Exit           Set        True
> ENDIF
>
> BEGINIF    Daytime              Is         True
> If         front porch motion   Is Now     On
> Then       A/V - Stereo         Set        Off
> ENDIF
>

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