C4tune Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 My EA-3 began going offline about five times a day. IP scan can’t find it. Zigbee network also lost. (Very inconvenient) things that have changed recently: 4 used sr-250 added Programming LED commanding Programming an announcement or two Power cycle fixes problem is it possible to make a mistake in programming that could knock a controller offline ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Yes. If your programming put it in an endless loop or was placed in the wrong place Sent from my BBB100-1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4tune Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Thanks for the tip. Will any log point me in right direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 What are doing on the system before it goes unresponsive? What programming did you recently add?Sent from my BBB100-1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 What's your customer.control4.com account name? Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4tune Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 I found the error. Or at the least controller stopped acting up as a result. It was an announcement, 30 sec to exit house with delay for locks and lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4tune Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 56 minutes ago, Matt said: What's your customer.control4.com account name? Thanks Matt Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Why? Matt works for c4 he was going to help. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4tune Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Oh cool. I’m all set now, but that was a kind offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmark12pa Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Will a delay command delay the entire system from responding or just a delay in further actions in that command set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Will a delay command delay the entire system from responding or just a delay in further actions in that command set?Yes. Never use delays. Use timers Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmark12pa Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 43 minutes ago, msgreenf said: Yes. Never use delays. Use timers Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Yikes, I use delays all the time such as when I am leaving for example, delay will shut off any audio zones and such. I didn't realize this would cause a lag other than to momentarily pause the programming that is currently running. does this just cause system lag, or does it completely shut down any Control4 actions/programming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Yikes, I use delays all the time such as when I am leaving for example, delay will shut off any audio zones and such. I didn't realize this would cause a lag other than to momentarily pause the programming that is currently running. does this just cause system lag, or does it completely shut down any Control4 actions/programming?It's a delay. It delays everything that could happen at the same time. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 2 hours ago, drmark12pa said: Will a delay command delay the entire system from responding or just a delay in further actions in that command set? A delay command in Control4 Composer programming will *not* delay the entire system from responding. There is nothing wrong with using Composer programming delays. A busy delay (looping, etc.) in *Lua Driver Code* can / does delay the entire system from responding. Typically, if you're seeing long delays and Director being unresponsive for a long lag, the first place to look is drivers for 3rd-party products. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 You can easily test this and see that it doesn't cause a delay in the system. Program 2 buttons on a keypad: Button 1: Turn Light On Delay 30 seconds Turn Light Off Button 2: Toggle Light 2 Now, press Button 1... Note light 1 turns on. While within the 30 second delay, press button 2. Light 2 toggles as expected, press it as many times as you want, the light continues to toggle. 30 seconds after the first press of button 1, the light will go off. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstafford388 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, RyanE said: You can easily test this and see that it doesn't cause a delay in the system. Program 2 buttons on a keypad: Button 1: Turn Light On Delay 30 seconds Turn Light Off Button 2: Toggle Light 2 Now, press Button 1... Note light 1 turns on. While within the 30 second delay, press button 2. Light 2 toggles as expected, press it as many times as you want, the light continues to toggle. 30 seconds after the first press of button 1, the light will go off. RyanE To expand on this, after pressing button 1 and starting that 30 second delay button 1 will not be responsive again until that delay has passed. So while it doesn't delay entire systems it can "lock up" certain actions. I've never found a good reason to use a delay of longer than a few seconds. Timers make more sense at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 True. Exactly like you would expect. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks@ryane getting things confused there for a moment Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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