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Keeping track of state (open/close) of my theater curtains


R_Willis

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have this controlling my theater curtains in my theater: http://www.smarthome.com/3142/Add-A-Motor-45-80-Motorized-Drape-Controller/p.aspx
Directions here (read page 2 how motor operates) http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/3142.pdf

Its plugged into control4 outlet switch and linked to a six button. I had a button on six button keypad where you hit the button (LEDs are normally blue), it would either open or close the screen (while it was doing it the LED went green), and after all was done the LED reverted back to blue and all was good for the next time.

It used to work, but all of the sudden one of the software upgrades or something changed how it works. I need help getting it back working. I guess I probably should have it on a variable or timer or something?

Thanks!

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It works, just if I link the outlet to a button on a six button and say press, (delay 11sec), press it goes into a loop.

If I only do a press, then you have to press it again to turn it off, and then another press to go the other way.

The curtain controller (opens/closes) on change of power state.

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  • 11 months later...

i would program like this.

 

Manually close the shades

 

make a macro for open and close and add this macro to any thing you want to trigger the curtains, and use the variable to track state.

 

If curtain  open is false

    Stop

curtain power on

(variable) curtain open set to false

delay however long it needs to open

turn off power.

 

If curtain open is true

    Stop

curtain power on

(variable) curtain open set to true

delay however long it needs to open

turn off power.

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