Dimmer Programming

[Intellisol]

Hi All

Just trying something out for a client. They want to use a dimmer for a few purposes:

1) Dim the main light in the room

2) Dim the lamp in the room

3) Turn the whole room off when walking out of the door

So my thought is to use a triple tap of the bottom button for each of these scenarios.

1) Dim the main light

The dimmer will work in its default manner tap top to switch on tap bottom to switch off. Hold top to dim on hold bottom to dim off.

2) Dim the lamp via outlet dimmer (inline dimmer UK)

Double tap bottom to switch into lamp mode. User will know the mode has changed as the LED will change colour.

Use top tap to switch lamp on bottom tap to switch lamp off. Hold top to dim on hold bottom to dim off.

3) Turn room off

Triple tap bottom to turn room off

to control the main light in the room and/or to control the outlet dimmer attached to a lamp. To control either the lamp

So far we have got

1) variable counter for counting the taps

2) variable boolean for telling us that we are in either light or lamp mode

3) Increase counter variable when bottom button is tapped (shown below in image)

4) When the bottom button is release is when the scenarios start (shown below in image)

The problem so far is that when the main light is on and you decide to go into lamp mode by double tap of the bottom button the main light starts to dim How can you hold the main light level whilst tapping if already on ?

cheers Andrew

[dogdvr]

Andrew,

something is wrong in the translation.

Can you edit the post or re explain?

[Intellisol]

dogdvr ..... Thanks, after reading the post this morning it didn't make much sense to me either . Edited above so hopefully should be a little clearer

Thanks

[dogdvr]

I think you would have to change the programming to "pressed" instead of release.

Your programming is activated upon release, but that still lets the original press start something. (in this case changing the main light)

Brent