Event Logic Help

[Spudjr]

Having an issue here. If the garage door is closed and "Gdoor1 open no motion" is triggered, the icon will not change. It will only change if it sees motion and then "Gdoor1 open motion" fires and icon changes. It is not executing "Gdoor1 open no motion" Likewise if I close the garage door the Icon will not change from event Gdoor1 open no motion The icon will only change if it sees "Gdoor1 closed motion."

[Eman]

Am not so sure about this but change your numbers from 0,10,20 and 30 to 0,1,2,and3 respectively because of the discrepancies between them. (Don't take my word for this but try)


Eman.

[Uncle Michael]

If the garage door is closed and "Gdoor1 open no motion" is triggered, the icon will not change. It will only change if it sees motion and then "Gdoor1 open motion" fires and icon changes. It is not executing "Gdoor1 open no motion" Likewise if I close the garage door the Icon will not change from event Gdoor1 open no motion The icon will only change if it sees "Gdoor1 closed motion."

Have you confirmed that the value changes as expect? That is, the value changes, but the icon does not?

[Spudjr]

Eman
Thanks for the suggestion but no luck

[Spudjr]

Uncle Michael
The device page for my garage door is showing open and close. Working correctly.
The virtual Device value is not changing when i close the door. Only changes if i close the door and have motion. No log entry when i just close the door from the Event "Door1 close no motion" etc

[Eman]

This just got complicated I dug up some dirt here : https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/homeseer-products-services/system-software-controllers/hs3-hs3pro-software/hs3-hs3pro-discussion/110151-updating-status-only-device-with-event looks like related and also compare notes with this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mamsNIfeEc


Eman.

[Spudjr]

My virtual device does not have "Status Only Device" ticked. Wanted the buttons so I can check that I had the correct icons for the different states. Thanks for digging

[Eman]

What happens when you drag (swap) the motion detector below "Bettys Door" on every event? There may be a lost in translation for what is being tracked! (Again don't take me hostage on this one either!)


Tip :Often times events misbehave when not collapsed (save state)


Eman.

[Spudjr]

If I swap the order than the motion does not toggle but the door does. Just the opposite

[AllHailJ]

I would create a manually triggered event to set the value of the virtual device. Run the test event and see if the values are changing as expected. If not you have a problem in the virtual device. You didn't show the icons part of the virtual device. Are these created and set?

[Eman]

I would create a manually triggered event to set the value of the virtual device. Run the test event and see if the values are changing as expected. If not you have a problem in the virtual device. You didn't show the icons part of the virtual device. Are these created and set?

Do you mean four different icons?


Eman.

[Uncle Michael]

If I swap the order than the motion does not toggle but the door does. Just the opposite

This seems like an important clue, but I can't think of a reason it would matter.
What is the reason for using the 'Set to' trigger instead of 'Changes and becomes'?

[sparkman]

Am not so sure about this but change your numbers from 0,10,20 and 30 to 0,1,2,and3 respectively because of the discrepancies between them. (Don't take my word for this but try)

They can be whatever values you want them to be.

[Eman]

They can be whatever values you want them to be.

Then Uncle Michael at post #12 may wright because for at least two of the event things remain static, lost in translation!


Eman.

[Uncle Michael]

Uncle Michael
The device page for my garage door is showing open and close. Working correctly.
The virtual Device value is not changing when i close the door. Only changes if i close the door and have motion. No log entry when i just close the door from the Event "Door1 close no motion" etc

I think I may be getting a clearer picture.
If I am interpreting the event below and your statement above correctly, then you are expecting this event to run when you close the door, but it does not.

If that is the case, then I think the problem is that you are looking for two triggers for each event, but you only have one.
One way to achieve what (I think) you intend is to add a second trigger.
This is how I think it should look:

If Motion Detector changes and becomes no motion (I assume Closed means no motion in this case)
And If Bettys Door is closed

Or If Bettys Door changes and becomes closed
And If Motion Detector is no motion (Closed)

See here for a detailed explanation of If, And If, and Or If