Is there a way to handle multiple events with a button? For instance, you press the button and it triggers an event to turn everything on in a game room. Then you press it again and it turns everything off. The few ways I have tried have failed miserably.
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i know there are smarter people who can likely do it "cleaner" than this, but what I've done from time to time is to create a virtual device and use it as a "toggle." so "g1" = GameRoomTrigger device. then you'd build two events, one triggered when g1 changes to ON, with the actions of turning everything on. then build another event triggered by g1 changing to OFF, which would turn everything off.
then in HSTouch your button would toggle that device, probably w/alt. text showing it on or off or something like that. Let me know if you need help setting up the toggle or device tracking in HStouch.
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Thank you, I briefly thought of the Virtual device... Then gave up not being sure of the way to call it, but your suggestion/help should work... I will see what I can do.Comment
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Ian, I gave it a shot last night but being sleepy I waited to revisit it today. The end result... Your help would be appreciated. How to I do the toggle? I have both of the events ready but how do I tell the virtual device that on triggers one event and off triggers the other?
thanks,
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You can put two buttons there, and have opposite events hide the button that called it and show the button that calls the other event. I've done that.
Or just write a small script to call one then the other, based on the state of your virtual (or variable).
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In HSTouch I just use the built in toggle setting in the "action editor" to toggle my virtuals on and off and trigger events on or off.Marty
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Playing with HS3 a bit but it's just play at this point.Comment
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How is this done? I have tried a couple of things but it just runs both events one after the other.Originally posted by nightwalker View Post
KennyComment
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I use two events that are based on the virtual status.
when the virtual turns on, the event that turns on everything I wanted runs.
When the virtual turns off the event that turns off everything that the on event turned on.
This is all based on the toggle button in HSTouch or any keypad in the house, turning on or off a virtual device.
Below is a small sample to get you startedAttached FilesMarty
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Playing with HS3 a bit but it's just play at this point.Comment
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Wow, I feel like a dolt. Thanks for the screen shot, I was way over thinking that. Anyhow it works great, now that I am not over complicating it.Originally posted by nightwalker View Post
Thanks again.Comment
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no worries, we all over think it once in a while.
Marty
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Playing with HS3 a bit but it's just play at this point.Comment
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thanks for completing my thoughts...i followed this thread via my phone today, but was in meetings all day long, and couldn't get in front of my computer. this is exactly what i was "trying" to say. Glad it's working!Originally posted by nightwalker View Postno worries, we all over think it once in a while.
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Well thank you both, and thanks also to the others that offered feedback. I have no idea why I had such a hard time figuring that out... just one of those days.Comment
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Like marty said - we've all had those days! That's the beauty of this message board community, it's very friendly and helpful!
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I will have to agree with you there. Too often forums are flame central, but everyone here has been extremely helpful and friendly. Which just adds to this product's pro's.Originally posted by completelyhis View PostComment
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