How To Properly Turn On An Insteon Group From A Script?

[jeanv]

I am unable to trigger an Insteon Group/Scene from a script anymore in HS3. Here is what I am doing:

To turn on the Group/Scene

hs.SetDeviceValueByRef({Reference ID of Insteon Group}, 1, True)

When I call this, the Group/Scene ITSELF does show On, but the devices in the Group/Scene do not.

If however I create an event to turn On the same the same Insteon Group/Scene and then call that event from my script, it works properly.

How do I properly turn On an Insteon Group/Scene from a script?

Jean-Marie Vaneskahian

[mnsandler]

this is a fundamental change in HS3:

hs.SetDeviceValueByRef and related functions only change the value of the hs device but does not trigger an action to the plugin (like it did in HS2)

you will need to do something like the following to control a hs device from script

1. hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControlByUse(hs.GetDev iceRefByName(devicename), ePairControlUse._On))

2. can you also use a script cmd to run an event

[jeanv]

I could not get the CAPI code you posted to work, but I did get this to work against the Insteon Group:

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl({Device Reference},True,"On",False,True))

My question now is, how can I (On an individual Insteon light, not the group) set a specific light level from 1% to 99% using CAPI?

For something so important, I am surprised CAPI is not well documented in HS3.

Thanks for your help Mark!

[mnsandler]

I'm not going to be able to answer all these questions. I'll need to refer you to the hs3 scripting forum for more expert help.

the following has a simple example
http://homeseer.com/support/homeseer...getcontrol.htm


to dim you probably need to use the following
use ePairControlUse._Dim

please post back what you find out

[jeanv]

I am searching, but not finding anything. I am simply amazed at this in HS3!

It seems like they are pushing creating Events REALLY hard.

I tried all the following with no success:

My Device Reference is: 467

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"On", False,True))
- This worked, turned the Insteon light On

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"Off" ,False,True))
- This worked, turned the Insteon light Off

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"Dim" ,False,True))
- This set the Dim level to 1%

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"Dim 2",False,True))
- This failed and did nothing

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"Dim 50",False,True))
- This failed and did nothing

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"Dim 50%",False,True))
- This failed and did nothing

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"50", False,True))
- This failed and did nothing

hs.CAPIControlHandler(hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(467,True,"50%" ,False,True))
- This failed and did nothing

So, I have no idea how to set the Dim value of an Insteon light using the CRAPPY, I mean CAPI HS3 command. The idea that this is that hard to script on a platform like HomeSeer is insane.

Why are there not examples how to specifically control a light in the HS3 documentation?

Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Will I need to create an event for all the Dim levels I might want and then call the event with the proper dim level? (That is nuts)

Thanks for any help.

[mnsandler]

i found this in one of the blradar scripts:

Dim CC As CAPIControl

CC = hs.CAPIGetSingleControlByUse(hs.GetDeviceRefByName(devicenam e), ePairControlUse._Dim)
CC.ControlValue = dimlevel
hs.CAPIControlHandler(CC)

devicename is a string value like "kitchen lights"

dimlevel is a number 1 to 99

[jeanv]

Mark, that did it! I was looking for a 1 liner, but that code snippet worked! Thanks!