Set (virtual) device value to timer?

[mikedr]

I think (?) I should be able to do this using EasyTrigger. I created a virtual device and an event (currently manually triggered). But, the virtual device doesn't update to the timer's value when I run the event.

Is this possible to do? If so, what am I doing wrong?

[mikedr]

Well, I kinda answered my own question. The problem is that the time comes in as a non-numeric value.

Any other way to do this?

[macromark]

Here's my shower timer

Rich wrote this little routine for me to assign the value of a timer ("Shower") to a virtual device ("Shower Time" with Reference ID of 98). Then I created a virtual event to run the script every 2 seconds. It works but you'll end up with a lot of log entries when it runs!

Would be great if timers and counters behaved like devices but that's not how they were designed...

[spud]

depending on what you want to do, I could modify the "Set Device to Variable" action so that it would be capable of parsing timers as a number of seconds and would set the device value with that number.

or I could add a "Set device string to variable" action which would set the device string. It would be the equivalent of Mark's suggestion above.

what's your use for such a virtual device? maybe you could also use directly the native trigger "A Timer' s value is" ?

[macromark]

For me, I needed a way of displaying timer values in hstouch since there's no way to do this natively.

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[mikedr]

Thank you all for the replies. Yes, my usage scenario is exactly MacroMark's -- I want to show the timer value in HSTouch.

If it's not too hard to add this into EasyTrigger, that would be awesome! I haven't played with the script just yet -- presumably it works with Linux, too?

[spud]

in version 3.0.0.15 I have added the "Set device's string" action. The string can contain replacement variables.

so for your timer example you could do something like:


and the device string will show like:

[mikedr]

Awesome, thank you!! Works like a charm. I was evaluating Easytrigger, and pulled the trigger (pun intended) and purchased it.

Question for you -- I was able to update the plug-in from .13 to .15 manually per your instructions. However, I thought that this process was supposed to occur automatically within HS3? I.e., HS3 would automatically look for new updates and let me select to install them, without me having to add anything manually to the folders.

[spud]

Question for you -- I was able to update the plug-in from .13 to .15 manually per your instructions. However, I thought that this process was supposed to occur automatically within HS3? I.e., HS3 would automatically look for new updates and let me select to install them, without me having to add anything manually to the folders.

To put new version of plugins in the updater I have to ask HST guys, so I usually only do it once per month.
For all my plugins the newest versions are always posted in the "Beta testing" thread of the plugin subforum, that allow me to have them tested by a small number of users before they go in the updater.

[mikedr]

To put new version of plugins in the updater I have to ask HST guys, so I usually only do it once per month.
For all my plugins the newest versions are always posted in the "Beta testing" thread of the plugin subforum, that allow me to have them tested by a small number of users before they go in the updater.

Ahhh, got it!

[macromark]

The new HS3 release will include a feature that automatically creates a virtual device for each timer and counter when it starts up. FYI

[rmasonjr]

The new HS3 release will include a feature that automatically creates a virtual device for each timer and counter when it starts up. FYI

Excellent!

[mikedr]

The new HS3 release will include a feature that automatically creates a virtual device for each timer and counter when it starts up. FYI

Don't leave us hangin'! What's the ETA?

[TomTom]

Great! Thank you!

[macromark]

Don't leave us hangin'! What's the ETA?

I'm testing it now. Just gave Rich some status icons for it. I'd say next week is reasonable unless we find any show stoppers.