I'm at the very start of my home automation! I've an old house that is about to be completely rewired and I'll then be putting automation in. I figured you don't really know what you want and what is possible until you play around with bits so I've bought some bits (sensors, switches, relays etc etc) and am trying them out with Homeseer. I think I'll learn lots this way and be in a much better shape when it comes to knowing what to do when rewiring.
Anyway - I've already encountered my first challenge on my test room. The room is an ensuite to the master bedroom but also has a door to the hallway. The lighting is 2way (like stairway) using pull switches i.e. a switch on door to bedroom and another to door to hallway. I've a Fibraro Dimmer 2 and also an Aeon multi sensor.
I've setup the Dimmer as per instructions (including parameter settings )and it works fine with the switches. I can switch on or off with either.
It is a bit bizzare that either switch toggles switch 2 even though they are wired one to S2 and one to S1. The manual says that is how it should be. Although they both toggle S2 the lighting is 'on' S1....i.e. in Homeseer if I manually switch S2 on using the program nothing happens whereas if I manually switch S1 on then the light comes on. Using the physical switches though when I pull to switch the light on S2 shows on in Homeseer and the light lights up. And this is where I think I have a problem!
If I use the motion sensor I have to tell it to toggle Switch 1 to get the light to come on. That is fine. If however I then want to switch the light of manually I have to pull the switch twice. What is happening is the first pull switches S2 on (even though light is already on) and second pull then switches if off and the lihgt.
So I'm struggling to work out how to get the switch to turn off in one go! Hope this makes sense and I'm not being too stupid!
Any pointers at all?
Anyway - I've already encountered my first challenge on my test room. The room is an ensuite to the master bedroom but also has a door to the hallway. The lighting is 2way (like stairway) using pull switches i.e. a switch on door to bedroom and another to door to hallway. I've a Fibraro Dimmer 2 and also an Aeon multi sensor.
I've setup the Dimmer as per instructions (including parameter settings )and it works fine with the switches. I can switch on or off with either.
It is a bit bizzare that either switch toggles switch 2 even though they are wired one to S2 and one to S1. The manual says that is how it should be. Although they both toggle S2 the lighting is 'on' S1....i.e. in Homeseer if I manually switch S2 on using the program nothing happens whereas if I manually switch S1 on then the light comes on. Using the physical switches though when I pull to switch the light on S2 shows on in Homeseer and the light lights up. And this is where I think I have a problem!
If I use the motion sensor I have to tell it to toggle Switch 1 to get the light to come on. That is fine. If however I then want to switch the light of manually I have to pull the switch twice. What is happening is the first pull switches S2 on (even though light is already on) and second pull then switches if off and the lihgt.
So I'm struggling to work out how to get the switch to turn off in one go! Hope this makes sense and I'm not being too stupid!
Any pointers at all?
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