HS/FS Dimmer behavior can be customized with Internal Objects?

[caligula]

Hello,

I am trying to setup a Dimmer object in the QuadClient (Toggling mode). The function template provided by the HS requires i) a switch group, ii) a brightness value group and iii) a dim group.

In ETS, my Dimmer object (Hager) has a number of outputs, including two for the dimmer percentage:
- One that can be read/write that represents the percentage (8 bits) of the dim value but which does NOT sends notifications whenever the value changes
- One with the Transmit flat that sends a 8 bits percentage notification anytime the value of the dim gets changed.

Consequently, if I simply wire the first one to my Dimmer template, I can operate my dim but the dim percentage does NOT reflect the value that would be set by other systems (wall switches, etc.)

How can I do to build a new "virtual object" that would somehow "merge" the two objects above i.e. enable to read/write AS WELL AS receive notifications in the same group so that I could assign it to my template?

Thanks for your help!

Cal

[vento66]

You can put the second object (status) as a watch object in the Settings from the Expert Software. Then the HS looks for a value from the status object, and your status in the QC is at the right state. Therfore rigthclick at the Dim value and insert Watch object.

[caligula]

Thanks Vento66, this is exactly what I was looking for.

Yet, now, I am facing a second issue. I have a Hager Dimmer but it shows a strange behavior which seems to make it incompatible with the proposed solution.

Summary: my dimmer doesn't seem to update its "Brightness Value" object whenever I operate a RELATIVE Dim change.

When I do an ABSOLUTE change, the "Brightness Value" object is set to the new value and if the GIRA HS queries it, it returns the right value. Fine.

When i do a VARIABLE change, the value gets changed through the "Dimming" object, then a "Brightness Value indication" notification is sent on the bus with the correct value. When this happens, since this notification object has been set as the WATCH in Gira HS, the HS makes a query on the bus asking for the current brightness value i.e. querying group "Brightness Value" (which is NOT the same group as "Brightness Value **Indication**". The problem is that this object ALWAYS return the last ABSOLUTE value that was set to this object and never the new ACTUAL value (which "Brightness Value indication" properly returns).

Is this the expected behavior?

Thanks,

Cal


(I am referring to those objects: http://www.wexoe.dk/fileadmin/produk...Dimmers-GB.pdf)

[caligula]

Solution found.

Replying to self: see here.

Thanks. Cal.