L5504AUX Auxiliary input

Hi,

I'm using the L5504AUX linked to GJD opal elite external sensors as the client was less then impressed when I showed him the CBus ones.

They're working and will turn the circuit on but I can't get the timers to work properly.

When I select timer it gives you 2 options. The 1st is toggle. What happens then is as you approach the sensor the circuit comes on but if you stop and move again the circuit turns off.

If I select the other option as retrigger it instantly turns on then off as you approach.

I've played around with the various options on keypresses but can't get it to work.

Please help!!

 

Hi Mike
Can you see your timing interval in the sensor then select bell in the Aux input
Colin

 

Whoops should have said Bell Press

 

Hi Colin,

Thanks for the reply but unfortunately the sensors have a maximum of 1 min and the client wants them on for 5 mins.

Are there any other options?

Thanks
Mike

 

Hi Mike,

If there is any logic/scheduling unit in the network like a Colour Touch Screen, Wiser / Wiser 2, Spectrum Touchscreen with Logic, PAC etc., you can set up a trigger from the Aux Module to start an 'X' minute timer to keep on whatever group address you want.

Alternatively, you can take a purely hardware route. Ness have a 101-281 Universal Timer Module that is great for extending on times of things. I have used these before to extend door strikes / exit buttons open times in standalone locations etc. They are about $50 I seem to remember.

Good Luck,

Brad

 

Hi Brad,

Thank you for your reply.

There is a Wiser 2 on site but other than use it as a bridge to Control4 I've done nothing with them. How would I use it to set up a timer.

Thanks again
Mike

 

Set the PIR timer to 1 sec Create a PICED project and using the logic engine write logic,
This example I have taken group 0 as the input on the AUX unit
and Group 1 as the output to the light from the relay

{When group 0 goes on turn on Group 1 for 5 minutes}
once (GetLightingState("Group 0") = ON) then
begin
PulseCBusLevel("Local", "Lighting", "Group 1", 100%, 0, "0:05:00", 0%);
end;

The logic in PICED has a wizard to help write the code and you can run it in
PICED to see the results
Each time the PIR is triggered and group 0 goes from OFF to ON the logic engine timer will reset to 5 minutes
Do not do this for many PIRS on one installation as you could flood the bus with excessive messages 2 or 3 PIRs should be fine

 

If you set the sensor timer to minimum, (use the sensor as a trigger only)
you should be able to use the timer in the Aux input for up to 18hrs.

 

Matts correct and this is the simplest option, what will need to be done is select a retrigger timer as you did originally set thetimer for 5minutes then modify the long press to read retrigger and long release to be idle.

 

That worked perfectly thank you all for your help

 

Thanks Wonkey, that made sense and worked for me.