Re: [mh] Can't get KPL button backlight to update with scene

[Marc M. <ma...@me...>]

On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 07:53:27AM -0800, Ray Yeung wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have an ApplianceLinc controlling a floor lamp, which MH turns on and off when it gets dark.  I also have a KPL v5.5 which can control this lamp.  I understand from the wiki that I can create a scene which will update the button backlight on the KPL when MH turns on the lamp.  However, I can't seem to get this to work.  I can get the KPL button to control the lamp, MH knows the KPL button status, and the MH scene works.  Just the button backlight never turns on.

There are 2 ways to do this
1) surrogates, as explained in the insteon wiki. I've never really liked
the concept, they don't really make sense to me :)
2) create scenes for all your kpl led buttons, an a tie command as
explained in this thread:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/misterhouse/message/40201

The short version, something like this:
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$fmr_outside->tie_event('sync_kpl_lights($fmr_outside, $fmr_outside_kpls)'); # noloop
$yard_lights->tie_event('sync_kpl_lights($yard_lights, $yard_lights_kpls)'); # noloop

# this will get called every time a switch is toggled locally and output:
# MYLOGKPL: sync_kpl_lights called for state_changed on $kitchen_kpl for $kitchen_kpls
sub sync_kpl_lights
{
    my ($ref_light, $kpl_scene) = @_;
    if ($ref_light->state_changed) {
        print_log "MYLOGKPL: sync_kpl_lights called for state_changed on ".$ref_light->get_object_name." to ".$ref_light->state." for ".$kpl_scene->get_object_name." set kpls in 1sec";
        # delay is to avoid collisions
        $kpl_scene->set_with_timer('', 1, $ref_light->state);
    }
}
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Marc
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