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Post 1 made on Thursday May 29, 2014 at 23:40
tinsnow
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Here is my requirement. When i say activity "Watch Movie" I need to do all actions like (ON TV, ON Blurayplayer, ON Receiver) and then wait 1 minute and turn off the lights (Light can be a URC or IR Controlled light switch. Have to buy it)

If I use wait for 60 seconds i am able to achieve that, but I want to do volume control and some other activities using the remote. I currently see "Please wait" and not able to press any other commands.
Post 2 made on Friday May 30, 2014 at 07:41
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No. You have to wait.
It has been my experience that adjusting lights as part of a macro sounds cool and is impressive in a demo, but doesn't always work well day to day.

I keep a Lights button on the first page of every device for quick access. On the lights page I keep a Back button to go back to where I just came from.
Post 3 made on Friday May 30, 2014 at 10:34
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To get around this limitation hand the task off to your lighting solution. Invest in a lighting solution which allows for scenes. A given scene for example could be programmed to adjust the lighting as you see fit after or over a certain number of seconds. You trigger the scene with your remote as part of your activity macro. This then eliminates the need to have the remote wait 60 seconds before asking the lights to be turned off. Your lighting solution handles that for you instead.

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OP | Post 4 made on Saturday May 31, 2014 at 13:20
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Lighting solution which allows for scenes. sounds great.

any recommendation that works with urc. either directly or via IR? I will also search online.
Post 5 made on Monday June 2, 2014 at 18:32
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On May 31, 2014 at 13:20, tinsnow said...
Lighting solution which allows for scenes. sounds great.

any recommendation that works with urc. either directly or via IR? I will also search online.

What kind of lighting are you using? LED, incandescent, CFL, halogen, MLV, ELV?
OP | Post 6 made on Monday June 2, 2014 at 23:51
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I use LED lights which takes IR commands to turn on/off. Usually do not have the LED lights ON all the time.

I have normal CFL lights which I plan to use a IR based on/off.

If URC is compatible with any scenes kind of lighting, I will start thinking my project based on that. Else, I would go with scenes lighting which has IR based control.

I still have to do a lot of research online.
Post 7 made on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at 02:32
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the big question is how much do you want to spend (and are you turning off the fixtures or just the bulbs)

the best way is for IR is generally via a Lutron GrafikEye or a Radio Ra2 system (Dimmers, IR keypad and preferably a main repeater)...both solutions are going to start at about $1000 though which I'm guessing is out of the budget. It also helps to know what remote and rf base station (or processor) you're using.

There are also a few stand alone devices that will allow you to send it a code and then run its own delay or a full macro as well...or you need to upgrade to a higher level control system that has a processor rather then just an RF to IR repeater.
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Post 8 made on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at 23:10
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On June 2, 2014 at 23:51, tinsnow said...
I use LED lights which takes IR commands to turn on/off. Usually do not have the LED lights ON all the time.

I have normal CFL lights which I plan to use a IR based on/off.

If URC is compatible with any scenes kind of lighting, I will start thinking my project based on that. Else, I would go with scenes lighting which has IR based control.

I still have to do a lot of research online.

[Link: universalremote.com]

Use this with a URC RF Remote
Post 9 made on Wednesday June 4, 2014 at 17:39
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On June 3, 2014 at 23:10, JoeFlabitz said...
[Link: universalremote.com]

Use this with a URC RF Remote

These work great. Unfortunately, they have been discontinued
Post 10 made on Saturday June 7, 2014 at 10:48
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On June 4, 2014 at 17:39, goldenzrule said...
These work great. Unfortunately, they have been discontinued

Kinda sorta, but not really.

Technically Lutron won't be building anything new, but there are still plenty of switches and dimmers in the pipeline. Keep in mind they have 418 & 433 mhz models (it just means you need to get the corresponding remote), and even if a color cannot be found, you can always buy a different color and get a kit to change it to the one you want.


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