Regards an MSC-400:

Can someone refresh my memory as to what the TOGGLE item (for a macro) is for and how to use it?

I haven't had an occasion to use it but I think I should know how, just in case.

Thanks much.

Whatever commands or macros you nest in the Toggle area will be cycled to the next command every time that macro is called. An example would be surround modes you want to cycle between. The advantage of this is if you have discretes for the the the surround modes you will only toggle through those modes and not every useless mode the processor is capable of doing. Some people might use it for aspect ratios or put several of their favorite stations on a button they can cycle through quick. There are many uses.

Hope this helps.

Bob

Thank you for the information. Toggle is not the best name is it? Sequence might be better.

Well, "toggle" does tend to bring up mental images of two functions that rotate back and forth, which of course can be done... it's just that you aren't limited to 2 functions. :-)

If you use RS232 to control a receiver the codes are all discrete. So you have a Mute on code and a separate mute off code. This is a perfect example of where you would want the toggle macro to toggle the mute on/off

Just for grins I looked up some defs and found this one.

To alternate between two or more electronic, mechanical, or computer-related options

So I suppose toggle is appropriate. I learn something new most every day.

Thanks for the ideas. I had set up UPB light buttons for selecting listening to different Sirius music stations. In order to make this work, I have to use the voltage sensors with the MSC-400, but I have been limited to six selections. I didn't think about the toggle function but now have differnet stations to "sequence" through with each button. I was able to do the same thing with discrete volume codes with my Yamaha receiver as well.

Thanks again!

Pete

I'm not sure I understood exactly what you are trying to do, is it to match different lighting modes to different stations? If you want an individual mode with each station it would be more efficient using macros. Or you might also look at using the action variables.

Hi Fins thanks for your suggestion

UPB keypads can send out link commands (does not need a lighting command associated with it) which my elk alarm panel can pick up. I then have a rule when a particular link is received by the Elk it sends out a 12 volt signal that is connected to one of my voltage sensors. The voltage sensor then triggers the MSC-400 to run what I now have set up as a toggle function.

cheers