Hello. This is my first Pronto project, and I need help in dimming up and down the lights manually.

HO:64\rRO:5\rCH:1\rCO:1\r is the "dim up" command which should be executed while the button is pressed. As soon as the button is released then HO:64\rRO:5\rCH:1\rCO:15\r which is the "stop" command, should be executer.

How do I code this simple procedure?

Thank you for your help.

Can you give some idea of your level of knowledge. Do you know how to send / receive via RS232 with prontoscript? Do you know how to execute the actions of a different button from prontoscript?

By the way - you only need to send the House command once. You do not need to send it for every command.

Dave,

thank you for your quick answer. I work with Alex and I would also like to know how to do this.

We have zero experience with prontoscript. The problem is that we really have to utilise it in this project as there is no other way to dim/fade the lights with Rako and RS232. As Alex said a fade or dim command has to be sent when the button is pressed and a stop command when the button is released.

The problem is that the client is waiting for his remote and we have to move fast on this.

Thank u for the house code tip.

Hi Dave. Thanks for the quick reply. This is what i am thinking of basically. Could this be what i'm after?


var e = CF.extender [0];

if (e == null)

{

Diagnostics.log ("Extender 0 is not defined");

}

else

{

var s = e.serial [0];
s.bitrate = 9600;
s.databits = 8;
s.parity = 0;
s.stopbits = 1;

s.send ("HO:64\rRO:5\rCH:1\rCO:1\r")
}


onRelease = function()

{
var s = e.serial [0];
s.bitrate = 9600;
s.databits = 8;
s.parity = 0;
s.stopbits = 1;

s.send ("HO:64\rRO:5\rCH:1\rCO:15\r")
}

OK - I can offer you a complete Rako module, that was recently written by myself and SimonO for Rako. It's currently been released to a handful of dealers in the UK for testing, and will be officially released in the coming weeks. And it will be demonstrated / launched at the UK CEDIA show in June.

If you PM me your email address, I will email the complete module to you. It contains light and curtain controls (curtain controls will only appear if you configure curtains on the parameter page). It will allow configuration for multiple rooms (up to 16), and if you hold down the Scene 1 or Off buttons for more than 2 seconds, they will switch all lights in the house on / off.

Your example is not a bad starting point - but you should not need to configure the serial port each time. Do that at an activity level and simply send the command in the buttons.

But see my comment above.

Edit - just noticed you've missed the "r" from some of the commands in the script you posted - even though you have the "\".

Thanks again Dave!

Hi Alex

Here is how I have my Rako set up



Individual channels can be selected by pushing the apropriate button. Pushing it again will deselect the channel and go back to scene control. When any button is selected the white border around it turns orange. The colour change icon is only visible when the channel selected can be colour changed.

I've set up a seperate device called 'RAKO' with all the RS232 codes on for all my rako rooms. I find it easier this way then defining them on my 'control' pages.

I have these functions defined at page level

//Define function to either fade whole room up or individual channels
function FadeUp()
{
if (C==0)
{
CF.widget("FADEALLUP" , "CONSERVATORY", "RAKO").executeActions();
}
else
{
CF.widget("FADECH"+C+"UP" , "CONSERVATORY", "RAKO").executeActions();
}
}



//Define function to either fade whole room down or individual channels
function FadeDown()
{
if (C==0)
{
CF.widget("FADEALLDOWN" , "CONSERVATORY", "RAKO").executeActions();
}
else
{
CF.widget("FADECH"+C+"DOWN" , "CONSERVATORY", "RAKO").executeActions();
}
}



//Define a function to stop the whole room or individual channels fading
function StopFade()
{
CF.widget("STOP" , "CONSERVATORY", "RAKO").executeActions();
}


'C' is a variable that is set when any of the channels are selected.

Then on the fade up and down buttons I have these

FadeUp();

onRelease = function()
{
StopFade()
}

and

FadeDown();

onRelease = function()
{
StopFade()
}

Hello Deaky, would you be prepared to test the official module we have developed for Rako - the more feedback we get the better!?

PM me your email if you're able to help.

Hi SimonO

YGPM :)

Deaky thank you very much for the help. Hopefully i'll give it a go in the next few days, along with the sleak-looking module of Dave and Simon.

I appreciate everyone's help. Thank you again.

Looking forward to some quality feedback :-)! The module we've developed for Rako makes use of the buttons available in one of the default Philips .xcf's to aid integration, however I do like Deaky's clean looking graphics. It's actually surprising just how much time it takes to move a module on from being perfectly acceptable for internal/private use, to being ready for a wider third-party audience...

Deaky,

Would you mind sharing the font name you used? It's nice and clean and I'd like to see if I already have it in my arsenal.

Hi Lyndel

The font I used is Tahoma with a drop shadow on the buttons. Here's a pic of my activity page

Hello again everyone. I've managed to make my rako module work thanks to a lot of help from Deaky and Dave964, so thank you again. I have a small problem left though. Having created a test page which has the following actions:

On / Off / Raise / Lower

I have used Deaky's way by calling the function on the button, which then executes the button actions, as so:

//Page codes for widgets

function on()
{
CF.widget("BUTTON2" , "ROOM" , "TEST").executeActions();
};

function stop()
{
CF.widget("STOP" , "ROOM" , "TEST").executeActions();
};

function raise()
{
CF.widget("RAISE" , "ROOM" , "TEST").executeActions();
};

function lower()
{
CF.widget("LOWER" , "ROOM" , "TEST").executeActions();
};

//Button codes for calling functions
raise();

onRelease = function()
{
stop();
};


lower();

onRelease = function()
{
stop();
};


Unfortunately in order to have the "stop" function available and working, I need to have a "stop" button on the same page so that it can correctly link to the code. Is there a way to hide the button or any other option that might remove it off my non-hidden GUI?