how to use the status of a switch to use another switch

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I have a switch that turn my lights outside on and of.

When the lights are turned on/off, another light must be turned on/off.

I created 2 scenes. 1 for on and 1 for off. In the advanced tab I select “when all devices in scene are properly set” and a delay of 1s.

When I turn on my light with Vera of SQ remote, the other light response accoordingly, but when I use the inwall switch, de light turns on after 5-10 minutes.

I poll this device every second.

What is going wrong?

2

I do a similar thing for my hall lights. two lights, two (3 way, ttl of 4 paddles) switches.

On Scene: event light A is turned on
event light B is turned on

 (you can enter multiple events in a scene, these are 'OR' conditions...either will trigger)

Command: turn A on
turn B on

This works almost instantly, with the exception of the slave switch on GE 3 ways…there’s a poll delay of up to 20 seconds on these.

3

Possibly nothing. If the switches don’t report status to Vera, the status updates will rely on polling. It can take a while and takes longer as your network grows.

I poll this device every second.
That would be a really high rate. Did you use code to do that? Through the normal UI settings, you can't control the actual poll rate per device. Poll settings are [url=http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Polling_Settings]explained here[/url].
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[quote=“Intrepid, post:2, topic:168760”]I do a similar thing for my hall lights. two lights, two (3 way, ttl of 4 paddles) switches.

On Scene: event light A is turned on
event light B is turned on

 (you can enter multiple events in a scene, these are 'OR' conditions...either will trigger)

Command: turn A on
turn B on

This works almost instantly, with the exception of the slave switch on GE 3 ways…there’s a poll delay of up to 20 seconds on these.[/quote]

Thanks for the support.

I created the scene as you said, but it does not work. When I turn on switch A by pushing it, switch B stays off.

When I put the switch on by Vera or SQ, it works in a second.

I set the poll to default.

For your information. I use a switch from Duwi.

5

What’s the exact model number / do you have a link to the manual?

I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong.

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Possibly nothing. If the switches don’t report status to Vera, the status updates will rely on polling. It can take a while and takes longer as your network grows.

I poll this device every second.
That would be a really high rate. Did you use code to do that? Through the normal UI settings, you can't control the actual poll rate per device. Poll settings are [url=http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Polling_Settings]explained here[/url].[/quote]

Thx.
I noticed, that the status of the switch does not come back to vera. When I put the switch on, and than poll the device in Vera, everything works.

I set the poll setting standard as described in your link and set the poll in the device to 5 sec., but no response, only after a long period op time.

Can I use an other setting, to get the status of my device sooner?

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What you can set per device is the maximum rate, not the actual rate.

Say you have 12 switches like this, and you changed the poll rate ([tt]Z-Wave device > Options[/tt]) to poll every 5 seconds, instead of the default 30, it could still take a minute or more, or so, to get the status.

Can I use an other setting, to get the status of my device sooner?
I don't think so.
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What’s the exact model number / do you have a link to the manual?

I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong.[/quote]

Duwi 05431 Flush-mount Z-Wave switch (www.duewi.de)

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Thanks. It does seem, implicitly, that the status of the device is retrieved through polling.

To be sure, can you post the [tt]Capabilities[/tt] form the [tt]Settings[/tt] tab of the device?

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Thanks. It does seem, implicitly, that the status of the device is retrieved through polling.

To be sure, can you post the [tt]Capabilities[/tt] form the [tt]Settings[/tt] tab of the device?[/quote]

Device #26
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Variables
explain these settings
ID 34
Poll this node at most once every seconds (0=never poll, blank=default).
Energy used (explain this)
Capabilities 210,156,0,4,16,1,L,R,B,RS,|37,39,114,117,130,133,134,135,
Version 6,2,51,1,0
Manufacturer Duewi
Model
Neighbors 1,3,4,6,9,12,19,20,24,26,27,31,45,46,
Configured at 22-JUL-2011 19:9

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Try running a full heal with stress test. This has fixed the same problem I have had. After I ran it my other switch has a delay of only 1 second. Good luck :slight_smile:

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I have a couple of these switches, and they only support status polling, so there will always be a delay until Vera feels like doing a poll. A workaround is to push the switch 3 times within 1.5 seconds (just like when first setting it up); when you do that it will send its status to Vera right away.

By the way, the newer Duewi wall switches (type 06431, with a round green sticker on them) support status push, meaning they will report to Vera right away whenever their status changes. I just got some in the mail, and they work great: when using the switch, the associated scenario is triggered within 1 second.