Panel function buttons to trigger scenes?

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#1

Can I use one of the programable function keys (A/B/C/D) on my panel to trigger a scene in Vera? I can easily see how to trigger an event based on Armed State, but not based on function key. I would love to be able to do a quick “lights out” from the alarm panel as I’m heading out the door. (Yes, I know that I can tie a “lights out” to arming the system but I don’t want to necessarily link the two.)

N.B.: I’ve seen the thread that discusses the opposite direction (http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=13311.0), but no discussion of this that I could find on this.

#2

The only way i can see doing this is to program one of the function buttons to activate the on board relay trigger 17 or 18 to close for 2 seconds then wire that into a unused zone, hopefully if you have one. Then add that new zone to the cheat sheet and create the scene using that as the trigger.

#3

Just to confirm–you realize you can use a detailed alarm state as a trigger, right? I just did this. For example, I want all lights off when arming AWAY, but not when arming STAY.

You might already know this, I just want to make sure.

#4

He was wanting to use one of the function buttons, the 4 buttons on the left of the keypad to turn of the lights without arming the system.

#5

Oh yes–I get that. Based on his statement that he didn’t want to link the two, though, I’m suggesting that you can use detailed arm state to support the all-lights-off function.

I don’t use the four buttons for anything, so I can see how that would be useful… however, I just go off of alarm state. Alarm armed AWAY, all lights off. Alarm armed STAY, selected lights off. Alarm disarmed, select lights on.