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raven77
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I have been playing around with macros trying to flash a switchlink for a given amount of time...I am not having much luck. 
any pointers?
thanks!
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I tried this but it didnt work...any clues?
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Thanks
insert into macroheader values ('KFLASH','FLASH THE KITCHEN LIGHTS',0,0,1);
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',1,10,'MS13ATIME',NULL,'ph_relativetime ( now(),60 ) ',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',2,26,'',NULL,'start',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',3,42,'',NULL,'INSTEON+KITCHENLIGHTS+FASTON',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',4,31,'',NULL,'.2',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',5,42,'',NULL,'INSTEON+KITCHENLIGHTS+FASTOFF',0,'') ;
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',6,31,'',NULL,'.2',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',7,16,'',NULL,'if( {MS13ATIME} >= now(),"start","done")',0,'');
insert into macrodetail values ('KFLASH',8,26,'',NULL,'done',0,'');
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wow forget it, I actually got it to work!
I changed "jump" to "go to label" and it works!
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Raven,
Sorry to take so long in getting to you. Glad you were able to figure it out though.
Let me know if you have any other questions or problems.
Dave.
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Where is "Device Control" (when used in a macro) defined/documented?
I'm trying to create a macro which flashes the KPL LED's to indicate my garage door is open. I tried using Insteon Group and Insteon Group Raw but they flash too slow.
I know it's possible to do what I want because in the PLC Groups tab in Insteon Explorer, on the Control button, if I Flash the group, it blinks quickly, which is what I want.
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Bump. Anyone? Tony?
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I don't have any KPL's. 
Wait... Do you want to flash just the KPL or the controlled lights?
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I want to flash the KPL (the LED's behind the KPL buttons). I don't want to flash the lights/loads.
In my macro I tried using Insteon Group and Insteon Raw Group (doesn't make a difference) and turning on/off the group I assigned to the KPL buttons. It does turn them on and off, but slowly, meaning too long a delay between on & off. I don't have any delays in the macro.
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Ginigma,
Device Control within a macro uses the same device control strings that are available as a Timed Events action (and other screens). The easiest way to see what is going on is to go to Timed Events, change the action type to "Device Control" and then double-click the action field to display the Device Control builder. Build a few samples and you'll quickly see what the Device Control strings consist of.
However, I dont think it would be what you're looking for fast group transitions. The "Flash" on the Device Control window in Insteon Explorer is using a special direct controller mode (which is timing critical) to attempt to flash the lights as quickly as possible. What I would try using is the ph_insteonrawgroup function and add 2000 to the Cmd1 parameter.
What I think is happening in your situation is that you've most likely got "Group Cleanups" turned on. That means that every time you send a group command, it will be followed by a direct group cleanup command. This takes a bit of time and your flashing will be relatively slow. However, you can on a per command basis, force PowerHome to NOT send group cleanups if you have them turned on (or vice versa if they're turned off).
What I would do is create a macro that looks like this. In my example, my Insteon controller ID is "SDM" and the PLC group I want to flash is 5:
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10 Jump if(ph_ismacrowaiting("THIS_MACRO_ID") = 0,1,999)
20 Formula Immediate ph_insteonrawgroup("SDM",5,2018,0)
30 Wait 0.3
40 Formula Immediate ph_insteonrawgroup("SDM",5,2020,0)
50 Wait 0.3
60 Jump - 4
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I would launch the above macro anytime I want to flash the lights. To stop the flashing, use the function ph_killmacrowait.
This should flash the group as fast as PowerHome possibly can. You can try smaller Wait values, but you run the risk of overrunning the pitiful SDM buffer.
Let me know how it works out.
Dave.
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Well, I guess it's faster than what I was doing. And yes, I do have PLC Group Cleanup enabled, so I can understand why that slows things down.
It's still not as fast as I'd like. I want to flash the group as an indicator that my garage doors are open. If you have any other suggestions, I'm open to them.
Thanks,
Charles
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I tried this last night, as its something I'm interested in. The LED on my KPL flashed at a rate a little slower than 2/second so it would work well for signalling. I did have PLC group clean up enabled.
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Charles,
Did you try moving the Wait parameter down to something like .2 or .15? It may be worth a try to see if any extra speed is picked up but if it seems to get slower or react sporadically, then you're probably going faster than the SDM can take it.
I'll play with it some tonight and let you know what speed I can get. I would think that you should be able to get about 3 transitions per second.
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