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🖥️ActiveHome Pro => ActiveHome Pro General => Topic started by: Squirrel1162 on September 05, 2017, 02:01:17 PM
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Has anyone designed a macro that will continually check another macro and then act according to the results. I have a 3pin appliance module controlling a floor lamp. The macro I have set up for it works good..to a point. It comes on and goes off as scheduled. But later, it will come back on when another module changes something. (light on/off). I probably need some sort of filter to prevent this situation. But right now I can't afford one. I'm wondering if anyone else has (had) this same situation, and how you corrected it? Thanks for any and all help.
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Macros only run till complete or 4.5 hours which ever comes first.
Creating looping macros are not advised as they can cause major system bottle necks and lock ups.
Also I believe you can't check a macro but you can check its trigger condition.
If your determined to create a looping macro you need to provide an out(exit, way to stop)
You also need to provide several delays so commands in queue can get sent.
StevenR provided a tutorial (write up) on looping macros http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=14912.0
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Thank you for your response. I will NOT even THINK about it again! :D