I have an interesting problem.
I have a Macro that responds to A8 ON. The A8 ON is being sent from a third party alarm / motion sensor. I can see the trigger, A8 ON, in the AHP Activity Monitor when the motion sensor activates. So the alarm / motion sensor is working and sending the proper X10 signal.
What I want to do is only turn on outside lights (B3,B4,B5,B6) when the motion sensor is tripped and only at night. So I set up a timer to set a flag on at night and off during the day. I tried both dusk / dawn and on / off at specific times for the timer. So the macro trigger is A8 ON and FLAG 15 set, then macro.
The problem is associated with the flag. When the flag is set and the macro runs, the lights dont turn on. I see the X10 lights commands, B4 ON, B5 ON etc in the activity monitor so the macro is running but no light ever illuminates. If I take the flag condition out of the macro, anytime the motion sensor is tripped the macro runs and the lights come on as they should.
My "workaround" at the moment is when the motion sensor is tripped turn the lights on, delay 15 minutes, and turn the lights off. Works, but the lights come on day or night.
Anyone have in insight to this behavior.