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damato300

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WS467 and Dimming
« on: August 06, 2006, 09:05:04 PM »

I have a ws467 and it is triggered by a Motion sensor.  It works great but I want it to turn on dimmed.  I try and set this up in AHP but it keeps turning on 100%.  Even in AHP I  can set it to 50% turn the switch off then back on again and it goes back to 100%.  Any Ideas?

I am new to this and I am still trying to learn.

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Dan
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Re: WS467 and Dimming
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2006, 12:17:17 AM »

Most wall switches, including I believe the ws467, must turn at 100%. Best to just have your motion sensor trigger a macro that dims the light.
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Re: WS467 and Dimming
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2006, 01:05:52 AM »

The inexpensive X10 wall switches always turn on full from off, as do the virtually identical low-end switches from Leviton.  The Leviton mid-price switches remember the last dimmed setting, and return to that level when switched back on.  I believe most mid-price switches from other companies do the same.  But they cost several times the price of the WS467.
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damato300

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Re: WS467 and Dimming
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 05:48:26 AM »

I only need this setup in one room.  Does anyone know the leviton product number?

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Re: WS467 and Dimming
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 09:43:55 AM »

1. Set remote sensor to A10 (or whatever).
2. Set wall switch to A11 (or whatever)
3 Using CM11 or CM15, write a fast macro as follows:
     A10 On: A11 +40% Relative (not Absolute)
     A10 Off: A11 -90% Relative (not absolute)

Problem: Each time sensor is triggered, the lamp's brightness is increased by 40%. So if it is re-triggered two or more times, the rightness is 100%, and A10 Off leaves the lamp 10% dim.

Note: There is a bug in CM11 that "-100% relative" becomes the same as "0% absolute". Then, "+40% relative" becomes "100% absolute and then 40% relative", which is not good for the bulb.

Solution: Instead of a remote sensor, use Slimline switch (set to A10) to trigger A11. It will not re-trigger A11 unless you press On again.

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Re: WS467 and Dimming
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2006, 11:45:55 AM »

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Does anyone know the leviton product number?

We use the 16383 with code wheels, but they have been discontinued.  The new version is the HCM06, which is electrically programmed.
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