I'm pretty disappointed with my $800 purchase of 10 Cooper multi switch keypads; can anyone offer suggestions? I was told these were a great replacement for my 17 year old Lutron system. I know nothing about scenes, but it seemed easy enough to program a button press to run a lighting event. However, I have fought the devices since I got them.
Coordinating the "on-off" lights on the keypads is literally not possible. Though there is an action to "Control the Indicator Light", it actually triggers the event. Apparently this was not the case with earlier versions and this issue has been on Bugzilla for over a year with many complaints, but nobody will address it or even reply.
As to device control, I have no idea what's going on; I have had totally unpredictable outcomes on all keypads for several months. The log sometimes reports a keypress, but sometimes doesn't. The log sometimes shows that the event was correctly triggered, but sometimes shows "Scene Activation for Scene ID 16" even though there is no Scene 16 set up for the device that I am aware of. I have set up a simple test wherein pressing Button 1 on triggers an event that turns a light on, pressing Button 1 off turns the light off. Here is the log for a sequential series of button presses just now.
(Correct Operation) Press Button 1 on:
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 1 Set to ON
Event Trigger "Lighting Keypads Keypad Test, Scene 1 On Rear Door"
Light Den Red Vase Light to On (99)
Light Den Red Vase Light Set to 99
(Correct Operation) Press Button 1 off:
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 1 Set to OFF
Event Trigger "Lighting Keypads Keypad Test, Scene 1 Off Rear Door"
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 2 Set to OFF
Light Den Red Vase Light to Off (0)
Light Den Red Vase Light Set to 0
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 on: Received a Scene Activation for Scene ID 16
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 off: No Log
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 on: Received a Scene Activation for Scene ID 16
Coordinating the "on-off" lights on the keypads is literally not possible. Though there is an action to "Control the Indicator Light", it actually triggers the event. Apparently this was not the case with earlier versions and this issue has been on Bugzilla for over a year with many complaints, but nobody will address it or even reply.
As to device control, I have no idea what's going on; I have had totally unpredictable outcomes on all keypads for several months. The log sometimes reports a keypress, but sometimes doesn't. The log sometimes shows that the event was correctly triggered, but sometimes shows "Scene Activation for Scene ID 16" even though there is no Scene 16 set up for the device that I am aware of. I have set up a simple test wherein pressing Button 1 on triggers an event that turns a light on, pressing Button 1 off turns the light off. Here is the log for a sequential series of button presses just now.
(Correct Operation) Press Button 1 on:
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 1 Set to ON
Event Trigger "Lighting Keypads Keypad Test, Scene 1 On Rear Door"
Light Den Red Vase Light to On (99)
Light Den Red Vase Light Set to 99
(Correct Operation) Press Button 1 off:
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 1 Set to OFF
Event Trigger "Lighting Keypads Keypad Test, Scene 1 Off Rear Door"
Light Keypad Den Scene Rear Door 2 Set to OFF
Light Den Red Vase Light to Off (0)
Light Den Red Vase Light Set to 0
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 on: Received a Scene Activation for Scene ID 16
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 off: No Log
(Mystery Operation) Press Button 1 on: Received a Scene Activation for Scene ID 16