Counter values after a reset?

[Ingo]

I\'ve noticed on a few occasions that the Counter values on Comfort, populated by CBus, change after a system reset.

When CBus populates counter values according to light levels, these levels are lost if you do a system reset on the Comfort side. Once the system return, the values in the counters reflect either 0 or 255. Below is an example of a light that was dimmed at 55%. I then did a system reset and found the coresponding counter to be 255 instead. Once the light changes level it will correct itself but still, is this designed like this or is there a bug in the system somewhere...

> C?6B
< C?6BFF
 

On the CBus side, PICED return the following in the Load Status:

Group 107 55%

 

[ident]

When the UCM/Cbus is reset, it obtains the on/off status of all C-Bus group addresses through a report that Cbus provides. Hence you wil find that the values in the counters are either 0 and 255. There is no method of obtaining the dimming level of Cbus devices. The behaviour you describe is the expected one

[Ingo]

What does the counter report look like? Is it a counter-by-counter value report or is it one string that you have to decode similar to the Z? command indicating either zone ON or OFF?

[12:05:32] > Z?
[12:05:32] < Z?0000000000006000

[ident]

Its a single string with all the group address vallues

[Ingo]

Alright thanks, then there is no reason for me to pursue this with the CBus forum, I have to live with it...