Programming VBM8PBU

[wexfordman]

I am having a few problems getting my head around the logic of getting velbus inputs to activate devices (be they velbus relays, or even x10 modules for example).

1) Do I get a vb module to turn on an velbus light directy, or should I call comfort to do it seperately ?
2) How would i use a velbus input to axtivate an x10 module best.
3) How to I ensure the status of a device is kept up to date using the assigned velbus counter.
4) If I have a velbus input, activating a velbus relay, should I assign them to the same counter for example ?

Not sure if this makes sense, but hoping for afew guidelines to get me started on programmin up.

Thanks,
Eamon

[ident]

1) Do I get a vb module to turn on an velbus light directy, or should I call comfort to do it seperately ?

If a velbus switch controls a velbus device then it is not necessary to get Comfort to do it. What you can program is for Comfort to control the same Velbus device by the Home Control menu or triggered by other events. You canalso map the Velbus device to a counter so that it tracks the status of the Velbus device

2) How would i use a velbus input to axtivate an x10 module best.

Map the Velbus input to a Counter and have the Counter Response control the X10 module based on the value 255 or 0 using the logic If Last UCM Counter

3) How to I ensure the status of a device is kept up to date using the assigned velbus counter.

Once you assign a counter to the Velbus output device, the counter will always be updated when ther is any change in state, either ON. OFF of DIM level

4) If I have a velbus input, activating a velbus relay, should I assign them to the same counter for example ?

No you should map only the Velbus Relay ie the Output device to the Counter, because you are tracking the state of the Output, which may be controlled by more than 1 switch or input

velbus inputs should be mapped to Counters only if you want it to do something in Comfort

[wexfordman]

Thanks ident,

Makes sense, just wanted to get my head round the logic of it! It\'s actually a neat way also to use velbus inputs to manage x10 status if I use the velbus pb to do the local control for my x10 devises! For 50 quid I add status monitoring to 8 x10 devices ( but I still plan to get rid of x10 over the next few months completely)