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 Posted: Saturday Feb 13th, 2016 11:05 pm
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Hi,
Is there any way to create a toggle for the iPhone interface via the control menu that will display status? 
Today I have a separate action key for a light for on and a separate key for off within the control menu.  I could program a response that will do the toggle with one action key, but is there any way I can indicate the status of the light within the control menu that will translate to the iPhone interface.  Like a slide switch typical of the ios general interface.
Also, in general, is there anyway to display anything other than text for an action key in the iPhone interface?
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 Posted: Sunday Feb 14th, 2016 06:26 am
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Do you mean a toggle button like this?



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Precisely!

How do I achieve this?



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In the Control Menu, the words for action key 0 should be Off and action key 1 should be On.

You must have a feedback type as Flag or Counter.. 

eg Bedroom Light 

Feedback Type = Counter 1
Action Key 0 word = off (not "light off")

Action Key 1 word = On (not "light On")

save the file and send to your phone again


close the app before tapping on the jrlcclx attachment


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Got it, thanks. Was this actually documented anywhere?

In setting a counter in the control menu feedback type, and leaving the key words blank, a dimmer bar is created. Using a counter register reference in the CBUS UCM lighting module, I can then dim the light according to the slider value, without the need to refer to any response.

However, if I set a flag in the control menu, and map a register reference in CBUS lighting module to a flag, the on and off words do not automatically trigger the flag via the iPhone toggle, I have to write a response against on to set the flag and against off to clear the flag specifically.

Why the difference? Should the flag not automatically get set in the same way as the counter value, without a response?

Also - is there a way to turn off the click sound within the iPhone app every time you set a value? It's exceptionally loud (have to turn iPhone volume down) and quite annoying.

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Got it, thanks. Was this actually documented anywhere? I could not find anything, but I thought it was documented

In setting a counter in the control menu feedback type, and leaving the key words blank, a dimmer bar is created. Using a counter register reference in the CBUS UCM lighting module, I can then dim the light according to the slider value, without the need to refer to any response.
However, if I set a flag in the control menu, and map a register reference in CBUS lighting module to a flag, the on and off words do not automatically trigger the flag via the iPhone toggle, I have to write a response against on to set the flag and against off to clear the flag specifically. 

That is right. Flags need to have a response. However I am told it is planned to make this automatic in the near future
Also - is there a way to turn off the click sound within the iPhone app every time you set a value? It's exceptionally loud (have to turn iPhone volume down) and quite annoying.Not at the moment but it has bee noted  as a future improvememt

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