Store value from a dimmer to local var?

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Hello Guys.
I’m trying to “store” the old value of a dimmer, before i dim up when movement is detected…
In the rule file i define a “var mem_light”

in the beginning of the rule i try to store the actual value of the dimmer to this value:
“mem_light = outside_dimmer.state” but the compiler wouldn’t allow it… I’ve also tested with the as DecimalType but still no success…
The outside_dimmer is defined in the items as a “Dimmer”

2

Please post your actual code.

There is no compiler so I’m confused as to what it is that doesn’t allow it. It is unclear if the var is a global or local to a rule/ Dimmer is a reserved word, you should use a more descriptive name for your Items.

3

Yes ok… I’ll try to explain a bit better…
In my items file I have:

Dimmer light_outside

Then in my rule file

Var men_light

Rule "outside light"
If motion_detected
     mem_light = light_outside.state
     sendCommand(light_outside, 100)

Then I wanna store the value from the dimmer before I set it to 100, so after a time I can revert to the value before :slight_smile:

4

If that is a literal writing your Rules file rather than pseudocode, I recommend reviewing the Rules wiki page as that code is syntactically incorrect.

Case matters, there is no such thing as “Var”, “Rule”, or “If” .They are var, rule, and if.

A rule must follow the format described on that wiki page with a rule, when, then and end. There must be a triggering event defined inbetween the when and the then.

5

Hello… Yes i know - was just porsted from my iPhone - seems like it has changed the words… Anyway, here’s my actual code:
Item file:

Dimmer	Spots_Outside_Entreance	"Spot i Indhakket"								<switch>		(Garden

The Rule file:

var mem_outside_light

rule "Udvendigt Lys Nord (Bevægelse)"
	when
        Item PIR_Entrance changed
	then
		mem_outside_light = Spots_Outside_Entreance.state
		if (Lux_Outside_South.state < (Lux_Setpoint_North.state as DecimalType)) 
			{
				sendCommand(Spots_Outside_Entreance, 50)
				sendCommand(CUBE_Outside_North, ON)
				logInfo("Outside", "Lys tændt på bevægelse")
				
				if (presence_north_timer == null)
					{
					presence_north_timer = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(5), [|
						logInfo("Outside", "Lys slukket efter timeout på bevægelse")
						sendCommand(Spots_Outside_Entreance, 0)
						sendCommand(CUBE_Outside_North, OFF)
					])
					}	
			}
			
end

The smarthome designer doesn’t like the following, where i wanna store the actual value from the dimmer before the rule does anything…

mem_outside_light = Spots_Outside_Entreance.state
6

For the past 25-20 days there has been an open issue on Designer where it no longer recognizes Items and Actions. Double check that you don’t have a typo in the Item name for Spots_Outside_Entreance and run it to see if it works. If it doesn’t run, come back and tell us what the error is as reported by Designer and in your logs.

7

Seems like it works… :slight_smile: - even when the designer says something is wrong …