Double/Triple tap monitoring would be so useful

#1

1) Give a description of the problem
It doesn’t seem like there is a way to look for off-off or on-on or anything like that, even off-on-off could be useful, is this one possible right now?

This would allow regular switches and dimmers to become custom buttons, scene selectors or mode selection.

2) What is the expected behavior?
My first application would be to set NIGHT mode with 2-3 “off” presses of the hallway dimmer switch outside the master bedroom, but the possibilities are endless if this was available.

A similar question was asked about a specific GE? dimmer however this should be a generic discussion about how to do this on any switch or dimmer.

#2

It can be done, but with the lag of your ‘on-off’on’ commands being sent to the cloud and processed - it’s not unusual to need 4-5 seconds between actions for it to work. Two seconds at a minimum if you’re using a switch (dimmers that fade on and off add even more time).

If you’re interested in doing it, the “cheap and dirty way” to do an on-off-on would be

IF
Light X was off for less than 5 seconds
Then turn on lights Y, Z

Off-on-off would be
IF
Light X was on for less than 5 seconds
Then turn off lights Y, Z

#3

Thanks, that gives me something to try.

#4

@anon7332008 Sorry I can’t help with the actual piston, but a company called Inovelli makes switches that have this functionality. I have a couple and am really happy with them. Perhaps their device handlers could point you in the right direction for making your own, if you wanted to look into that.

#5

Also Fibaro Dimmer 2 micro modules send scene ID’s for single double, triple, hold and release events… one module can connect to two switches, one for the load and scenes, the other for just scenes.

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So a regular single gang switch can be converted into two gangs.

#6

Thanks guys, I’ll look into those products.