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  • Anonymous
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    May 8, 2009 at 8:17 pm
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    #40160

    I believe this is the case…just want to check.

    In my app when I toggle one sprinkler on and then set another…I don’t get notify that first one was turned off but it is.

    I guess I need to send the valveStatus message to ezrain so it notifies me in these cases? Or I can in my app merely assume that if valve1 WAS turned on…I can safely turn off the last valve that was on…thus skipping need for this notify.

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 2:50 am
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    #42757

    Is this true?

    I read something else saying control was limited to 4 zones concurrent due to some power supply issues. This may have been older EZRain unit though.

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 3:06 am
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    #42758

    What cmd1 and cmd2 values are being issued by your application to control which valve is On and Off?

    EDIT: the Value Status Byte has 3 bits to return the Active valve number. That would suggest that one valve can be active at a time.

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 4:04 am
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    #42759 
        protected void turnOn(InsteonSprinkler device)
    
...snip...
    
getProcessor().sendIns(getID(), "0x0F", "0x40", device.getID());
    
...snip...
    
}
    

    
protected void turnOff(InsteonSprinkler device)
    
{
    
...
    
getProcessor().sendIns(getID(), "0x0F", "0x41", device.getID());
    
...
    
}
    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 4:06 am
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    #42760

    I think I know where this is leading…can I OR the valves together for cmd2?

    There are 8 of them…coincidence? I think not…

    I don’t really need this capability…it’s generally more of a strain on your water pressure/effectiveness anyways.

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 4:15 am
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    #42761

    Sorry but I could not determine from your code snippet what the actual hex cmd1 and cmd2 values are being sent. I would like to check the command documentation for the sequence you are using first but I’m pretty sure the answer is no in terms of ORing the value numbers.

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 4:18 am
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    #42762

    device ids are 1-8 corresponding to valve#

    Anonymous
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    May 20, 2009 at 4:25 am
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    #42763

    If the command for valve ON is 0x40, then the cmd2 value is the valve number 0-7 for values 1-8. Not sure how that squares with your last post that you use values 1-8. Cmd2 for a cmd1 of 0x40 is a number, not a bit pattern. You cannot OR valve numbers.

    Anonymous
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    June 4, 2010 at 12:45 am
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    #42764

    So… sorry for beating a dead horse but; I have a EZServe controling my EZrain, is it possible to have 2 valves run at once ❓

    Anonymous
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    June 4, 2010 at 1:09 am
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    #42765

    No. One zone at a time. Turning on zone x turns off zone y if it was on. The number of heads in a given zone are often based on the available flow capacity. Turning on two valves could exceed the water supply capacity. That is not a hard and fast rule as some zones have few heads. I have connected two valves to the same zone when using a RainBird controller years ago but some controllers limit a zone to one valve.

    Anonymous
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    June 4, 2010 at 2:34 am
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    #42766

    Thank you, very clear! :mrgreen:

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