Use of plugins in block scenes

[Tekvibes 7]

I feel as if the HC2 is not consistent at all. On one hand the interface is slick as hell, the marketing movies give people a sense that when you buy the box they can start being creative without the geeky programming and that the sky is the limit...

Then... reality!!!!!

Block scenes which would be the approach for the non-programming folks here, where absolutely everything is restricted, plugins can't be used at all and simple stuff like "movie lights go on in the livingroom when TV is powered but only after sunset, not when it's still light outside" is simply not possible without LUA-knowledge.

Please Fibaro, as it is, there's not a bit of flexibilty in the block scenes!!!

[A.Socha 133]

it is still not finished, right now you can't control plugins by block scenes

[Tekvibes 7]

That makes the virtual devices a much more viable option for the non programming folks out here. Even for guys that program it's a lot easier because they can see their code in the advanced tab of the VD.

As for my other scenario: If TV turns on, turn the lights on, that's possible in blocks, but I really have no clue how you can add to not turn on the lights if there's still light outside. I guess that is just not possible to do in blocks, correct me if I'm wrong.

[A.Socha 133]

Mechanize of plugins is still not finished right now you can only use LUA to control plugins from Virtual device/ scenes When it will work good we gonna add that option

[alandee 79]

I think you can do it in blocks but you need a little bit of lua to set a variable of night time and day time

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/emoticons/default_smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="https://forum.fibaro.com/uploads/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> add a global variable for daytime and nighttime then call the variable in blocks ie. and nighttime ==1

Befor sunset and after sunrise set minutes before and after as it can still be dark. I think I found this script here on the forum and it's been insanely useful

--[[

%% properties

%% autostart

%% globals

--]]

local BeforeSunset = 30

local AfterSunrise = 25

while true do

if (os.date("%H:%M", os.time()+BeforeSunset*60) >= fibaro:getValue(1, "sunsetHour"))

or (os.date("%H:%M", os.time()-AfterSunrise*60) < fibaro:getValue(1, "sunriseHour"))

then

fibaro:setGlobal("nighttime", 1);

fibaro:setGlobal("daytime", 0);

fibaro:debug("Gooooooodnighttime home !! nighttime variable has been set to 1!");

else

fibaro:setGlobal("nighttime", 0);

fibaro:setGlobal("daytime", 1);

fibaro:debug("Gooooooodmorning home !! daytime variable has been set to 1!");

end

fibaro:sleep(600*1000);

end

Cheers,

Al