How to control brackets in block scenes

[jayrock 9]

Hi,

 

this is the expression I want to realize in the condition for a block scene:

 

a and b and (c or d)

 

I have difficulties to control the brackets in the block editor; they seem to pop up now and then. Would someone explain to me how to make the backets appear or disapper?

 

Thanks.

[kunoch 27]

Brackets are only automatically set when a physical device is used in the IF AND or OR. Why this is not possible for variables and timers and alike I have no clue. makes it sometimes really hard to get the conditions right.

The only way I see how brackets can be forced is to have a device with a silly condition (e.g. a switch having a power consumption of above 10kW, so it is (hopefully) always false and the two or conditions are significant. Not really a nice way to do it and absolutely not understandable a few days after the implementation.

a and b and (power_switch >= 10'000 or c or d)

not nice at all

Edited May 28, 2017 by kunoch

[jayrock 9]

Kind of helps.... thanks!

 

/jayrock

[kunoch 27]

I created a small scene where brackets are really needed. without the brackets, the scene misbehaves as the light goes on immediately again, when switched off. Obvious as currently at least one of the or weather conditions is true. and this was not the intention. Even without having weather as a trigger condition.

The intention was: if it is the exact time before sunset and it is one of the weather conditins, then switch light on.

IF (200 min before sunset) & (cloudy or rain or snow or fog) then (turn on lights)

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[hTiger1 49]

Hi @kunoch
If I understand correctly, you must have a timer on each condition.

[kunoch 27]

@hTiger1: unfortunately true, which makes it not really understandable. or as an alternative individual scenes for each weather condition. having the possiblity to set brackets would really help

[Gerd 0]

Hi

perhaps this helps:   

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or this ( german language )   

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regards

Gerd

 

[jayrock 9]

Good stuff. Thanks Gerd