Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 11 - Expressions

The Home Control Assistant

number = _on ("name")

Turns the named device or group on. Returns the current dim level before the On command is

sent.

number = _off ("name")

Turns the named device or group off. Returns the current dim level before the Off command

is sent.

number = _dimToLevel ("name", level)

Adjusts the illumination level of the named device to the supplied level. Returns the current

dim level before any commands are sent.

number = _dimToPercent ("name", percent)

Adjusts the illumination level of the named device to the supplied percent. Returns the

current dim level before any commands are sent.

string = _CurrentScene ("name")

If the named device or controller supports stored scenes, returns the name of the scene set at

the device. This function does not query the device so the result is based upon HCA internal

state.

string = _SetToScene ("name", "scene name")

Changes the current scene in a switch or controller to the scene named. The current scene in

the device before the new scene is established is returned.

string = _ComposeScene ("name", level)

Returns the name of the scene for the given Compose command (preset dim level) in the

named device or controller. This only applies to Lightolier CI and CP devices in Compose

mode.

Number = _GroupMemberCount ("group name")

Returns the number of members in a group. Used in conjunction with the

GroupMemberName function to get the name for each group member.

String = _GroupMemberName ("group name", number)

Returns the name of the Nth member of the named group. To get the first member name the

parameter is a 1.