Enhancement Request? - Trigger Condition Rule >= & <=

I am setting up a trigger where I want to compare two values for being less than or not less than (i.e. greater or equal to) - I was hoping to achieve this with two triggers but note that the condition not less than (i.e. greater or equal to) doesn't exist.
The only way I have been able to achieve this is to set up three separate triggers - one for less than, one for greater than and one for equal. Is it possible to add in the condition "Not less than" and "Not greater than". So not a show stopper but it would stop a proliferation of triggers which don't really add to the readability - I am processing 13 separate radiators so it means 13 additional triggers.

[jay (support)]

I'm not following - can you give me specifics for what you're trying to do? "Greater than or equal to" can be done by decrementing the value you're looking for. So, if you're looking for "greater than or equal to 10", then you could specify it as "greater than 9". So without knowing the specific details of what you're doing I can't really envision why that won't work.

I'm not following - can you give me specifics for what you're trying to do? "Greater than or equal to" can be done by decrementing the value you're looking for. So, if you're looking for "greater than or equal to 10", then you could specify it as "greater than 9". So without knowing the specific details of what you're doing I can't really envision why that won't work.

I am comparing two indigo variables HeatSetPoint & MeasuredTemperature which have been set by two other trigggers as I didn't think I could compare two device states. I just noticed your reply to my other thread which I need to study in detail - it may make this specific requirement obsolete but it is relevant for those cases where you might want to compare two variables as opposed to comparing against a specific value

you can do it in conditions

trigger:
1. variable x changed
2. condition: if variable x is >= ... variable y


Karl

There are 2 ways to do this in the built-in conditions editor.

1. Use "None" with the "greater than" condition.

   

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2. Use "Any" with the "less than" and "equal to" conditions.

   

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Thanks for the replies

My actual conditions are:

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ALL
if variable R01_MeasuredTemp is greater than variable R01_HeatSetpoint
if variable R01_CallingForHeat is true

So on the basis of using NONE, it would be:

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NONE
if variable R01_MeasuredTemp is less than variable R01_HeatSetpoint
if variable R01_CallingForHeat is false

So I would have to flip both comparisons, I think.

So while this will work, I still think that having the suggested comparison operators would make it more understandable.
I think this may get superceded by the discussion on scripting code in another thread

I really appreciate all the feedback, thanks a lot

Within the UI, you could still use the "Any" with "less than" and "equal to" option along with the boolean test for "true".

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You can create condition groups within the condition editor by holding down the Option key on the keyboard and clicking on the + button (which changes to an ellipses when the Option key is held down). Also, conditions and condition groups can be drug up and down in the list to re-position the conditions.

[jay (support)]

Yep, Nathan's example would definitely work.

... You can create condition groups within the condition editor by holding down the Option key on the keyboard and clicking on the + button (which changes to an ellipses when the Option key is held down). Also, conditions and condition groups can be drug up and down in the list to re-position the conditions.

I didn't realise it could do that
I think that addresses the issue and can make things a lot tidier.

Thank you for taking the time to show me how it works. It's very much appreciated

Glad to help!