[ANSWERED]: Example AppleScript to turn device on and off

Jay, if I use my licence number on the client, is it gonna work either?

[jay (support)]

You're only licensed to run one IndigoServer at a time. You can run as many clients as you want. I'm not sure what your question is but hopefully that answers it.

Hi guys,
I need an applescript to tell the Venstar (T-1900) thermostat to turn "on" the fan every 20 minutes, and run for 5 minutes, then turn the fan "off".
I tried to just create a new schedule to do this, but it will only allow me to have the Actions/control thermostat/device=thermostat/Set Fan Mode/Fan Always On.
There isn't a way to have it shut the fan off after 5 minutes? So, I thought that I could just have it run an applescript that tells the Venstar thermostat to
turn the fan on every 20 min, and shut fan off after 5 minutes.
NOTE: I'm still running Indigo V: 5.1.6 (I have to move everything to a new iMac running Mt. Lion when I get time, then I will upgrade Indigo to V:6).
Thanks,
-Tom

Take a look at timers. Indigo has support for "Timers and Pesters" and I wrote a timer script a couple of years ago.
Just start your device as needed and then set a timer for 5 minutes. When it reaches 0, let it fire a triger that turns the device off.

With my timers script, you can do all of that without writing any AppleScript code.
The Indigo solution with "Timers and Pesters" requires coding in Python if I'm correct.

[jay (support)]

Timers are only available in Indigo 6, though it would be a good solution actually and wouldn't require any scripting:

1. Create a timer that has a default value of 5 minutes.
2. Create a trigger that watches for the timer to expire and sets the fan mode to auto on
3. Create a schedule that runs every 20 minutes that sets the fan mode to always on (the only way to force the fan on) and starts the timer.

In English: every 20 minutes the fan is turned on and the 5 minute timer is started. After 5 minutes, the timer expires and the trigger fires to turn the fan back to auto (there is no off for hvac fans).

In Indigo 5 you'd need a script. Make sure to create the script as a file and not an embedded script since the script has to sleep and if it's embedded it will hang up the Indigo server:

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tell application "IndigoServer"
  set fan mode of device "Your Thermostat Name Here" to fanAlwaysOn
  delay 300  #seconds
  set fan mode of device "Your Thermostat Name Here" to fanAutoOn
end tell

Untested but it should be close. Then create your schedule that runs every 20 minutes and executes the script file.

I've looked around I can't seem to get the correct AppleScript code to turn on my ezflora.

Please help

[matt (support)]

To turn on zone 3 you would do:

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tell application "IndigoServer"
   set sprinkler zone of device "MyEzFloraDevName" to 3
end tell

To turn if off you would set it to zone 0.

If you want to execute an entire sprinkler schedule, then I would create an Action Group in Indigo that executes whatever action(s) you want, then execute it via:

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tell application "IndigoServer"
   execute group "MyActionGroupName"
end tell

However, I would recommend executing an embedded Python script if possible, since it gives you more direct control over sprinkler devices:

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dev = indigo.devices[idOfYourSprinklerDevHere]

indigo.sprinkler.setActiveZone(dev, index=3)
indigo.sprinkler.stop(dev)

indigo.sprinkler.run(dev, schedule=[6.1, 7.2, 8.3, 0, 0, 0, 3, 4])
indigo.sprinkler.nextZone(dev)
indigo.sprinkler.previousZone(dev)
indigo.sprinkler.pause(dev)
indigo.sprinkler.resume(dev)
indigo.sprinkler.stop(dev)

Perfect thank you.

This great exactly how I wanted. : ) Where could I find the commands I could pass through indigo , using Apple Script?

Thanks
Manny

Never Mind found them , thank you