Somewhere on this forum someone (Jay?) showed us how to use a schedule to flash lights on and off. This works fine but it makes a jog entry with every on or off action of the lights. There could be hundreds of log entries to sort through if I need to troubleshoot an issue.
So, my questions are:
How can I hide some actions from the log file? Or if that is not possible, how do I flash lights on and off without using the schedule solution described below?
Here is how the Flashing schedule is set up:
- Create new schedule named Flash Outside lights.
- Set it to repeat every 2 seconds.
- Check the box the says "Hide execution in event log".
- Create an action that turns on the outside lights and set the action to Auto-off after 1 second.
- Save and disable the new schedule.
Note:
If I check the box the says "Hide execution in event log" on the first tab of the schedule properties, the schedule start and end do not show in the log, but every single action the schedule executes does show in the log. So, if the upstairs smoke detector senses smoke, the lights start flashing and after 3 hours I have 21,600 lines in the log file that say:
Z-Wave sent "Front Porch Light" on
Z-Wave sent "Driveway Lights" on
Z-Wave sent "Front Porch Light" off
Z-Wave sent "Driveway Lights" off
Z-Wave sent "Front Porch Light" on
Z-Wave sent "Driveway Lights" on
Z-Wave sent "Front Porch Light" off
In case you think I am exaggerating, 2 entries per second*60 =120 per minute*60=7200 per hour*3 hours = 21,600.
I will buy an outside strobe alarm light if I have to but I wanted to avoid the extra cost and wiring.
If there were a "hide execution" box in the action tab of a schedule, that would do it. Or if the existing "hide execution" box on the first tab of the schedule definition covered all actions the schedule controlled, that would do it too.