Thank you for your help and a quick reply!
Apologies for not being clear enough with my description.
I am using the WirenBoard hardware for my home automation, here is my setup:
Wiren Board 6 - Controller running NodeRed
WBIO-DI-WD-14 - Input module for light switches
WB-MR6 - Relay module for lighting management
@dynamicdave I literally translated the type of switch that I m using from Czech to English, so that came out as "buzzer".
The type of switch that I am using is ABB 3559-A91345. The issue with this switch is basically that it has a retraction mechanism, so it is always in the OFF state. When you press it, the ON signal is sent, but then it mechanically switches back to the OFF state, so it also sends an OFF signal. I assume this would require some delay or trigger nodes with a reset setting.
Here is my current setup
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In this setup the button press ON should change the state of the toggle to the opposite value. The "Light is ON/Off" inject nodes are only there to override the values. This setup is not working, pressing the "Button Press ON" doesn't change the value of the toggle.
The main issues are:
- To figure out how to deal with the ABB 3559-A91345 retracting to it's initial OFF position. This switch should be pressed once to turn the Toggle ON and once again in 3 seconds to Toggle the light OFF.
- How to check the status of the Toggle node and change it to the opposite value.
@Trying_to_learn the function "ON OFF logic" has a similar logic to what you are suggesting.
Side-note: I am using global variable because I saw that being used to add multiple values to a function and I assume I'd probably have to change that to flow instead of global to avoid issues in the future.
In my ideal scenario I would have the switches listen for single press, double press or even long press, but these settings I'd implement later once I figure out how to simply turn the lights ON and OFF with a single press of a button.
Here is a flow that I found that could solve the multiple press options.
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