Counter problem

General
1

I am having issues setting up a sequence and would appreciate some help.
I have a hue dimmer and would like to achieve the following:

first press - turn light on 5%
second press - 25%
third press - 45%
fourth press - 65%
fifth press - back to 5%

Then loop through the same percentages with each press: 5,25,45,65,5,25,45,65 etc.....

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With the code above, I get the following:

first press - turn light on 5%
second press - 25%
third press - 45%
fourth press - 65%
fifth press - NOTHING
sixth press - back to 5%

then it loops as desired apart from the nothing every fifth press.

Thanks in advacne.

2

I haven't loaded your flow as it contains a number of nodes which I don't have installed, but I think I get what you are trying to achieve.
Shouldn't it return to zero after 65, otherwise it will be permanently on? ie 5,25,45,65,0,5,25,45,65 etc.
If written a quick bit of code which achieves that, if you want to check it out;

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If you set up local file system context storage, my example will save it's current state, and safely resume the increment after a reboot etc.

3

In your function node you have 2 outputs, but your function only outputs to the first, unless the counter is 5 ? I am not sure I follow, but try this flow:

[{"id":"93a1ff2d.dc4df8","type":"inject","z":"7ac1830a.bd0024","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":180,"y":480,"wires":[["9e02408a.2884d8"]]},{"id":"9857e888.68349","type":"function","z":"7ac1830a.bd0024","name":"","func":"let c = msg.counter\nlet b\n\nswitch(c) {\n  case 1:\n    b = 5\n    break;\n  case 2:\n    b = 25\n    break;\n  case 3:\n    b = 45\n    break;\n  case 4: \n    b = 65\n    break\n  case 5:\n    b = 5\n    break;\n  default:\n    b = 0\n    break;\n}\n\nreturn {\n    payload:{\n        \"on\":true,\n        \"brightness\":b\n    }\n}\n\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":626,"y":480,"wires":[["b59ff975.8b01a8"]]},{"id":"b59ff975.8b01a8","type":"debug","z":"7ac1830a.bd0024","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":766,"y":480,"wires":[]},{"id":"9e02408a.2884d8","type":"function","z":"7ac1830a.bd0024","name":"","func":"for(x=1;x<6;x++){\n node.send({counter:x})   \n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":314,"y":480,"wires":[["f915cb7e.c7d328"]]},{"id":"f915cb7e.c7d328","type":"delay","z":"7ac1830a.bd0024","name":"","pauseType":"rate","timeout":"1","timeoutUnits":"seconds","rate":"1","nbRateUnits":"0.5","rateUnits":"second","randomFirst":"1","randomLast":"5","randomUnits":"seconds","drop":false,"x":454,"y":480,"wires":[["9857e888.68349"]]}]

The 2nd function node handles the counter.