Node Red Triggers Question

matt1 · December 24, 2021, 9:07pm

Trying to make a three way light in Node Red.
Laundry Room Lts is an old GE switch configured as Generic Zwave Switch.
Back Hall Lts is a newer Zoozs Central Scene Switch.
In my image the two lower flows work but I can't seem to get the top flows to work.

The flow triggered by Back Hall Lts:
At the switch with the lights off turning back Hall Lts On then they just turn on then off.
What's happening is I turn the light on, flow starts, the light is on so it shuts it off.
If I invert the Switch it works.

The flow triggered by Laundry Room Lts:
Just keeps triggering when the light is switched late in the flow.
(I have to delete the wire to stop the runaway)

Any suggestions on triggering this correctly?
Thanks

rakeshg · December 25, 2021, 3:03pm

What happens if you remove the action on the Laundry Room Lts (after Back Hall Its) on the first flow? Wouldn't the lights already be on/off based on the switch? If you want to turn the Back Hall Lts based on what happens with the Laundry Room Lts, then stopping the flow at Back Hall Lts would work.

matt1 · December 26, 2021, 2:44pm

I was trying to do this with one flow, it looks like I'll need two.

You are right the lower flow works now, but it triggers the upper flow.
I think setting up a function node looking at the countdown timer and switch will stop the runaway condition.
Time to learn javascript and function nodes.

aaiyar · December 26, 2021, 2:59pm

This is usually not necessary. I have 32 flows (i.e. tabs), with anywhere from 5-20 sequences per flow. And use a total of 20 function nodes.

matt1 · December 26, 2021, 3:58pm

This is working. Not sure why I don't get into a race or looping with the two sequences.
Might have something to do with the Hubitat or Node Red event handler.

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