switching more than 1 Lights

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Hi there,
i use the shellswitch to set my 433Mhz Devices on/off per “send XXX X 1”.
it works fine, if i switch lamp per lamp. But if would switch more than 1 lamp on the same time, as example per scene “all lights off”, nothing happens. The switches in pimatic going to off, but no lamp is switched.

I try’d to set differens sleep time (sleep 2 && send XXX) but it wont work also.
So do someone have a hint how to switch more than 1 lamp on/off at the same time?

Regards
Manuel

Use a dummy switch and create a rule like this:

if dummy is turned off then turn lamp 1 off and turn lamp 2 off

The problem is not, how to create a fuction to switch 2 switches.

the problem is, if i switch 2 switches at the same time there is a problem with “send” and sending the 433Mhz Signal.

Mhh okay, I cannot reproduce this. I have an “All off” rule that switches all switches and lights off.

I switch all on or off per hap -> homekit

I’ll try with a dummy an see, if the lights go on/off.

maybe a RF collision.
when i am switching several devices on or off, i use a delay of 1 or 2 seconds between them to let the rf transmitter do its job for the first device then the second … so you don’t get any collisions.
could be that another device is sending, pimatic is receiving and you want to send the off command.

yes, thats what i meant.

how did you the delay?

i use rules for switchtching on my christmas lights for example.
having a common homeduino RF switch. now create a rule like
"when it is 18:00 THEN switch on xmas1 and after 2 seconds switch on xmas2 and after 4 seconds switch on xmas3 and so on …"
the time span between the switches do not summarize. you are counting the time always from the first switch (seen as zero time). then device 1 will switch on when rule is triggered, device 2 will be switched on 2 seconds after device 1, the third device will switch 4 seconds after the 1st device has been triggered.

this one here is not a good solution!
THEN switch on xmas1 and after 2 seconds switch on xmas2 and after 2 seconds switch on xmas3 …"
this might lead to collisions since device 2 and 3 will be triggered at the same time after device 1 has been switched.
hope i could make it a little bit understandable ^^

so you now could use a buttons device or maybe a dummy switch and use it with the rule from above.
“WHEN dummyswitch is switched on THEN switch on shellswitch1 and after 2 seconds switch on shellswitch2 etc…”

if using the dummy switch, you maybe can get rid of the shellswitches at all.
you could try to use rules then like “WHEN dummyswitch is switched on THEN execute `send send XXX X 1” but you also need an off command then. o, i see, maybe the shellswitch is a good option here.

if anybody else has a clue, go ahead