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Light Control

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Light control

This tool is used to control Powerline Devices that are used to control your layout lighting.

Enter the light system name for the light you wish to control in the Light: text box

Click on either the On button to turn the light on or Off button to turn off the light.

Current State: Shows the current known state of the light.

<Unknown> Either no light selected or invalid light name.

<Off> Light is at minimum intensity, if variable intensity is supported, or off

<On> Light is at maximum intensity if variable intensity supported, or full on.

<Intermediate> Light intensity is between 0 and 100% and the current intensity is equal to the target intensity.

<Transitioning Higher> Target intensity is higher than the current intensity and light is adjusting every fast minute according to Transition Time value.

<Transitioning Lower> Target intensity is lower than the current intensity and light is adjusting every fast minute according to Transition Time value

.<Transitioning to Full On> Target intensity is higher than the current intensity, and equal or higher than maximum intensity and light is adjusting every fast minute according to Transition Time value.

<Transitioning to Full Off>Target intensity is lower than the current intensity, and equal or lower than minimum intensity and light is adjusting every fast minute according to Transition Time value.

Configuration Options of Lights:

Enabled: The light will respond to its automatic control type.

Variable: Light may be commanded to values between 0% and 100%.

Transitional: Changes the intensity will use the transition time to step between current and target intensity.

On button turns on the light.

Off button turns off the light.

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