Curious behavior with defer

[MichaelBrock]

My original light outlet program:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 11:30 to 21:30 Then ON
If Temp > 82.0 Then OFF

I don't want the light to switch on/off if the temperature is fluctuating rapidly around 82 so I added a defer statement:

Defer 30 Then OFF

so that it will require the temperature be above 82 for 30 seconds before turning off the light. After saving this program though (and then visiting some other tab and returning to the outlet program) that statement has been changed to:

Defer 030:00 Then OFF

which by the syntax used elsewhere would have the program defer for 30 minutes!

If I change it back it again gets converted to that format. Kenargo said previously that the defer was limited to 120 seconds so I'm trusting and left the statement in place.

 

[clp]

The syntax of the defer statement changed in the 2nd beta release of 4.01. It is now:

Defer MMM:SS Then On

If you want 30 seconds then use:

Defer 000:30 Then OFF

Curt

 

[MichaelBrock]

ahhh, thanks! I saw Kenargo's mention that the change was "coming in the next beta" but lost track of which beta he was referring to.