Power-on state after power loss

[jeroenc]

Hello,

I've noticed a couple of times after (self-induced, ground fault ) power interruptions that the circles come on line in a power-on state. Plugwise confirmed this was the default behaviour, and they are unwilling to make the startup behaviour configurable.
They mentioned implementing a scheme or script, but these would need to send commands to the circle continuously (and I don't know how scripting works).

Did anybody else "suffer" from this and has come up with a solution?

Regards, Jeroen

[erikk]

Put them behind a UPS

[PietjeNL]

High standby killer as a schedule will put the circle off when it goes on.

[jeroenc]

Thanks Pietje,

unfurtunately that won't work.
I use the circle for irrigation, which can be on for hours. The standby scheme would turn it off again. I switch this manually switched via my iPhone, which unfortunately doesn't register in the Source app or script.

I was on the phone with Plugwise today (they are always very knowledgable and helpfull). He said somebody used one circle specifically and only to detect power outages. Then via a script he switches the "usually off" circles.
Quick and dirty, but it does the job!
So now it's on to learning scripting, unfortunately I don't have time coming months...

Regards, Jeroen

[Bjochems]

I have implemented the solution with the extra plug. When you use Homeseer it's pretty easy to implement this.

[Dowser]

Combine the outage-detection with a change in your procedure.
Instead of changing the switch directly from you iPhone, chage it from your iPhone, but through a script that saves the intended state in a file. Then you can verify if the switch is on when it should be on or off when it should be off.
(And correct any mistakes.)

[jeroenc]

Dowser: check!

Bjochems: tnx, but I don't have homeseeer...