rslaufer

Thanks, Paul. I am aware of the thinner rectangular wireless Insteon remote. I considered drilling a hole into the corner to insert a keyring, but it didn't look like it would be secure. The Insteon device is fine to tape to a piece of furniture, but rather than a keyfob on a belt loop, the Insteon has to be fished out of a pocket and is much easier to accidentally press a key or four while it is my pocket. Am I the only guy that would rather press a button on a keyfob, versus fishing for something in my pocket, or trying to get Siri to understand me while the TV is on. This stuff should really have been ironed out 10-20 years ago... Roy

Yup UDI (I'm a bit rusty on my Insteon gizmos - they have been on "autopilot" for years. It is sad that despite all the hype, the automated home is as likely as flying cars. Thanks for the SHN utilities. I used it with some Insteon to USB to write directly into the EZX10RF. I was hoping that there might be a simpler method after all these years... But, then, that's the state of Home Automation. I really appreciate the link for the utilities. If anyone has come across a simpler fix, please let me know. (Wouldn't it be nice if a control fob were available for Insteon devices...) Roy

I got it to work fine by adding a little lockout time, originally. This worked fine for many years. I tried to lengthen the lockout time amount recently, but the system just holds the false repeat code in cache, until the lockout time ends, and then executes it. I have this bad feeling that UDS does not want people to write to devices because their software does it more safely, except for the EZX10RF, which UDS' software doesn't "replace"...

Hello out there, I haven't had to do much with my isy998 lately. My last adventure was replacing an aged/faulty PLM which went well. I operate some devices using an old X10 keyfob device (I have been waiting for a similar device for the Insteon for what seems a decade). Lately, when I use my keyfob, my EZX10RF registers multiple key presses. Since I programmed these key presses to toggle devices off or on alternately, this leads to a device that started off to go on, then goes off, and occasionally then goes on again! This is beginning to be more of an experiment in probability than a labor-saving device. I replaced my keyfob, I rebooted my isy99. I think the EZX10RF is on its last legs since even this erratic behavior locks up and the EZX10RF requires to be powered off and on almost daily. Fortunately, I have another EZX10RF sitting around. I vaguely recall another piece of software that I used to write to the EZX10RF's device list to accept X10 signals and translate them to a "virtual" EZ device that allowed for multiple relay manipulations, so that when my Isy "sensed" commands to that device that was no longer plugged in, it would run programs that I needed it to run. I did this more than a few years ago and if I find all the bits and pieces around my house it will still be a pain to relearn my olde tricks. So, cutting to the chase - does Isy998's software allow me to write to its device list, or clone my olde EZX10RF without its echoing problem???????? Please don't suggest the "replace" feature in the drop-down menu - the EZX10RF doesn't offer a replace function like other Insteon devices. I can query device links, I can save them and load them externally, but I can't see a way to actually write a new link list after loading it - the best that I seem to be able to do is "compare" them???? I would REALLY appreciate an insight with this. I would rather not "re-invent the wheel" if I could solve this more easily... THANKS! Roy

I have written paired programs to toggle devices from on to off, and from off to on, after a given switch is triggered. I now need a program that be called by a REST interface that could perform that function. Is there anyway to set up a single program that could handle this. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I realize that abusing nested "if...thens", can produce some real spaghetti code, but I wish my isy994i could deal with some more complicated logical conditions than a single if - then - else statement. Thanks! -RSL-

Well, thanks for the help. You motivated me to go straight to the "Restore PLM" file selection. It took a few minutes and everything is back! I didn't even need to restore any of the RF devices, they don't show any Red ! or Green Pending Signs. Everything is behaving as it should. If I only had a time machine I could of had everything back the first day... So it was a corrupt PLM Link List. -RSL-

Thanks for the info I will follow your suggestion. Since all of the RF only devices I have are controllers, not responders can you actually link a controller device to another controller device?? -RSL-

Is that the File|Automatic Writes to Battery Powered Devices menu choice, or is it offered as a choice somewhere else when "Restoring PLM"? -RSL-

I was trying to replace a pair of very old three way X10 switches that had broken, with new Insteon paired switch modules. Unfortunately nothing is labeled and a handyman pulled out the old switches before I could at least get a picture to help me identify the wiring. I was left with one switchbox having three wires and the other one having 4 wires. I tried a number of combinations of connections, which required powering up the breaker, checking the switches, cycling the breaker off and trying again. It was a frustrating and annoying way to spend an afternoon and lead to a burned out oven bulb and a malfunctioning Ethernet switch, in addition to a very flaky Insteon set up! I did the "Show PLM Links" and was able get three counts of 182. Unfortunately I have triggerlincs and motion detectors all around and family members who can't be prevented from triggering them as they wander to and fro, so further attempts produced larger counts. The last time I looked at Restore PLM it threw up a window advising me to put all my wireless modules into Program Mode. Since I have more than 20 such modules this is going to be like keeping a row of dishes spinning on poles. I was hoping for easier fixes before going down that road... Thanks for the help. -RSL-

Thanks for the reply. The Isy was connected to the same breaker as the three way switch, so it and it's PLM repeatedly cycled. That was a week ago, the SynchroLinc not updating its status was something I noticed a few days later and has been unchanging. Unfortunately I re-edited this post adding additional quirks after you appear to have read the earlier one. Perhaps their description offers more clues? Since some of the devices that no longer report their status are wireless and some are wired, and moving the wireless modules to an area where other wireless modules are still working fine, would make communications problems an unlikely cause. I would think that doing a "Restore Device" would rewrite the device's link record and correct the situation if the problem was the device's link table. Other than resetting the PLM, is there any way to either check and/or fix the responder link record of the PLM? I appreciate the help. -RSL-

I've been doing some work on a three-way switch that failed, after flipping the circuit breaker a few times many parts of my Insteon based system is acting quirky (I have updated to 4.05RC2). I thought I would post this one new wrinkle and see if anyone had any idea. My SynchroLincs used to automatically update with a state change, but now I find I have to issue a Query Command to get it to display the correct status of the device plugged into it. Is this due to the latest beta software? Any ideas why this has cropped up? Perhaps another clue is another quirk that's developed. Some of my TriggerLincs (Door Detectors) no longer register their states. Its not a location problem - I can place them next to a TriggerLinc that still works fine, without improvement. I tried "Restore Device" and no errors came up, but it still does not report its status. A stranger quirk is that I have EZX10RF setup to be triggered by an X10 keyfob remote controller, the A1 On/Off continues to work, but my Isy no longer responds to A2, A3, or A4 commands as it once did. I'd appreciate any thoughts. At this point the only problem that makes sense is that with the power going off and on the PLM's Link Table got corrupted in some way. I considered re-uploading my PLM but the idea of hitting the set button simultaneously on 20 odd RemoteLinc, RemoteLinc2, Motion Detectors, and Door Detectors doesn't strike me as much fun. It's probably my last case resort. Any words of wisdom? -RSL-

I have programmed an X10 KR-32 wireless keypad to send a signal to an EZX10RF which triggers an Insteon device "on" code, this is picked up by my ISY-99ir, which triggers a programmed event. In my case it sends a line to my computer's web server program (using the network resource feature) that reacts by muting my computer's speakers. This complicated chain takes considerably less than a second to accomplish from button press to mute computer speakers. If I chose to have the ISY99 simply turn a light on instead of dealing with network commands, etc., I would assume that this would have a similar less than 1 second delay. Instead, I find a consistent 1-2 second delay. Is this some technical limitation, or is it just my setup?

Can anyone list the data types that the ISY can query from a Venstar 1800 Thermostat with a Humidity module installed (i.e. Temperature, Humidity, Set Points)? Thanks.