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The print on everything is too small, it didn't used to be that way.

@garybixler An update for Ping will be available shortly. There was an additional bug that somehow wasn't noticed by anyone, that is fixed along with the option to add debugging info to the log. Please check the Configuration Help section on the Ping Node Server Configuration page to activate logging if you are having issues.

I've found Ecobee and Harmony stopped for no apparent reason at times and on others on rare occasion. I will be adding an option to Ping for some deeper debug logging to try and capture what is going on.

Are to talking about HousePanel or the ISY app I'm working on? As for me, I am up to 31 pages currently and 188 objects. I've been working a few hours a day on refining the GUI for visibility and efficiency as well as control and feedback.

Sorry for the delay, busy and haven't been on the forum all week. You can run as many Ping instances as you want as long as they are on different devices. You should be able to turn the scan off or on for each host manually or in a program. There seems to be an issue with Ping running on Polisy, I'm working through that as time permits. I'm not having problems but another user is so I will be pushing updates as that progresses. Ping on RPi is working flawlessly, I've not been able to make it crash with even vigorous testing. For some reason I wasn't following this thread but am now so keep me posted.

@lilyoyo1 I am using command fusion and have spent hundreds of hours over the last year figuring it out and how to caress feedback out of ISY, especially the Polyglot nodes which don't like to give it up easily. I've figured just about everything out and am down to a bit of design (eye-candy) bits and pieces and creating some icons. @madcodger @simplextech Now with that all done and a shell to work with I'm trying to figure out how long it will take to set something up for someone else. A user has already sent me his node data and credentials so I can start that process. I need to find the price point, how much will someone pay and how little will I accept. If those two points intersect somewhere reasonable then gauging interest would follow. If it's a matter of pasting addresses and credentials in existing commands and queries with a little adding, subtracting and arranging design elements I believe it's doable. I would think that one of the appealing aspects would be that someone could take over the design after the initial setup since the heavy lifting was already done.

Everyone does want something different, so if that is what you want then the app must be highly customizable or you must be willing to purchase someones time to do it for you or at least get you started with a framework that you can modify. Most people don't want to learn a programing language or a complex system to make their own app but they do know how to get around in their ISY so if it is no more difficult to modify than that, then that may be the solution. That is what I'm working on myself and am getting close to finalizing. I've made something I like but it could be easily configured another way. within reason. This is my final design for the home page:

Just adding a thought, gmail has a way to keep two-factor on and still use the account for ISY and other things. Log into your gmail account and under Security you can setup App passwords.

@madcodger I'm doing that same thing with temps on my iPhone app but in a different way. I may be able to get that done but can't get to it for a couple of days.

I agree. I use an app rarely, usually to operate the garage OH door when I'm mowing the lawn or to run the Leave and Arrive programs that are part of the automation. Voice command is my preferred manual control outside of the automation. Most use is when I'm out of town to mimic occupation in a random fashion. A room by room control panel on a raspberry pi with a touch screen might be useful.

It is possible for me to set up the app for someone and push it to their phone remotely. I would need some basic information from the API:Rest of the ISY to do that. That way someone could have a custom UI without the hassle. I would require a modest fee for the service of course but the overall cost would not be out of line with some other apps. Updates could be done remotely as well when a new device was added or replaced. I wonder what the interest would be in something like that.

That is iPhone but will do Android too although I don't have one right now to test on, but I'm sure I can dig up one for that. I'm using a guiDesigner then transferring to an app on the phone. The learning curve has been a bit long for me but a template will cut that down for others and only requires info that is easy to get from ISY and paste into the system. I'm getting info from node servers too and have figure out how to send commands to change some settings. Some info comes from state variables that I setup and some directly from Z-wave and Insteon devices. Scenes and programs are used to do some things and direct control works some devices. It really isn't that hard once you wrap your noggin around it. I'm accessing cameras from Blue Iris but some can be accessed directly although BI is better because the feeds are funneled through an already existing port through the firewall. I have nothing else to do since the lockdown so this is how I'm occupying my time.

I built my own mobile UI and have been using it exclusively now and it does exactly what I want it to do. Everyone is different as are their home automation setups so developing a catch all mobile app can't be done, if you want something like that you will have to get your hands dirty. I have Agave and eK ISY but neither do exactly what I want or look like I want them to look. I shared my first setup on the forum and am working on a new UI with feedback and sliders that is easier for someone to setup as they like using the template that I will share when I finish. With some simple instructions and a bit of effort anyone can modify the template to suit their needs. Here are some screen shots of the work in progress.

I run mine on an Intel NUC7i7BNH with 10 HD cams and it does just fine at 28 watts power consumption.

@Teken You may be trying to use Ping to do things beyond what it was intended to do. It was created to monitor other Polyglot devices, router, modem, BlueIris PC. Some devices may not respond to the single ping request or may require something to wake them up. You may want to look at this, Zabbix https://www.zabbix.com/network_monitoring , for a more robust monitoring solution. I've just started looking into it and may give it a shot to dig deep into the network metrics.

The timeout for the ping is the short poll time, the long poll is not used. I have problems pinging my iPhone, it shows off network most of the time. Everything else works fine. What are these network appliances? Edit: Just updated the Ping NS, this may resolve the issue. v1.0.7

The Options button on the sensor page gets you some of that and then right click on the device in the left panel and select Advanced / PLM Communication, you can set the retries there. Make sure to Write to the device before you get out of pairing mode.

I have 6 of those things and can not get one of them to work no matter what I do. A couple that I did get working that weren't, I put them in pairing mode and changed the options, HB every hour and 3 retries of the HB and they work flawlessly now. So I have 5 that report so the odd ball is on the laundry room door that just turns on the light. They are various versions.

PiCamMonitor, Ping, Push, GarageDoorPi

I have 4 nodeservers presently, I do my best to maintain and respond even though there is no remuneration at the moment. I do so because I enjoy it and the hope of future income. If at any time I no longer want to maintain or respond I will gladly hand everything over to someone else rather than abandon anything.

If I had a penny for every time one of my Nodeservers was cloned I'd have about $10

My upgrade was smooth as silk!

The Push nodeserver does receive a response code when used, I can add a driver that could be used for backup if there is an error sending to Pushover. That way an email or sms can be sent. A bit busy so give me a couple of days.

I would try this: If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And ( Status 'Outside / House Front (load)' is Off And Status 'Garage / Garage Sensor' is Switched Off ) This will limit the check to only the desired time and only if the load is off.

You're on the list. I have most of the function and control working, sub-pages, gestures and the like. Dealing with nodeservers and feedback, the real fun stuff.