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I have my own weather station for current weather, but I use OpenWeatherMap for forecasts. I live in an area of many microclimates (at about 1000 feet in the foothills east of San Diego) and it does a pretty good job with temperature and rain forecasts. Microclimates are tough on any forecasting service as the temperature can be 10-15 degrees different 5 miles from my house. Rainfall variability is high as well due to nearby elevation changes.

I have my admin console open (minimized usually) at all times. When it locks up every 5 days or so, I shut it down and reopen it. I'm a tinkerer and I like having it available for when I get a thought. I also get ideas from these forums and immediately try it out. It's just easier to have it be a click away than wait the 2 minutes to boot up (finding the start file, entering the password, waiting for my programs to load). I assume (and hope) it's not harmful to have it always available. Ross

I completely understand. I'm going to put in some cameras this year, so I'm starting to dip my toe into determining what works best - and, maybe more importantly, easiest - with the UDI universe. I'm one of those who wants everything but I don't have the time nor the skills (but I surprise myself every once in a while) to get things off the ground. Let me please revisit this in 6 months (of course, this thread will be closed by then!). Ross

@Andy P I really appreciate what you did here. But, it's a bit over my head. I can do basic html and change someone else's javascript. Would you mind uploading the file in notepad? I'm good at taking others' work and manipulating it for myself, but it's hard for me to start from scratch! Thank you. Ross

@shergenr I'm still using Verizon and it's great when it works, but no good when it doesn't. What is happening to you is happening to me currently. I'm just waiting it out so I can have another 6-8 months of no issues. I recommend UD Mobile - it works great. Ross

@fisix I prefer texts as well; however, it seems Verizon works for 8 months in a row and then goes wonky for a time. For about the last 2 months, any evening texts arrive around 5am, but morning texts are immediate. I also use UD Mobile and it works like a charm every time. Ross

@ISY4Me Paul alluded to posting variables to a Google Sheet. It took a little doing, but I have 4 Network Resources posting to a sheet: 1 Each Minute - mostly temperatures and other weather data 2 Upon Change - things happening around the house 3 Three times per day - Forecasts 4 End of Day - Memorializing certain days' events. Please see my post in the attached. Ross

@Geddy Thank you for reopening this thread a couple of months ago and Happy Holidays.

I also recently purchased the Kasa NS; however, I see this message:

@scholarwarrior If you can write html, please see my post in the topic below. I use rest commands to change state variables - then have a program execute when the variable changes. it only works on the local network (the buttons won't work when I'm away from home, for example); although, I believe you can change the rest command to get it to do so - I haven't tried it yet.

@scott basilius I don't have a direct answer for your question. But, I use short - 600; long - 6000 in my configuration. I get an update every 10 minutes. So, perhaps either the 600 (I suspect) or the 6000 = 10 minutes. Ross

@CoolToys I'm surprised this post hasn't been closed by now! I'm about to jump into blinds and came across your post. I'm still running the ISY/Polisy and am leaning toward Hunter Douglas only because there seems to be a nice plug-in available - that's really the dealbreaker for me. Ross

@hart2hart "My guess is it calculates the sunrise and sunset times at midnight" - perhaps the EISY should perform the calculations at 3:01am so that it's after both the fall-back and spring-forward time changes. Also, I'm interested in your nodeserver 'Date Time and Celestial Info / Calendar' (mostly for the Celestial Info). I don't see it in the nodeserver store. Thanks, Ross

@dbwarner5 Is there an easy way to see a count in the Admin Console? Thanks, Ross Ross

@gregkinney I really like the app and finding more and more uses for it - thank you! Since this is person or phone specific, I created a solution for when you might want to provide (trusted) others access to your ISY. Good for family or guests without having to help them with their phone/laptop/desktop. I created a webpage which can be shared so that others can run programs or change State Variables. It's easily customizable - I don't have to do the same thing to my wife's phone as I do with mine - I'll just put an icon on her home screen which links to the changeable webpage. It's 2 clicks instead of one, but saves time in the long run. Thanks again, Ross

@MarkJames @Goose66 Mark - I, too, couldn't figure out how to make a rest call without the XML response. With thanks to Goose for sending me down the right path, I created a simple HTML page with javascript - simple, but it took me a month to figure it out (just this morning!). In the attached (open with Notepad), I'm setting State Variable #23 to either 44 or 29. I then have a program to run when the number changes. You will need to insert your own ISY link and Admin Console UserID:Password as appropriate. The onclick and function must be the same in their respective sections. This only will work when on your local network; however, a different ISY link probably can be used so it works remotely - I haven't tested it (log into the portal. Select Tool > Information > ISY Information. Copy the long URL. LONGURL/rest/vars/set/...). The credentials would be your portal login, not your ISY credentials. Please let me know if you have any questions, Ross Rest Inhibitor.html

We knew 2.5 was going away, but now we have a date - 11/4/24. @bpwwer has already provided a plug-in update for 3.0. Please see elsewhere in this category for how to upgrade your plugin to take advantage of 3.0. You have to provide a credit card to OpenWeather; however, as long as you stay under 1,000 calls per day, you won't be charged. You can set a limit to ensure you don't exceed it by accident. - Ross We would like to inform you that we started One Call 2.5 deprecation, and your access to the product will be stopped on November 4, 2024. We would like to recommend you to switch to One Call 3.0 that would provide you with advanced features such as a hyperlocal minute forecast for one hour, 2-day hourly forecast, 8-day daily forecast, 4-day forecast for any timestamp, government weather alerts, 45-year history for any timestamp, daily aggregation, weather overview, and other features. One Call 3.0 has a flexible pay-as-you-call subscription with 1000 free calls per day. Your payment card will be used when you exceed the free limit, £0.0012 per call. API call limits are set up in your account Profile section.

@dbwarner5 Doug, per @Jimbo.Automates, it appears the Kasa plug-in gets disrupted by the folks at Kasa as there is no official API. I'm probably not saying that correctly, but that's what I gleaned (I don't speak API or Plug-in). Do you think one can communicate with Kasa products via a Network Resource? Or would that have the same issues? I just bought 4 bulbs in the hopes that I could seamlessly integrate them into my setup; however, perhaps I need to turn to Hue? Thanks, Ross

I know some will scoff, but Insteon either does or used to make wireless thermostats (you can find them on eBay from time to time). I use them in my house and they work fine for my needs; however, they're not accurate to a tenth of a degree - maybe to 1.5 degrees - it's good enough for me. I put the wireless thermostat where I want the temperature read and where I want to operate it and it controls my actual thermostat which is downstairs (via programs). I also have a nearby keypad that can turn on/off the AC/heat and bump up/down the temperature. If you only want to read the temperature, there are a number of devices (I use Yolink) that reads the temperature and your thermostat can turn on/off accordingly via a plugin. I'm happy to go into more details if you want, but I'm using an "ancient" technology and I'm sure others will chime in with better ideas. Ross

@gregkinney I don't have an answer for you but I always have more questions... So when you press the button on your home screen, does it open a browser and then you have to clear it or does it just execute the command and the home screen doesn't change? I like the idea of a quick one-button execution with nothing else to do. iPhone or Android? Thanks, Ross

@chris.com Hi Chris. I agree with all of what you wrote. I tried every which way to make sense of the the data but I eventually gave up and deleted the plugin. I have a nice view of the eastern horizon and would love to have a moonrise plugin. I've been told that integration with Home Assistant for these types of things may be my best bet. I would like a notification that says "Moonrise is in 5 minutes" and then go out watch it! Ross

@K-bert Please see and Hope the above helps, Ross

@chuckl I'm not sure if there's a trial version of the plug-in, but I'm attaching 2 screenshots showing you everything it does. It updates every minute. Hopefully it will help you decide whether it's something you want to buy. Please let me know if you have any questions or how I use it. Ross

@CKlamkowski Please check my work, but even though they now take a credit card (and it's not all that clear on their website), the free version provides 1,000 calls per day. You can set your limit (change it from 2,000 to 1,000) so you don't go over this number and get charged.

@MrBill I'm sorry this is off-topic, but MrBill, we have missed you and your thoughtful responses. I hope all is well and I'm glad you're (hopefully) back to help all of us. Ross