Ross

@TriLife In case Bob's response is that the NS's are providing all that there is to provide, you can write programs to determine when a storm begins depending on your definition of a storm (mine is .02 to eliminate dew days) and when it ends (mine is 24 hours after the last rain). Hourly and daily accumulations can also be determined with programs and variables. I'm not sure how one would record "current rain rate" as it changes minute by minute when it's raining.

@photogeek54 The node server runs well and is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! I aspire to be able to do what you did; however, I'm afraid I don't even know where to start. I need a Node Servers for Dummies book. Everything I've seen online quickly goes into Beautiful Mind territory for me. I notice there's a few things in the NS that are blank for me because I don't have the inputs. Just curious what SolarEdge product would allow me to see, for example, Consumption? I assume this NS is ready for the production store. Thanks again and thank you to @bpwwer for assisting us here. Ross

@photogeek54 @bpwwer Thank you both. It's now connected. I see 5 nodes: my name, Energy Last 15min, Energy Today, Inverter 1 and Production Overview. I'll keep an eye on it for a few days and report back to you. Many thanks, Ross

@photogeek54 Just to clarify and sorry if I use the wrong lingo: My PG3 resides on my Polisy and my ISY resides on my ISY994. I've never used the ISY on my Polisy (IoP). When I deleted the NS and reinstalled it, I did it on the PG3 on my Polisy just as I did before. I believe (but I certainly could be wrong) what @bpwwer was saying is that the NS was trying to contact the ISY on my Polisy (since it was having an issue with 192.168.1.6 which is IoP). I don't think it should care what is going on with that ISY since I loaded it for the ISY on the ISY994 (192.168.1.3). As far as I know, I don't have any problems with my Polisy as all of my other NS's are working. And I don't believe I have the necessary skills to fix a Polisy programming problem in any case. Let's see what Bob says after he reads the posts after his. I appreciate your help, Ross

@photogeek54 @bpwwer I deleted the NS and reinstalled it in slot 9 (for the ISY on my ISY994 which resides in my "cave" - not on the ISY on my Polisy). Please see attached which shows that I downloaded it to my ISY994. All my other NS's are connected. I also attached another PG3 log. I did all of this soon after 19:55 on 4/28. Perhaps this is an Eisy v. Polisy thing? The Eisy has the same IP address as PG3 (I assume) whereas I have 2 different IP addresses: ISY994 is on 192.168.1.3 and the Polisy/PG3 is on 192.168.1.6. Perhaps the old version I have is affecting it? My Polisy is on 3.1.13. I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not. I ran into trouble updating it a while back and haven't had the time to focus on it. My ISY is 5.3.4. I'm happy to keep plugging away at this if you are. Thank you, Ross pg3_4-28-2023_75940-PM.zip

@bpwwer 192.168.1.6 is my Polisy. I see ISY/IoX on there (when I launch), but I don't use it. I use my ISY at 192.168.1.3. I'll reload the NS this evening (Pacific time). I have 10 other NS's and I haven't had an issue like this with them. Maybe I selected the wrong IoX. But, the NS showed up next to all of the others - just disconnected. Thanks for your assistance, Ross

@photogeek54 and @bpwwer Per your request, I deleted the other SolarEdge NS. And, as you surmised, it didn't fix the Disconnected Status for the solaredge_poly NS. I have an ISY994 and a Polisy. From what I've gleaned in these forums, NS's should work the same on Polisy and Eisy. I'm attaching another Log (from the PG3 menu) after deleting the other SE NS and restarting/stop/starting your NS. pg3_4-28-2023_70104-AM.zip

I prefer receiving texts rather than using Pushover and UD Mobile; however, it's just my personal preference. Geddy and MrBill are absolutely right when they say texts are unreliable. When they work, they work great for several weeks to a few months. But then they randomly shut down for about 2 weeks or so. For me, Verizon was not working at the end of March and beginning of April, but it's worked fine since then. When I notice the texts not working, I change a variable so that the notifications go to UD Mobile (and texts). When the texts start working again, I change the variable back. My notifications are not critical - just informational. If you do have critical ones, MrBill's suggestions appear to be tried and true. Ross

@photogeek54 Attached is my log from the top of the PG3 web page. I don't really know what I'm looking for; so, I'm sending you the entire log. Sorry if it's TMI. pg3_4-27-2023_103016-PM.zip

@photogeek54 I found it in the non-production store and installed it. I copied my key (api_key) and 32-digit value from the other SolarEdge NS. I started, stopped and restarted several times; however, it says "Disconnected". When I click Restart, it updates the Time Started but then instantly goes to Not Running. When I tried to download the log and log package, it says it was doing it, but there is no file in Downloads. I'm happy to troubleshoot this and I'm sorry I don't have more info. Please feel free to ask anything. @Geddy This NS is in non-production. This topic took a turn (for the better), I'm happy for this and future comments to remain here at least until it's up and running on my end; but, I'll leave that to you. Thank you, Ross

@photogeek54 I went to the non-production NS store but didn't see it. What's the name of the NS? I searched for "solaredge", "solar" and "edge" with no luck. Of course, this from a guy who can't find the milk in the fridge... https://polyglot.universal-devices.com/ Thanks, Ross

@Mirgo If you don't mind, please explain. I think I've got it, but I'm not thinking it all through. Also, what if I remove the jumper in the summer? I can use Fan Only, I assume. However, what happens if I accidentally select Heat? Will it come on with no fan (or will the unit not allow that)? I have a new unit and I assume it has some safety protocols. Thank you, Ross

@tmorse305 You are correct. The downside is that there is no Fan Only available. If the thermostat is set to Cool, you get cool air. If you set it to Heat or Fan Only, you get Heat. I suppose I could remove the jumper in summer if I wanted to have Fan Only (my supply duct is downstairs where it is cool). I would need to make sure that my unit doesn't come on when (accidentally) selecting Heat (and there's no fan). That would be a big downside... I'll probably end up getting a Venstar Heat Pump thermostat as there is a node server written for 3 Venstar models. However, I had some old Insteon 2441TH's in a box and wanted to see if I could use them. Other than not having Fan Only at my disposal, @Mirgo's solution works well. Ross

@stevehoyt Thanks Steve. It clearly says in the manual that it should not be used for heat pumps. It says to use 2732-242 which is not available anymore. But, several years ago, @Mirgo posted the diagram above (in a closed topic) that gets it to work with heat pumps. My installer tried it this afternoon and it works (to his surprise). I'm just concerned that there is a downside. Thanks, Ross

@Mirgo and others: I am having a heat pump installed and he's trying to figure out how to wire the Insteon 2441TH to a heat pump. I found Mirgo's diagram (in a closed topic - I wish they wouldn't do that) where you jump W1 to G. I have no idea what that means. Would someone please tell me what that is accomplishing so I can let him know? Have you had any issues with this solution? Should I have any concerns? Please see the attached diagram. Thanks very much, Ross

@Javi I'm not sure this is the appropriate place for suggestions, but I do have a minor one. I have Android. When I receive a notification in UD Mobile, it shows up in the pulldown menu, the little dot appears on the App Icon and, when I open the app, it shows up on the flag on the middle-bottom. All good. To clear the flag after opening the app, you must click on the notification even if it's staring at you. And, you also have to clear the notification on the pulldown menu. One has to do 2 things to clear it (I hope that makes sense). Seems you should be able to clear it by doing one thing. Going to notifications in the app or by clicking on it on the pulldown menu. When I say "clear", I don't mean delete. I just mean getting rid of the pink dot and the pulldown notification because I've read it. When I receive a text and I click on it in the pulldown menu, it realizes that now I've read it and doesn't keep notifying me that I have an unread text. Or, if I go into the messaging app and read it, it removes it from the pulldown menu. I hope this makes sense and is helpful, Ross

This may not be helpful as I don't know the answer to your question, but there is a workaround. I use the Timedata Node server and you can use If statements with that data. Not exactly the ones you pose, but you can get there either with some math or brute force. - Ross

Thanks Javi. The darker font in the body should be sufficient. - Ross

I'm trying out notifications in UD Mobile and I have a white background (better for my eyes). The subject is a nice-contrasting black font on white; however, the body is a light-gray font on white. It's hard to read. Can the body font color (and size) be changed either in Network Resources or in the app? Can I use HTML to format the message in Network Resources? Thanks, Ross

@bpwwer Thanks for the update. I have no idea what it means which means I'm probably a long way from writing my first NS. @carealtor I can't remember the differences in the 2 Sonos NSs; however, I remember being frustrated with the Sonos NS and was very glad when ST-Sonos came on the PG3 scene. I won't bore you with the details, but I have >50 playlists. I press a keypad button or click a link in a Google Sheet and a state variable changes which triggers Sonos to shuffle and play the playlist. The other NS couldn't do that, if I recall.

@bpwwer Just curious: when is Sonos sending out the notification? Is it while I'm playing music or just before/after? Will you please tell me the time it failed? If you can clip the line that shows the failure, I can look at the log myself in the future. It seems to "become failed" when I'm not using Sonos which is 98% of the day. I can always stop the music via the NS, but sometimes I can't start it due to the failure. I have 2 groups and all of my speakers are in one or the other (Living Room or Office). However, I group them in the Sonos App. My program tells the NS to play a speaker (rather than a group), and since the speakers are grouped via the app, all of those in the group play. Maybe I need to specify the group via programming. BTW, since this might be out of our control, this is a good situation for wanting to create a program to restart the NS once a day! Thank you, Ross

@carealtor Per @bpwwer in another thread, @simplextech has stopped supporting this NS; but Bob is trying to support it and asked for the log the next time it crashed. I'm not sure how often mine fails, but it may do it at regular intervals. It seems like every 3-7 days. I'll note it next time. I don't have any network issues, but I do have intermittent internet issues all-the-time. Perhaps Sonos loses connectivity to its cloud and that causes the NS to fail? This is my only NS (of 8-10) that fails. Regards, Ross

@bpwwer Hi Bob, I came home tonight and my ST-Sonos had failed. Per your gracious request, I'm attaching the log package. After I downloaded the log package, a simple Restart "fixed" it. No hurry necessary and thank you, Ross ST-Sonos_3-28-2023_84229-PM.zip

@DreamerI90 I'm not sure what the pic is of as it doesn't look like the store I go to (maybe that's PG2?). This is the current PG3 Node Server Store: Link. There is a Sonos and an ST-Sonos (the one I use) there. - Ross

@DreamerI90 You didn't ask, but there are 2 Sonos node servers. The ST-Sonos one works great; however, it has to be restarted periodically. Good luck with the transition to IOP, I'm still running ISY/Polisy. I'll probably just jump straight to EISY when the time comes. You may want to verify that you can go to IOP from 5.0.16C rather than upgrading to 5.3.4 first. My understanding is that if your Z Wave device is a 300 series, then you have to stay on 5.0.16C. If a 500 series, you can go to 5.3.4. Ross