Xathros

Hi Guys- If your IP camera can be triggered to send an email with a photo attached, then quite likely, you can use a network resource rule to make that happen. The ISY does not have any image processing capability and given the wide variety of IP cams with differing softwares, I suspect is very unlikely going to gain that capability in the near future. My Foscam cams can send email or upload via FTP when they detect motion in frame and if enabled. I use this feature to do something like what you want. Configure the cam to send images to your email or MMS (via email) when motion is detected, then simply disable the feature. Create ISY network resource rules to Enable and Disable the feature as needed. Here is how it could be used for a cam at the front door: Connect an IOLink doorbell kit so that the ISY can sense a door bell button press. When someone rings the doorbell, have ISY send the Enable Send on Motion rule and possibly another rule configured to point the cam in the correct direction if PTZ. Wait 30 seconds Have ISY send the Disable Send on Motion Rule Hope this helps. -Xathros

Agreed. In fact, I don't think UDI needs to be involved at all in terms of voice integration. All we need is a network friendly voice interface and we can "roll our own". -Xathros

I agree $300 is way too much especially for what we get today. I fully expect that the price will come down as they work out production details and if I can get into these for $100 ea, I think I would pick up maybe 3 more to cover the places in the house where I would want to use these. I do think there are reasonable alternatives already available for environmental monitoring. I haven't tried tasker on an android phone yet so can't really comment on how that works for voice control. -Xathros

I received my Ubi and got it set up last night. I do see what you mean about it being limited but I think once we get the ability to issue local network commands, this will become quite valuable to me. I'll be even happier if/when we get the ability to change the trigger phrase. -Xathros

Yes DynDNS is a paid service. Looks like $25/year for up to 30 hostnames. DynDNS is the most widely supported DDNS service from what I have seen. For $35ish you could pick up a RaspberryPi and install inadyn on that and use a freedns account. See: http://www.techjawab.com/2013/06/setup-dynamic-dns-dyndns-for-free-on.html This would likely be cheaper than using an always on PC after a year or two. -Xathros

I could be that where you are standing is interfering with RF communication with a linked device preventing the ACK reaching the sensor. It has been shown in the past that humans moving around in an Insteon RF environment does have a noticeable effect at times. What this means to me is that the comms between the sensor and the linked device are marginal and the addition of an access point or other dual band device in the vicinity of the sensor or linked device could help. -Xathros

If your Phone checks your gmail account on a regular basis, Google knows roughly where you are based on your IP address when the phone checks. Don't need Android for the big G to find you. -Xathros

How stable is the state of your iPhone detection? That is the only condition I see that might have prevented your warning program from running. Another possibility is that of a failed to deliver SMS (Very possible). I don't use SMS for any critical notifications anymore as they are just not reliable enough. Instead I am using push notifications with Prowl and the network module. -Xathros

Can you check the summary tab for the programs and see what the status and last run time are for the posted program. Based on the fact that the sensor state changes were logged, I would have expected this program to run unless another condition prevented it. -Xathros

I don't think I like the idea of Google, Apple or any other corporate entity having access to occupancy and other sensors in my home. I'll stick with my locally controlled/monitored solutions. -Xathros

Are you using the Trigger Reverse option on the IOLincs? If so, the 3am query (or any other query of these devices) will change what the ISY sees as the sensor status and possibly trigger programs/scenes based on the change in status. -Xathros

Just got my notice that my Ubi has shipped! I'll be playing with this in a few days I hope. -Xathros

Hi guedesluz- Not necessarily. Many routers support Dynamic DNS. What do you have for a router? Check in it's web interface to see what it supports for DDNS services. Some are free (no-ip.com for instance) some others are paid services. If your router does not support DDNS or does not support a free one, you would have to have a computer manage this and in that case, you would want it always on. You could also consider running a low power computer like a RaspberryPi to do that among other things. -Xathros

And - very important - the device to be replaced CANNOT be inside a folder. -Xathros

We are talking UBI not UBE here. Ubi is an android based, voice controlled, wall powered digital assistant:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/607691307/ubi-the-ubiquitous-computer-voice-activated-and-al-0 UBE is a light switch: For what its worth, I believe UBI is planning on supporting UBE. -Xathros

Hi Will- Just omit the leading 0. Bedroom 3 .....${sys.node.24 8 D7 1.ST} -Xathros

Anytime! Happy to help. That is a long thread but certainly some fun stuff to play with there. -Xathros

Anytime! Happy to help. -Xathros

Hi Les- Tools / Diagnostics / Event Viewer: -Xathros

Here ya go: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=9854&hilit=proximity -Xathros

Right click the program name in the tree and select "Copy to Clipboard" from the bottom of the menu then paste into a code block on the forum. -Xathros

Hi Les- Les make sure there is no Insteon happening here at all. Open the event viewer and set it at level 3. Operate the offending switch until the problem occurs then post the relevant section of the event trace along with the address of the affected insteon switch. -Xathros

Exactly - no effect on the operation of the actual program. This is one reason that we ask that people copy and paste the actual program into a code block rather then re type them into the forum. I will often type out an example here when I don't have an existing program that is suitable for the example. On occasion I have posted errors that the ISY would have prevented had I built the example program in the console instead. -Xathros

Hi Matt- I have my occupancy routine watch a number of things: 1) A program that includes many "If Control XXX switched On or Control XXX switched Off" statements (This includes switches, motion sensors, door sensors) 2) I have routines that watch my router for the MAC addresses of our phones. If connected then someone is home. Anytime an occupancy event above occurs, I restart a 15 minute countdown. If the timer expires, the house goes to "Sleep", camera record on motion is enabled, pellet stove is shut down, thermostat is set back, doors are locked, garage doors are closed if they were open. -Xathros

Typo here is not possible as the programs in the Run Program statement are chosen from a pick list of existing programs - not freely entered. Also the name is meaningless as all programs are referenced by program ID# under the hood. If you change a program name after it has been referenced elsewhere, all references will update to show the new name automagicly. -Xathros