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Reboots - Many, many, many, many, many, many times. Perhaps 50 since Saturday. Many Soft reboots; Many power-cycle "hard" reboots I've also tried restoring my backups (I have two on-hand). Same result every time. Restore has been performed maybe 10 times. I've tried removing, and re-adding (select, non-critical) devices, also perhaps 50 times. In the Admin Console, everything works. In eisy-ui nothing works, but they are listed. In the UDI Portal, connecting these nodes to Alexa spokens works perfectly. Oh, and I didn't mention because it may only be very distantly related, but UD Mobile appears about the same as eisy-ui. That is, devices are show, but no Status, no Control. Since I use a completely up-to-date iPhone, I put this down to the anomoly listed by UDI as being an Apple-change to later be fixed. It used to work super-nicely. Considering the various aspects of what I've just written, and my long, LONG weekend of work, I wonder if there is a way to completely wipe my eisy (to the point of "out-of-box" fresh, no lingering crap such as incorrect folder 'r-w-x/s' attributes, nor incorrect ownerships, etc., nothing. I wonder if a completely clean slate may rectify this inconsistency? Lead me to SSH and I'll be happy 😁 IRIX, Solaris, BSD and 35yrs of Linux... FWIW, the Backups I have, from which I perform restores, were taken from my ISY994IZ running the "latest" 5.3.4 (for, literally, years!). It 2413S PLM remains the same between ISY994 and eisy, and I haven't messed with delete/restore links (because everything was working so smoothly for years). There are no indications of any communication issues with the PLM, neither toward the devices nor the controller. Again, Insteon devices are, in actual fact, all working. Scenes, Programs and Spokens are all working. The (cloud) Admin Console is working. I certainly appreciate any and all suggestions...

I use eisy-ui 1.4.2, IoX 6.1.2_7, eisy Home (r1). I wonder why I cannot see these Insteon Devices' Statuses or controls? Probably related, examining the Nodes list does show status correctly (ie 100% brightness), and it changes correctly, including Insteon Scenes So I know something is working properly, but clicking on any Device refuses to show the status I just saw in the listing, and there are no controls (such as ON or OFF): Yet, in the Admin Console (started with IoX Launcher, selecting Cloud Admin Console) I can see the status' of these Devices, and the Controls all appear and work! Insights and suggestions welcomed! I'm kinda stumped, and I suspect/wonder if the solution will lie with correcting that "Internal Server Error" within my eisy....?

Thanks, Javi - there it is! Weirdly, my PLM links shows empty! Even if I use Advanced -> Restore Modem (PLM). Always empty. But the Admin Console (Java) shows PLM links.

Where do you guys even see the options for PLM or Device links? I don't see anything in eisy-ui like I'm used-to in the java Admin Console:

Just for future info: bathroom fans are cheap-a** shaded-pole motors. They respond very well to dimmers - in fact, this is a common method of varying speed. That said - I agree an ON / OFF switch is a solid solution, and would also be my choice.

For $1, I simply replaced all the caps in my PLM. Then, drilled a lot of holes in the case for airflow to keep it cool. That was over a decade ago. I am glad I simply replaced everything for so little $$$, and didn't overthink it.

Here in British Columbia (Canada), we just performed our very last time change. While some may have preferred we stay permanently on Standard Time (where noon-time has sun at it's zenith), we've now moved to, and will stay on what was formerly known as DST. So ... maybe programs will gracefully continue, while the world around us is in chaos 🤣

Very expensive. Can't see any (ie NONE) reliability / durability info, yet. It may take a few years I do like the UL / FCC / IC certifications (in addition to ZWave800). And it would be FANTASTIC if the claimed trailing-edge dimming works ... I have a struggled with various "claimed" trailing-edge dimmers which simply don't work the way they should, with my magnetic LED dimmable supply.

And with Shipping, plus taxes - the Aartech pricing pushes us close to C$1k ☹️ Too much

For me and my ISY994i, the path forward is to replace Insteon with Z-Wave when devices become questionable.

I was using three Insteon Outdoor modules: two operated storage-shed-heaters, and one turned on 200w of LED yard-lighting. All were just a little bit flakey for 5-10 years, and I had to use programs that sent the "OFF" command several times (with 5sec pauses). I have phase-bridges, and some 25-ish other Insteon dual-band devices, but I was never fully satisfied. Eventually one of the heater-control Outdoor modules melted (eroded relay contacts??), and that prompted action last summer: I replaced all my Insteon Outdoor Modules with Z-Wave. I have the Z-Wave 500 module in my ISy-994i, along with a small number (5?) of Z-Wave switches - just enough that communication is realiable. I used Zooz ZWave 800 Long Range Outdoor Smart Plug. And that was miraculous! Now, my heaters no longer need the Insteon Noise Filters. My LED Yard-Lights turn ON and OFF reliably with a single command. As a bonus: the Z-Wave outdoor modules I used also measure instantaneous power, and total power consumed - I find this helpful to ensure they're behaving as-expected. SUMMARY: getting rid of Insteon OutDoor Modules resulted in a huge improvement for me. YMMV. HTH.

WiFi 5, WiFi 6 ... I cannot (in a million years!) imagine either would make a difference for eisy, ISY994, or other home-automation. But just in case ... my home has been on WiFi 7 (Ubiquiti) for a while now.

Over the years, I struggled at various times with software-upgrades, window-closures, etc. I slowly learned that using https:// "hides" a lot of the traffic that various anti-virus scanners, firewalls, Suricata etc don't like. For me, https is the way to go - I'm quickly reminded, should I happen to forget ? I'm glad you solved your Dashboard / Console problem, @little66085

I had a similar experience a number of months ago. After many years, apparently my original power-supply failed *just enough* to stop my '994. I found a Motorola cable-box power-supply in my parts-bin, rated 12VDC and correct polarity (and much more available current). Although this was higher than the original 5VDC power-supply, apparently the '994 can take quite a wide range. Here's a posting from long ago, where Michel Kohanim says the '994 can accept: 5-30 volt, center positive It worked, and months later this Motorola random-leftover 12V power-supply continues to work. Like @propman07 I did realize, after the power-supply replacement, that my blue LED was brighter.

Something is very different for me... My PORTAL account email, passwords and usernames are completely different. This causes actual problems when I log in because the READ / UNREAD is totally separate between the two logins. Attributions are likewise entirely different - Portal-Me cannot edit Forum-Me messages. And the "Member since..." field is 2013 for one, 2020 for the other. When I tried to use the same username during Portal account creation, it was denied because "that username is already in use". Likewise, trying to align email-addresses gives: That email address is in use by another member. Essentially, it seems that since I already existed in Forums, I could not duplicate myself in Portal I *wish* the two accounts both accurately reflected my long ISY involvement...