mitch236

I live in S. Florida which is normally quite warm. The past week though, and the temps have dropped into the 40's and I've had to consider heating in my HVAC programming. I wrote a new program to control my HVAC and tied the If statement to the Climate Module. However, because the Module polls every minute, I've created a massive amount of network traffic as my program updates the Venstar T-stats every minute (I have four). Here's a copy of one of the HVAC programs. For now, I've changed the polling interval to 900 seconds to lessen the traffic but I'm sure there is a better solution as the one I'm using doesn't allow for local changes to the T-stat as the ISY will reset it back to program settings once the Climate Module polls and runs the program. The Heater On program: (I had to replace the "less than" sign with the wording as it doesn't post correctly otherwise) The A/C On program:

I'm actually under 300 links! I guess I don't have many elaborate scenes!

I own both. At my home, I have about 100 devices and at my office only a dozen or so. I had the 2412 at my home but changed it out for the 2413 because I like the rf capabilities. I can always just put the 2412 back at home with a plug in rf bridge. I've read the threads about the early problems of the 2413 but I get the impression that most (if not all) have been addressed. I need the pro's and con's of which I should keep at my larger installation. Thanks!

I just installed a 99i at my office. The network there is complex and we have a full time IT consultant who maintains it. When I told him I needed port forwarding for the ISY he said he would forward the static ip address of the ISY to https port 444. For some reason I cannot enable internet access although I can access the ISY from a remote computer using the static "outside" ip address with the port 444. (ie: xxx.xx.xx.xxx:444). What does that mean? I thought I wouldn't be able to access the ISY from remote locations without enabling internet access?

I have a quick question, will the Insteon Thermostat Adaptor work with the Venstar T2900?

You're right. I don't even need the delay, it should work fine without it.

This is my latest iteration of programming. I haven't been able to test it yet though. I changed the If statement of the Folder to: For all of the zones except the front door which has an entry delay I merely wrote: That should work because the alarm will be alarmed if any of those zones become true while the alarm is armed. For the front door zone which has an entry delay: That should cover the entry delay so I don't get a bunch of false notifications. Then I wrote: Which will send the notification if the alarm is set off. This program is in the Disabled state by default. To toggle the state of the above program I wrote: A little elaborate I know but hopefully, foolproof.

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I think you are on to the issue, but it didn't work. I'll have to come up with something else.

I have my ISY programmed to send a text message to me in the event that my house's alarm is triggered. I've been trying to add additional programs to also send a text to inform me which zone had been breached. The alarm trigger program works without fail. It looks like this: Then I wrote a program for each zone which looks like this: When the door/window is closed, the DSC interface makes the program tied to that zone False. When the zone is open, the DSC makes the zone's program True. The above program (and all the other zone's similar programs) reside in a Folder with the constraint: For whatever reason, I get the first notification "DSC Alarmed!!" but I never get the additional text about which zone was breached. What am I doing wrong?

Actually all of the programs that run when Armed Away is False reside in a folder and its condition is set by: So I am already using your idea of putting the program within a folder that provides conditions. Also, I have another folder that contains all the programs that I want run when the Armed Away is True so I can keep toggling between the two depending on the status of the alarm. It all seems to work except the A/C settings which I think I've solved using the bracketed time constraints. It will take a while to test all of it out but so far, it seems to be working. I don't think there is (or ever will be) a perfect, fool proof solution but close enough has to be good enough!

Here's the problem I am trying to resolve. I have two main folders running all my programs. One that is active when my house alarm is ARMED AWAY is FALSE and one that is active when ARMED AWAY is TRUE. If I arm the alarm over the weekend, the thermostat is changed to reflect the setpoint I want when nobody is home. When we return and disarm the alarm, I want the thermostat to return to its settings that were active before the alarm was armed. So I am looking to write a program that will re-run when the alarm status is changed.

If I have a program that I want run from Friday 7:30PM until Monday 7:00AM will this work?

I've tried the Remember Password check box with no avail. This is the first time I've ever had an issue with this. Oh well, its not the worst thing!

I tried clearing the cache (as I normally do after every update) and re-clearing it. I even downloaded the Java app again and after re-installing it, I still get the Java credentialling request. I looked for an advanced setting but didn't see anything that should affect the admin console. It's not a big issue, just annoying.

Another quick queston. Ever since I upgraded to 2.8.1 when I open the console I now have to enter my credentials twice. The first is with Java, the next with the Admin console. I never had to do this before. Did I do something wrong?

Of course the best solution would be for Smart Labs to produce a similar product that talks to Insteon networks by way of an access point.

I'm not familiar with your particular router but most routers will allow any http traffic as a default. You may have to delete a default rule that allows http traffic. You have to hunt around for the interface that allows you to restrict inbound traffic. The easiest way to find out how to program your router is to Google exactly what you want to do. Like put in the search bar: how do I restrict inbound traffic in my linksys .... You will get enough info!!! Keep in mind that nothing you do can stop a talented hacker from accessing your network. The best you can do is NOT put your sensitive hardware on the network. I never understood why people would put their house alarms on their automation network except to monitor its condition. I see these apps that allow an iPhone user to disarm their alarm and that is insane!! And then they come to these types of forums and post their questions about whatever issue they are having. If I were a modern day criminal, I would hang out at home security/automation sites and get all sorts of info. Be careful.

I've often wondered this too. But since it seems that almost every https connection I know of (and I'm in the medical field so security is paramount) uses 443 so maybe it doesn't matter what port you use because hackers can find your open ports anyway. There are ways to really clamp down your network (depending on your router). You can set up your router to only accept connections from certain MAC addresses or ip addresses. Of course, that precludes using a foreign remote computer to connect to your ISY but maybe you don't care about that.

Would making a folder with the If statement of Sunset and put the Then statement of your second program have the same results? I like the idea of seperating the If and Then/Else statements on all programs. That way there's no chance of the Then statement affecting the condition of the If statement.

I am using the default SMTP settings because I don't know how to set up my SMTP server. How do I find out what settings to use for my SMTP server?

I added another notification. Hopefully that will work.

I have my DSC alarm connected to my ISY via the network module and a software interface. Two nights ago, the alarm was accidentally alarmed. I have a program that turns on all the lights that I think should come on when the alarm is alarmed and that all worked. I also have a program that sends me a text message when the alarm is alarmed and that did not work. I know the ISY texting works because I have other programs that send texts and I get those. I looked through the log to find any errors and here's what I found: I assume this is the problem. What is the cause though? Here is the program that runs when the alarm is alarmed: Thanks!

I have connected an i/o linc to my gate and it seems to be working however, maybe I don't understand how these relays work. I am only using the no and com connectors. I have them connected to the single button input on the gate. When I change the i/o link's relay from off to on and then back off, the gate opens but won't close until I cycle the relay again. I was under the impression that the i/o link when Off the no would be open (no connection between the two wires) and when On the wires would be connected. Is this correct?