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Hello all, As usual, once I get everything running, I make a change that seems simple, but end up with unexpected errors. I had my Polisy configured and running for a few days. But it's IP address was random, not the one I wanted. After removing my Insteon Hub, I wanted the Polisy to have that IP address. So I made changes in my router to reserve that IP address. My Polisy now has the intended IP address, but everytime I open the admin console, I have this error "Socket Open Failed SSDPClient". Is it related to this IP change? How can I fix it? Thanks,

True, especially if HA is part of the solution.

I suppose your HA on Pi also runs on your UPS. For now, my HA is a VM on my Media server that is not running on UPS. I can probably move it to my File server that is running on UPS but running low on RAM. I'll give it some thought. Would you know of other solutions?

Thanks @Rob. I'll give it a try. Although, summer is almost here. It may take a little while or many rainy days before I have something to report on.

My Polisy is currently powered by a CyberPower UPS and I'm exploring ways to get notified when my Polisy is on battery and have a few hours or less of operation. The use case is rather simple. In case of being away for a weeks/months, I would have to alert a close friend that I need home surveillance. So: 1. Is it possible for my Polisy to communicate directly with the UPS? On the UPS, there are RS232 and USB connectors. There is also a software provided by CyberPower that allows status feedback to a computer. Any way to integrate? 2. For my Insteon devices, I have a PLM 2413S connected to my Polisy via the DB9 port. The PLM is directly connected to my house electrical grid. During a power outage, the PLM will stop communicating with the Polisy. It looks like the PLM is not listed as part of the nodes. Is there a way to monitor the PLM status in programs? 3. If I can't use the PLM status, is it possible to monitor another Insteon device for an "unknown" status? 4. Other ideas?

@Rob Those GUI are really amazing. I'm new to both ISY and HA, but I learn fast with good wikis and a little help from my friends. I found this Home Assistant Frontend guide, but is there an example walkthrough to create GUIs like yours?

Thank you for sharing. I'll give it a try since I already have a Home Assistant server that I used to experiment HA-Insteon integration before receiving my Polisy. Not wanting to restart yet another passionate exchange, i found that in home automation programming, the most important "variable" is your "other half"?.

Wow, thank you. Just out of curiosity, how do you use HA? Just as a user interface or also for automation? The title says HA questions, but I found some ISY integration for Homebridge. Are they worth to be considered?

@MrBill You mentionned that you also use Home Assistant. I'm interested by ISY - HA integration. Is HA integrated with ISY or just running in parallel? I haven't seen a wiki on this. Is there one? If not, can you provide some pointers? Also, before receiving my brand new Polisy, I was experimenting with Homebridge. Is it possible to link Polisy with Homebridge? Since this subject is not related to the initial post, we could open a new post if you or the moderator prefer.

I never thought that my simple evening kitchen light program would bring so much passion. I started with a simple 2 states program to get the hang of it. But there is a random variable (no pun intended) I didn't mention ... my wife. Once she realises the capabilities of the ISY, I'm sure she'll have new ideas about how to structure the lights throughout the evening/late night. The kitchen light program will definitively need more states to cover it all. So, for now, I'll continue with a state variable. Thank you all your inputs. You all made valid points and arguments.

To asbril: the problem is that I don't want to issue two requests (one at 6PM and one at sunset-30) to turn the lights on because some of the lights will be turned off manually at some point during the period. For example, today's sunset is at 8:20PM. According to my initial program (first post), the IF is triggered TRUE at 6PM and at 7:50PM. So, the Insteon devices linked in the scene (there are 5 light responders) receive a request to turn the lights on at 6PM and at 7:50PM. Around 7PM, I generally turn some of the light responders off manually (end of dinner). But because of the IF logic firing twice, the lights I turned off manually will be turned on again at 7:50PM. I don't want that. I concur that there are different ways to code this. Before reading your replies, I decided to have 2 programs, one for logic and one for the lights. So it looks like this: Program KitchenEvening - Control If From 6:00:00PM To 11:00:00PM (same day) Or From Sunset - 30 minutes To 11:00:00PM (same day) Then $sKitchenEvening = 1 Else $sKitchenEvening = 0 Program KitchenEvening If $sKitchenEvening is 1 Then Set 'Kitchen RGBW + puck' On Else Set 'Kitchen RGBW + puck' Off larryllix in his first reply suggested to simplify the first IF like this: If From 6:00:00PM To 11:00:00PM (same day) Or Time is Sunset - 30 minutes I considered it. But then I asked myself, what if the ISY is turned off and restarted before and after the sunset-30 trigger. That would mean the program would only be triggered at 6PM (if the sunset is before 6PM), thus missing the intended period for that time of year. Wouldn't it be safer to keep both periods in the IF?

Thank you both for the replies. I wrongly thought that a IF statement would turn true only once, i.e. when either of the conditions would turn true, instead of twice, i.e. when each condition would turn true. apostolakisl, you are right. Some of the lights that turns on automatically with the program will eventually be turned off manually and, depending on the sunset time, they could be turned on again, which I don't want to happen. Thanks larryllix, using a control variable is the way to go, because I want the program to trigger true only once and false only once. Also, I want the lights turn on at 6PM or earlier, if (sunset-30 minutes) is earlier than 6PM. Thank you both.

Well ... I guess I qualify for old enough. My first taste of remote access was Kermit over a regular phone handset inserted in a modem interface ... Thanks for the tip. I'll keep it in mind if I need to adjust the programs.

You're probably right. Thanks again.

Thanks again MrBill. It is as I expected. Sending two requests to the same Insteon device in a short time is unreliable (it may or may not work). So I increased the delay to 10 seconds and it seems to work. I'll let the program run for a few nights and see if it's consistent.

Thanks MrBill. My home is in an urban vicinity with a pretty reliable internet access. I configured Pushover "the old method" and I also have email configured in parallel. I'll use it like this for a while and see how it goes. For Locative, as I said a few post back, it worked when I got far away from my house. My house boundary is set at 50 meters. When I did the initial testing, I walked away up to 70-80 meters from the house and Locative didn't trigger. But when I drove away more than 150 meters from the house, Locative triggered. So it works, but not quite as I expected. I thought geo fencing would be more precise.

Ok, the title is probably not great, but I wasn't sure how to describe my problem. I have an Insteon On/Off Outlet (2663-222) that is linked with two seperate scenes dedicated to outdoor lights. The top part is with scene A and bottom part with scene B. I've created two programs (one for scene A and one for scene B ) where the scenes are turned on 30 minutes before sunset and turned off at midnight. So, both scenes operate at the same time, except for scene B that can be triggered manually via an Insteon Keypad button. During my tests, I sucessfully turned on and off the scenes via the admin console nodes. If I use the keypad, scene B turns on and off like clockwork. The problem is when the programs run, only one of the node gets turned on. The status of the nodes show that both are turned on, but when I issue a query, the status of the off node is reset to off. I thought that the Insteon device was not able to handle both requests at the same time, so I introduced a 2 seconds wait time for scene B. It doesn't seem to be enough. Should I increase the delay or is there another solution? Thanks,

Hello all, I created a simple program to turn on the lights (via a scene) in the kitchen. I want the lights to turn on at 6PM or before if sunset is earlier than 6PM. So I created this: If From 6:00:00PM To 11:00:00PM (same day) Or From Sunset - 30 minutes To 11:00:00PM (same day) Then Set 'Kitchen RGBW + puck' On Else Set 'Kitchen RGBW + puck' Off Tonight, at 6PM, the lights turned on, but a new requests to turn the lights on was made 30 minutes before sunset. So it means that each part of the IF would trigger an event separately regardless of the status of the other. I could create a first program that determines if the sunset is before or after 6PM and have actions in Then and Else to execute programs for each condition. But is there a simpler way to code this?

I'm looking at Pushover. To install on my ISY, do I have to follow this wiki? If yes, when I click on https://pushover.net/apps, I get to a page where there is a list of apps, including one for Universal Devices by Jim Searle. Should I use this one or create my own?

I tried Locative and you were right. It detected that I left the zone when I was way outside the home zone (like 3 times). Now, I was driving my car, so there is maybe a time hysteresis that would trigger closer to the zone if I was walking. I'm a bit concerned with the battery drain of geofencing. I guess that to make this work, I would have to let Locative use the location service all the time. How have you configured your system to limit battery drain?

Thanks, I'll try this. I see that you use Pushover. How does it compare to Pushsafer?

I see in admin console the portal server nodes I created (like your Home and Bill iPhone). From Locative, if I long press the location and manually trigger an enter event, I receive a notification from Locative, I see a status of Entered in Locative and the portal server nodes are set to true. If I long press the location and manually trigger an exit event, I receive a notification from Locative, I see a status of Left in Locative and the portal server nodes are set to false. The problem is the events don't get triggered when I cross the geofence boundary which is actually set to 50 m around my house.

Hi to all, I need some pointers regarding Geo Fencing and Push Notification. After reading the wiki pages on the subject, I'm rather confused. Following the wiki for Occupancy & Locative (for IOS), I managed to create the location and geofence nodes. The wiki was written for a previous version of Locative (now at 5.11.0), so I tried my best to configure it for my location. After many tries, it just doesn't seem to work. I used MrBill Locative reset procedure from another post, and if I force an entry or an exit with the long press, I see the status change in ISY admin console. So I guess the configuration is OK and there is something wrong with Locative on IOS 15.4.1. I opened a ticket with Locative. So I continued reading and found this wiki where it is recommended to use IFTTT and Locative. Is it only true for MobiLinc users or for everyone? I downloaded IFTTT and found that it could be triggered by location on its own. So I created a simple location based notification, but I can't seem to make it work either. In the end, I'm looking for a way to get notified of water leaks (Insteon leak detectors), movements (Insteon motion sensors) and entry doors being opened (Insteon open/close sensors) on my phone while I'm away (a function that was available with the defunct Insteon Cloud). I also have an old alarm system (wired motion detectors and wired windows switches) connected to an Insteon I/O Linc that gets triggered when the alarm sounds. What would you recommend? Occupancy - Locative? IFTTT - Locative? IFTTT alone? For the notification app, I'm considering Pushsafer.

Thanks Geddy, support already replied asking me to click again on Manage Modules and the Portal Module Install started. Now everything seems to be back to normal. I guess some parameter needed to be reset on UD side to allow the module to become available, as if I was a new user again. Other matter, 24h time format. I selected 24h format in configuration, but the Schedule in Programs still shows hours in the AM/PM format. Is it possible to have 24h time format in Programs?

OK, I tried again and I have a red X ... No portal module installed. I'll wait for support to reply.