Guy Lavoie

It's in nostalgia mode. Have you tried highlighting the line and clicking on "delete"?

Yes, the X10 module was mostly a convenience, allowing you to add X10 devices to your device list. It would still be handy to a user who is looking to replace a defective unit and recover from a backup, without needing to edit all the programs.

If it doesn't already have the X10 module, you can't add it anymore. If you want to stick to a ISY994i, you'll need to find a used one that already has any modules you want.

Oh the (X10) memories! One thing I had acquired at the time was the Elk ESM1 signal meter. It turned out to be handy for this kind of thing. I sold off a bunch of X10 stuff but I hung on to that meter, because the bar graph shows signal strength of anything around the 120 kHz frequency, which is close enough to Insteon powerline signals. It helps me see any residual noise, as well as Insteon transmissions.

Yes, some individual skills have it. The Venstar thermostat skill also says the temperature. As UDI users, we'd like a generic variable -> spoken number capability.

Having that functionality would certainly be a boon. I wonder if it's something that UDI could add into their portal integration.

The ZWave backup and ZWave restore is the way I also understand it, since you're already using the Zwave/Zmatter board. The "Migrate to ZMatter/ZWave" menu option only appears (in the Configuration -> System menu, not Zwave) if you're currently using a Zooz 700 series stick and you want to go to the ZMatter dongle.

There might be more than one way to delete plugins, but the one I know is by going into IoX ->plugins ->configure. then pick the slot group and then plugin you want to delete. The configuration screen will come up, and click on "dlete" at the bottom.

Then start slow, and learn. Variables allow lots of flexibility in programs. For example, define a state variable, with a name like s_test. Then create a program such as: If s_test = 1 Then (turn on light) Then manually edit the variable value (in the same screen where you defined it) and set it to 1, and watch your light turn on. Variables are a great way to have one program trigger another, etc

Have you ever used variables in your IoX programs? There are two types of variables: integer and state. The difference is that programs can be triggered by the value of a state variable. Furthermore, in the portal you can define an action to be triggered by the value of a (state) variable. then you can use the Alexa app to define a routine triggered by that value.

It might help if you'd specify the make and model of your thermostat, and a screen shot of the device as displayed in the admin console.

I've had good results with the Venstar T7900 thermostat. The heating element that larrylix is referring to in mechanical thermostats was the "anticipator" winding. This was when the thermostat used a bimetallic coil to sense the temperature and a mercury bulb to switch the furnace on and off. The weight of the bulb made it difficult to obtain a narrow deadband, so the anticipator winding heated inside the thermostat a bit when the furnace was running, making the bimetallic strip come closer to tripping when the setpoint was reached, and narrowing the deadband. Electronic thermostats don't have this problem, and can be made to have very narrow deadbands, which can also lead to inefficient short cycling of the heating/cooling equipment. To even things out some will have adaptive software, and/or settings to specify minimum run times to avoid tripping off after only a short run time due to a random air current or other transient condition. Some "smart" thermostats will also learn how far past the setpoint the temperature will get after stopping the equipment and then adaptively stop it earlier to avoid overshoots and keep the air temperature closer to the desired setpoint.

One test you could do is to cut the power to both your router and/or modem, and your eisy. Then power the router/modem back on, wait a couple of minutes, and then power on the eisy. If it comes up ok this time, then it could be a timing thing.

Sounds like some type of timing issue, such as the eisy tries to connect to the internet and portal faster than your internet connection recovers from the power failure. Did you upgrade or change anything with your internet service? Router?

Migrated from a ISY994i? If so, what release was it at? Followed the migration procedure with backup?

I know, we have heard rather little about Matter since the April updates. I haven't tried to see if there are updates beyond 5.9.1_18. It's not clear if they're actively working on it.

I don't have the Bond node server (or Bond device) but from reading the description, this is a device that sends out individual commands that you first learn into it. To do something like you're attempting to do, you would need to use program logic to calculate the time needed between two commands to achieve the same effect. For example if it takes 10 seconds for a shade to lower and you ask to close it 50%, then send the close command, wait 5 seconds, and send the stop command. I've done similar things, using a virtual device (there's a plugin called Virtual for this) and then a program that looks for the device getting set to a percentage, and send the needed commands with timing between them. For example I've automated ordinary 3 dim level night table touch lamps this way, though for the lamps it the number of "touches" that's counted.

So what's the status key value, and where do you go to see it? A variable? I have a similar program, though it sends distinct messages for each possible occurrence. I do get the odd missed heartbeat, once every few months.

As I like to say about backups: There are two groups of computer users, those who have lost data, and those who will.

Red would indicate that it's running the ELSE code in the program. You should post the whole program (right click, copy to clipboard). Could be some kind of logic condition causing it.

When you do a "replace", you normally start by adding the new device, as a standalone with a temporary name. Then you bring up the device you want to replace, right click, and select "Replace <device name> with" and select the new device you just added previous. IoX will normally edit all the links, scenes, and programs to use the new device. The old device will also be automatically removed. The new device will also get renamed to the name the old one had, so nothing will look different in your programs and scenes.

I've never created or edited programs from UD Mobile, but I know there are some things you can't do, that are only available from the admin console.

Wow, that's a detailed response that I'm bookmarking. Thank you! As you might already know from following this forum, I have an old Polisy coming that is "too old" for the usual upgrade procedure, so doing this will probably be part of the process of bringing it up to spec. Timely!

I was able to extract the link ok, thanks! So how does this work? UDI sends you a file that is a proper image of what a Polisy should be like, and you use this to write it to the SSD drive? Is a special software utility required to do this? Thanks.

What is this SSD imager you're mentioning? A hardware device?