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I'm afraid that wouldn't save you from the FF (female factor).

Hi ingeborgdot, I am doing well, thank you. I hope you are too. The best part of home automation is when you can forget about it! Rand

The KeypadLinc Timer can do this but the SwitchLinc Timer cannot. Rand

Hi IM, I think that you would be better to use two separate programs to control your sprinklers, one to start them and one that always turns them off. If the conditions change while the sprinklers are running you could shut them off early and the ensuing program would be redundant. I don't believe the extra PL traffic would impact normal comms, it would ensure that the sprinklers quit, no matter what other conditions. I don't have sprinklers but it annoys me when lights turn on and off every minute. What I do with WB data is to add a Wait so a cloud passing overhead doesn't turn on/off lights. Clear Day If Module 'Climate' Light >= 48 And Program 'Wait to Change Living Room' is False Then Run Program 'Wait to Change Living Room' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') When the sky brightens Only runs if sky was dark during last check Cloudy Day If Module 'Climate' Light < 48 And Program 'Wait to Change Living Room' is True Then Run Program 'Wait to Change Living Room' (Else Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') When the sky turns dark Only runs if sky was light during last check Wait to Change Living Room If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Wait 5 minutes Set Scene 'LR Stormy Day' Off Else Wait 5 minutes Set Scene 'LR Stormy Day' On Bright Day = True Dark Day = False I hope that gives you some ideas. Rand

Yes, we agree. But since you and I seem to be the only people to use the 9 minute rate it is of low priority. In those cases would it be appropriate to specify the 8 minute rate? Rand

Smarthome deleted the 9 minute ramp rate on some switches. When 9 minutes is selected it uses 0.1 seconds. Rand

You want to be sure that when you select the controlling switch for the scene that it has the level and rate that you want. You can use Copy Scene Attributes... or you can select a different level and rate for each controller. Rand

Hi ixlr8, Use the Command Prompt and enter ipconfig. Let us know what is the Default Gateway. 192.168.10.1 is unusual. Rand

The KPL is a bit different than a RemoteLinc because it can be a responder as well as a controller. ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Linking_a_KeypadLinc Rand

The first time you open the console Java has to load. After that Java is already loaded so the console will be quicker to start. Timed on my W7 with Firefox took 15 seconds to open Java and another 5 seconds to bring up the login prompt. I am using Trend Micro which I imagine runs a process check. Which virus checker do you have installed? No, the ISY never sleeps. Does the html interface - http://isy - open immediately? http://isy/devices? Those pages don't use Java. Rand

Hi Clarence, I think your Java install may be an issue. Please go to http://java.com/en/ and download and install the latest Java. Is your PC a 64 bit? You should have entries in Program Files and Program Files (x86) for both Java and Internet Explorer, though I don't know what IE would have to do with Chrome or Firefox. Rand

Yes, you can use the power supply from the ISY-26. Rand

Hi Mark, The only thing I can think of is to Disable all the missing switches. This will prevent the ISY from attempting to write to them. Enable one at a time and select the Replace option. Finally you may have to ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:File_Menu#Restore_Devices but you could let that run without any oversight. Rand

No, the Mem LED should blink. If the PWR LED is dark something is seriously wrong. Maybe there was a power surge. The SD card can be read with a PC if it is valid. Rand

There is an SD card in the ISY. I haven't tried swapping one. How old is the ISY? We can always take it in trade if it is out of warranty. Rand

5-30 VDC ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Quick_Start_Guide#Apply_Power Rand

There was one alpha firmware which displayed the buttons but it didn't work and was deprecated. What firmware version are you running on the ISY? Help | About. Rand

The execution of the calling program quits but any called program will continue unless it is explicitly Stopped. This can be done using the Else actions. Rand

Hi Mark, Bummer on all the work, hopefully it will be a long time until you have to do that again. Using the Replace With... function should replace the old device with the new in all scenes and programs. When you have 3-way switches the ISY is going to spend time trying to communicate if you have removed the linked switches. So after using Replace With you will have to use Restore Device after replacing the linked switches. It would save a lot of time to replace one switch at a time in those cases. Or you can temporarily install the old switches, perhaps at your workbench, so the writes complete quickly. You also have the option to Find/Replace in your programs. Rand

Hi Brian, You can right-click on the My Programs node and select Find/Replace. Then you can search for the scene by name. Rand

Hi Tim, What is the version of your PLM? Versions 63 and earlier would sometimes lock up when asked to do too much at once (Query at Startup). Rand

Hi Jason, Perhaps the Fast Off is not being executed. I found this when my family members were using a switch. Sometimes they would only use Off, sometimes they held the switch to dim it to near off. So I added Conditions to watch for those events. If Status 'Basement / Main / Stairs' < 30% Or Control 'Basement / Main / Stairs' is switched Off Or Control 'Basement / Main / Stairs' is switched Fast Off Then ... When you view the Program Summary is the Last Run Time what you expect? Rand

Hi bocaray, When you see the -50001 error there should be a number in column 2 to indicate the SMTP error. When I tested with my Comcast account I was getting error -10, SMTP_FROM_TIMEOUT. I had to put my User ID in the From field. Rand

I see the Group Broadcast in the Event Viewer Lee. Group 255 for All commands.

When the ISY sees the group command it updates all the states, the ISY does not see cleanups to individual devices. But a ControLinc does use a group command for All On/Off/Brighten/Dim. If the devices are not all reacting at the same time they are not seeing the group command and are reacting to the cleanup messages as Lee describes. There must be something interfering. Try moving the CL to a different outlet. If that works we will have to look for something on the circuit the CL was plugged into originally. Rand