Sub-Routine

The Clear Day program will run when it becomes bright (when the status of the Wait program is False.) Don't the programs work for you?

Hi Rich, try this: If From 12:00:00AM To 6:25:00AM (same day) And Control 'Door: Steven Room Open' is switched On And Control 'Door: Steven Room Open' is not switched Off Then Set 'Upstairs: Hallway' 20% Set 'Bedroom: Steven Light' 20% Set 'Bedroom: MBR Light' 20% Wait 1 minute Set 'Upstairs: Hallway' Off Set 'Bedroom: Steven Light' Off Set 'Bedroom: MBR Light' Off Else Set 'Upstairs: Hallway' Off Set 'Bedroom: Steven Light' Off Set 'Bedroom: MBR Light' Off Personally, I would create a scene with the three devices so you can control the ramp rates as well as the levels. Rand

Hi Matt, My bad, I was looking at the Folder Conditions as a fourth program. I think you are right. If you reverse the logic it could start when it is dark. Rand

Hi MARosen, Sorry for the confusion. You need the fourth program, it will start on the cloudy day. For some reason the forum wouldn't let me put four Code snippets in one post. Rand

Hi Matt, welcome to the forums, To change the on level and ramp rate of a scene see this thread: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?p=10667#10667 To switch from 40% to 100% use Fast-On. To switch back to 40% press On. Rand

Hi Rich, I use two different scenes, a quick ramp rate and a slow ramp rate. Rand

Hi Rich, You need to call the Repeat before the Action: If Control 'Door: Basement Door Open' is switched On Then Set 'Garage: Light' On Repeat Every 2 minutes Send Notification to All Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Hello Bernhard, Usually I would suggest that you use Control rather than Status as the program would only be triggered on a change. I don't know why you are using the REST interface though. In any case it would be easier to use 4 programs. Copy program is very useful in that case. Rand

Hello Rick, On the Configuration panel Catch up schedules at Restart should be checked by default. Would you please make sure that is the case? Rand

Some refurbished units may have been returned during the 30 day trial. Some have cosmetic defects. Sometimes it's due to a bad PLM and the retailer exchanges the package, so the ISY may be perfect, but it cannot be sold as new again. I haven't heard of any more refurbs being defective than new units, but as Mike says, Michel would know better. Rand

Shoot, that was supposed to be an old problem. What was the old version of ISY you had? Rand

Hi Tom, Please see this Wiki page: Backup_Failure Rand

Hi gjadams, The older ApplianceLincs and LampLincs do not send any commands when controlled locally. The only way then to know the state is to Query the device at regular intervals. Rand

Hello Bernhard, When the minimized window opens it is awaiting your username/password. You will have to enter these blindly. Enter your username, press Tab, password, TAB, ENTER. Usually Clearing_Your_Java_Cache after a Java or ISY update clears these things up. Rand

Hi Joe, We now have a Wiki page to describe the process: ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Replacing_an_SD_Card Rand

Hi Tim, It should not be necessary to air-gap any devices but the motion sensors should be avoided or perhaps disconnected. Keep in mind that should you pull the battery from a MS it will need about five minutes to recover when reconnected. Rand

Hi Tim, Yes, it is always good to have an electrically quiet environment when programming Insteon devices. Most of our installers will only program devices when no one else is in the home. If you do need to program when there is a good chance of interference I suggest adding one device at a time so you will know immediately if it fails. Usually a Restore device can fix failed links, but removing and re-adding works as well and may be quicker in some cases. Rand

Hi Joe, There was a bug in 2.7.0 that required multiple reboots to correct an error in the Log file. If you saw this with 2.7.6 we will have to investigate. Next time features seem to be missing, or the clock is wrong, or other visual anomalies appear clearing the Java cache usually corrects these. Sometimes the PC also has to be restarted. Rand

Hi Gene, You should not be looking at Adjust Scene for what you desire. You should be able to set up the scene as you desire in the Main panel. Please adjust the Levels and Ramp Rates of every device in the scene to your desired values. Note the Ramp Rates cannot be emulated in real time, only the levels. Turn the scene On and Off a few times to see if it fits your needs and make changes as desired. This will use the Ramp Rates specified. When this is done select the SwitchLinc Dimmer as a controller within the scene and click the Copy Scene Attributes From xxx. After the ISY goes through it's gyrations to write the new values you should be able to see the results when you press the switch. The address is shown in the example because the device hasn't been renamed. Rand

Hello jacpot, If the motion sensor never sends an Off then it will be displayed as On after it sees the first motion. The MS, although it does not send and Off, still waits for the no-motion timeout to complete before it sends another On. The shortest delay you can program the sensor for is 30 seconds. Please see this Wiki page: Linking_a_Motion_Sensor. Rand

Hello Jacques, By default, on the latest OutletLincs, local control should be disabled, which is what usually produces problems like this. See this Smarthome page to disable local control: Disable_OutletLinc-INSTEON_Remote_Control_Outlet_Load_Sense. Rand

Hi guys, Thanks for pitching in on the holiday. If the device is a switch with a load then Tom's way has to be used. If the device is a KPL then the local level can be changed without a reset of the switch and Tim's method will work. I use an Off/Off program to set lights to a low level using a SwitchLinc with a load connected. If Control 'Basement Stairs' is switched Off And Status 'Basement Stairs' is Off Then Set Scene 'Basement Stairs Low' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') It didn't take long to get used to pressing Off instead of On. The next Off press turns the lights Off as expected. Have a great Independence Day! Rand

Hi Rich, When a program runs the Then Path it is considered True. In the program Motion I use this condition so Motion Two doesn't restart with each motion. Then in Motion Two I set the status to False by running the Else Path after the light turns off. Then the Motion program knows to turn on the light and start the timer again. You may find you need a third program in case someone wants to cancel the countdown. To keep the light on by pressing a switch this should work. Since the Else path in Motion Two contains no Actions you don't need to use the Sun conditions in this program. Motion Three: If Control 'Kitchen Ceiling' is switched On Then Run Program 'Motion Two' (Else Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Yes, that was frustrating enough to me that I gave up on the X10 sensors. Rand

Me too It should only take two programs to do this. Rich, the programs can be placed in a folder. I would just to keep things organized. Motion: If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And Control 'Kitchen Motion Sensor' is switched On And Status 'Kitchen Ceiling' is Off And Program 'Motion Two' is False Then Run Program 'Motion Two' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Motion Two: If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Set 'Kitchen Ceiling' On Wait 10 minutes Set 'Kitchen Ceiling' Off Run Program 'Motion Two' (Else Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Rand

Hi Rich, Yes, the Log file (menu Tools | Log) contains that information. Rand