Sub-Routine

The offer is open to everyone. Rand

If we were so smart we would have told you about the Wait before you discovered you need it, but thank you anyway! Rand

Here is what I have from a local high school. * Temperature 34.5 °F * Temperature High 34 °F * Temperature Low 27 °F * Feels Like 29 °F * Temperature Rate 2.5 °F * Humidity 53 % * Humidity Rate -5 * Pressure 30.24 mb * Pressure Rate -0.02 mb/h * Dew Point 18 °F * Wind Speed 7 mph * Wind Average Speed 4 mph * Wind Direction SSW * Wind Average Direction SSW * Gust Speed 12 mph * Gust Direction SSW * Rain Today 0 mm * Light 58.8 * Light Rate 30.3 Unfortunately not all stations have the Light data and I could not find a way from the WB site to tell either. I did discover that most of the school based stations in my area do provide the Light data. PM me your Zip code and I will look it up for you. Rand

A Wait should fix that. The program will be reevaluated during the Wait. Then Wait 2 seconds Set Scene 'KPL Button 4' Off Rand

aLf, One of the Statuses will have to change before the program is triggered. You can call a Run (If) to test. Rand

aLf, Add the Sunset/Sunrise condition to program 2 if you need the program to change to False during the day. If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And ( Control 'Garage Lantern S' is switched Off Or Control 'Garage Lantern S' is switched Fast Off ) Rand

I'm sorry, I read your question wrong. It will take Ands and Statuses. Put all your buttons into Scene 'KPL Button 4'. Add an And Status for each SL. If Status 'Living Room East Wall' is On And Status 'Living Room South Wall' is 40% And Status 'Living Room Track Lights' is 40% Then Set Scene 'KPL Button 4' On Else Set Scene 'KPL Button 4' Off Rand

No, you won't need programs for each SL. One program can use multiple Or and Status Conditions to check each device and then control one scene that contains all the KPL buttons. Rand

Is this the code you are referring to? If ( From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) ) And Control 'Garage Lantern S' is switched Fast On And Control 'Garage Lantern S' is not switched Off Yes, it will be True all day but will not be triggered until one of the other conditions is met because of using Ands. Each change in condition will cause a reevaluation. At that time it will run the Then or Else and stay True or change False. During the time that the Schedule is True: When 'And Control 'Garage Lantern S' is switched Fast On ' the program will trigger True and run the Then Actions. When 'And Control 'Garage Lantern S' is not switched Off' will interrupt the program when that switch is pressed off and will run the Else. Rand

Yes, it will be True all day but will not be triggered until one of the other conditions is met because of using Ands. Each change in condition will cause a reevaluation. At that time it will run the Then or Else and stay True or change False. Rand

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I think you have done a great job on your write-up. Thank you. And I guess this turned into Insteon Communication Issues, but... It does seem odd the X10 works well and the Insteon does not. My experience has been the opposite. Now that you mention starting over I do remember reading of one Insteon user who finally discovered some SwitchLincs that were broadcasting noise 100% of the time. I think with your experience you will find something, somewhere. And since you say Insteon has never worked well it could be one of your first devices. I had very reliable PLC communication for about 2 years. When I switched to the PLM for the ISY I started having failed communications. I plugged an AccessPoint right into the PLM and was back to 100%. Perhaps it's not the LampLincs location but the PLM location. When the KPL flashes perhaps it's the PLM that's not responding. It shouldn't be an issue to use a longer Cat5 between the ISY and the PLM. I hope we read good things soon. Rand

Did you try using Link Management/ New Insteon Device and selecting the Device Type from the pulldown menu? [07.03] so it's pretty far down the list. Rand

As a test I would suggest removing the X10 module. If that is the case then adding another AccessPoint may solve your issues. Rand

Shoot, my bad. That would only be good for button 1 (load). The KPL button should follow the SL. Next thing to try is remove and re-add the SL to the scene. It could be the link was written incorrectly. Rand

I'm glad you got going again. I'm going out a limb a bit but I am guessing that when your power was restored it may have flickered and caught the ISY when it was rebooting. In our neighborhood they have a lot of practice restoring power and have gotten quite good at it The ISY is normally very good at restarting. Rand

No, that's certainly not normal. Are any of the LEDs on the ISY on steady or blinking? If you are using v2.7 there is a Reboot button on the Configuration panel. Otherwise try a power-cycle on the ISY and PLM. Rand

When you select the SL in the scene the KPL button can be adjusted. You should not need a program. Yes, I/O with garage door. Rand

Yes, you can add that line to the Conditions. Or you can set jumper 3 in the motion sensor so it will only send motion commands when Dark. Rand

NTP: http://www.ntp.org/ The ISY will parse the time zone you have entered in the ISY to coordinate the results. To find the exact coordinates of your home try http://terraserver-usa.com/default.aspx When the ISY combines your Lat/Long with NTP sunrise and sunset will be accurate within one second. Rand

There will not be a Status for the Dusk/Dawn sensor until the level has passed the threshold for at least 3.5 minutes. And because the motion sensor is battery powered it cannot be Queried. Yes, Dark=On. This page has Motion Sensor info: Linking_a_Motion_Sensor. Hopefully the FAQs at the bottom can answer your questions. If not please let me know. I have been using the Climate Module for Light data. The data is updated every 60 seconds and is accurate to 0.1%. Almost too much information but with a program to buffer the data and some tweaking for Light levels I have been very happy with the results. You will need a station that supplies Light data that is close to your home. I found a local high school. ISY-99i_Series_INSTEON:WeatherBug. Rand

You are correct, I had to enable Run at Startup to see the program run when power cycling the ISY. I had just tried with the Reboot button on the Configuration panel. I have added this to the Bug report. Thank you again, Rand

Joe, I think you have found a bug. If I reboot my ISY it correctly evaluates the program but when initially saved it is not run except at 5:30AM or 10:15PM. I will forward this to the programmers. Thank you, Rand

The work-around is to make a new scene with the same responders for each button. Rand

Correct. Programs that contain Wait or Repeat Actions can be interrupted by a change in the conditions. Add another line so if someone turns on a switch the Off program quits. It will restart next time the motion sensor sends an Off. The state of the switch won't matter, it will take an Action of someone pressing the switch On to make the program quit. You could watch the Status if you prefer. If Control 'Kitchen Motion Sensor' is switched Off And Control 'Kitchen Motion Sensor' is not switched On And Control 'Kitchen South' is not switched On Then Wait 30 minutes Set Scene 'Kitchen Low' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Rand