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Hello Mark, I don't want to answer for everyone but I have found 9 months of battery works with our always busy kitchen motion sensor. The less used laundry room has been active for over 18 months. Our outside sensors have been working for over 6 months but haven't been tested with below 0F yet,. Rand

Hello ingeborgdot, Sorry I was away for the weekend. You have mail Rand

According to the programmers you should be able to Query the Low Battery node to reset.

Hello jrainey, You do not have to worry about RAM a program uses. There is a firmware imposed limitation of 300 programs on the standard ISY and 1000 programs on the Pro upgrade. The most time consumptive limitation is the Insteon signals which usually take ~.25 seconds. You can check the Free RAM using Tools | Diagnostics | File System Status For more information concerning the processor and RAM please see our FAQs: ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Frequently_Asked_Questions#Specifications Rand

Hi Jack, If all you want is the motion sensor to switch the light may i suggest creating a scene with the MS as a controller and the sink light as a responder? There isn't really any need for a program in this scenario. If that works we will have to figure out why the program doesn't function as expected because it should. Rand

You can put the On program in folder with the dusk to dawn conditions: Folder Conditions for 'Only when Dark' Add conditions to limit when programs in this folder are allowed to run. If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) Then Allow the programs in this folder to run. Or you can add the Conditions to the On program: If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And Control 'Motion Sensor 1' is switched On Or Control 'Motion Sensor 2' is switched On Then Set Scene 'Motion' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') but I would not use those Conditions in the Off programs. Rand

Turning the lights on can be done with a single program: If Control 'Motion Sensor 1' is switched On Or Control 'Motion Sensor 2' is switched On Then Set Scene 'Motion' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Turning the lights Off will require a program for each motion sensor: If ( Control 'Motion Sensor 1' is switched Off And Status 'Motion Sensor 2' is Off ) And Control 'Motion Sensor 1' is not switched On And Control 'Motion Sensor 2' is not switched On Then Wait 5 minutes Set Scene ' Motion' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') If ( Control 'Motion Sensor 2' is switched Off And Status 'Motion Sensor 1' is Off ) And Control 'Motion Sensor 1' is not switched On And Control 'Motion Sensor 2' is not switched On Then Wait 5 minutes Set Scene ' Motion' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

As oberkc suggests it sounds like communication issues. Does the LED on the motion sensor blink several times when motion is detected? If so then I suggest a factory reset of the MS followed by Restore Device. Rand

We do have a page in the Wiki for the Event Viewer:ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Using_the_Event_Viewer

Hi JP, Good to read that the thermostat adapter is working as expected for you. Thermostats do not allow you to turn the fan off. It is necessary that the furnace/AC be able to control the fan. Thus there is only On or Auto. Setting the thermostat mode to Off and the fan to Auto will prevent the fan from running. See this Wiki page: ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Linking_a_Thermostat If your fan changes do not seem to have any effect it could be caused by this: Changing the Fan status (on the thermostat itself) too quickly causes the updates not be sent to ISY. This is NOT a bug but limitations on the thermostat adapter interface. Rand

Hi sanders2222, The Program modes will use the programming you entered in the thermostat. The other modes will not use the thermostat programs. So when you want the ISY to control the thermostat don't use the Program modes. An advantage to using the ISY, as you have found, is that you can use other conditions to change the setpoints, such as your Home and Away programs. Rand

Hi jtara92101, You can view the Last Run Time on the Program Summary panel. Rand

Hi johnnyt, You will have to Remove the KPL and add it back. This will remove it from all the scenes. You will not have to remove the scenes, you will have to add the KPL back to the scenes though. As for your programs, they use the Insteon address so once you add back the KPL they should function, depending on which buttons you are using in them. Rand

Hi aLf, Personally, I would create a number of programs. One (or two) to turn the lights on, another one or two to turn them off, one (or more) to watch the status. Create a scene with both switches and control the scene rather than individual devices. Try to keep each program as simple as possible. Put all the programs in a folder just to stay organized, but you could also add a date range to the folder. Rand

Hello dkaleita, If a factory reset didn't change the behavior I would have to assume the KPL is defective. Smarthome support may have other tests. Rand

You should not have to use a Wait. Would you try a program that only watches for the KPL Off? Rand

Have you tried the UDI link? http://www.universal-devices.com/99i How about a reboot if that doesn't work? Rand

Hi JerryB, Sometimes that is caused by your firewall software. Can you link by address? ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Link_Management_Menu#New_INSTEON_Device Rand

Hi JP, The thermostat will send updates when the data changes. If there are no changes it will not send anything. You can test by making changes at the thermostat. Rand

You should certainly have log entries except for a short time after you select Clear Log. If you Telnet to the ISY and issue LS LOG it should list several files with various sizes. Rand

Hi Steve, If you are trying to view the log in Excel you need to enable macros. ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Errors_And_Error_Messages#Viewing_the_Log_file Rand

Hi hbsh01, All I can see is that you should change your status program to control the 'KPL 1 Scenes / KPL-1-B, Scene' rather than the 'A/C M.B.R. Scene'. After all, the A/C is already On or Off, right? Rand

If you don't enter any time in the Before/After it will revert to After. Rand

Hi robandcathy, I think you want From/To and not Time is. Select the Time is drop-down and choose From. Another scheduler will open which begins with To. Rand

Hi Tim, What happens if you change the level? Set the level to say 85. Rand