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Jmed999 what features would be on your wishlist for a new android app? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the great ideas guys! I am thinking of a hybrid approach of the two suggestions. Part of my issue was placement of the sensor itself. Then updating the programs using the suggestions should really help.

I have been getting back into my automation setup and really want to tackle my issues with motion sensors and detecting occupancy. What I want to happen is to have devices go off if the room is empty, but not go off if I am still in the room being still (watching a movie or doing computer work). Just looking to start a dialog and see if others are doing something similar and how they are doing it. Thanks. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

Thank you LeeG. Works as expected after following your instructions. Cheers. I was also having an issue with the sensing mode not working in the previous program. Changing the motion sensor from 'status' to 'control' fixed the sensing issue. Hope this helps someone.

Hello, I have a motion sensor that is not linked to anything. I have a program run when the sensor is triggered to control devices or scenes based on time of day. During the day I have the sensor turn on a single light. That program looks like this: If $IsDarkOutside is 0 And Control 'Office / Office Motion-Sensor' is switched On Then Set 'Office / Office Fan Light' 100% Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') The light in the action list ramps to 100% over 30 seconds, however I want to change that. The local device settings are set to instant on/off, but that is not happening from my program. So my question is where is this ramp rate coming from and how to change it? Thanks!

The "songid" is the id of the file assigned by xbmc when the media folder is scanned by xbmc. The other "id" is the id of the xbmc player. The player ids are either 1, 2, or 3 and reference the xbmc music player, video player, and photo 'player' (viewer). You might check the protocol example page for some additional samples: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=JSON-RPC_API/Examples.

Should be fine. Is xbmc running? It has to be open to work as it does not run as a service. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Hello Michel, Sorry for the ambiguity. The elk programs just turn on a light or turn on a scene. I have noticed that this delay is also present in the network module and the triggering of the network resources. Also the test button is inactive in the network resource page and I cant get it to activate. I am thinking about a factory reset on the isy and plm and adding only a few devices to see what happens. I never realized what a big part ISY plays in my setup until I had to take it out due to this stability issue. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

My system went AWOL a few days ago. I am slowly getting it pieced back together. The main issue was my PLM dying. Everything is almost back up and working except for my ISY programs that involve Elk. I have lots of programs that watch for zone violations and react, but this reaction has now went from nearly instantaneous to 20-60 seconds delayed. Tried: Power cycle / reboot Elk, XEP, ISY, and my router. Triple check all configuration settings. Notes: No changes have been made to my system recently. Just went from fine to AWOL all on it's own. Using 994 with 4.0.5. All my devices have static IP addresses. My local network is working fine with no recent changes as well. I have noticed a lot of 'Elk Query All Failed, requesting retry' in my log. Any advice/info on how to resolve? Thanks!

You will want the frequent ping for vehicle detection. The highest setting is every 30 seconds. From what I have read the tag manager can be firmware updated to remove the cloud aspect. The downside is that the firmware is not able to be field updated and must be shipped back to the maker for updates. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

I am using this: http://www.wirelesstag.net/ Still fairly new product to my setup but so far so good. Has a url calling feature on certain conditions, one of which is lost/made connections, which I use to run a REST command in Isy to change a vehicle status boolean. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

Not enough info to review as we need to rule out that the program is not being triggered. Can you post your code?

I use a program called mp3tag. Great to hear that this part is solved. I'm sure someone can help you out on the other issue if you post your programs. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

Hello. I got it working fine. I think the issue was that there was no tag info on the file. I added misc tag info and attached it. Try it again with the attached file. Driveway.zip

+1 for fanlinc. Have 5 of them and they are ultra reliable. I don't believe I have ever had a missed command. In any event the light does not turn on, at least in my experience, when power is removed and re-applied. The only downer is the control aspect. Most use up 4 kpl scene buttons to fully control. I use 1 with state variables, but it is a tad bit on the slow side. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

A quick edit to my last post to clarify some confusion. The 'unique id' referenced in my last post is something generated automatically. Do not change your file names. After the media directory has been scanned into XBMC, run the following to verify what id was assigned to each song: { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "AudioLibrary.GetSongs" , "id": 1 }. You can also use a web browser to run the above command using: http://IP Address of PC running XBMC:Port/jsonrpc?request= { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "AudioLibrary.GetSongs" , "id": 1 }. Depending on the browser you are using you may have to remove the white space for the above to work.

Sure. Here is a quick guide to get ISY talking to XBMC. Go to the XBMC website and download the appropriate flavor: http://xbmc.org/download/ Install and launch. From the home screen go to ’System’, then ‘Settings’, then ‘Services’, then ‘Webserver’. Click the option to ‘Allow control of XBMC via HTTP’ and also set a password. The easiest way to play a song through XBMC is to add it to the XBMC library. It doesn't add it locally, just adds the song info to its database and, most importantly, gives the song a unique id that we can reference. From XBMC home screen click on 'Music'. From the 'Music-Files' dialog select 'Add source'. Browse to the folder location of your music library, or simply type in the path, and click 'Ok' to add. *IMPORTANT* After the source is added, right-click on the source name and select 'Scan item to library'. Once complete we are ready to add our network resource in ISY. Login to the admin console and go to 'Configuration', then 'Networking', and finally 'Network Resources'. Click 'Add'. Set to the following: 1.) http 2.)GET 3.) Host (IP address of pc running XBMC) 4.) Port (From XBMC webserver settings. Defaults to 80) 5.) Path. Enter the following. Replace the number after 'songid' with the id of your audio file: /jsonrpc?request={ "jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "Player.Open", "params": { "item" : { "songid": 1} }, "id": 1 } 6.) Tick 'Encode URL'. 7.) Under 'Headers' click 'Add' and 'Authorization'. Enter your XBMC webserver username and password setup earlier. 8.) Click 'Update', then 'Save'. 9.) Click 'Save' again once back in the 'Network Resources' page. Highlight the name of your new resource and click 'Test', and if everything went right your song will start playing on the computer running XBMC. Note that XBMC application needs to be running for it to receive theses requests. Some other good resources: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=JSON-RPC_API http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=JSON-RPC_API/v6 There are lots more you can do with this robust protocol and awesome app.

Like I said earlier I use xbmc to play media on my htpc. So if I were to do this I would: 1.) Create a network resource in ISY to play the mp3. If you use xbmc the format for a http request is: http://:/jsonrpc?request= Your request would contain the play command and the path or id of the file to play. 2.) Create a program in ISY that runs when the TriggerLinc triggers. Something to the effect of: If Control 'TriggerLinc' is switched on Then Resource XBMC_Driveway_Alert Notify Send email If you need more help on the xbmc request let me know and I can figure it out exactly when i get home later.

I use network resources in programs and the turn around is near instantaneous. In fact I have a motion detector at the front door send me an email on motion, and motion trigger to email receipt is fairly consistent at 7 seconds (gmail). Of course you can always re-order you statements so the sound triggers first and then do the email.

If the insteon door sensor already triggers isy during the event, then why not use a network resource to trigger the sound when the email is sent? There are plenty of options in this arena. One I use a lot is xbmc, which has a well documented json api, but there are plenty others. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

I'm playing around with my smart meter and I wanted to store usage info to a variable, but didnt see it as a valid action in program setup. By usage info i mean yesterdays consumption, current demand, and total usage for the current month to date. Can I get this info into a variable? I know mobilinc shows an updated real time usage number as well as total monthly consumption. Thanks. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

Great! Hopefully this will help rope in my outrageous energy consumption during the summer. Thank you.

Are there any pre/post install considerations needed to add the zigbee radio to a 994i? Or is it just plug and play? 1.) power down the isy 2.) open it up 3.) insert radio card 4.) install antenna through the case 5.) connect the antennae wiring to the radio card 6.) close it up 7.) power it back up Thank you.

LeeG I do not have an issue reading criticism regarding smarthome and insteon. That stuff is all over the place. I have purchased many technologies that have not suited me and I have dumped them as well. I get it. If you want to warn the community about smarthome then great: Start a new thread and list specific concerns to help people make informed decisions about their HA route. It just seems to me such a conversation would be better suited in a general lighting discussion, like over on cocoontech, then discouraging a member here who has a very specific issue. I don't disagree with you. All these technologies have good, bad, and ugly associated with them and it is up to each to decided what level of each they can live with.

@Nikki. No worries. Let me start over and see if I can help: +1 on checking if the device is older. Newer firmware seems much more solid as far as device performance is concerned. Speaking from personal experience my newer devices have been better than older devices. In my setup I have had 2 switches go bad and 2 iolincs go bad. They were replaced and are working well. These 4 replacements are over 7 years. I got the switches replaced under warranty, and the iolincs I just replaced out of pocket. So in my case it has been ~$200 worth of issues spread out over 7 years. But I know others aren't so fortunate. Doing a reset/rewrite is solid first step advise. If that doesn't do it I would expect a switch fault as well. Make sure to turn off power when connecting a new switch, cause I tried it once with the power on and fried it.