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What happens when you press and hold the door bell down longer? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why is it off instead of ON? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is the program set to control vs status? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Curious to know what the OP's purpose is for *Disabling* a Insteon device in a program?!?

Hello John, This really comes down to your personal environment and how complicated your system is. My intention for placing the ISY Series Controller on a UPS is based on up time, reliability, and reducing life cycle due to an electrical fault. Providing clean and steady power is important to the longevity of any electronic component. For most people a UPS for a controller is a moot point since 99% of the population don't have or employ a whole house generator. So there really isn't anything to control or manage. Having said this it really comes down to use case and personal need. I am of the mind everything that can be placed on a AVR / UPS is done so . . .

An expensive work around is placing the ISY Series Controller on a dedicated UPS. I did this way back in the day for exactly this problem. Also the use of Status vs Control is something you may want to play with but for me I don't see the value in doing so. As it could very well introduce another unexpected behavior not planned for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The problem with Alexa, Home, Siri, Cortana, is they have no concept or knowledge of what a device is. This must be defined by the user / maker. Proactive and reactive voice announcements have already been made available for about 16 months now for Alexa. I have been using it to advise me of energy targets, temperature, humidity, voltage, security, and force protection. Julie U.S is the reactive system which automatically announces defined conditions without my intervention. Alexa, must be asked but this system provides real time updates and status of every facet of the home, property, weather, security, and force protection elements. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Totally normal until the sensor is tripped again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

LOL . . . I was cut off during the *NO* steps had to recharge my iPhone. IF NO: 1. If the LED blinks and you don't receive an email where the door bell is located. Its assumed the RF signaling isn't being received by the Insteon network. The only solution is to install a dual band device like a plug in device. 2. Same as step 1 - Poor Insteon RF coupling. 3. Same as step 1 - Poor Insteon RF coupling. 4. If RF coupling has been confirmed in steps 1~3. Press and hold the door bell for several seconds and advise what the results are. Based on my field tests and hooking up more than seven Insteon door bells. If the system operates if the door bell is held down longer than a simple push and go. The solution is to purchase a more sensitive N.O. reed switch because the magnetic field isn't strong / too fast to pull the reed switch. P.S. I forgot to state the obvious because this was done by a friend. Ensure the reed switch is attached to the correct solenoid!! As you can see there are two in my door bell one for the front and one for the rear. In my home I only have a front door bell. That is the one on the right and the left solenoid is for the rear which isn't attached to anything. Best to have someone ring the door bell and watch the plunger move up and down and confirm the reed is on the correct unit!

The first thing I would do is stick to the basics and complete the following. 1. Where ever the open-close sensor is press the white set button. Does the ISY Series Controller see it and is there a follow up email? If yes go to step 2 2. Take the two wires leading out of the open-close sensor and touch them. Do you see the green LED blink and do you receive an email in the same spot? If yes go to step 3. 3. Reattach the reed switch and pass over a magnet and confirm you see the LED blink and receive a follow up email. If yes go to step 4. 4. With the system configured using the reed switch ensure the reed is mounted to the door bells solenoid. Ring the door bell and confirm the LED blinks and you receive a follow up email. If no the gap distance is too far, reed switch requires a stronger magnetic pull, the magnetic field isn't strong enough. This is why the most sensitive reed switch with a wide gap distance is normally employed because they will active with the slightest magnetic field measured in milli heneries.

Some thoughts and consideration if you decide to go this route. 1. You must use *Control* as the condition. 2. The gap distance between the reed switch and the solenoid must be very close and affixed securely. 3. To avoid duplicate emails / SMS insert a wait statement prior to the email. 4. The N.O. sensor should have a large gap distance specification this will ensure the reed always trips open a magnetic field being generated. 5. Ensure you have a strong dual band Insteon network in place. Using 3M double sided tape wasn't enough because the surface area was not flat. To ensure the reed sensor stayed in place I inserted some foam along with the 3M tape. Once the case is in place the entire Insteon / Door bell integration is well hidden and stealthy.

Sorry to hear the replace with didn't work. But happy to learn the final outcome was positive.

My bad I forgot that first thread in the original Insteon forum. ☹️ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not sure what thread you're referring too but their is an entire *Forum* dedicated to the Insteon Wish List: http://forum.insteon.com/forum/main-category/new-insteon-device-wish-list

In the big picture if this feature is important to you. There is a formal Wish List company thread created by Insteon. Those so willing should focus their energy by adding said request to the Insteon Wish List!!! [emoji106] In my time on this planet I've found more people are talkers than doers!! [emoji849] Let's do more than talk . . .

From a practical stand point I would say offer real world examples and demo of the Polyglot framework in use. If I saw Sonos, NEST, Phillips Hue, what ever operating in a You Tube video with a high level over view with links to the developer SDK etc. That would be a good first step along with Twitter, FaceBook, exposure etc. I think the biggest opportunity is sending out this information to tech websites that can help bring more awareness. Another important part is working with partners who can help cross promote the framework while using it in their products. Another opportunity for UDI for revenue stream is offering to provide the development of said node server to connect to what ever. As you noted the geo fence development was a great working example. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You should be able to click on the device in the tree. Right mouse click and select replace with. Keeping in mind you need to add the new device first to the controller so you can REPLACE WITH X. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Now, the areas bolded in red is what I didn't know or understand. Does the NMM consortium group have or will offer a means to certify a node server / node service meets all of the requirements?

Michel, I truly believe anything that helps 3rd party developers take on, and adopt this framework is worth while. My hopes are 3rd part Devs will see value in this Polyglot framework to start their very own development as has been seen in the Vera / Homeseer forums. On a related tangent has the company been able to sort out the possibility to create node servers they could sell? I think this is one of the pain points for some developers . . . Also, there are a few highly requested node servers that have been created by others in this forum. My question is (IF) UDI will ever be able to offer Sonos, NEST, Phillips Hue, (Name what ever is popular) as pre reconfigured nodes?

SNI in my estimation is just a work around to the core problem of running out of IP addresses. The flexibility SNI offers to large enterprise companies can't be understated. But the reality is its just another choice / solution to help resolve past issues in the Internet topology. I don't believe the creators of the Internet were ever imagining trillions of devices on line at any given moment in time. With the advent of IoT devices the need for IPv6 addressing is fast approaching . . .

LOL . . .

https://torquemag.io/2013/12/sni-why-ssls-wont-need-their-own-ips-for-much-longer/

Mwester, Your uncanny ability to dumb things down to the masses is right up there with my partner in crime Oberkc!! [emoji106] Because I'm not a programmer and just some Average Joe. Some of these elements are harder for me to understand the first go round. I know in the past I read you created a node server using super tiny low power (ESP?) micro chip. I don't know how strong you're in programming but if you can rewind the clock to a time where you knew nothing. How do you rank being able to deploy a Polyglot node server from start to finish? 1 being very easy 5 being very hard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This assumes two things. If the load is attached you have five options because the top on is attached to the load and the bottom switch turns off the load and the top button. If the load is not attached the top on can be used independently of the bottom off button. I know clear as mud. . .

Hello Michel, Some of this may be covered by the developers SDK so apologies if it is. Will the Polyglot framework ever be refined to a point where a person need only populate data points from the 3rd party product / service? I suppose essentially what I'm asking is having basic to advanced templates already defined in the ISY Series Controller. Regarding a KS Project I would be lined up ready to go! I hope consideration for a Polyglot server is similar to what you proposed a few years ago but didn't materialize. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk