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Hello Andrew, I don't really follow what is happening here - You have created many threads on this forum before how did you ever connect your Insteon network if you didn't have a 2413S PLM? That is the little white box that is connected to the ISY Series Controller.

Bring all three items to the same room as the 2413S PLM and plug it into the same outlet. What is the results of adding in the new hardware?

Not at the moment . . .

You are probably one of the few people I have ever read in this forum that have done almost everything I have suggested to ensure a safe remote GDO activation. As noted it doesn't matter what Home Automation safeties are in place if the basic GDO hardware isn't routinely checked, inspected, and calibrated to meet safety guidelines. Key things with the annual GDO inspection is validation of the force detection, optical reversal, crush depth, and the unsprung free weight tension of the torsion springs.

But to clarify if the OP has a standard none Insteon switch can he make the device fade dim? I don't believe a standard switch would allow this? [emoji848] Anyone? ========================= The highest calling in life is to serve ones country faithfully - Teach others what can be. Do what is right and not what is popular.

As Stu noted its important to know what controls the ballast load. If its a relay on-off device you will simply have on-off levels defined as you have up top. If however you have a Insteon dimmer switch attached you can dim the ballast as expected. Having said this I am a little surprised the product can't natively dim by itself? Based on the screen capture would this device not behave like a micro relay / dimmer module? As it has direct control of the load so would expect any switch if held down to allow dim control?!?!

What is the reason for starting over again?

Here is a primer regarding variables: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:How-To_Guide#Variables If you have specific questions please do ask and I am sure there will be lots of answers.

LOL Wasn't expecting a Star Trek reply at all - Well played . . .

Once again what does the modified HUB indicate as the RF frequency in use?!? [emoji53] If the HUB indeed uses 50 Hz the RF sending frequency more than likely won't be 915 MHz. Keeping in mind this assumes you purchased items for the EU. If you purchased NA parts directly from SH there are quite a few insteon devices which support 50/60 Hz and offer 100-277 VAC. If that is the case your first step is to confirm proper coupling / bridging via the 4 tap beacon test outlined in the full users manual. Since the home is 3 phase this is paramount to couple all three phases.

All I can say is you're damn lucky the people in that building are honest. LMAO - Well played . . .

If your area uses 110 VAC @ 50 Hz you can not use a AP / RE. As they operate on 60 Hz hence why I am asking for your confirmation as to the hardware in use and their specifications.

Can you better describe the entire Insteon network that exists in the new home? What type of ISY and firmware are you using at the new home? Have you confirmed proper coupling / bridging via the 4 tap beacon test as outlined in the full users manual? Also have you indeed confirmed the frequency the modified HUB is using vs the MS you have in hand? Perhaps some photo's of the controller, HUB, MS showing their stickers would help here.

Is the modified HUB using the same 915 Mhz carrier wave? If not it won't work as its on a totally different frequency. If your modified HUB is in fact using the same 915 Mhz frequency it may very well be the device is not supported in the HUB. This was seen on another modified HUB by a member here . . . NOTE: If the HUB is operating on 50 Hz power line its almost a given the RF frequency won't be 915 Mhz.

OK, let's start with some basics here shall we . . . 1. Where do you live? Canada, USA, Other? 2. What exact model motion sensor are you using provide a direct link from SH. 3. What is the power / frequency your area uses?

Almost all Insteon devices being sold today are dual band. If the place of residence has no dual band hardware than a AP / RE must be in place to translate the MS RF signal to the 2413S PLM. NOTE: This assumes the 2413S PLM is not with in the RF distance of the motion sensor.

Generally speaking its best practice to use scenes where ever possible. The reliance on programs for complex scene management will leave the home in a unknown state should there ever be a power issue. Even though the bulk of the members here aren't geared to think about their home as a system. Its always best practice to plan and assume for the worst case scenario. Failure to do so will impact the home, family, and the over all WAF - Assuming it matters to you!

I don't really follow what you're asking considering the manual you indicated is for a single button paddle RL2? The options you see in the ISY Series Controller assume its for a 4 / 8 button RL2.

Yes, that is correct. Please also note several of the devices you noted up above are only (Single Band) devices. If after a factory hard reset you still can not add and create scenes via the ISY Series Controllers. Please ensure the following house cleaning steps have been done: 1. Ensure the RL2 is fully charged regardless if its new. 2. Adding: Under the *Link Management* tab up above select the appropriate RL2 in question. Ensure you follow the pop up messages that follow and confirm the RL2 is indeed in linking mode by the flashing red LED. 3. Place the RL2 next to the 2413S PLM or any dual band device. 4. Sometimes you have to use the other two methods to add the RL2 which is the two whirling blue / yellow arrows vs the *New Insteon* device option. 5. RF Noise: As an aside this isn't very common but if you have baby monitors, older portable house phones which operate on the older 900 Mhz frequency please ensure you unplug them while the above steps are in progress. 6. Lastly, if your ISY Series Controller has lots of network / programs actively running please disable them as this sometimes causes the controller to slow down and time out in the adding process.

Best practice is to always hard reset any device upon receipt or if its acting strange. Ensure you remove the device from the controller first before doing so. Some devices surprisingly require more than one hard reset to finalize the process so keep this in mind.

To further add on to what Larry noted up above - best practices is to have the bulk of the Insteon network using scenes. Doing so ensures devices will operate if the controller is off line. Programs are intended to add conditional logic or make a device behave differently from its native operations.

To further add to Brian H's comment many if not all Z-Wave devices do not support *Instant Status* therefor their current state must also be queried.

Hello Matt, Not trying to confuse the issue here but the Query at start up would indeed identify the current state of a device. The second issue you need to identify is whether or not the Insteon devices you have concern over have what is known as *Last Known State* Meaning, if the device was on and power went out - upon restore of utility power that same device would turn back on and vise versa. Some older Insteon devices would either go off if it was powered on vs others would react in the opposite fashion. Also, you can use one of several methods that works best for your use case like query a scene / device in the program or use *Responding*.

Hello Matt, One of the options under the programs section is *Run at startup*. Please note having too many programs initializing during a reboot process will add delays to the controller when its querying the Insteon network. This can be from five minutes to almost an hour . . .

Would you be able to offer a little more insight about the use case for a better reply? As there is no direct benefit of having one single device in scene vs it being on its own. The only time this premise is not true is some older devices would not respond unless placed in a scene. Meaning direct management would not operate as expected from the ISY Series Console. This has no relations to direct linking in the purest sense though just to be clear.