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Version 3.3.10 firmware. I am moving and leaving behind my ISY-99i as part of the home automation system. I'm taking my router with me, so I disconnected the ISY from the router and now the Mem and Err lights blink in sync. If I reconnect to router, they go out. Disconnect, they start blinking again. Regardless, the home automation events/programs/triggers seem to be working correctly. From the error log: Sun 2013/09/22 10:36:14 PM System -5 Start Sun 2013/09/22 10:36:17 PM System -100 No network connection Sun 2013/09/22 10:38:46 PM System -170001 [Network] Established Sun 2013/09/22 10:42:46 PM System -5 Start Sun 2013/09/22 10:42:49 PM System -170001 [Network] Established Sun 2013/09/22 10:43:19 PM System -100 No network connection Sun 2013/09/22 10:46:24 PM System -170001 [Network] Established Sun 2013/09/22 10:47:54 PM System -5 Start Sun 2013/09/22 10:47:58 PM System -170001 [Network] Established Sun 2013/09/22 10:50:27 PM System -100 No network connection Is there some config option that I can set or unset so it doesn't *need* to have a network connection? Already disabled NTP for time sync but it didn't help. Can't see any other options that would require it to reach the internet. Thanks, -- Vinnie

Ok, I think I figured out my own problem. I'll post my solution here for the benefit of anyone else who may have this question: I discovered that the best way to handle this was with two programs: one for Dinner On and one for Dinner Off. I had previously set the button to be a controller for the Dinner scene (which was a dinner ON scene). The trick (at least the one that worked for me) was to remove the button so it was no longer controlling any scenes directly, but instead I added programs to handle turning the various lights on/off based on the button being pressed. The Dinner sub-button is configured as a non-toggle [on] button. The Dinner On program is triggered by the Dinner keypad sub-button being pressed normally (control is "on"). The THEN action is to turn the "Dinner" scene on. The Dinner Off program is triggered by the Dinner keypad sub-button being held down (control is "fade up"). The THEN action is to only turn off the three kitchen lights that were turned on by the Dinner scene. All other lights are left unaffected. So far it seems to work well. Perhaps this will helps someone in the future.

I have a keypadlinc with a sub-button that is currently set up to turn on a dinner scene which turns off most house lights and only turns on three lights in the kitchen area. I would like to set it up so it toggles the scene, but it wouldn't be a true toggle. That is, it would only turn off the three kitchen lights when you turn the scene off and not affect the rest of the house lights (which it turned off earlier when activated). I have tried several attempts at adding a program to handle this but haven't been able to figure out a way to do what I want. I tried capturing the fast on/off of the sub-button and triggering a program to turn off the three dinner lights, but the fast on/off then acts against all the lights in the scene (even those the scene turns off when the button is single-pressed normally) and I end up with all house lights coming on full or all of them being turned off. I realize it may not be possible, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to do this? Thanks in advance for any assistance... -- Vinnie

I'll try contacting IES to see if they've got anything currently. Thanks!

Hi, I have the ISY-99i and I'm wondering if there are any touchscreen controllers for it. I know I can use an iPad/iPhone or Android device/tablet in a wall-hanger add-on, but I'm specifically looking for a permanent wall-mounted panel that wouldn't have a plug and wire sticking out of the side of it with a cable running down the wall to the plug. I would like something with a constant source of power that would not need to be taken down and recharged once a week or twice a month. Something similar to the IES wall mounted touch panel (http://www.iescorp-usa.com/?p=ies-insteon) but that works with the ISY. Does anyone make such a device? Thanks!

Hi, Here's what I'd like to do, and I'm wondering what the best (cleanest) way is to accomplish it: I have a 6-button KPL. One of the sub-buttons (say Button 'B') is being used to turn on a scene. Normally, I could just put Button B into the scene as a controller and set it to Toggle or Non-Toggle ON and it would control the scene. In my case, I want the button to always turn the scene on when pressed, so I selected Non-Toggle ON as the toggle mode. It works fine and turns the scene on whenever pressed. The problem (for me) is that the button's LED is always on. I would like the button's LED to always be off (or at the same level as the OFF level), kind of the way it works when you set the button to Non-Toggle OFF; that is, it flashes when pressed but then returns to an off state after the scene action is taken. I ended up writing a program that says: if status 'button b' is off or status 'button b' is on then wait 2 seconds set scene 'button b led' to fast off 'button b led' is a scene that has only 'button b' as a responder in it so I can control the led for that button. This works: It activates the controlled scene and then turns off the button's LED but seems kind of clunky. Is there a better, simpler way to achieve what I want that I'm just not seeing? Thanks!

Thanks, ISY-99i/IR PRO Firmware 3.1.16 (2012-12-39) 6-button KPL v .39 (as displayed in ISY admin) LED Setting: On=15 Off=7 Also, is it supposed to change the main (top/bottom) buttons or just the middle 4 buttons? In my case the numbers do "stick" in the admin panel after I set them, they just don't seem to affect the switch. So is it not possible to set things like 0/0 if you wanted to have no lights ever or, or conversely, have 7/7 to not show any difference whether on or off but still have it lit? Thanks!

I have a brand new Keypadlinc that I can't seem to change the on/off brightness for the LEDs. I can set different levels in the admin program, but it doesn't seem to change on the KPL. I am using 3.1.16 firmware. Otherwise, the KPL is working great. Any known issues with this or anything I might be missing with regards to setting the brightness via the admin app? Thanks, -- Vinnie

Thanks. Adding the delay of 2 seconds before the button B scene off command works.

I'm trying to sync a KPL secondary button that controls a single light to be on/off when another KPL secondary switch controls a scene containing that light. For example, KPL button A turns a scene on/off. That scene contains a light that is controlled by KPL button B. If I turn on button B, the light turns on. If I then turn on button A (scene), it leaves the light on (ok). If I now turn off button A (scene), it turns the light off, but button B is still in an on state and illuminated. I must now press button B twice to turn the light back on using that button. It's out of sync. I tried creating a special scene that has nothing but KPL button B in it as a responder. I then wrote a program to that says if KPL button A is switched off, then turn off the special scene containing KPL button B. But it's not working and button B stays lit when button A is turned off. Any ideas why this wouldn't work? Is there a better way to sync a KPL secondary button so that it is on/off when the light it controls is switched by a different scene/controller? Thanks, -- Vinnie

I can't remember now if I did any Set button links after adding some other devices to the ISY and I can't remember if I used the 3rd option when adding them. I think I have most of my links set up in the ISY so if I could magically remove the Set button links, I think 95% of my links would still work via the ISY. I might have to add one or two, but I think they're mostly configured in there. So, is there a way via the ISY to remove the Set button links and keep only the links in the ISY?

Before the ISY, I had set lots of manual links -- a few with inlinelincs. Will any of those previously set manual links start having trouble on 3.1.15 and higher?

Ah. I'm running 3.1.9. Even though I set the manual link for that button and it's working, I'll still perform the upgrade.

Update: I used manual linking by holding down the KPL button for 10 seconds to enter SET mode, then pressing the SET button on the InlineLinc Relay and that works. Now the KPL button controls the ILRelay perfectly. Not sure why I couldn't get this to work as a scene controller where the scene contained the ILRelay device, though -- especially since I had other scenes set up this way to be controlled by the KPL buttons...

Thanks. I was able to re-add it again and it worked this time. After "detecting" the KPL I can now set the level of the light that was giving me trouble. It also shows its version number properly now. Last problem: Everything is working but one button on the KPL (a secondary button). I have it set to turn on a patio light. The patio light is controlled by an inlinelinc relay (newly-ordered two days ago as well). I know the ILRelay works as I can control the light from the ISY interface (on and off). I know the button on the KPL assigned to control that light works as I can write an ISY program to turn the ILRelay on/off based on the button being switched on or off. But, if I create a scene in the ISY program called "Patio" and add the Patio Light device to it as a responder, then add the KPL button "Nook - Patio" to that scene as a controller, the button won't control the light. I have other scenes where I added the KPL button to that scene as a controller and it works fine. This is the only one where it won't trigger it on or off. The load is only incandescent, and the INRelay I bought is the dual-band version so I don't suspect much interference. Plus it consistently works if I trigger the ILRelay from the software or with a program triggered by the physical KPL button press (on/off), but not via the button as a scene controller only. Here's the diags when I press the KPL Patio button (secondary) in case it helps: Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:40 PM : [ IR] 02F2 Press Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 19.3F.53 00.00.04 CB 11 00 LTONRR (00) Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [standard-Group][19.3F.53-->Group=4] Max Hops=3, Hops Left=2 Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [ 19 3F 53 4] DON 0 Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [ 1A A7 9E 1] ST 255 Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [ 19 3F 53 4] ST 255 Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 19.3F.53 14.82.EB 41 11 04 LTONRR (04) Thu 12/29/2011 08:53:46 PM : [standard-Cleanup][19.3F.53-->ISY/PLM Group=4] Max Hops=1, Hops Left=0 Any ideas on this one? Thanks again for all your help!

Deleted it and tried to re-add it but got the message shown.

Oddly, in ISY admin it shows as ver. 00, but I think it said version 5.2 on the label when I installed it. I just ordered it two days ago so I hope it's current!

Thanks. I think this is what I have been trying. I think the problem is related to the one light that I can't set properties for. It's the "nook light", which is the light controlled directly by the KPL itself (top/bottom buttons on 6-button KPL). I can set it to 60% for the scene (when I click on the scene title), but not when I click on the KPL button inside that scene. Then I can't set it to 60% without it setting itself back to 100%. I've attached a screenshot of my admin program on the page where I try to edit the settings of the Kitchen Nook Light. On the left, under "Dinner" scene, I have selected the "Nook-Dinner" button which is a secondary button on the KPL. When I try to lower the Kitchen Nook Light slider on the right, it has been reset to 100% when I come back to it. Does it matter than the Kitchen Nook Light (the one not letting me change it) is the load directly controlled by the same KPL's main button(s)?

Hi, I have the ISY-99i/IR Pro. I added a keypadlinc 6 button switch today. I have a Dinner scene already existing that works. In the ISY admin program, I added the KPL as a device and it properly created the 4 secondary switches for me. Next, I dragged a secondary button into the existing Dinner scene and set it to act as a controller. It did this and it worked. Pressing the button on the KPL toggled the scene on and off. Only problem is that the scene was defined to set the three lights to 60% and that always worked. But the KPL button sets one of the lights in the scene to 100% always when turned on. I viewed the scene properties in the admin program and the lights are all defined correctly (all to 60%). When I click on the secondary button (the copy IN the scene as a controller), it shows the three lights and their settings. But the one light shows being set to 100% and the ramp is 0s but my Dinner scene is defined to 60% and 4.5s rampt time. So I drag it down to 60% for the level and 4.5s for ramp time and it writes my changes. But when I click onto another device or scene and come back to the secondary button inside the scene (the controller), it shows that one light at 100% and 0s ramp again. It won't let me change that one light as it applies to the KPL secondary button. Any ideas what I'm missing? Thanks! -- Vinnie

Thanks -- I'll try that. So the TO time is used to trigger an instance of the program? If I add an OFF command to the ELSE, will that ONLY occur at exactly 5 AM, or will it occur at all times not between 1 AM and 5 AM? That is, if I add an OFF to the ELSE, it won't cause the light be turned off every time I turn it on manually after 5AM, will it? Thanks!

Hi, I wrote the following program to turn a light on and off randomly through the night, between 1am and 5am. The program is named 'Random Foyer Light': If From 1:00 AM To 5:00 AM (same day) Then Set 'Foyer Light' On Wait 15 minutes (random) Set 'Foyer Light' Off Wait 4 minutes (random) Run Program 'Random Foyer Light' (If) Else -- No Action -- The program ran fine and turned the light on and off for random periods of time, but after 8:00 AM, the light was still on. I would have thought that the last action that would occur during the last run would be to turn the light off, wait a few minutes, then try to execute the program again but if it was after 5 AM it would simply stop, leaving the light off. I had also assumed that if the program was in the first (on) "wait" period when it passed 5 AM, that the current execution would at least run to completion which would include turning the light off again after several minutes. What am I missing or misunderstanding about how the program executes?

Awesome -- thanks!

Thanks - that would be a shame. It's only a year or two old. I'd suspect a power surge if I knew of one, but then again, I've had a whole-house surge suppressor on the circuit panel since I moved in and haven't lost anything else electronic, so I'm fairly confident it hasn't taken a hit. Since this new dinner time program will be used every day, I should have a quick sense if it loses its records again. Is there a way to view the PLM's data to see if it's got the information it's supposed to have? Either way, if it continues to toast, at least it's less than $100. Thanks again, Lee...

You da man! I ignored the Triggerlincs and just did the Restore PLM option anyway. Now all my switches showed up in Event Viewer so I tried my Dinner Time program and tested double-tapping the nook light switch and sure enough, it detected it and ran, turning on my Dinner scene! Thanks a million! I've been banging my head all day trying to resolve this! -- Vinnie

I was going to try this, but I have 3 triggerlincs. The admin panel says to set all triggerlincs in set mode. For some reason I can set the first one to set mode, but setting another one causes the first to leave set mode (blinking turns off). If I set the first one, the second one stops blinking. It's like the triggerlincs are conflicting with each other.