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So, it isn't so much "dual band" as it is "dual path"? There is still an intrinsic dependency upon getting the zero-crossing on the power line in order to send over the radio? TBH, that sounds like a terrible idea - to make the radio signal dependent upon the power line that it is trying hard to bypass. Does that mean that the radios are only listening at zero-crossing? And how does that make sense with regards to remotelincs, which have no reference to power line? Again, those seem to be working fine in my household right now.

I'm thinking it may be easier to either just move the PLM (using a long ethernet connection) to another part of the house, or bringing other power to the PLM (temporarily, in the form of an extension cord). If either of those "fix" the problem, that will "work" until whatever circuit the PLM is on becomes noisy...

I thought the whole purpose of the insteon is that it is dual-band - AC and radio. I have a dual-band PLM for that reason. If there is noise on the line (and I expect in my house, there would be), that it would rely upon the radio for most of the stuff. What's odd is that my keypadlincs seem to be working the most reliably, including the one on my desk in the midst of all of the other "stuff" plugged in.

Perhaps a better question is - what tools do you true pros use to measure AC line noise wrt Insteon channels. ?

The PLM is plugged into a straight extension cable (no power strip) that runs into a plug in the office. At that plug (6 outlets) there are 2 plug-in controllers (one for a desk lamp, one for a floor fan), a power strip with several USB adapters in it for charging a variety of usb devices on my desk, and a paper shredder (turned off, hasn't been used in months). On that same CIRCUIT, I have the rest of my office - a 1500watt UPS with about 20 items plugged in to both the battery protected and surge-protected side (I have a fairly powerful office computing environment), It is not overloaded, I just have a lot of low amperage devices that all need power. My ISY is on the battery backup; I prefer to keep computer equipment as protected as possible. Now, if you are suggesting that I relocate the ISY and/or PLM to a less potentially line-noise environment, that would be doable but problematic. My only wired connections to the Internet are in my office. The only "easily" accessible other area is directly downstairs in the family room (TV, home theater PC, and other associated equipment). It too has a 1500watt UPS at that location, powering the TV, internet modem, etc. If it is "noise" as you suspect, would it be fair to assume that powering off the offending device would instantly clear up the connection? If so, I can certainly turn everything off in sequence to see if / when the problem "goes away". (Just now, my office ceiling fan light went out - likely in response to a command I gave at the admin console 30+ minutes ago. The local KeyLinc (on my desk) immediately turned it back on).

As of just now, my Living Room FanLinc has joined in by becoming unreachable. Note, these are the ones that the system actually reports as being problematic. Late last night, HOURS after I did the last power-off / power-on of the PLM & ISY, things appeared to be returning to normal - I could use the CrtlHome ios app to turn lights and fans on, and Alexa integration had returned. I thought, ok, perhaps I don't need to make that $500 purchase of Alexa-direct-controlled devices yet and spend a weekend flipping breakers and replacing controllers. However, when I awoke, things were bad again. Alexa integration, crtlHome are both not working, and only a few devices work when I'm in the isy admin panel. Some work, but take seconds to actually "work" (click on "ON", wait 5 seconds, the light turns on). I dunno. Another $80 for a PLM that will last how long? $160 if I want to make sure I'm not without a system for a few days. And even then, when I replaced it, it took it several hours for it to get its head on straight.

I continue to get Which is an old fanlinc controller, but I replaced the physical fan behind it back in October(?) - nothing special, but I did replace the single 6W LED light kit with a larger 18W one, since it is the sole light in the room, and it is used as an office. This is what is in my main listing: Now, what is odd is that the wireless 8-button RemoteLinc has now started to work again. so I can control the light and the fan using the wireless remote, but the fan light & motor still show as having changes ready for them, but pushing the writes gives the failure messages above. None of my schedules house-wide are working yet (dusk lights didn't come on), and alexa / isy integration still doesn't work. But, unlike the previous time, I am still getting notifications from my door lock (kwikset / z-wave to z-wave dongle in iSY to ISY settings to email). That hasn't stopped at all. Now, I'd rather not delete that fan / light yet, since it is in my office, and I need the light to work at least until tomorrow. If you honestly think another PLM is going to solve it, I'll buy one. But I'm wondering why I'm going through them once every couple years - this will be my third or fourth one... Is it really a "short term use item", and I should by a spare just to have on hand when this one dies again? Should I do yet another Factory Reset : (paulbates from last time ) Restore the back up Factory reset the new PLM unplug it from the wall outlet and wait 10 seconds. Press and hold its SET button, plug it back in, continue holding the SET button for 3 seconds and release. After several seconds, the Status LED will turn on, indicating a reset is complete. Restore PLM from the file menu James

Ok, What is GOING ON!!!??? (this happened just about 9 months ago - but this year I haven't done anything EXCEPT I replaced the fan & lightkit on one of my Fanlincs, but that was like 3-4 weeks ago?) It's started again. Alexa can't reach any of my devices. my.isy.io is likewise "dead". My Zwave lock is reportedly "jammed" (it isn't). All of my wireless controls are no longer controlling anything. Basically, if it is controlled by voice or internet or wireless alone, it's out of my control right now. Once again, the ISY has re-programmed the ON Level and Ramp Timer for the Fan Lincs to 0% and 9min, respectively (instead of 100% and 0.1 sec). Now, since I can't write to the devices, (error communicating), I'm wondering what is going on. This time, I'm not taking any action for 24 hours, unless someone can suggest a potential fix. But, I'm starting to lose faith...

So, I just spent some time in the wiki looking for this, but it appears that the latest ISY/994i documentation is for 3.3.16(?) . Or am I just looking in the wrong location. I'm basically just looking for the latest doc for reference. Thanks.

All, Simple question, did the search, didn't find an answer, so I figured I would ask. I have a Keypadlinc that is dying (buzzing / arcing on about 1/3 of the keypresses), but it is still "working". I have a replacement unit on its way from Amazon by Tuesday. I have an ISY 994i Pro that controls the whole system. Assuming that I physicaly pull the old unit out & wire the new unit in, how do I tell the ISY that the new SN replaces the old SN, and do all the reprogramming of the keys, etc.? I'd rather sit in front of the computer for 30 minutes vs standing in the hallway for 10 minutes, if that makes any difference. James

Ok, I'm trying to do the same thing here (for my Emergency button). I can't set the button to simply ON or OFF, I have the various backlighting levels (0/0 through 15/7). And I get the same results as the OP. I have created a Scene called "emergency", to which the button is a RESPONDER (only), and I can have it blink, but only a set number of times, and only after the number of blinks can I hit it again to turn it off (do the reset from emergency program). (Sorry, I was typing when the post immediately above was being done)

I am on a Staycation this week, so I'm looking to improve my Insteon system. I used to have an X10 system, and used the All Lights On, and was looking to do something similar on my 8 buton KPLs (I have 1 button "reserved" for this on all of them). I have a house with 12 lights, 4 ceiling fans, and a 4 controllers. I am also a "classically-trained" programmer, which may be what is getting in my way . ------------- First, I'm trying to set the system to remember its state when the Emergency-All button is hit. I was thinking of using a variable "HouseState", and doing binary arithmetic ("If Kitchen Sink is ON then $HouseState |= 8", etc. for all 12 lights.) Is there a way to do all 12 of these without having to write 12 programs (one for each IF statement) ? Sub-question: if I do this using 1 variable, are there any math / test functions that will make the comparision easier (e.g MOD(HouseStatus, or using HouseStatus |= 8 as a condition)? Or is this an additional 12 programs (one for each variable)? ------------- Second, is there a way to (in one command) read the statuses all of the devices in the household, perhaps send back as a list or something. ------------ I can't be the first person to do this, but my searches on "Emergency" or "All ON" have not proven fruitful. Pointers to existing posts are also welcome. Or just tell me that variables are cheap, use 1 per light, and be done with it! Thanks. James