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Is there a way to test the functionality of a 2476D switch? I'm not sure how old they are but I have 2 that I couldn't get the Admin console to communicate with so I replaced them with new 2477S (I didn't need the dimming capability) switches which work fine. I don't want to throw these away if they're still good but I don't know how to verify.

Something else I guess I discovered about my OVERRIDE program is that having the IF test and no Then or Else statements does not work. i.e. I just wanted the IF test to run and set the status to True or False but without some statement to execute in the Then clause, the status does not change to True. Back in my programming days we used to have a Null program statement. If you simply want the program to change the status which is used in another program, what do you put there? I really don't want to be texted every time the switch is turned on or off.

I thought if I disabled a program, it would not/could not run. Can a disabled program still run if it's called by another program? So under normal motion, the COND program would call the BODY program's IF test. Most of the time, the OVERRIDE would be false and the COND would be true which would allow the body Then clause to run (assuming it can be called even if it's disabled). If I turn on the light switch which makes the OVERRIDE program run the THEN clause, the IF test of the BODY program would fail because OVERRIDE would be true and the timer would never start. Correct? Is there another way than the OVERRIDE program to accomplish this because essentially the OVERRIDE program becomes a mere state machine of being either true or false. Maybe there's a way to do it without adding another program? Yes, that would be my preference. Ideas?

oberkc, a couple questions back for you. When you say disable the shedmotion.body, you mean removing the IF conditions that would trigger it - correct? The shed lights are on a simple on/off switch so yes the fast on/off was not right. The point of setting them to on in the override program was because of throwing the switch but it just occurred to me (duh!) that I would have pressed the switch to turn them anyway. Not smart. But the problem I think I still have is if the cond and body programs are enabled and waiting for the motion sensor to detect motion after sunset, the body program will turn them on for 5 minutes. If I manually turn them on, and motion is detected, it will start a 5 minute timer and turn them off. The override program was my attempt in preventing the body program from running. How do I do that based on the changes you suggest? Thanks.

Yes, sorry. That was my test program to see if the IF test worked which it seemed to. Here is the code I have for 3 shed motion senor related programs. This first program checks for the sensor being on in the timeframe shown. It will then run the action program. OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.COND - [ID 001C][Parent 0020] If Status 'Outdoors / Shed Motion-Sensor' is On And From Sunset To Sunrise + 10 minutes (next day) Then Run Program 'OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.BODY' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Here is the action program. Before wanting to override with the switch, the IF condition was empty meaning the condition program above completely controlled when the lights would turn on. Now the condition must be true in the program above AND the override must not be set. See the last program below. OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.BODY - [ID 001D][Parent 0020] If Program 'OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.OVERRIDE' is False And Program 'OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.COND' is True Then Set 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' Fast On Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Shed Motion Detected' Wait 5 minutes Set 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' Fast Off Run Program 'OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.BODY' (Else Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Here is the override program. OUTLIGHTS.SHEDMOTION.OVERRIDE - [ID 0027][Parent 0020] If Control 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' is switched On And Control 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' is not switched Off Then Set 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' Fast On Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Shed Switch On' Else Set 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' Fast Off Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Shed Switch Off' Tonight will be the first test. Think it will work?

OUTLIGHTS.SHED.OVERRIDE - [ID 0027][Parent 0020] If Control 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' is switched On And Control 'Outdoors / Shed Lights' is not switched Off Then Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Shed Switch On' Else Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Shed Switch Off' Is this the proper method to check if a switch was turned on or off?

How do I test in a program if the switch is pressed? If I just check the Status of the light for on, that will be true when it's running on the timer too.

I have motion sensors on outdoor lights that turn the lights on for 5 minutes when motion is detected and then turn them off. I’d like to have a program I can run that would override the motion sensor program and leave the lights on until I run the program again. Ideas? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks Paul. I have an IOLinc as well but i seem to get my notifications with the access point unplugged. I'll try it for a while and see if I notice anything not working.

I just looked at Smarthome's website and they don't even sell them anymore so I'm guessing the answer is no.

I have a couple 2443 Access Points in my home - one upstairs and one downstairs - but I'm wondering now with newer INSTEON plugs and switches if they're still necessary. Thoughts?

Can I convert my lawn sprinkling system which runs on a stand-alone zoned controller to an INSTEON controlled system? Any tutorials out there? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I guess I'll consider myself lucky for getting my first try at this working - after a few tries.

OK, it works. I didn't see that I had selected an Echo device that I could now hear from my office. When I changed it to a closer echo, it worked great!

OK, another piece to the puzzle. I just figured out that when I added the state variable as a motion sensor in my ISY portal, I set the value to 1 for motion detected. So I created my routine to say "The garage door is now open." in the Alexa app. I have a program that sets the state variable to 1 when the door is opened and 0 when closed. I opened the garage door but Alexa said nothing. I must still be missing something.

I have not considered a raspberry pi. Don't know a thing about them. AnthemAVM, once I logged out and back in again, I now see the motion sensor device in the Alexa app under "When this happens" and choosing device. What is not clear is what value it's looking for to trigger this. According to the documentation page (link), you should be able to have Alexa say different things based on the value of the state variable. How does the Alexa routine know what value? I don't see there is anywhere to check the value in the routine.

Thanks. The documentation is little sketchy for me. I tried creating a variable in the Connectivity | Amazon Echo dialog and put it in the Alexa Motion Sensor category. I refreshed my devices in my Alexa app so I could see the new device. When I select it as the "When this happens" device, it says the device is not currently supported. Not sure where I'm going wrong. What info would you need to help?

oberkc, I was originally going to have it close the door and then thought against it for safety reasons although the risk is pretty slim. Might end up doing that anyway.

Anyone know if it is possible to have a program based on a condition have an Amazon Echo give an audible alert? e.g. "Your garage door is open."

Thanks.

Trying to create something to bug me in case I missed the first notification. What would you suggest?

I have a program that sends me a text at 10pm if my garage door is still open. Was just wondering if I could trigger some audible alert as well to get my attention.

oberkc, yes I wanted this to run only once a day at 10pm. So based on your comment about integer variables not triggering programs, I went back to that. The integer variable is set by another program: 0 = closed, 1=open. So will this program below only be triggered one time a day and only if it is 10pm AND the integer variable iGarage_Door=1? That is what I was trying to do originally. Thanks. Close Garage Door - [ID 0035][Parent 0001] If Time is 10:00:00PM And $iGarage_Door is 1 Then Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Garage Door Night Closure' Wait 1 minute Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Garage Door Night Closure' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

I just tried adding a beep to one of my INSTEON On/Off light switches. It did chirp I guess. No matter the duration of the beep I set, the result was the same short chirp. Are there devices that support this beep function better than others?