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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?

Thanks Larry. So the THEN clause only fires when it's 10pm AND the Garage Door-Sensor is in the ON state. Any other time of day, when the Garage Door-Sensor changes state, it will run the ELSE clause. Do I have that right?

I really appreciate the expertise here. I guess I'm still not understanding what triggers a program. For the code below, does the IF clause get triggered: 1. When it's 10pm 2. When the status of Garage Door-Sensor changes 3. Only when it's 10pm AND the Garage Door-Sensor is On Close Garage Door - [ID 0035][Parent 0001] If Time is 10:00:00PM And Status 'Outdoors / Garage Door-Sensor' is On 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 Send Notification to 'Kent Txt' content 'Garage Door Already Closed' I eliminated the variable from the program because I think I should be able to do what I want with the Garage Door-Sensor. Obviously still learning here. Thanks!

So maybe a better idea is to check to see if the door is open at 10pm and then text me if it is. Suggestions on doing it that way? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I am trying to have a program automatically close my garage door at night in case I forget to close it. This happened just recently and the garage door was open all night. We live in the woods so this just invites critters into our garage. I've attached a screen shot of the code I have. Will the THEN code work? The ELSE code does not. I didn't get a text last night saying the door was already closed which I assume is because I'm still not getting how the conditional firing of the program works. I should have this figured out by now. I've had this ISY for a long time but I obviously need some help so I'm asking. Thanks.

This may be beyond the scope of this forum but I wondered if anyone has any experience with the Sense Home Energy Monitor in their smart home?

Well I just found the delete menu. Whew!

Well I'm throwing in the towel on this switch. It is an older 2476 anyway. I am pulling a working 2477 dimmer, replacing it with a new 2477 on/off switch and then I'll move the working dimmer switch to replace the no longer fully working 2476. But I can't see where in the admin console I can delete a defined device. I must be blind but can someone point me to that please?

Here’s another data point on this. I have a motion sensor on my front door that turns on this switch I’m having trouble with when it senses motion near our front door. And this still works! Does that make any sense? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I did try those things but I’ll keep trying for a while. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk