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@javi I have not upgraded the PG3 firmware yet. I went to do that now and UD Mobile on the Mac just blows up with a dump on the screen. Suggestions?

I just updated UD Mobile on my Mac to the latest version, 1.1.53 (186). When I click on the Notifications button, I get this pop-up: When I click on Yes, I get this: I canceled out. Should I click "Force Upgrade"?

Any new updates on HomeKit support?

Well I double checked against this diagram and went ahead it with. All is well and working with a dual controller scene.

I've read the older posts on 3-way wiring INSTEON switches and I think I get it but I don't want to mess this up. I will greatly appreciate your patience as I ask this. Please excuse the not great photos but I thought they helped. Here is Box A. It has: Line coming in (2nd from left) 1 Single pole switch (left most) 3 3-way switches (on the right) The 3-ways are all wired the same way which I'd hope they would be. The bottom right wire is from the hot pigtail. The top right wire (red) traveler wire. The bottom left wire (black) traveler wire. White goes to white pigtail. Here is Box B (just one example of one). The traveler incoming wires go to: red to lower left terminal on switch black to upper right terminal on switch white common tied to the common going to the light The bottom right black (load) wire goes to the light. So from another thread I read here, I copied this below and I hope have it right for my situation. This is what I need confirmed or changed. (All 3 of the 3-way switches are the same so it shouldn't matter which one I do as long as I match it to the right Box B.) So the resulting wiring in Box A looks like this: 2477D black wire ties into black wire pigtail 2477D white wire ties into white wire pigtail 2477D red wire is capped Red traveler wire in Box A is capped And in Box B: 2477D black wire tied to traveler black wire 2477D red wire tied to black wire going to light fixture 2477D white wire tied to white wire going to light fixture Red traveler wire coming into Box B is capped Does this make sense? Correct? If not, what changes? Thanks so much for the help in advance. I've always gotten great support from this group.

My first Ecobee thermostat came yesterday. I installed it and it's working great so far. Last night, I installed the Ecobee node server/plugin by @Jimbo.Automates and that is working great too. I like some of the features the Ecobee has although it has no inherent geofence capabilities for IOS devices. You have to use the Apple Home app. I can't find any definitive definition on how the Apple geofence works but it is not customizable. This is why I'm hoping to use the UD geofence. Hopefully @Javi will figure out why my wife's iPhone 13 doesn't always report in/out of the geofence. My 2nd Ecobee with remote sensor comes today. I'll get that installed and added into the Ecobee and UD environments. Stay tuned.

Doing the factory reset worked. Thanks @tlightne!

No, I didn’t. How would I know to do that? It comes with NO instructions. Are you talking about the Ministon device or the USB Zmatter device?

I just got my ZMatter USB add-on for my Eisy. I connected the antennae correctly, plugged it into the left-most USB port on the Eisy, and rebooted the Eisy. My AC now shows both the Z-wave and Zigbee menu items. But I cannot add a Z-wave device. I have Minoston MP21Z plug outlets. I have plugged one in, went to the Z-wave menu and selected Add a Z-wave Device. It goes into device discovery mode (see attached). I push the on/off button on the Minoston outlet 3 times quickly to put it in pairing mode but nothing happens. It blinks 3 times and goes back to solid blue. The Eisy just stays in pairing mode and doesn't add anything. What am I missing? There are no instructions with this this add-in which would be nice.

So I ordered one Ecobee through my electric provider with a $75 discount. Then I ordered a refurbished Ecobee and remote sensor from Ecobee + got another 10% of from a working coupon code. I can’t wait any longer to replace these Honeywell T9’s. Will report back here on my transition experiences.

@lilyoyo1 I am with you on simplifying things (although my wife doesn’t think the home automation stuff is simple LOL). I can get one Ecobee for $75 off thru my electricity provider. I still need another one with a remote sensor and I hate to pay full price so I’ll keep watching for sales. Can you elaborate on your “control 4 system”? What is that? Thanks!

@Scott Korvek all valid comments and things to think about. To use the Venstar API, I have to have the skill to write some code to use it - correct? I might be past that at this point. They do offer Skyport although I have not looked at subscription costs. That is a really good thing to factor into this equation: cloud service subscription fees and node server fees. Thanks.

@Bumbershoot and @Scott Korvek Thanks for the info on the Venstar thermostats. Looks like the 5200 is no longer available and the 7850 is the choice. Looks like it's a choice (for me) between Ecobee and Venstar. I'm done with Honeywell. I know others use it and it works fine. I have just had less than positive experiences with the Resideo app. So now I start looking for sales on Ecobee and Venstar.

I wrote a "Notifications for Dummies" guide as it is a little more complicated than I thought it would be. Attaching it here. Notifications for Dummies V2.pdf

@TRI0N Thanks for the info. I tried adding the "1" in front of my 10-digit phone number and it didn't help from with Eisy. If I use my mail client and send it to the same 11-digit address, it comes through fine. That said, I have switched to relying on the Notification feature of UD Mobile. I spent many hours figuring that all out and it works consistently. But I do appreciate the response.

@Geddy I think you're right. So I'll turn lights on when the motion is reported, set a wait timer, and then turn the lights off.

@IndyMike The thing I was trying to accomplish was having a seperate program to turn the lights on based on motion and a second program to start a wind-down timer and then turn the lights off when the motion detection went back to no motion. That works with an INSTEON motion sensor. I doesn't appear that the Ring Motion Sensor in the StickUp Camera reports the motion clearing event.

Attaching V2 of Notifications for Dummies with the embedded hyperlink that works and the removal of the Pushover mention. Decided to keep this focused on UD Mobile Notifications. Notifications for Dummies V2.pdf

I had an INSTEON motion sensor there but when I installed the Ring Stick-UP camera with motion sensing, I took the INSTEON sensor down. Didn't think I needed 2 sensors.

Is there a how to guide on writing Node Servers/plugins for EISY?

So my Ring Stick-up Camera and Node Server work fine. See the code below which messages me when motion is detected. The test is what I would use with an INSTEON motion detector. But I also wanted a test when the motion detector stopped sensing motion using a '07-Front Porch / Ring / Front Door (Motion)' is not switched Motion but this does not work. I looked at the settings of the Ring camera itself but didn't see anything helpful. Can this be done does anyone know? Front Door Motion - [ID 001D][Parent 001C] If '07-Front Porch / Ring / Front Door (Motion)' is switched Motion Then // This is a Message sent to UD Mobile Set 'Notification Controller / UD Mobile' Send Message To Kent Sound 'default' Content 9 Notification ID (ID=9) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

I had this one, switched to the 2007 to get S2 support. Same basic thermostat, one has S2 smart start, didn't even need to re-wire anything Do these T6’s still use the Resideo Smart Home app?

@Goose66 how did you pull that off?? I cannot get anyone to return any contact.

I opened an issue on GitHub for this plugin but have had no response from the author.

Are Zwave thermostats natively supported within the eisy? i.e. no node server necessary? This assumes you have the Zwave add-on for eisy BTW.