Hurting2Ride

Excellent point. An oversight, I swear!

ABLE1 The code above the midline is what is currently loaded in the Admin Console. The "Add to Program" is of no effect other than when inserted in to the code above. (Remember that if you do modify the code you then need to save the program.) As for the dropdown, you were right there. Click on "Time is" and change it to "From". That will add a 2nd line where you can choose the end time. Regards.

ABLE1 The code above the midline is what is currently loaded in the Admin Console. The "Add to Program" is of no effect other than when inserted in to the code above. (Remember that if you do modify the code you then need to save the program.) As for the dropdown, you were right there. Click on "Time is" and change it to "From". That will add a 2nd line where you can choose the end time. Regards.

My pleasure. I almost suggested a naked bulb hanging over the door to your garage. I knew someone that had one he used for an inside indicator of the garage door being open. There was always something alluring about that bulb. I can only imagine in red. ?

First, you should be able to right click any program and choose "Run Then" or "Run Else" to make sure that part of the logic is working. Second, Turn On From X10 - [ID 0002][Parent 0001] If Time is Sunset And X10 'A5/On (3)' is Received That program will only trigger if the A5(on) command happens to come in EXACTLY at Sunset. It looks like that time frame should be between Sunset & Sunrise.

These days the only difficulty will be deciding if and how you want to indicate that the house is in vacation mode. You'll be amazed at how easy this is - and how it will more-than-pass the wife test. Step 1: I use s.Vacation as the state variable. Vacation mode is considered to be active if s.Vacation is anything other than 0. Create your variable if you haven't already. Step 2: Navigate to the ISY Portal, Connectivity, Amazon Echo. All we're worried about at the moment is a variable so select "Variable" in order to add a new one within Alexa. Step 3: Fill out the form: My state variable = s.Vacation (or whatever variable you're using) Alexa Category = Scene Turn off Value = 0 Turn on Value = 1 Spoken = Vacation Step 4: Save the form Step 5: Through your Alexa device, search for new devices. "Alexa, find devices". Alexa should reply that it found 1 new scene called Vacation Step 6: Say "Alexa, Vacation On" - and watch your state variable switch from 0 to 1. Alexa should confirm the change as well. Step 7: Say "Alexa , Vacation Off" - and watch your state variable return from 1 to 0. Alexa should confirm the change as well. That's it! Any of your Alexa devices can now be used to turn your vacation setting on & off via voice. Personally I like to know that the house is in vacation mode through some visual indicator as well. I used keys on KPLs by the front & garage door to turn on when in vacation mode. With all the options you have now you could use a KPL, a light over the door, a light that changes colors to indicate status or a simple alert via Alexa (or text) that tells you when the setting has been turned on or off. Hope that helps ?

Yeah, been sick this week and too lazy/tired to walk around the house and put all the motion sensors in to link mode. Maybe tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorr....

Yes.

I have a pretty decent selection of brand new, in-the-box devices that are overage from some recent projects. Not sure if you're looking for new or used (from a price standpoint) but I can part with these at some decent prices rather than keeping them around for extra inventory. I will e-mail you directly but figured I'd let others know, too. If anyone else is interested please PM me or provide an e-mail address for me to reach you.

something like this: If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 0 / Off 0 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 0 / Off 2 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 0 / Off 4 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 0 / Off 6 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 0 / Off 7 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 1 / Off 0 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 1 / Off 3 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 1 / Off 5 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 1 / Off 0 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 1 / Off 7 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 5 / Off 0 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 5 / Off 1 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 5 / Off 3 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 5 / Off 5 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 5 / Off 7 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 10 / Off 0 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 10 / Off 1 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 10 / Off 3 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 10 / Off 7 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Set '- Hallways / WHF-Entry Lights' On 10 / Off 5 (Backlight Level) Wait 1 second Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

I've used X10 for 25+ years w/ Homeseer for about 10 of those. Since purchasing the ISY about 2 months ago I'm in the process of migrating to Insteon and have since stopped using HomeSeer altogether. I have a mix of about 45 various devices. I'm much, much happier with Insteon than X10. The ISY is a great device and the support so far as been completely top-notch. As with anything there is a learning curve but it's neither too long nor too steep. Some of that learning curve is understanding the issues and intricacies of Insteon itself, and how the ISY interacts with it. But where I had issue before that were hair pulling, most of working with the ISY is enjoyable and the Insteon/ISY is much more reliable than the x10. I do not get devices turning on or off on their own with Insteon as I did with X10 so I've finally felt comfortable putting my garage door and property gates on the system; I love having the ability to check and control both of those from anywhere on the property and even away from home. The programming on the ISY is fairly straightforward and if you find yourself stumped this forum is great for getting help and answers. There are some limitations due how variables can and cannot currently be used but 95% of what I want to do is doable.

Justin, The later touch ipods (and iPhones) have a built in speaker so if you prefer to only turn on your external speakers for when you play music you should be able to play "tones" 24/7. As far as controlling them, I have not looked in to that yet. I know that you can use an one ipod to control another but that's about the extent of my knowledge. Some of the guys on this board who have a lot more experience with the ISY network module may have played around with something like this or could provide answers. Or perhaps some of the people already building iPod/iPhone apps could add this ability. ...now I've got my own interest up as well. Make sure to let me know if you find a way to do this. H2R

Just holding the set button until it beeps/flashes. It does seem to be timing out but then I have no idea how I managed to get it linked before.

So much for that. I was adding some links to the RL2 and ran in to problems. Links ended up missing. I tried to restore the device, no dice. I deleted it and then when trying to add it again I ran in to the "high watermark" error and cannot seem to get it linked now. Not sure if it's pertinent but I believe I was on 3.1.8 when I was able to add it. I'm on 3.1.9 now.

I went back and looked at your program. I believe that when I was attempting to do the same thing as you (pressing off while already off = a different action) that I ALSO was using the same logic in the IF commands as you, that being checking for both Status and Control. Status 'Master Bedroom / Master/Bath Cans L' is Off And Control 'Master Bedroom / Master/Bath Cans L' is switched Off Perhaps the ISY is looking at this and, depending on the timing of the communication and/or retries, sees this as 2 distinct OFF events which ends up triggering the program to turn back up to 25%?

I have linked the new RL2 to the ISY using the Remotelinc option. It seems to work fine so far.

You might be able to find Ipods on ebay in working condition for $<75. If they can be controlled through the network module or an ipod app that would give you an unlimited number of tones, plus the benefit of having them around for music.

Nice. Thanks!

Interesting. When I recently bought my ISY I tried to implement this approach (I hadn't seen the wiki - just trial and error). I ran in to the same problem of devices "bouncing" from off back to some level of on so I assumed it was not intended to be used this way. If this data point helps, that was on 3.1.2; I have not tried it since but would definitely make use of it if it can be used consistently.

I would think a label maker with clear tape would work well. I need to go out and buy some clear tape...

From a technical standpoint, yes it will work. However, because of the state nature of the ISY and some limitations currently in how variables can be used you will run in to a couple of ease-of-use issues. 1) if you have more than a few devices that you want to include you will end up with either quite a number of individual programs, 1 per device or an extremely complicated and hard to read set of IF/THEN clauses. 2) you will have quite a number of additional state variables, again 1 per device 3) If you have to account for devices that are not simply on/off, your set of IF/THEN statements has to account for every possible status. An AC or other temperature control would be a royal pain. 4) You cannot easily see what state the devices are all supposed to be in. Think of looking at a single scene vs having to look in each individual program. 5) Any time you decide you want to include a new device you have to set up a new variable and a new program. If you use a scene, you simply add the device to the scene and you're done. Hope that helps.

You can also do this by sorta combing all 3 ideas with an iMeter Solo. Poll it every so often and watch for it stop responding, which you can tell mainly by getting the exact same reading for an extended period of time whereas most things have at least a very slight variation in their power draw over time. That tells you the power is out and at which point you can send a notification (assuming your router and such are also on UPS) and then begin to watch for the power to come back on for your cleanup process. There's another idea to help with dealing with return to state after a power outage that requires no polling or additional devices nor the ISY on UPS. If you have "mission critical" items that need to be on/off, add them to a scene (lets called it MS). When you turn the critical devices on/off, also set their status in MS. Have your ISY run a program that turns on the "MS" scene about 20-30 seconds after the ISY powers up (that should give any other programs that run at boot enough time to get out of the way) and now you're not returning to a hot house or a flooded basement.

Updated from 3.1.6. No issues in the update process. Have reviewed my devices, programs and variables and do not see any issues as of yet. I think I might actually sleep easier tonight knowing that I have a working backup again...

Jumping in here and hopefully not adding to the confusion but I have a Silly Question. From what I see it looks like the motion sensor is added in to a scene but it does not look like it is actually linked to the light itself. Is that the case?