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Michel, PLM died. Ordered a new one that should arrive in a few days. VERY INTERESTED in High-Availability Solution. Family not geared to order and replace PLM while I am traveling. It would be nice to setup something idiot-proof and seamless. Not a programmer, but, wondering aloud if this will work 1. Master ISY1/PLM1 and Slave ISY2/PLM2 on the same network 2. Ping Master for availability every 'x' minutes/hours. 3. If Master Down, Bring Slave online seamlessly 4. Send email alert indicating Master Down I am sure there can be some optimization to keep costs down - one ISY and two PLM's, or something. Also, less worried about battery powered devices coz these are very few and can be ignored in emergencies. Also, will the INSTEON HUB (2242-222) work instead of the Serial PLM (2413S) ? Do keep us posted. Rgds, Raj

Thanks, LeeG & Michel. I guess I got lucky with my PLM ... it is going strong for the past 3 years. q.s 1. Given all the negative reviews on current PLM's, is there an alternative to the PLM ? another manufacturer ? another device ? 2. Is there a preference on kind of PLM for ISY 994i - Serial or USB ? Raj

Hi, My ISY994/PLM setup has been working just fine for years with servicing over 100 devices ... till 30 min into a party yesterday ;-( It wrecked havoc. All my fancy automation was out of the window, and I was left scrambling between guests and requests for music, landscape lighting, etc. Quite a disaster indeed. I rebooted the ISY, my router, put the ISY on a different network, without success during the party. After the guests had left, as a last ditch effort, I disconnected the PLM getting ready to RESET the ISY. And Voila !!! everything started working. I would love to setup a redundant system. Any further thoughts or advances wherein, I could switch on the backup system seamlessly and work on troubleshooting later. I am definitely buying a spare PLM. But, would like to have it setup correctly to get it up and running within minutes. Thanks, Raj

Hi, Has anyone tried the Somfy Universal RTS Interface II ? Part # 1810872 ? Apparently, it has 16 channels and takes RS232 input and outputs RF to each channel. Text Commands like "0101U" are easy to send from the ISY using Global Cache iTach IP2RS. Appreciate any inputs. Raj

Hi, New to the forum.The information available on this forum is very helpful - especially the real-world examples that have been updated with issue resolutions. I have been using ISY 99i for past couple of years for simple lighting/scenes/etc. Exploring A/V controls through iRule/iTach IP2IR. And, then came across the ability to control iTach through ISY and am confused. Pros: greater control with IF-THEN-ELSE programming control Cons: Complexity ... iRule -> ISY -> iTach -> component Q. Does it make more sense to have the Macro's in iRule do the command sequencing and execution or let ISY do the heavy lifting ? Any pros/cons ? Thanks.