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Looking to do the same install as you with a micro switch to sense when the generator is supplying power. Any further modifications or wish you had done it differently before I embark on this mod? Thanks in advance.

Okay, inserted a filterlinc between the ups and the outlet. Seems to be working will test over the next couple of days with my fingers crossed. Using a mixture of curtain motors, originally had the somfy dr1000 but they are no longer manufactured and one unit bit the dust. Have switched to the NEW Wisetech (not the one on smarthome) rf model hooked up to an ezio relay. Works great at this point. Only downside with the Wisetech is you need to use two relays outputs vs the one for the Somfy. Somfy didnt care if you left the contact closed as would turn off once it reached the end. Wisetech needs to be momentary, hence two NO connections, one for open other for close. But what the heck, you get 4 relays per EZIO.

I dont have any Access Points but have about 40 dual band devices, not including keypads, in the house so would think that would cover the coupling of the phases, correct? The ISY is on a UPS but the PLM is directly into the same outlet as the UPS. Also in the outlet is the battery backup for FiOS. Im not seeming to have any other problems with communication in the house. Guess I could move the ISY from the basement to the main level, would that help? Question is why would the initial press of the On (or Off) keypad be rejected and not transmitted? Shouldnt I have seen a red light as you mentioned earlier if the transmission was not acknowledged correctly? Would inserting a 1 sec wait statement between each scene help? Other thoughts?

Here is the log from when I pressed the On button on Keypad 1 after a successful pressing of the Off button and correctly executing. The press of the On button did not execute the programs. Sat 02/15/2014 12:09:15 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 11.00.01 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:09:15 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->11.00.01, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:09:15 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Here is the result after pressing the On button three times to get the execution of the program. And it didnt execute all the scenes, only 3 of the 4. Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:30 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 11.00.01 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:30 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->11.00.01, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:30 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:37 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 11.00.01 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:37 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->11.00.01, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:37 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:46 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 11.00.01 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:46 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->11.00.01, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:46 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 00.00.01 C7 11 00 LTONRR (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->Group=1, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 1] DON 0 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 2A.15.B9 11.00.01 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [std-Group ] 2A.15.B9-->11.00.01, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 47 CF 11 00 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 48 CF 11 00 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 45 CF 11 00 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 41 CF 11 00 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:51 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.47 CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 28 AB F7 0F 45 01 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 1] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 4] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.48 CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 28 AC 86 1] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 6] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 28 AC 86 2] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.45 CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 28 AB F7 3] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:52 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 3] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:53 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.41 CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:53 PM : [ 2A 15 B9 5] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:53 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 28.AB.F7 0F 45 01 06 IOON (01) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 28.AB.F7 1F.25.29 27 45 06 IOON (06) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [std-Direct Ack] 28.AB.F7-->ISY/PLM Group=0, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [ 28 AB F7 2] ST 255 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 28.AB.F7 1F.25.29 23 45 06 IOON (06) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [std-Direct Ack] 28.AB.F7-->ISY/PLM Group=0, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=0 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 28 AB F7 0F 46 01 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:54 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 28.AB.F7 0F 46 01 06 IOOFF (01) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:55 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 28.AB.F7 1F.25.29 27 46 04 IOOFF (04) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:55 PM : [std-Direct Ack] 28.AB.F7-->ISY/PLM Group=0, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:55 PM : [ 28 AB F7 2] ST 0 Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:55 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 28.AB.F7 1F.25.29 23 46 04 IOOFF (04) Sat 02/15/2014 12:13:55 PM : [std-Direct Ack] 28.AB.F7-->ISY/PLM Group=0, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=0

The programs are not in a folder. You are correct though in that the ISY is not seeing the Keypad 1 button being pressed either on or off on the first try. The local LED come on indicating it was pressed and the green light at the bottom flashes but no action. Guess these are the new 2334-2 v43 KeypadLinc, any idea why the light flashes at the bottom? New feature?

MBR Curtains Close If Control '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain Keypad.1' is switched Off Then Set Scene 'MBR Curtain NE' Off Set Scene 'MBR Curtain NW' Off Set Scene 'MBR Curtain S' Off Set Scene 'MBR Curtain E' Off Run Program 'MBR East Curtain Close' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') MBR Curtains Open If Control '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain Keypad.1' is switched On Then Set Scene 'MBR Curtain NE' On Set Scene 'MBR Curtain NW' On Set Scene 'MBR Curtain S' On Set Scene 'MBR Curtain E' On Run Program 'MBR East Curtain Open' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') MBR East Curtain Close If Control '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain Keypad.1 / MBR Curtain Keypad.C' is switched Off Then Set '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain South R1' On Wait 3 seconds Set '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain South R1' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') MBR East Curtain Open If Control '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain Keypad.1 / MBR Curtain Keypad.C' is switched On Then Set '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain South R2' On Wait 3 seconds Set '2nd Floor / Master Bedroom / MBR Curtain South R2' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Each MBR Curtain Scene has only the Keypad eg A-D and and the corresponding relay R1-2 The MBR Curtain E only has the keypad C in the scene.

Thank you again Lee. This would be fine with the off button always off but the on button following the the trigger event. Still cant figure out why my keypad 1 requires two presses to execute a program, any thoughts?

Eric, Yes that should work but found out one of the new curtain motors requires that the relay be momentary, eg normally open so no action, to trigger action momentary closed, then 3 sec delay back to open. With this requirement the curtain requires two relays, one for open and another for close action. Have handled this by two simple programs triggered by a keypad button. The strange part is it all works but always takes 2 presses of the Kepad 1 On or Off button to trigger the scenes. I pushed the On button once and checked the status of the ISY via the query and it shows the correct status but will not trigger the program then clause unless I push it again. The even stranger part is if I press the Keypad 1 off button (after the two presses on the on button) the off works fine and then if I press the on it works fine. However if I leave for 10 min or so and try it again it once again requires two presses to get things going again. Very strange.

Looking for suggestions on how to achieve the following: I have four curtains in the bedroom which each have their own scene containing a relay and a keypad button eg relay 1 and keypad button A. When keypad button is switched on it turns on relay 1. Same for buttons and relays 2 - 4 and keypad B-D. So far so good everything works as planned. What I also have done is create a program such that when Keypad 1 On is pressed it executes a program to set all the scenes for the curtains to open eg On. Conversely same when the Off is pressed all the curtains close. What doesnt seem to be working correctly is the LED status updates for 1 (On/Off) nor for the A-D when then the main 1 Keypad button On/Off is triggered. Ideally when the button 1 On is pressed the A-D buttons would light up and conversely when button 1 is pressed off all the A-D and 1 Off would extinguish. Would also be good is after button 1 is pressed on and later any button A-D is pressed to close a curtain button 1 LED would extinguish too as not all of the curtains are open. Thoughts on how to tie all this together? Thanks in advance.

Currently have one scene which has all my interior devices. Included in the 'Interior' scene are all the keypad buttons (1-D) and all the controlled devices. Is this the best practice or should i group keypad buttons and devices by room or floor eg a scene for each room/floor and then run a program to set each scene off? Is it necessary to include the devices if the keypad button is already the controller for a device? I realize that i cant just have the controlled device in the scene as then the keypad does not show the correct status. Have a couple of dozen keypads and god knows how many outlets, switches, fanlincs etc. Good thing the wife doesnt see the bills. Sorry for these basic questions but didnt find a clear answer in the wiki.

Thank you Lee.

I have been looking at the wiki's and other postings but still am a bit confused as to the selection to be made when adding a new device. From what I gather a controller is automatically a responder with the ISY. Question is why would you not just make everything a controller vs just selecting it as a responder? Understand some units cannot be controllers, fanlinc, EZIO, etc. What is the downside to everything being a controller or vise a versa what is the advantage to making something just a responder?

Thank you, ports are forwarded and working great.

Basic question first, do I need to purchase the network module? When i try and enable internet access I get the following error: Failed Enabling Internet Access.

As others have done I bought the Pro version a while back and now doesnt work as cloud subscription has expired. I use dyndns for my NAS and would like to use Pro to check on the lighting when i am on the road. What are the steps to set this up? Do I need to purchase the network module? Tried searching but didnt find any answers off the bat... Thanks in advance.

Ok, appreciate the info and guidance. Looks like i will just need to build the scene in my remote and transmit the commands for each device. Just means dual maintenance for the scenes, once for the isy and once for the remote. Thanks again for your help. Looks like i have some summer reading to do to use TCPIP from my remote to the ISY. Was just hoping for a quick and dirty rs232 comm method.

Ok, that sort of makes sense to me.... anyway to get the link records in sync between the two 2413S or is that info stored only in the ISY? Seems strange that I can get all other devices to communicate directly with my remote with the unique address but even though the KeyPadLinc has a unique address eg 00.00.00.3 cant address it directly. But the ISY appears to be able to, very strange

I have two 2413S one connected to the ISY the other to my remote. Here are the two logs from the event viewer, one generated from the KeyPadLinc the other from the Web interface. Web Sat 06/15/2013 01:33:01 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 2E CF 11 00 Sat 06/15/2013 01:33:01 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.2E CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 06/15/2013 01:33:01 PM : [ 1E FB B 1] ST 76 KeyPad Linc Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:30 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 20.4D.95 00.00.03 C7 11 00 LTONRR (00) Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:30 PM : [std-Group ] 20.4D.95-->Group=3, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:30 PM : [ 20 4D 95 3] DON 0 Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [iNST-SRX ] 02 50 20.4D.95 11.00.03 C7 06 00 (00) Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [std-Group ] 20.4D.95-->11.00.03, Max Hops=3, Hops Left=1 Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [iNST-INFO ] Previous message ignored. Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [iNST-TX-I1 ] 02 62 00 00 2E CF 11 00 Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [ 20 4D 95 3] ST 255 Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [iNST-ACK ] 02 62 00.00.2E CF 11 00 06 LTONRR (00) Sat 06/15/2013 01:27:31 PM : [ 1E FB B 1] ST 76

What are you hoping to accomplish with computer control that you cannot do via the isy's own programming and ability to interact with the insteon network itself? I have a Pronto RFX9600 remote which has a serial outputs. I use the remote to control my home theater (tv, receiver,dvd, etc), so what i would like is to have two scene buttons on the remote, one to dim the lights, the other to brighten during intermission. I can do this directly using the hex code for each unit, but would rather use a scene which controls all at once and is working on the keypadlinc.

Okay, Im puzzled about how the ISY is able to turn off the keypadlinc buttons via a scene via the 2413S but I am unable to do the same via a hex command. How does the ISY accomplish this feat? If i use the web based interface and turn on the scene for the A button the scene correctly turns off the B button. There must be commands for the 2413S to do this, yes/no?

I currently have a scene which dims lights. I have a ISY program which when the A button is pushed executes the scene. What i would like to be able to do is execute the ISY program via the computer by sending the correct hex codes. Any thoughts on how to accomplish?

Im using a computer interface to control lights and scenes with a PowerLinc 2413S. I can get it to work when i address a unit directly eg office lights, 02 62 1A 82 5E 05 11 FF. I cant for the life of me figure out how to address a 6 button KeyLinc pad for 1, A, B, C, D etc. Any thoughts? Trying to get ISY to recognize a hex string which when sent from the computer will execute a program which controls a scene.

Works perfect! Thanks so much, man there is a lot to learn with this system.

Sounds like what i would like to do... can you give me a quick example of what you are describing? Now I have program turn on the exterior scene at sunset. The keypad B is part of the exterior entry scene as both a controller and responder. What do i need to add to the exterior scene to get the B button led to turn off after 15 secs or better yet turn off at 9PM at night. Eg if time is between 9 PM and sunrise turn led light off.

Thank you again Lee... Just a follow up question, in the bedroom I have the B scene button for the exterior entry lights. Of course at night i want these lights on. Is there a way to completely turn off the scene button when the exterior light is on? Button level is set to 0 on the controller but is still way to bright in a otherwise dark bedroom.