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Thanks, I was about to order some with the 20% Smarthome sale going on. Costco is a better deal! ~Mike

As I stated in my earlier post, I hope to avoid the possibility of power line induced PLM failures in this configuration. ~Mike

Yes, that is the only drawback. The only X10 device I still use is a chime module which is also behind the UPS so it still receives the X10 signal from the PLM. ~Mike

The PLM communicates with the Access Point via RF. The Access Point then rebroadcasts on both RF and powerline to the rest of the Insteon network. Insteon network traffic returns to the Access Point, then back to the PLM via RF. ~Mike

I am one of those who place the PLM along with the ISY and PC on a UPS, then the UPS is plugged into a FilterLinc. The PLM now communicates via RF only to an Access Point I have close by. My house is fairly small at around 1500 sqft. I have been configured this way for a few months without any issues. I hope to avoid the possibility of power line induced PLM failures in this configuration. ~Mike

I have viewed that post before and what puzzled me is the equation $x = Random -50 // Assigns $x a value of 1 I would think the result would be a value between -50 and 0. In any case my lesson from all this is to test before posting, I usually do! Thank you (again) for keeping us on the correct path. ~Mike

Lee, Was this changed since release 3.2.6? (When I purchased my ISY in Dec 2012) I was also under the impression that variables could only be positive. Just ran a test program and to my surprise they do run negative. My apologies to kclenden for the misinformation. ~Mike

Unfortunately the ISY does not accept negative variables. As Xathros stated earlier: A bit about variables in the ISY: There are two kinds, Integer and State. Both can only contain positive integer values or 0. ~Mike

Not sure if I am reading it correctly or if my logic is correct but I believe "Program Away.S3.Body" is not running because it is dependant on the statement "Program 'Away.S2.Body' is True" however that program's 'If' is not called therefore it is never evaluated true or false. ~Mike

Michel, ASUS RT-N66U 5 GHz network 20 MHz channel bandwidth WPA2-Personal AES encryption Total of 5 devices on the 5GHz network. Notebook is one room away from router and has excellent signal. ~Mike

Michel, Thank you for taking the mystery out of why this is happening. Now I can deal with this issue without frustration. I do run Symantec Norton Security Suite on both systems, turning off the firewall on the notebook using WiFi does not improve the results. Running hard-wired into the network works 100% of the time. ~Mike

This is what I would start with; Create three Scenes, say 1st Floor, 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor. You can name them anything you wish, I'll just use them as an example. Place all the devices you wish to control as responders in the three Scenes. Then create a Bedtime program; If Control 'Bedtime' is switched On (this is your KPL button) Then Set Scene '1st Floor' Off Wait 10 seconds Set Scene '2nd Floor' Off Wait 10 seconds Set Scene '3rd Floor' On The Wait time may be shorter or longer depending on how many devices are in each Scene. ~Mike

Michel, I also experience the intermittent lack of "current state" column displayed and there seems to be a link to this problem with WiFi access. I never experienced a problem with my wired network desktop however accessing the admin console with my notebook via WiFi was always unpredictable. I just ran a quick test, first trying via WiFi and all "current state" was blank. I then plugged the notebook into my network, disabling the wireless, and logged-in to the admin console with "current state" showing normally. I repeatedly logged-in five times in a row, each time with "current state" column populated. I then unplugged the network cable, reverted back to WiFi and logged-in to the admin console. This first time via WiFi the "current state" column did display properly, however the next three log-in tries were blank. To make things more confusing the "current state" column did appear normally in the next few WiFi log-ins attempts I made. I ended the testing at that point. Both systems are running Windows7 I do believe accessing the admin console via WiFi has some bearing on the problem. ~Mike

Johnny- Yes, that would be correct as also would not work properly with a plain dimmer. Brian- All good points and if you are doing your own device replacements you are liable for damages inflicted upon yourself. I have seen you mention this point in other posts and never thought twice about replacing the switch with a dimmer before you brought the subject up. I have had an X-10 dimmer module there for a good 15 years before replacing everything with Insteon. That switched outlet is used for room lighting since there is no overhead lighting in the room. Your comments do make the point that I would have to replace that KPL if I were to sell my home. Thank you! I apologize to jjwinston, my intention was not to hijack his post. ~Mike

JJ, Sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you. Just trying to digest what you were trying to say. Is your KPL8 a 2486DWH8? Just trying to clarify. So the KPL-A button controls an outlet and also is a controller of the 'Family Room' Scene? If you are pressing the KPL-A button it uses the On Level (Applied Locally) of the KPL so take a look at that setting. The On Level of the KPL in the 'Family Room' Scene would be used if the Scene is called by a program. ~Mike

Brian, Although you are probably correct in that it is unsafe to do so, (I am not an electrician) I question what else would you have plugged into a switched outlet? I have a KPL installed controlling 1/2 of an outlet that was obviously setup to be used for a plug-in lamp in one of my rooms. I never thought about the ramifications of plugging something else into that outlet since that is the obvious purpose for the outlet. ~Mike

Wow, I have not used that condition yet in a program but knowing that an 'Or' will function as expected (and is functionally the same when written with an 'And') is good to know. Thank you! ~Mike

Lee, One question that has puzzled me for a while. If Control 'Front Porch Switch' is switched On And Control 'Front Porch Switch' is not switched Off From your explanation of the above and my understanding of And / Or statements these two can never be true at the same time therefore would always be false triggering the Else. It is obviously not the case or this program would not function. Why is it not written as an 'Or' instead of 'And' condition? In my mind this would result in; 'Control is switched On' would run the 'Then' clause, and 'Control is not switched Off' would run the 'Else' clause. ~Mike

I ordered a refurbished Harmony 900 for a very affordable price. Works so well controlling all my A/V equipment that now I am considering adding the IR option to my ISY. ~Mike

At Sunrise -30 min (next day) the If statement becomes false so you need to turn the Scene off in the Else Statement. Else Set Scene 'FRONT_LIGHTS' Off ~Mike

This is the vintage SwitchLinc I have, purchased from SH back in December. That is also where I downloaded the manual from that had no mention of the "Phased Bridging Detection Mode" so maybe they removed that function. I would try it but would rather as the sayin goes "leave well enough alone" and be happy everything is working as expected. I am learning right along with you with much help and guidance from the forum members. ~Mike

Funny how the procedure for "Phased Bridging Detection Mode" is no longer referenced in the revision of the manual that I have; SwitchLinc™ Dimmer INSTEON® Dual-Band Remote Control Dimmer Owner’s Manual (rev 5.0+) (#2477Dxxx) Rev: 7/24/2012 10:26 AM However it does list "Phase bridge detect beacon = Yes" in the Sepcifications at the end of the document. ~Mike

Lee, Glad this was something I could assist with. I'm fairly new to the ISY world and read most of the posts. With that in mind I must say you are the one, along with a few others here, that I have to thank for giving the most thorough explanations that help new individuals understand how the ISY operates. ~Mike

Started with the my SwitchLinc (2477D v.41) in the Off condition 1) Paddle press Fast On - the lights come on 100% 2) Paddle press Off - the lights go completely off 3) Paddle press On - the lights go to my "On Level [Applied Locally]" setting ~Mike

I have v.41 SwitchLincs and they operate the way you describe all previous versions operate. Repetitive On paddle presses (not Fast On) cycle the SwitchLinc from the Local On Level to Full On to Local On Level. Also tested the following sequence: 1) Press ON, let the lights come up to the defined level - Correct 2) Press ON again, let the lights come up to full brightness - Correct 3) Press OFF, let the lights go completely off. - Correct 4) Now press ON once, what happens? - The lights come up to the defined level ~Mike