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lilyoyo1

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  1. What does the event viewer show as being sent when you turn off
  2. Click "on" then hit update for the scene
  3. What do you get when you click command
  4. If follow Mrbill's advice and factory reset first. That's the quickest and easiest way to fix your issue...Once you have that done then you can upgrade should you choose
  5. There's a whole subforum that lists the nodeservers on the main page. Not sure if it's a complete list though
  6. It's 1000 links
  7. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Programs:Icon_Colors
  8. I sold a couple. I keep watch so i can jump in when it's worthwhile. From the numbers I've seen for the last few it hasn't been. Too many are dropping at the same time and too close to each other is my guess
  9. The last couple didn't get much past 200. Still a decent price but nowhere near the 3-400+ they had been going for
  10. Not anymore. eBay has had so many lately no one is getting into a bidding war the way they used to
  11. It could be especially since you're on older firmware. I'd upgrade to 5.3.4 to see what happens
  12. You can't reproduce it since you have newer bulbs. He holds their first gen against them as if they haven't upgraded over the years.
  13. https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/19565-isy-and-phillips-hue-integration-step-by-step-for-dummieslike-me/
  14. To run the hue nodeserver, I'd recommend running polisy since using an Rpi is not supported with V3 of polyglot. However, it's easy to use network resources with hue with your current Isy. Unless you plan on using the hue app, network resources is the way to go. I've been using hue since the first Gen (subsequently upgraded bulbs and bridge) and not once have I had one drop off the network or a signal not go through to a bulb. It's easy to use, well supported by a high number of platforms and simply works. First generation hue did have problems with rendering certain colors 10 years ago but that's not the case with newer bulbs. I guess some people don't realize that things do change over the years. That longevity also speaks volumes about what you get with hue devices which may not apply to some fly by night company using magic homes API. I have had 3 strips go bad over the years between my house and customer homes. A couple of emails with the required information and a new product was at my door within days. This is the type of experience I expect and appreciate which is also why I continue to use and recommend the hue brand. My warranty experience with lifx was completely opposite. I purchased 3 strips for testing. Within 2 months 1 went out. After waiting almost 8 months for a new replacement, I was finally able to get a refund on the bad unit. The other 2 has continued to work great. 1 will drop off from my network from time to time but outside of that I've been pleased. Great colors and different effects are wonderful. Besides my warranty situation (I'm assuming that's not their norm) the only downside of the to me is ease of use. While not hard to set up, hue is definitely much easier to use and manage. Especially with network resources. With lifx, should a customer want to change their colors, that requires a service call from me. With hue, they can simply update their scene themselves. This goes for my wife in our own home. If she wants her colors to be different, she just updates the app. I don't have to log into the Isy and change anything. As my experience with lifx shows, wifi bulbs are not perfect (no protocol is). Depending on how many bulbs you need, it can pose a problem for your network. A few devices probably won't have an issue. A large number potentially can... Especially after a power outage. Besides that, depending on your network, do you really need to upgrade your router or potentially use multiple routers just to manage things? I'm not a fan of magic home bulbs at all. While they may have improved since I last toyed with it (a year ago for my grand nephew's underbed lights), the experience left a bad taste in my mouth. The app was clunky in trying to get the light strip connected and working. Even when using, it would drop off more than I'd like. I got tired of of my niece calling me that i eventually pulled it out and out hue in with no issues since. Granted it could be her network (she used the at&t router) but it still goes back to what I said about needing to buy a new router just for some lights. Cost: Hue and lifx cost more but you get what you pay for. There is a consistency that you get across their product lines that you don't get with cheaper bulbs/strips. I know quality matters to me but for some, they are ok with just good enough. This reminds me of a client that chose not to use me for some strip lighting. He did it himself with some home Depot strips. He called me when he didn't like how things turned out. The strip specific reason was that the light was not consistent. Some whites were slightly off whether it was due to temperature or brightness (with the same settings). You don't have that issue with more expensive lights. You can easily find hue on sale at Amazon, especially around the holidays. If you don't need color in a location, cost drops significantly since the tunable white is about 30-40% cheaper than the color options. IMHO, I'd rather save and buy hue over time vs using cheap wanna be knockoffs that use the magic home app.
  15. That depends on budget, use, and needs. I use hue bulbs and network resources. There's also a node server for hue which may be easier and also gives 2 way control. You can also use other zwave bulbs, magic home compatible bulbs and lifx.
  16. You only need 1 post about the same subject instead of multiple posts though out the forum. First, make sure that your PLM is connected to the isy and powered on before powering up the Isy. Once you do that, you want to run, restore PLM and then restore devices.
  17. No there is not. But if you want the bathroom light on based on that scene, why not add it to thse scenes and have it part of that?
  18. What procedure did you use when you swapped? The Isy is not compatible with the 2447a8 USB stick if that is what you're referring to as the USB dongle. You would need polisy to use that
  19. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Developers:API:V5:Scene_Support:Scenes https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Users:V5:ZWave:Advanced_User_Guide:Scenes
  20. Why not just get polisy? With developers developing their nodeservers for PG3, the likelihood of pg2 nodeservers being developed further is very slim. You'd be investing time and money into something with a limited shelf life in regards to Isy usage
  21. No. Upgrading will not help. You need repeaters
  22. For starters you can clear your Java cache and use the launcher from the 4.9 firmware update page so that your firmware and UI matches. Once that is done, try to reposition your isy so that it's upright. Depending on your network, most likely you need more devices to strengthen your mesh network
  23. Can't see your p program. However, if you're using insteon and the sensor is linked directly to your switch, then it will do what you are experiencing
  24. Bali isn't a bad choice. I enjoyed mine when I had them. Lutron is much smoother and quieter than Bali (or anyone else for that matter). You do pay for that however. With that said, depending on desires, it's worth looking at. Depending on need, you could always hold off to save for them depending on cost difference for your windows.
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