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Just uniformity. It's another lighting setting, sometimes in a list of 15 or 20 different scenes for a particular room. With ISY Portal I wouldn't have to go looking for which scene contained the off. More modular. I don't have to worry that changing some code will affect another program using the same scene and cause me hours of sleuthing why it stopped working. I don't worry about the 1000 scene limitation. My lighting is starting to weigh more heavily into nonInsteon lighting as colour becomes cheaper than plain white and I avoid scenes unless needed for speed or Insteon data storm avoidance. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

I like to use a third scene, 'Sconces Off' but to use it you would turn it On causing all the lights to go off. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

So nothing is much different for the A /V Network Resources except you have created a special vocal library to handle the needed devices allowing us to map a/v vocals to NRs as if they were devices? Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

This compound logic will never be true as two events are never true at the same time. While ISY is processing one the other will not be being processed and false. Time is Sunset And X10 'A5/On (3)' is Received Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Where are these network resources located? Is this a direct connection between vocals and these network resources avoiding ISY processing ? Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

So Polyglot can be either cloud or independant now. Even more options for ISY users! It never stops growing. Thanks for the correction guys! ISY forever! Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Polyglot is not in the 'cloud'. Polyglot is a piece of software that runs on another computer, usually an RPi. Your computer and no cloud required. You are independent of other parties.It provides a base software that many code writers have created plug in software to allow your ISY to talk to Ethernet style hardware like stats, and RGB lighting. Nodelink does the same. The ISY Portal is a cloud service that you pay subscription fees for and can bridge your Alexa or google home cloud services through to your ISY and works extremely well. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Yes. ISY does not know the language of most Ethernet devices. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Only to run Polyglot or Nodelink, not v5.0.14. These a tools to bridge ISY to other systems like ecobee. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Ecobee requires a third party website api bridge software running on another CPU, usually an RPi. NodeLink and Polyglot can both perform that function for you and stuff the information into your ISY like a native device, as well as control your your stats Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Excellent. I was just going to raise that method. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

To further that you could use the same program to enable a second program for 3 seconds. The second program would be the one to change the variable.. Now you have a double tap twice interlock to set and reset your variable. This could potentially eliminate accidentally setting the variable. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Sure. Just write a program that sets the vacation variable to TRUE/FALSE in Then/Else. Relate the program in ISY Portal to the vocal 'vacation'. Then use... Alexa. Turn on/off vacation. You may want to send yourself a notification so that later you know some automagic method turns it on or off. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Can you use the setpoint of the stat? Less than 19c is considered vacation mode? I don't know what fields you have access to? I use a kpl for a combination code for my security system. The entries can be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, pushbuttons long. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

The old way was usi g 12 MSes for occupancy and a further WAIT 14 hours activated the vacation flag. Another program slaved my stats to that flag and changed my stats. I didn't like the delay of response and when I frequently traveled to another city and stayed overnight we would find the stats on vacation a few hours before getting home. In the dead of winter the house can take up to a full day to warm up again. The ecobee states use vacation reservation tables that you can prebook times for on and off. I figured I may as well use it for my HA. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

After using a timer 16 hours after $sOccupied becoming false, for the last few years, I have switched over to watching my thermostat. When one of my ecobees indicates vacation the $sVacation variable gets set to $cTRUE Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Was this kpl ever factory reset after delivery? This wreaks of needing a factory reset. All Insteon devices should be factory reset before connecting to ISY. I had a device send out opposite status codes before a factory reset. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Interesting! I guess it could be useful as a filter in a compound logic statement or to simplify occupancy testing. Most have formerly disabled 'off' reporting to save battery power and allow ISY to do the time out logic. Thanks. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

I would doubt ISY would even offer that selection for a trigger event only type device. If available, then ISY would have to create the status from its history of operations as it is not likely for any device to send a status update since it doesn't accept remote state commands from other devices. UDI doesn't typically create artificial statuses for remote devices. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Security of the hack intercepting your packet IP destinations with a hole punched through your router firewall. I do it too but ISY portal is much faster and offers voice access using google home and Alexa toys with very well done implementations Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Your last line tells your ISY portion of NodeLink doesn't match. Turn on the autoupdate option in NodeLink and reboot it. See my post two up. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Find a real review site that isn't really just another advertising site faking it. There is a lot of money left over to advertise these toys that should sell for $39.95. I have seen a few videos exposing their deficiencies but they have all disappeared since. I have a model 500ish with dead batteries that lasted about 7 or 8 uses. They are still using ni-cad. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

...and once these cloud sales get flooded with clients and not many more new sale dollars, suddenly the "included" services become only $x per month for the first six months.

After about 6 years of my old garage door opener I added another just before Christmas. Suddenly my Insteon problems got worse and things in the house were acting very badly. After replacing my PLM I realised the timing indicated the new battery backed up DC motor GDP was making a lot of powerline noise. After doing some experiments I discovered the older ac motor GDO was making some powerline noise as well. After plugging both units into a different circuit, I ordered and installed two filterLincs and my Insteon system works without any comm problems again. Moral of the story is a new DC motor unit, and an ac motor unit, both made a mess out of my ISY HA. Strange that both technologies produced so much noise. Beware of GDOs. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

IMHO Insteon has put out top notch equipment for the basics, and their original releases, like plug in modules and light switches. Insteon protocol is one of the best, or the best, out in the common masses so far. However, Insteon's battery operated devices are some of cheapest junk I have seen. It seems like there is a divided attitude inside the Insteon manufacturing team and it is killing the company. No matter who has been in charge of the company it seems there is some factor or hidden person that doesn't want to allow quick progress. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk