larryllix

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

It will be automatic everything. I leave it off and check the box when updates are announced and I am available for any trouble that could happen. It updates immediately then. Nodelink has not given me much trouble updating. There is also a checkbox to update the ISY portion of NodeLink. I think I got into trouble with this one enabled (only) last time when it updated and my RPi portion didn't causing some critical variables to change. I recommend you keep both checkbox options set the same. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Some other Insteon device settings only use the lower 5 bits so that value 33 is the same as 1 and 65 and 129 etc.. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

You haven't seen how Apostolakisl managed to get all this in v3 while we were all still in diapers! Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Repeat while looping Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

When triggered by a change in the back door status, the program then or else section runs only once. There is no 'continuous' in event driven software. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

In v5 we have access to the current time of day, current date, month, and other real time items from the system. Many users did backflips programming to get these prior to v5. What are you hoping to accomplish?

Where are finding the import/export menu? I wrote up a thread about a year ago on using this. I was looking for it to help somebody in another thread question last week and spent more than a half an hour looking. I couldn't find it in the admin console v5.0.14. I just figured UDI must have taken it out again. Make sure you always Save after making any program or folder modifications. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Real time variable/system variables are available in v5. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Bash is the command line interpreter for some linux operating systems. Run the terminal screen on your RPi. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Query ISY? Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

That sounds like you do not have the Report "On Only"" checked..

Yes those all-else-fails timers are important with HA. People get to expect lights to turn themselves off and forget they turned them on manually. I use that with voice commands also. With the low powered LED bulbs these days it is not so critical though.