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Thanks, but not the admin console, just the udajax/had webpage.

I just started exploring the ISY Portal recently. I cannot find any access with the Admin Console. Can you give me more instructions to get there? That wouldbe worth the $25 per year rather than some freebie DDNS that I had fail me when I needed it in the past.

Good point! We are all so quick to blame Insteon for everything, now. I had a lot of this problem on the job. When an alarm went off it was usually the alarm equipment that was immediately blamed, rather than the device that was being monitored.

ISY doesn't show what it doesn't know. Insteon devices have a very dumb application layer in the protocol. They only report when something changes, rather than adding in a cyclic all-else-fails report in addition to the exception style reporting. Querying a device seems to be an Insteon protocol feature, attempting to alleviate this problem after power off/on, but many devices do not handle that properly, either. Perhaps you could build an ISY program to query certain things upon ISY powering up. There is no hope for Insteon battery operated devices, except to wait for a change in status.

I had problems with the KPL statuses also. I don't remember the exact scenario now but the KPLs do not send the same commands as they respond to a query with. They are really messed up. IIRC I don't think it matters what mode you have them in for sending commands, the queried status always toggles, every button press. You would have to ignore and just stop querying the buttons. Michel attempted to explain this to me once upon a time when I was questioning the log files, and I had to run some experiments myself to believe such stupidity in a device. BTW: Add a Wait into the Then section also. It was suspected I may have cause myself some problems sending feedbck to a KPL so quickly after controlling devices with a KPL. It's all the same device despite dfferent sections.

http://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/17495-how-to-use-a-ms-with-lights-for-faster-response/?hl=%2Bmotion+%2Bsensor+%2Bxathros

I don;t think PLM communications are a problem passing each other in transit so responding to a trigger with an output shouldn't be a problem for the ISY/PLM process. However... Battery operated devices send out several repeated commands unsynchronised to the 60Hz. powerline and without respect to other Insteon signals. Now we have your fast program trying to output an Insteon signal while the MS is still sending out it's insurance signal repeats....problem. Most of us use direct inks (scenes) between MSes and lights for the ON portion and let ISY detect this event and turn the lights off. ISY makes managing these links/scenes quite painless and the technique is very fast.

No! ISY only has variable that handle 32 bit images. There are no facilities in the REST protocol to receive text messages. Interesting challenge! A bank of named programs could do it but could (a)mount up quickly. A bank of named variables could work with a value for each track but the percent word typically needs to be used. Alexa.... Set Van Halen Track (to) 7 percent. = Play Van Halen track number 7 I have found Alexa doesn't do well with second or third words, only the first words are highly successful. Therefore Set Van Halen Album Four to 7 percent will confuse Alexa with all other Album numbers or names. Creating one huge "album name" for each band could work somewhat.

Now you can install it back in the metal box, still with the cord on it to prove the box is affecting comms.

It doesn't sound like you are missing anything in your technique so.... In a last ditch attempt...maybe disconnect it and wire it somewhere else? then "gone bad"?

OK. With your lack of success I just wondered. The device has to be powered up with the button held in so a time gap with the power on and the button NOT pressed will make the factory reset fail. Unless you have two people or can reach both at the same time, turning the breaker off should not work either. I know factory restting wall switches is harder to do than most other devices. I always have to use a small screwdriver to press the button indeep enough but you are getting some beeps, indicataing you probably are. Sounds defective to me.

Just pressing the button in will not factory reset devices. From the manual Factory Reset Factory Reset clears all user settings from ToggleLinc Relay, including INSTEON scenes, on-levels, ramp rates, X10 addresses, etc. 1) Pull out ToggleLinc’s Set button to create an air gap. 2) Wait 10 seconds. 3) Push in Set button and hold it. Do not let go. ToggleLinc will begin to emit a long beep. 4) When beep stops, release Set button. A few seconds will pass. ToggleLinc will double-beep. LEDs will return to normal brightness. The connected load will turn on.

ISY will still have the image with links for the device. It will re-install them into the device and make a new and clean image inside it.

Not here. Alexa doesn't recognise my city anymore. for temperatures or weather. It did for a while some time back but not anymore. She can say "Canada" to ask for what city, though. She will have to learn about provinces and State though. The city of Waterloo is found in about 13 states and two or three provinces.

I had about a dozen skills. the only ones that come to mind were 20 questions, a drink mixing skill, and the rest I can't remember. I don't think it matters which ones except the more word seraching involved with any skill, the mre CPU time it shoud take to check if your command belongs to that particular skill. None of them were useul as I could never remember the vocal syntax without having it written down somewhere. That isn't going to happen.

All of them Sent from my SGH-I257M using Tapatalk

I got fed up with Alexa sitting there thinking about every command for 20 and 30 seconds only to ignore me, give the multiple device excuse, or finally do what I asked. I loaded the setup app and deleted every skill except the ISY 2 skill and it works like new with very quick responses. It makes sense that the Alexa firmware has to search through, not only your ISY devices, program, scenes and variables but all your other skills to see what fits the best. I could never remember the vocal syntax of all those cool skills, so good riddance to them. Welcome back decent and cool ISY control, again. I wonder when the new octacore Amazon Echo with active cooling will be released?

Stick a tiny piece of garlic inside.

The thermostat idea isn't a bad idea. I mean we turn out every light at 3-4 AM on an all-else-fails last resort, so why not the thermostat too? However...I wonder if having a false temperature setting is a real possibility and more dangerous of self inflicted pain, than resetting it every night? My newer stats have range limits for remote setting, so that help give a sense of some security. ohhhh... there's that data security argument again... Now you've got under my skin with this one.

I am thinking I read in a SmartiePants blurp somewhere that Insteon Rf is only good for about 15-20 feet module to module. I have a real hard time over 15 feet through my brick to an outside wall SwitchLinc with my mini-remotes. It would be easier to yell through the window. Alexa! ...Tell password O-I-C-U-8-1-2 Unlock front door! ....OK

No. The holder of the patent loses when no security is used and China copies your devices. Sent from my SGH-I257M using Tapatalk

See you looking out your front door 4:00 AM. Sent from my SGH-I257M using Tapatalk

Over the last few years we have seen a few people posting they were going to hack the Insteon protocol and demonstrate how it could be done. From a few very smart people none have ever came backand shown that it can be done yet. The White Papers that people incorrectly assume are the gospel truth, apparently are not, and almost every aspect of the protocol is not completely as written, in the Smartie's white papers made available to the public. I consider the Insteon protocol already just as safe in the as even banking security system protocols. The end result isn't worth the amount of effort it would take, for the perpetrator's end gain. Even with the so-called rolling code garage door openers, tooted as such a big security feature. It turns out they have to allow a hundred or so different codes because they may not have been listening when some other device (another car remote) caused the predefined (and well known sequenced) list of codes to "roll". I am of the same opinion as many others. Most security is only a "feel-good" hype for the users. When the encryption password has to be sent during the same comm session, it's all just hype.

Thanks, but not for Canada. I ran a test case and their 9v adapter for $3.95 suddenly becomes $9.95 with a total, inlcuding shipping of $25.75 I found in making up plug together cords, the barrel connector to 9v battery clip adapter was always wired backwards and stated for charging 9v batteries not battery eleimination. IIRC I never did find one that offerred the correct polarity. I concluded I would have to make up all my own cords. Project stalled so far, but I bought stock in a battery company, instead.

Thanks. I've been looking for a series of parts to make these up cheper but by the time you get all the xtensions and adapters the price gets high. This unit apears to be wired for a 9v charger, to for charging a 9v battery and is the wrong polarity to use as a battery substitution. This is noted in several of the review feedback posts. I found this in my reserach before that the sellers just dont understand there is a polarity difference between a charger and battery substitution supply.