larryllix

I was thinking the same thing. GFI's are not used in the Canadian Electrical Code but I thought perhaps in the US NEC they might be. I have been told these AFCI breakers are really bad for passing Insteon signals. I did have some trouble with my MBR reliability using an AFCI but after enough dual-band devices were installed it seems reliable now, especially at nights when I rely on them, and my PV system inverters are shut down.

We are just trying to BoyScout the little old lady across the street but she didn't want to go!

I wish SH would not have discontinued their power supply adapter that would connect into MS units without having to fudge wiring to connectors or use cable adapters adding up to as much as the MSes.

It still appears that the HUB's only HA is some timers. That makes it mostly Home Control, not automation. ISY does complex logic. They mention coloured lighting, the new HA fad, but not what.

Your ISY heartbeat monitoring program will send you a notification. The heartbeat is a spare node transmitted to your ISY and not dependant on the door sensor operating. When the heartbeat stops the timer in the program times out and notifies you.

This is the usual style heartbeat used elsewhere. Think of the heartbeat this way. "I'm alive".... "I'm alive".... "I'm alive".... "I'm alive".... I just hope my heartbeat never goes off but just beats, beats, beats, also. To monitor the health your heartbeat program (ISY already does it) but... OK lesson in most database programme basics - In the Admin Console - select Program tab - select the sub-Tab "summary" or right click on the very top "My programs" and select "status" - in the database chart of your programs click on the title "Last Run" You will probably see a chunk of blank entries at the top of this column - click the "Last Run" title gain to re-sort the column in descending order - find your heartbeat program in the left and second columns and view the last time ISY received a heartbeat from your device. - also if it shows true and running then... your ISY is again watching out for you and making your life easier!

On and Off are not required with ISY. One signal, On or Off should suffice. This is how most heartbeats are done. I haven't experienced a bi-polar heartbeat out of the dozens I have experienced before. Insteon units are a new style for me. LeeG's program, demonstrated, should work with either style just fine. ISY can detect a repeated initiator with it's "control" trigger.

I guess the folder condition only turns off initiating triggers. and a time frame end node is a trigger. Violating that same line of logic is the folder state changing state to False also stops the running program also. This also happens with programs when you disable them. - If the program is already running. It stops executing. - If the same program is already disabled and another program runs it (if, then or else) like a subroutine it still runs to completion if allowed by all other influences.

Maybe you stated your conditions backwards?

If you cannot access it remotely how can you update ISY firmware? The other thing that happens to some running multiple firmware versions is Java applet access to the ISY version doesn't match.

Sorry. I know very little of the Mac apps or operations. Have you installed certificate(s) allowing remote access?

Isn't MobiLinc remote access? Your text is not detailed enough. What are you using to attempt remote access that is not working? Was remote access working before?

As you add dual band Insteon devices the signal usually gets more reliable also.

You can also watch your program status list and see if "Last run" is updating a lot for some programs.

Or....You could just use an everyday SwitchLinc Dimmer to control everything. Off and On, dim and brighten for lights. Double tap On for Fan Low and then again for Med and then again for High Fan. Double tap Off turns fan Off. Lights will be a natural Off being connected to the switch. If lights are connected to the FanLinc, anything can be done. The SwitchLinc dimmer looks like a regular Decora wall switch but will take some wife training but won't freak out visitors or be so décor rude. Other SwitchLinc dimmer switches in the room can duplicate the commands and styles so that your fan can be operated from other angles too. Just some thoughts. I don't like the KPL for everyday switches.

My newly acquired KPL can trigger events in my ISY and my ISY can do anything!

Basically ditto the above. I installed a double breaker 3 wire circuit into the first box, as close to the distribution panel as possible, containing an old X10 phase coupler bridge that is supposed to handle Insteon signals also. From there I ran one phase to three more surface mount receptacles, creating a power bar arrangement, where my PLM, ISY and my older alternative energy system monitoring computer and monitor is plugged-in. My ISY is perched atop one surface mount receptacle facing semi-upwards. I have another panel run by a UPS system with two 120 Volt phases that are all Insteon device signal repeated to. No signal bridges connect these to the main panel other than Insteon plug-in devices. When the power is out ISY is dead anyway so I have never tested if the signal transfer is successful when on UPS. Any backed up lights are all manually switched on.

If one doesn't use a browser how else would we access our ISYs to programme them?

My last Tasker update cleaned out all my programs and I haven't had the energy to recreate them since. Going away seemed to be hardest to make reliably and responsive. I used Tasker to turn on and off my WiFi etc., but it turned out the built in Samsung algorithm saved more battery energy than Tasker did dong it less smartly than the built-in Android algorithms. There are other cooler things I want to do once I get back to it.

Those are not even legal for usage in my electrical utility world.

Is this V5 new variable type? Can't we just use the same style and use a $cXXXXXX prefix to keep them separate?

Personally I would have got rid of any RS-232 signal serial port interface as soon as I could. Ethernet has become a huge standard and if SH drops the serial PLM and they appear to be able to stop UDI from making their own....then what? We all go home crying? Other bridges could have been developed on the Ethernet cable protocol and ISY could have spread it's wings into all kinds of new toys coming out, and the rest of the world with 240v & 50Hz, bulbs without further hubs or even come with Ethernet hub bridges. I had HS2 working with a beta driver into a SH Hub in 2013 before getting an ISY for it's better logic and hardware format.

Perhaps using the Network Module in the ISY a European Hub could be made to work somewhat. May be clumbsy.

The MS units have three nodes that will show up. If you look closely you should see the motion detected node, the LowBatt node, and the Dark node. IOW the unit can detect three different items. You can use the dark detection (settable levels by you) for other programs and devices too. Most set up programs to monitor the LowBatt signals and send themselves notifications via email or text message so they know a unit is failing. Search these forums for programs to use your MS unit(s). I have 9 so far. Some other things to note: Battery devices do not like to be queried (battery saving feature) unless you put them into Linking mode with the little black button inside the battery compartment. Once in that mode ISY can allow you to set up times, LED brightness etc... provided the "Software control" dipswitch is on in the back. Always factory reset these units before using them. Mine always did really weird things until I did.

hmmmm...missed that... You could make an auto-fan dummy program (for future usage) or just eliminate the disable/enable lines. My problem is guests that turn off lamps at the lamp then the automations won't work. Years back I heard my teenagers tell their guests, "if you didn't turn it n then leave it alone"