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Daylight Saving Time rule change
larryllix replied to sandryseibert's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
Yeah. The province of Saskatchewan has gone to permanent DST, and Ontario will be doing the same if we ever get co-operation with Quebec++ province(s) and NY++ state(s). The DST will definitely need to be an accessible option for NY++ state(s) and many in Canada, if that happens. -
ISY User Manual for Motion Sensor II (2844-222)
larryllix replied to JacktheRipper's topic in ISY994
They are settings to poll the light sensor for night time. Note the layout of the options is not very indicative of function. UDI did a lot of guessing and hacking to make the MS II work with ISY at all. -
It is stated somewhere that ISY can only format to 2GB regardless of the SD card size. This has been a problem on many system over the years. You can format a card to 32 GB but once the system runs past it's addresding limit, the system crashes and then people blame the SD card and get a new one. The same thing happens again and again until the formatting matches the system and now knows when to stop. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk
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You did not include any text from or enter a ping for Michel and he won't likely see your message.
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Automatic Backups for ISY
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
I would say yes they are saved in the backup. When you restore a backup file the init to variables are restored like is was part of the programming. -
Automatic Backups for ISY
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
To further exemplify that I have a lot of lighting scenes, including WiFi device levels, and colours, that are dependent on variable values. If I ever restored a backup containing variable values my lights and some other devices would go to some previous value. -
Program not working as expected
larryllix replied to mikek's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
I don't use an Elk either but from the alarm panels I have used "Trouble" means the circuit is broken (EoL resistor is not connected or loop is broken) and "Violated" means the circuit has been tripped. -
Automatic Backups for ISY
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
No. So far my backup takes about 10-15 minutes where ISY gets real busy during that time. With the migration over to the polisy that may change. -
If you are writing the same value to the init to SD card memory, it is not likely that value ever changed and no wear 'n tear should have been incurred. EAROM memories have improved a lot over the years, but I believe only the SSD drives incorporate the randomization wear'n tear prevention techniques. Opinions on that have varied lot over the years. It may be age and brand dependent.
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Creating a Timer in ISY
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
I am not familiar of the style of the Elk NS inputs. If the Elk inputs are ISY triggers (at all) the input can retrigger your program and clear the counter every time and nullify your counting. I would only clear the counter once the Elk signal indicates Off and after you reported or transferred the counter value elsewhere. -
Missing Something Simple on Programming ???
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
If your lines and Elk Zone 'XXXXXXX' is violated are edge triggered logic, "Run at startup" will always run Else. -
Creating a Timer in ISY
larryllix replied to IT Solutions's topic in New user? Having trouble? Start here
Move the line "...Run.Timer = 0" to the last line in Else. BTW: Use the "copy to clipboad" option in admin console, and past it here using the '<>' posting feature. -
I have one tag that works well on my mailbox and one that doesn't work well inside my fridge 15 feet from the Tag manager. They are different feature options but I do not know which actual device number they are now. CAO have stopped offering some and introduced others now. I do know that the magnetic earth field detection never worked well. MY mailbox is all synthetic and no metal. I don't use the Tag NS but just insert the URL to turn a variable On and Off with the Door Open and Closed sensing. Then I turned the routine update down to every 30 minutes to save battery life. That is only used for getting the effective temperature from the mailbox. It is a combination or temperature, solar, and wind factors and gives a good "real-feel" temperature report. The 1.5 km is not my mailbox tag but another unit inside my vehicle glove compartment. The Tag manager has to go through R40 walls and full 4" brick thicknesses. My mailbox and Tag Manager are at opposite ends of the home from each other.
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I don't believe Insteon modules can handle motor loads very well, by poor design. I had a SynchroLinc on a dryer motor that died and I have had an OnOff module, on a humidifier motor, send out Scene on signals when turned off. The OnOff module was reset after a year by simply power cycling it. Further to that, Insteon discontinued the name "ApplianceLinc" and changed it to OnOff module.
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No. With a motion detector you would likely never have to touch the switch again. ISY can set the On level at certain times of the day for the MS or the SwitchLinc on the wall. I touch very few wall switches anymore. With a few different lighting scenes in my Gathering Room, I can only effect about 6 different levels on the one wall switch. I use Alexa for all the colours, festive themes,and various white levels, as well as off. If that fails the SwitchLinc dimmer can perform the major scenes levels including 15 WiFi RGBWW bulbs and strips around the room on cabinet tops etc. IOW I would spend the money on one Insteon SwicthLinc to run the lighting, cap off the rest of the 5 way and install an MS in the room at a key place. Then I would use my 12 Alexa boxes to control special levels. Inthe end lighting only needs about 5 levels anyway. Full, Dim, Very Dim, Off = 100%, 40%, 20%, 10-12%, 0%.
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That would be hard to say. My guess is a slight comm problem and the older i/oLinks may have a weaker signal? Most apps for these are GDO control/monitoring and I have found personally, and heard many times here, GDO produce a lot of electrical noise, even while sitting idle. I had some problems with my old AC motor unit that I never found, but with my newer Chamberlain DC backup up GDO, my Insteon comms were crippled and basically became useless. Two FilterLincs helped my whole system to speed up again.
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Get an Insteon MS and create a scene with one SwitchLinc dimmer that controls the bulbs. Get an alexa speaker that you can dim the bulb to anything you want. Much cheaper and the combinations are unlimited. Add more SwitchLinc dimmers later, if desired.
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You need to have the device installed with an Alexa based name in the ISY Portal table. Then you can "discover" it with Alexa. Check your ISY Portal app table to see if it is installed and by what name.
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If the com path is not good in the first place you will have problems and the backup schemes will have problems also. There are some work-arounds for bad comms but solving the real problem is the best and doesn't clog up your Insteon signal paths with multiple retries. They can add up to several minutes of attempts to get through, and nothing else gets done.