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Since Insteon just released a new PLM design, and Insteon has absolutely no use for a separate PLM plug-in, at all, I see this as a vote of support for UDI's ISY/PolyGlot products from Insteon. "It's alive!!" ?

I posted this previously but somehow the link was messed up and disapeared. I link into ISYs clock that is always accurate and needs no maitenance, creating variables that can be used by all programs. to trigger events without any additional hardware or Ethernet links.

I would hook into the ISY clock variables and not use relative timers at all. Any power glitch or other event that can happen, relative timers fail. Over the period of 30 days the likelihood of a relative time timer working is very low. DST and PEC hydro are not your friends. This is an ISY Internet based clock I wrote to use for many programs. It is always as accurate as ISY is.

Sounds like some bad communications there ad you have lost the link that updates the PLM status when it changes. Right click on the device in the admin console device tree and select upload the links from the device (forget the exact syntax). After the chart loads click on the compare button at the bottom. If they disagree, select the device again, and select Restore. Check again. You may need some FilterLincs as GDOs are notorious for creating Insteon noise.

This sounds like you have these programs in a folder that is disabled! I have been caught on this a few times now and wasted many hours wondering WTF s going on. There is no indication that the programs have not run but they don't! I would love to see this logic changed for manual testing of programs.

He posted he did. "5. Changed Test Program 1 to: $State_1 = 1 Else: $State_1 =10 , as well as also using the same values in Test Program 2 (adjusting the action for $INT container of course) Tested both sets of Run Then and Run Else commands but still get no value changes or Last Changed updates. "

Out of curiosity, you didn't mention the time of last update, if it changed at all. How old is your ISY994? You seem like a very proficient troubleshooter so I would contact UDI support. "Something smells in Denmark", there.

The iPads and iPhones are top notch when it comes to compact size, entertainment (A/V) and user ease of usage but for business, or programming type applications, Windows is tops. I have tried a few tablets and other "toys" for these applications but none have come close to the full browsers Windows offers. Linux is trying to copy Microsoft's GUI, but that brings back slow computers, and introduces many bugs and virus problems. When problems arise on the many tablets in our house (They have a few different brands) and I ask what the URL is, I get the response, "The page says XXXXX at the top". I guess they aren't supposed to know what a URL is or what URL will be launched when you click a link?? My guess is the HTML5/CSS3/js gurus have decided to just leave touchpads behind, with the later definitions.

The file for non-PLM is udi_oadr_5.3.2.zip, while the PLM version is Insteon_5.3.2.zip. Maybe your file browser cannot show an underscore or it gets chopped in the downloading somewhere. Apple brainstorm ?

I see two different naming conventions now, both ending in 5.3.2.zip. Hover your cursor over the link for the file name at the bottom of the browser on mouse based O/Ses.

Yeah. Insteon is not fast at anything apparently but the COVID-19 has ground shipping down to weeks whereas it was Two Day ServiceTM before. It has also made people stay at home and some businesses do not do well with that, and some do. I ordered a PLM from aartech.ca back in December and they told me it may be a while. When I thought my PLM was limping along I had no alternative. Luckily my 7 year old original PLM is still working, while the replacement fro SmartHome has bit the dust after a few months of trial. Eventually the new PLM v2.5 came from aartech.ca. Insteon is not dead...just injured badly, more than usual.

A smaller SD card may not help. The problem is usually exceeding the allowable FAT size. FAT tables have always created the problem where one piece of software uses the total size of the SD card but another only knows how to access the FAT tables size. RPis like to partition the SD card to suit it's needs at the install. IIRC There is a re-partition command in the basic 'sudo raspbi-config' command.

I don't order from Smarthome or Insteon directly, any more. My last order, was for three devices and all three items became, or arrived, defective. One a=was an iRLinc and the sensor was wired backwards! No QC! Just non-functional QA. In Canada I would have had to pay for shipping to return them for inspection, before credit or replacement, and pay the shipping them for three ways. With a three for three record, I could consider the SmartHome sales outlet a scam, also. However, I am still an Insteon person, and order my Insteon stuff from aartech.ca in Canada, where they will replace anything thay has had a decent testing reason. I can get product within one to two days, instead of weeks for SM to decide the best time of the month to ship product via snail mail across the border at very high shipping rates.

You may have run into a formatting limit. https://raspberryinsider.com/what-the-largest-micro-sd-card-supported-the-by-raspberry-pi/

Yuk! I would power down your ISY, then pull the SD card out and plug it back in again (wiping the connections somewhat)and then power back up. I don't know how old your ISY is but oxidization is not a connections friend.

Just another shot in the dark. Uninstall java again, delete all the java files you can find manually, power cycle your computer, and then try again. Possibly the files were already gone/de-registered and the java error report was wrong?

Sounds like a complete re-install of java might do it. I always lose all my java junk when that happens. Sounds like a java screw-up not getting permissions everybody is so fond of these days.

Windows provides a java control panel app in the Win Control Panel. That is where you clear all the java icons, apps, etc..

Disconnect the wires and take it somewhere closer to your PLM, or another dual band Insteon device at the other end of the house, restore it, from there, and use a jumper to short out the connection from input to ground and/or live +5vdc. I am not sure which polarity to use off-hand but you can try both and watch the admin console response.

Use the admin console to "restore" the IO/Linc If that doesn't do it, unplug your GDO and disconnect the mechanism (pull the cord) so you can trigger the sensor and send an open and close signal to your ISY manually by lifting the garage door a few inches. My guess is your GDO is generating so much noise your Insteon signal is being clobbered. GDOs are notorious for killing Insteon signals. Try unscrewing the bulb(s) and if any of that works, get some FilterLincs and plug them in. Right Chamberlain?

Simplest test I know of is to read voltage across the cap (unplugged device). If holding a charge, probably good cap. Short out the capacitor first to discharge any residual charge voltage and protect your meter. Using an ohms scale place leads across the cap. Watch readings for charge up to infinity ohms. Reverse leads and repeat. If no charge up indication, or constant resistance reading, unsolder cap (at least one end) and try again. If still no indications of charging try another ohms scale. If all scales are exhausted on the meter, replace the cap. Another method is to put meter on AC voltage and read voltage live with device plugged in. Careful! Not recommended if you have no experience. Depending on electronic meter, should be very little voltage.If more than 10% voltage cap is likely bad. If older mechanical type meter may read about half voltage and test is useless.

I have one that already failed. The PSU caps failure was just a guess on my part but it co-coincides and looks like the PLM problems so I suspect SmartHome quality policies were used on most of their products. When the SynchroLinc was dropped, I doubt it was because Smarthome stopped manufacturing them. It was most likely because SmartHome dropped the Chinese manufacturer, after getting so many bad products that gave SH a bad reputation. Cheapest bidder and the uneducated capitalist concept.

SynchroLincs were produced by Insteon with bad capacitors in the power supply, as the PLMs were and do not last for very long. The only things you could try are to get new capacitors and replace them or toss it out. Insteon doesn't produce them anymore in their new product world.

Thanks.. but I don't know of any other brand of bulbs called "Warm Glow" and apparently those Philips units aren't available anymore either. I needed at least 60W equiv. 40W and so yellow is just too dim for this application. Amazon.ca shows the medium base for $44 each. That means they are holding the advertising space but don;t really have any. I ordered mine from HD as they were the only ones that actually had them. Now they sit on my "returns table" waiting for the store to re-open. LOL

Yeah, these WarmGlow bulbs are the clear LED filament looking types. The GE LEDs are the crown style mantle type..but not any colour change.