curmudgeon

Will try. Can't update the Mac.

This iox launcher requires Mac ios 11.11 or later. I'm stuck @ 10.15.07. Is there a way to get the earlier version of iox that will work with this MacOS?

Firmware 5.3.0 UI 4.9.0 After 5 blissful years with no problems at previous home, we moved and although I can see all my devices, I cannot make changes to their previous scene and program setups. They still run the timings from the setups at our previous home. Do I need to delete and reinstall each device? each scene? each program? Is one or all of those the first step?

Thanks Mike. I got rid of my x-10 stuff a few years ago. I'd forgotten that this booster was intended for x10 and thought it would help in my insteon setup. Thanks for putting me straight.

Thanks for the link to the troubleshooting tips. Hopefully, that helped me make a fix. I installed an access point in an outlet about 12 feet from the switch and the breaker box. I installed a 4827 boosterlinc about 6 feet in the other direction from the switch. Then I used a lamplinc as a phase bridge to the 2443 access point. Everything seems to be working when I send on and off signals manually from the admin console. We'll see if it still works when the program runs. BTW, per your questions, it is a 3 wire 2466S non-dimming switch feeding a mixed load: 2 incandescent garage outdoor lights and 2 LED spotlights on the same circuit. Thanks again. I'll come back if it's still not functioning.

An insteon on/off toggle switch will not react to an "on" signal from ISY, but if I manually turn the switch/lights on, it will receive and react to an "off" command. Any suggestions on how to fix this anomaly, or what is causing it? It does share a 4 gang box with another on/off toggle switch (which functions perfectly).

Even simpler Paul - skip isy altogether. No need to add controller or responder there. Simply put IO sensor into linking mode; go to toggle switch; set the light to the correct state for the position of the door; press toggle set button for 3 seconds; done and home! But thanks....it was your suggestion that got me thinking "simple".

Why I'll never be good at programming. Always looking for the hard way to do something. No luck though adding sensor. (2843-222) . Keep getting the dreaded "cannot determine insteon engine" error

I want to use the garage door sensor part of the 74551 garage door control & sensor kit to turn on the overhead garage (fluorescent) lights. I have an insteon 2466sw toggle link switch as the wall switch for the lights. How can I get the sensor to signal the wall switch to turn the lights on when the door goes up, and off when the door closes ? I don't really care about the 74551 module doing anything else. Thanks in advance for any advice.

I've had this program running well for over 2 years, and just recently it started to have problems after multiple power failures within a 2 hour period. 3 out of 4 sensors now give a "3" report twice a day (heartbeat check program not running). I can manually reset those 3 to a 1 notification by running "then" via the admin console summary window in each sensor's "variable control 2" . This brings the notification on all three back to a "1".....but a few hours later (NOT at 6 pm or 9am) all three of those sensors revert to a 3 notification. Somehow this all seems to stem from the recycling of the ISY during the 2 power failures, but I am stumped and lost as to how to get the program running correctly again. Would appreciate any help or advice.

I've had this program running well for over 2 years, and just recently it started to have problems after multiple power failures within a 2 hour period. 3 out of 4 sensors now give a "3" report twice a day (heartbeat check program not running). I can manually reset those 3 to a 1 notification by running "then" via the admin console summary window in each sensor's "variable control 2" . This brings the notification on all three back to a "1".....but a few hours later (NOT at 6 pm or 9am) all three of those sensors revert to a 3 notification. Somehow this all seems to stem from the recycling of the ISY during the 2 power failures, but I am stumped and lost as to how to get the program running correctly again. Would appreciate any help or advice.

Program has worked perfectly for the best part of 2 years, so I doubt it suddenly went off the rails all by itself. But you're right....it's also unlikely the 4 sensors lost their heartbeat all at once. I suspect some kind of hiccup with the ISY.

Yes - I am using the program by Belias that you linked in previous message. No power toggle on the ISY.

At 2:22 to day all 4 of my insteon leak sensors sent me a "missing heartbeat" email. What could possibly cause this to happen? Here's the error log for today: Fri 2017/09/22 01:22:14 AM System -100 [DHCP] state=RENEW Fri 2017/09/22 09:00:04 AM System -50001 -6 Fri 2017/09/22 01:22:23 PM System -100 [DHCP] state=RENEW Fri 2017/09/22 01:57:54 PM System -170001 [TCP-Conn] -1/-140002, Portal-Dispatch Don't know what any of this means or how it might have cause the problem with the leak sensors.

Fingers crossed, I may have found a fix. Changed from two word scene spoken name, living room, to single word scene spoken name - lights. Now both on and off commands seem to work OK. When in doubt, try to go with single word names for your devices and scenes.

Great suggestion Stu, and it worked. Trouble is, NOW EITHER version of the command gets a "living room not responding" response from Alexa. Vewy, vewy strange!

Everything works well on my ISY Alexa set up with one exception: I can say, "Alexa turn on living room"(scene) and she will give me an OK and turn on the lighting to my pre-set scene levels. BUT when I say, "Alexa, turn off living room", I get "Hmmm, living room is not responding". I can give these two commands 10 seconds apart , but "turn off" command always fails. Can anyone give me a reason why this is happening and, even better, a fix? Thanks in advance. Curmudgeon

disconnected (removed bulbs) from every lamp in the garage. No joy. Tried moving the range extender around. No joy. Finally decided to try wireless approach (open close sensor signaling switch directly) without involving ISY. Had to do some moving around of range extender , but finally got everything to work as desired. Put mag switches on two garage doors and one entry door, wired them in series (?) to the open/close sensor and now if ANY door opens, lights go on. When ALL doors are closed, all lights go out. It was a struggle, but worth it in the end. Thanks guys so much for your suggestions. They didn't solve the problem, but prompted me to move on and try another approach which did work.

Revised the program this morning, but result the same. Lights won't turn off. Will turn off manually at switch, but will not turn off manually from the admin console "off" command. Sometimes get "cannot communicate" error message when I try that approach. Not sure what you are referring to as "IOLinc". Using toggle link switch 2466S and open/close sensor 2843-222 (magnetic contact switch). Nothing to "plug into". But you may be right about lights interfering/ballasts interfering with "close" command. Will try to check that, but they are all wired together. And no, no other dual band device in the garage. Really appreciate the suggestions and I'll report back if I can find a physical fix/problem. screen shot device communication log link below https://www.dropbox.com/s/9up1mpmxh1z9n7r/Screenshot%202016-12-01%2010.43.13.jpg?dl=0

Simply trying to control my garage lights with a Open/close sensor and a 2466S toggle link relay switch (fluorescent lights). Program reads: If status "garage sensor-opened" is ON Then Set "garage switch" ON Else Set "garage switch" OFF Lights turn on when door opens just as wanted, but do not turn off when door is closed (and sensor goes to "off/closed" setting.) So what am I doing wrong here? BTW, there is a range extender plugged in about 15 ft. from light switch.

Well, I went ahead and rebooted the admin console and voila they were gone! Kinda weird.

Nope - they're all sitting there nice and visible in the main menu screen as a scene and as devices.

Have a scene with one switch and open/close sensors that will not delete....not the scene or the switch or the sensors. Also cannot delete switch or sensors from the main menu Advice?

I have all my lighting,scenes and various sensors set up on ISY. I have a logitech Harmony Hub that handles all of my home entertainment equipment and works with Echo. And I have Yonomi app which can talk to the Harmony Hub and the Echo and create various routines, but apparently can't see the ISY. My goal is to integrate my ISY lighting devices with the Harmony & Yonomi app so that a simple voice command like " TV time" will fire up the satellite dish, tv, AV receiver and dim the lighting. 1. Is there any way to do this now (I know I can achieve it with several individual voice commands)? 2. If not, are there any plans to partner with Yonomi so that the ISY can be seen/controlled? Thanks for any advice/information. Curmudgeon

Thank you Stu. That did the trick, but I have no recollection of doing that procedure for the other two scenes. Old age is pitiful!