BenForta

Looks like I found a solution, using the DMX driver I linked to previously, and this controller: http://www.cinetix.de/interface/english/etdmxgen.htm Using the network module it should be easy to issue TCP/IP text commands to the controller. If I get it working I'll post here. --- Ben Forta

Michele, can you explain how the ISY could integrate with the global cache devices? Brad, interesting, so you're suggesting powering the LEDs directly and bypassing any controller. The voltages align, the LED strips needs 12V DC. But, may be worth experimenting. Thanks! --- Ben

As a follow up, here is a DMX512 controller that could perhaps do what I wanted, if I could send DMX-512 sequences to it from the ISY. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear the, Thanks. http://www.environmentallights.com/prod ... 12_Decoder --- Ben

I am installing RGB LED rope lights, and am looking for a programmable controller that I can somehow connect to my ISY. Of course, I could easily plug a rope light controller into a controlled outlet to simply turn it on and off, but I want to be able to more. I want to programatically adjust R G and B values, execute controller effects and sequences, and more. I have seen controllers that support DMX512, but have not found a way to connect X10 or Insteon to those. Has anyone had any experience with this one? Thanks! -- Ben

So even if the motion sensor is part of a scene, turning lights off manually does not set the sensor to off? That's a pretty serious design flaw, especially as the sensor supports intervals of up to 8.5 minutes. Thanks anyway guys! --- Ben

Michele, Add a condition to what program? The one that gets triggered by motion on? It'll never fire because the motion sensor is already in an on state. --- Ben

That is how I have it working now. A program responds to the motion sensor on and off commands and sets the scene of and off. The only gotcha is that if a user enters the room, then turns the light off manually, and then comes back in again, the motion still thinks it is on and so does not go on again. (That's how we got on that tangent). And I can't use a program on the scene off because you can't force the motion sensor to an off state. --- Ben

Sorry, the thread went off on a tangent. What I originally wanted was a way to easily disable the motion sensor altogether, for a period of time perhaps, disable it programmatically and then enable it later. For that I was looking for a way to programmatically disable the motion sensor altogether instead of having to use a program which, as per the rest of the thread, is not ideal. --- Ben

Michele, This pretty much means that there is no way for the motion sensor to work once someone manually turns off a light, not until the on period times out and the sensor turns to off. This seems like a serious design flaw. Oh well, was worth a try. Thanks for confirming. --- Ben

I tried that. But, it appears that the Insteon Motion Sensor is a status only device. You can get the status (on or off) but can't explicitly set it. And thus my hope to find a way to programmatically disable//enable it, or include/exclude it from a scene. --- Ben

I am looking for a way to programmatically disable and enable an Insteon motion sensor. Here's the deal ... I have a scene made up of a bunch of light switches, and I have a motion sensor in the scene. All works well, and lights turn on when the sensor is activated and off after a set time of inactivity. But, I need to sometimes turn off that functionality, so that lights just stay on. My initial solution was to remove the motion sensor from the scene, and instead have it call a program when turned on or off. The program then turns the scene of or off as needed. And programs are easier to disable or enable (or can contain conditional logic). But that's not clean. For example, consider this scenario: A: Motion sensor turns on so program runs and lights turn on. B: User leaves room and turns lights off manually. C: User returns to room before motion sensor timeout, so motion sensor is still on even though the lights are not, and lights don't turn back on. I can't have a program that, when all lights are turned off, turns off the motion sensor, as that's a status only device. So, the ideal option would be to include the motion sensor in the scene, and just have a way to programmatically enable and disable it. Thoughts? --- Ben