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Given that your ISY is not in the same room as the TV, and assuming your remote is IR, I would use an IRLinc. You can find these on the smarthome website.

This can be done with a scene. Create a scene with keypad button D as controller and 4 switches as reponder. This requires a program. You will also have to create a second scene with only button D (as responder). The program : if status 'light A' is on or status 'light B' is on or etc.... then set "scene with only button D' on else set "scene with only button D' off This sounds like the same request as the first. The scene, above, will take care of this.

As LeeG states, a single controller cannot control more than one scene. Given your subject "all off switch", I had assumed that you wanted a switch (or multiple switches) that turns ALL your lights off. Create a single "scene" that includes ALL your lights. In that same scene, include the button or switches that you want to use to turn off ALL your lights. The lights would be added to the single scene as responder devices. The buttons and/or switches would be to the same, single scene as controller devices. If you want to use the same button to turn off ALL your lights AND turn on SOME of your lights, that would constitute 2 scenes, one scene has ALL your lights, the second scene has SOME of your lights. Unfortunately, a controller can be a controller only of one scene (by design). Therefore, you cannot use the same button or switch as controller of both scenes. An ISY program may offer a solution, but I think I would get the concept of scenes and controllers and responders straight before I would worry about programs.

All controllers and responders should be in the scene. Controllers would be the devices that you want to touch in order to turn the lights off...a switch...a button. If I understand correctly, this would be the "It would be 3 switches and some other buttons on 2 key pads". Responders would be the devices that you want to respond to controllers....light fixtures, lamp modules, inlinelincs, ...

Found in the user guide: 5 - 30 VDC User guide: http://www.universal-devices.com/docs/isy99_userguide.pdf

Good point. I must admit that this thought did not cross my mind.

I was questioning the second "condition": Status 'alanas bedroom' is not off. I don't see the value in this condition.

While I suspect this is not part of the problem, why not remove the second condition? It seems unecessary, but could be triggering a second evaluation when the then path runs. It also makes the proper execution contingent upon accurate communication of device status. Otherwise the program appears fine to me. Regardless, it is my impressions that programs dont simply stop working. Something else has changed. In what way is you program not working? Is the light not going off? Failure to notify? Keypad button.? All?

I use only conductor, but I like the widgets that are available. If widgets are important to you, make sure that the app you select has them.

I wonder if changing your KPL button mode to non-toggle ON would be one part of the solution. The second part would be to crate the mentioned keypad-controlling scene, then add a program step to the "fan off" and "hi-off" programs to turn the keypad scene off when the fan is off.

It has been my experience that the http://procedureof editing, or the fact that a program was edited, is not a cause of program failure. In other words, I do not believe that it is possible to create an otherwise-functioning program that fails because the wrong editing "procedure" was used. Rather, the failure of a program to behave as one expects is generally the result of the way program conditions and commands work being different that what one believes they do, or should, work. I second LeeGs suggestion to post your program and, perhaps, the fine folks around here could help identify the problem.

Insteon has the ability to set different on-levels and ramp rates, based upon which controller is activating the scene. From the ISY admin panel, my lighting, find the scene in question and expand (showing included devices). With the scene highlighted, notice the on-levels and ramp rates. Picking a controller device within the scene, do you notice the on-levels and ramp rates being any different? If so, adjust as you would like them to be. Notice the option to copy scene attributes. This option is good if you want the same on-levels and ramp rates as defined at the overall scene level, even when the scene is applied by a local controller device.

I think I, too, would break this into two programs: If Control 'Other / Krista's Keypad - G' is switched On Or Control 'Other / Mike's Keypad - G' is switched On Then Run Program 'time' (if Path) Else time program If Time is from Sunset To 10:30:00PM (same day) Then Run Program 'G - All Off Night' (Then Path) Else Run Program 'G - All Off Day' (Then Path) The time program must be disabled.

Update instructions are included with each announcement. Perhaps you have not noticed the "Announcements" forums? Try: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewforum.php?f=25 So you already use an ISY-99? Are all the fixtures you want to control by motion already controlled by an insteon device (switch, module, etc)? Do you already have insteon RF devices (access points, dual-band modules, etc)? If so, then all you would need would be insteon motion sensors.

I installed 3.2.0 and experienced no problems. My existing shortcuts to the ISY continued to work. I did not have to use the posted link to find my ISY. I installed two fanlincs. Both appear to be working fine. I am in the process of creating scenes. So far...so good. I added them manually, choosing fanlinc from the menu. I have not tried an automatic or auto discover linking proces. I have one more fanlinc to install (both physically and into the ISY). Perhaps I will try an automatic installation here, just for fun. Thanks, again, for the fine support. I would not want to rely on manual linking for fan modules, given the difficulty of access. I believe this represents another strong example of the ISY-99 saving insteon.

. Yes, it is required in order to turn the light off at 735. It sounds, in your case, that you may have had a program with a condition including the switch status rather than just time. A lot of folks seem to use (overruse, in my mind) the following construct: If Time is from 0600 To 0900 And status light is not on. <<< this is the extra line I often question Then Set light on Else Set light off A program such as this could cause problems that you describe.

"offline"? Please elaborate. Last I checked, fanlink was not supported. You will have to wait a bit longer for this.

One does not actually type the commands...they are created for you when you create a new program and use the choices and options provided. No, you need not set it to run. Have you checked out the user manual? The wiki?

I don't know whether this will help with the broader question of helping understand the terminology, but try: If Time is from 0645am To 0735am Then Set family room light on Else Set family room light off Code verbage is approximate, but I hope this communicates the program logic.

The Linking order you describe is backwards...first put the isy into linking mode. Then put the rsponder device into linking mode. Hopefully, your device will now show up.

Alternatively, you could create a program folder, with condition: Program C1 status is true Then run the programs in this folder In the folder, put a program such as: If Time is Sunset Then Set 'Entry Light On' Set Living room.....etc Else -No Actions-

You may check out the wiki: http://www.universal-devices.com/mwiki/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Tools_Menu I suspect that this feature is not the most used of the ISY tools.

Probably not, but it will be solved soon. We waited years for the fanlinc, itself. A few more weeks or months is not gonna kill us.

I dont use smartlinc, but.... i understand that the smartlink has no, or very limited, conditional logic built in. Also, I would expect limited integration with other systems, such as weather, security, etc... I am sure there are other differences that I am missing

Not too difficult. You will enjoy it.