paulbates

Steve: Unfortunately if there were changes between your last good backup and now, then yes... you would lose those changes. I'm kind of in the same boat, in that my ISY is sneaking up on 5 years and I'm wanting to put a new SD card in it. I've wondered if the old card image could be drug across to the new... : Insert the old card into the SD slot of a PC. "Drag" a copy the contents off of the old card on to the PC in a folder Following step 2 of the wiki, format the new card: Turn off the ISY and put the new card in the ISY, restart it Telnet in to the the ISY and issue an FS on the new card in the ISY Replace the old card with new card in the reader on the PC and copy that image on to the new card Insert that in the ISY, and see what happens You could try that experiment, worst case you still have the old card. Paul

Yes its warranty time. I've seen some functions start failing while others continue working. Paul

Read this and see if the conditions line up with your symptoms. If so consider replacing. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Replacing/Formatting_an_SD_Card It might be the file, let's see if there is additional feed back. Paul

How old is your ISY / SD card? That error is -110014 SD DRIVE CONFIG READ FAILED Either the file is corrupt, or the SD card has at least one bad spot on it Paul

It sounds like you followed the procedure, but lets make sure You installed the new 2475DA1 on the ISY and its in the root Main/device folder.. not in a subfolder? You right-clicked on the current 2475D, and selected "remove from folder"? You right-clicked on the 2475D and selected "replace with"? Did any devices show up? When I do the above, I see my other dimming inlinelincs, insteon light bulb and lamplincs as replacement candidates Paul

There's nothing wrong with that. If the keypad will be providing the power through its red lead, which I believe is your intention, then it is a requirement that the keypad be the On/Off version... and not a dimmer Paul

If you want to be sure before you order, take the cover off, and use a short piece of wire across the contacts, it should activate the door. That simulates what the iolinc will do.

Its been 8 years since I set it up, but it looks remarkably like mine. I remember attaching the iolinc's relay here, where it says "terminal screws": My garage had a 3 gang outlet right near there so the iolinc could be plugged in, wired to the nearby door control and I installed the magnetic sensors nearby. Paul

I had to do a double-take.. is that a craftsman? If yes, I have that one. I attached the IOlinc relay (NO & Comm terminals) across the screws on the back of the manual door control... the big button you hit manually to activate the door. Paul

Yes. I was able to wire the IOlincs relay across the contacts to the door control in the garage and was able to mount the sensor near by. We use the openers wireless remotes in our cars normally. The contacts "click" the door control as if you were pressing it manually (see note below). The sensors read and report if the door is in position. For me, that's "down". If its not down, a keypad key lights up... if it is down, its off. As a note, some door controllers do not have easily accessible contact only sensors any longer. You will want to check the manual, or post a link to the pdf for the doors manual and i'll take a look Paul

I use those on doors and windows and they work great. I typically see more than a year on battery life, but that depends how much the door / window is opened or closed. Temps: Though not these specifically, I use other insteon devices and battery wireless sensors outside in Michigan year round. They've seen -20F in the past. Based on that experience I would deploy these in the cold. This next week will potentially be a change to set that bar lower... Installation: I use the iolinc with magnetic sensors designed for a garage setup. For this application, the sensor unit can take quite a beating and sometimes the mounting locations are not ideal. I would still use the iolinc if starting over today. The iolinc is single band, however I've had mine in my garage since 2011 along with a keypad key that lights up when the door is open, and pressing the keypad key operates the door. Paul

If the functions you're looking to implement are even remotely security related, I would suggest ELK for that reason. Nothing wrong with the EZIO, but it would yet another technical solution to learn and support, when it sounds like you already have ELK Paul

Look at the nodelink list of other supported devices... there’s close to 20

To install nodelink on a pi, there is a script from ioguy, author of Nodelink To set it up, you then browse to your pi's ip address @ port 8090 example http://192.168.xxx.xxx:8090/index.htm Configure your ISYs account and pw under System config On the Devices tab, add "Additional ISY Data" You should see these values in your ISY, nodelink keeps them up to date If this didn't show up in your ISY, press Install Nodes from the new page/tab for Additional ISY Data that will appear in Nodelink's configuration page You can use any of these in your program's ifs or assign to variables. I use this at Christmas time to keep certain lights on between December 22 and 27... I don't care what year it is. Its called from another program and controls a particular scene that keeps the inside and outside decorations lit around Christmas: Lights and Lamps off Xmas - [ID 004A][Parent 0006][Not Enabled] If 'Zystem / isydata' Month = December And 'Zystem / isydata' Day of Month >= 24 And 'Zystem / isydata' Day of Month <= 27 Then Set 'Yard / Yard and Lamp Security / Yard light and lamps off - xm' Off Stop program 'Lights and Lamps Off' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Other examples odd and even days can be helpful for sprinkler system programs if your community enforces that. I have programs that prevent / allow operation based on what month it is... I don't want the attic fan/dampers to open in the winter. I control the humidity level in the house, but only during winter months, I prevent the program from running outside of that. You can do things like that. Paul

Yes, this true for the Insteon "neutral free", RF only switch as well. I realize this is a z-wave switch, but I'm wondering if the Insteon Micromodule could be used.? Install the micromodule up in the fixture with the light where there is a neutral, and then pick one of the options to connect to the wires running to the switch? I've not used it this way but it seem a possibility, and would navigate around the minimum load and load type limitations. Paul

Yes There's now tab under the configuration tab that has learning mode, sounds like you found that. Learn the codes that have functional value that the ISY can help with. Then, in a program: I made this one up, but you get the idea. You can rename them in the IR tab, so they make more sense... instead of IR_001... "Accessory Button long press", "Family Room Lamps"... what ever helps make your programs more readable and a year from now you'll remember what you were doing Paul

To order an IR sensor for your ISY Browse here: https://www.universal-devices.com/sales/ Scroll down under Accessories for IR Input Module - $5 You might have to go to your Admin Console - Help / Add Modules to add the IR module. I couldn't find that in my list and I added it to mine.. But it was 4 years ago so I don't remember. Paul

Go to java.com and click “Free Java download” to install, it will auto-detect and install the correct version for your OS. There is no functional or performance advantage to manually installing the 64bit version for the ISY Admin Console or Dashboard Paul

When you launch the admin console through the portal, you need to use your portal email address and password instead of your normal ISY account and password. No ports should be opened, that’s a benefit of using the portal for remote access. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did you switch out of the program you’re writing in the program tab, even out of the tab and try again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wrote my motion sensor program as @kclenden advised for my back floodlights. It will start once the motion is detected and then the Wait can be adjusted as I want. You can extend the battery life and cut down on Insteon traffic by changing the settings of the motion sensor to "send on commands only" when writing the program as above. The MS has to be open and put in set mode however. Paul

It would be best to repost this in the mobilinc subforum so that the author, Wes @InsteonNut, can comment.

To add to mwester's assessment... here are a couple of things to try Query it Factory reset it, click on it in the admin console, and pick "Restore Device" A good percentage of the time that works. If it does, keep an eye on it. It may be a "one off". If it keeps it up, putting a dualband device nearby might help, or tweaking the Advanced/PLM communications setting. If that doesn't help, its probably dead. Paul

Yes. I'm not sure if it also reverts to admin/admin for the downgrade to 4.x from 5.x. Its best to take small steps on changes in 5x (program changes, new devices) initially.. those would have to all be repeated if you downgraded, or not be possible if you use new 5.X language extensions or features like nodeservers, etc. Paul

I think they are somewhat 'safer' too. They length of insulator can be controlled so that no wire is showing and change because or twisting. Because there is no pushing and bending of a twisted set of wires like with lug nuts, less pressure and better ability to coax it into position. Paul