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paulbates

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  1. https://www.java.com/en/download/help/other_jreversions.html
  2. When you run the admin console for the first time it should put a new UD icon on the desktop... that's my recollection
  3. SD cards do not live forever. I had a 994 at my previous house and proactively changed the SD card. I also had gotten automation to a point there where it worked and I hardly logged in or looked at it. You may want to get a replacement card and follow the steps (there was a recent post here on how to)
  4. Have you replaced the 994's micro SD card?
  5. A certificate error indicated you might have virus scanning package on that PC (notion, McAfee, et al) that's blocking Java or the admin console. If true, See if you can disable the scanning/protection for the admin console
  6. What you describe is a recurring problem with replacing SD cards, the detailed steps have to be followed exactly. Review this post, especially the solution
  7. Another suggestion is to consider your insteon network by function and/or room. Start with some simple function like a 3 way switch in a room... Remove the devices from the insteon hub Factory reset them Add them to the polisy Set up programs if necessary Pick another room or function and move at a pace that you can support Another way to say it is Do not attempt an "big bang" conversion Tempting as it is, do not use the admin console function to crawl and discover your existing insteon network.. it's better to proceed at a pace you can manage
  8. The above was the easier way, if it doesn't fix it... remove the device from scenes, delete the device and add it back in. This way likely means some wrench work on any programs it was part of
  9. It looks like the scenes / programming is corrupted. No more restores. For any scenes the device is in, remove it. ' Factory reset, manually make option settings' add it back into the scenes
  10. What if you factory reset the switch and test it before loading it's programming; assuming that you did replace it restore device... Test it before then
  11. Looks like you're on an isy 994i. The new insteon i3 devices are not (fully) supported, you'll need a polisy or eisy to fully utilize i3 devices
  12. You'll need to download the log, open it in Excel and see what happened at that exact time. Eg, if a program ran
  13. It was more text based, but I used to use the Home Automation Dashboard (HAD). I used it more for reporting status but it also did control. I hosted the pages on my ISY 994i at the time. I just took a look and the pinned posts that explained its used are not there, suggesting maybe it was depreciated. It had a rich set of capability with the ISY while being 100% html driven My guess is that while it may not be supported, the capability is probably not taken away. You may want to scroll through that sub forum and see what you find.
  14. paulbates replied to JRobbins's topic in eisy
    The combination of older PLM and flaky behavior says it's time to get a new PLM and handle the swap on your terms, not when things get a lot worse and it stops working.
  15. ,The first thing to do is look at the UD Mobile app. Yes, some things are in beta.. but I've recently returned as ISY user in a new-to-me house and was pleasantly surprised how much its capable of and where its headed. I can now do some of my tasks including programs on it. Yes, to do everything I still need the admin console, but I'm having a good experience on both my ipad and android phone using UD Mobile There is a potential door number 2: A small headless PC appliance on your home network. They do cost <= $200, but you've already spent a lot on your system, and will easily spend more than that migrating to something else not to mention the time to recreate what your programs do. I haven't tried it, but my understanding is that Remote Desktop, RDP, can be enable on the w11 home that would come on the headless pc appliance. Then it would be a matter of finding out if your company restricted RDP on the laptop.. you could see now if its possible to open RDP and define a new host.
  16. The first thing I would do is a backup, if you don't have a current one. It doesn't hurt to replace the SD card, especially if the ISY is older... I'm going to say 5 years but others may have a better range. That way you replace it on your terms. I know there is a procedure for replacing the SD card on the wiki somewhere. My recollection for the procedure is to pick one of these: Copy the image of the current card to a new card using a computer that has an appropriate slot. Insert it in the ISY and restart. Backup iSY. Replace the card with a new one. Restore ISY
  17. It's possible that the SD card became loose in the physical move from place to place. Unplug the 994, unseat and reseat the SD card, plug it back in
  18. I know what I want.. I used pushover in my last house. One of the things I liked and used was pushover's "apps", which sorted notifications into folders. It was pretty cumbersome to set up all the Network Resources to get to that end. Fast forward; I have read the notification server and UDM docs.I have eisy, UDM and the notification server. When I look at the notification service in UD mobile, one of the options is "Add Pushover Service nodes", and when I click it, there's a user and app fields. Before I try it out and stumble through it, I'm wondering what the intentions are or if someone has tried it and knows: Questions This is intended one way: eisy programs/scenes->Notification sever->devices->pushover? I can use "Add Pushver service nodes" multiple times to connect with multiple pushover apps I've created? It shows up as a device I can use in a "Then" statement from my programs to create notifications more simply? Do the notifications sent this way not show up on UDM?
  19. I set up a new ecobee smart thermostat and bought the ecobee NS. Though there was a little bit of a wiring adventure, the thermostat install went fine and started the heater up, mobile app works. I followed the directions for the NS and got the PIN code when firing up the NS entered it in my online account within a few minutes. That was the end of it. I got the basic device (pink in the picture) but none of the info from the stat. I went to the node menu, picked the ecobee and install all devices... after a few minutes i got these devices. I think I'm missing the main control pane, and the names on most of the individual items is wrong... See pics I'm guessing an uninstall and reinstall is in order? But want to make sure I don't goof up the pin part.... will that be needed again??
  20. I haven't personally tried it, but "Send X10" remains in the admin console under Devices when creating a program. There's no reason for UDI to remove code to support X10 when moving to iox. The thing to think about: Physically connecting from the eisy to the powerline for X10. You'll either need: The right cables & adapters to get a PCS05 x10 powerline adapter connected to the EISY... USB serial adapter+ the right serial cable ... or... Possibly an Insteon USB PLM. The question is does it support X10? It likely does, but a number of Insteon devices dropped x10 support. If no one here knows, you can ask on forum.insteon.com If it does still work, a serial PLM does work but needs the optional UDI cable/adapter. If there's a chance you'll build your father's powerline network with new devices, and the if PLM still supports X10, I'd add new Insteon devices and would get the USB PLM so both can be installed
  21. paulbates replied to paulbates's topic in Ecobee
    Thanks @Jimbo.Automates .. Does your NS communicate with the ecobee door/window sensors?
  22. paulbates replied to paulbates's topic in Ecobee
    I'm on-the-line. The stories I've read here say that the ecobee can do a lot of functionality on its own with no programming. There's some appeal to that. RIght now if I buy a refurb Ecobee, they offer 2 of their door sensors at a decent discount. That's the next-to-top smart thermostat, a remote sensor and 2 entry sensors for south of $200... hard to say no. At the same time, I am really comfortable with the insteons.
  23. paulbates replied to paulbates's topic in Ecobee
    @Hoosier Daddy One more question. The comment that occupancy reporting takes a while, that suggests that the sensor network is managed by polling vs interrupt/signaling from the sensor?
  24. paulbates replied to paulbates's topic in Ecobee
    @Hoosier Daddy This helps a lot. In my previous home I had the Venstar colortouches and venlink/nodelink... the reporting and control for the ecobee look very similar. Now there are more questions ðŸĪŠ, but they are ecobee specific and I need to look/read a little more. Thank you.

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