paulbates

I have a couple of these around the house for big groups of lights. Yes, to your comment, create a new scene with all of the devices to be controlled as responders Add all keypads and switches that should activate the scene as controllers.. its a check box when adding devices to the scene If you added them already as responders only (non-controllers), remove them and re-add them Controllers names will be colored red in the list of devices in the scene Its a subtle thing with the ISY; making it a controller also makes it a responder at the same time.. so if there are multiple keypad keys to control the scene, they will also respond to other controllers Note that Smartlabs has been removing the All-on feature of insteon devices from their switches for a few years due to operational problems with it. You can get around this by creating your own scene as outlined above. That works fine To your last comment you can create specialty scenes (the lights and fans comments) that are close but different from other scenes for special purposes. I have some of these that I only turn on and off from ISY programs. There's more to it when it comes to dimming. This gives some more details Paul

Hi and welcome to the UDI forums! What is the load that the microdimmer is controlling? LED Bulbs? Can you temporarily replace those with a different type/brand of bulb and test again? What happens? Paul

If you literally use the "Delete Modem" feature, it removes all of the links that the ISY programmed between devices. You don't want to do this. However, the ISY and PLM is the fastest way I know how to set up links between devices and not have to use the labor intensive manual "linking mode" between insteon devices. You are right that insteon devices link device to device, no PLM or controller are needed after set up. The ISY and PLM cand fail after initial link (scene) programming, and your light switches would still work. However, using "delete modem" should never be used unless UDI support suggests it. Paul

Hey Andrew 2 things: Did you try a factory reset and then right click on the device in the admin console and pick "restore device"? I've had a couple of my insteon devices get "confused" after a few years of use when their at the edge of the electrical system and/or controlling noisy loads. A factory reset may fix it. Here is the replace procedure. Paul

This is very unusual. The place to start would be. Can you be specific about which local API you're talking about? , (eg assuming Rest). As secondary test, can you pull up the ISY's internal web page on a computer http://<your locally administered address> ? How does this do? I believe it uses the rest interface when it gets status, variables, programs... turns things on and off Provide a view of the event log and error right before the problem happens through right after Paul

Ok got it. Good luck, would love to find out what's going on here Paul

Ok. This program is not enabled, which means its not running on its own, regardless of the status of the sensor. Can you share the program(s) that calls James_Front_Entry_Text? In the ideal world, you should have this program enabled, and no other ISY program calling it. If you only want alerts at certain times, you can add another program statement that sets a time window Paul

Can you share the program that sends the alert? Paul

See that's another difference: You organise your folders, and Scott organizes them

Yes fair enough. I listed IFTTT because i did set up geofencing on it, but now thinking about it I have since migrated off of it for ISY Portal and don't have any active IFTTT any longer. Using it would take choosing where functions should be implemented For network resources, I've drawn the line on only getting iot devices that support a local API, so I'll not have issues there. I plan to turn the router over with ISy and IoT as the local IP addresses matter, but no cloud dependencies. Paul

One thing you can do is have a "house" email account for as much technology as possible. My Venstars, alarm system, rainmachine, IFTTT and pushover all use the same gmail account that is used strictly for administration. I need to change my ISY Portal account to the same one. The account password can be changed in the presence of the new owner and the administrative handover is done. If things like mobilinc and Nest are authenticated with an email account, that could be done as well. Alexa would be the only thing that this approach won't work for. Paul

The other advantage of @PhanTomiZ's second option is that you won't be using power 100% of the time for the step down transformer. Probably not a ton of power, but a tad greener. Another way to implement his option 2, instead of the on/off module and having things laying around plugged into each, you could replace a receptacle with an on/off outletlinc and plug the transformer into the wall. It doesn't have the flexibility he mentioned but it might make it a cleaner install. Paul

Dashboard had been around for a very long time. Its always been a separate download in the download instructions for new FW versions. I think the origins of it was to have an operational / runtime environment separate from the build and configure role of the Admin Console. But things like the JSON based Home Automation Dashboard (HAD), Mobile Apps and third part public domain Home Control packages took over big chunks of the control space. The dashboard does have some specific jobs that the Admin Console can't do, like setting up user provided SSL certs, and configuring the smartmeter option - ADR / AMI, if you have the specific ISY accessory board for that. Not sure about the FW update message. My guess is in the dashboard, it is just a message, and the AC is the place to go to do the upgrade. Guessing again, but I'm not sure what the future of the dashboard will be when the admin console migrates off of java. The specific configuration roles listed above might be wrapped into a single web app, and let mobile apps, etc provide a "remote control" capability. Paul

My comment was more around core operation of the standalone 2441TH working with the HVAC system, even if insteon was not linked. I could not get the 2441s to operate correctly as a thermostat, despite being shipped multiple 2441TH replacements. I had a 22 year history with other thermostats on the same HVAC systems: Beginning with the original Honeywell contractor thermostats (non automated) and 7 years with RCS TX15 Thermostats (x10). The 2441THs locked up, changed modes on their own or went into continuous heat calls, where we'd wake up in the middle of the night with the house over 90 degrees. We debugged it over several weeks and fortunately it was not winter and I could turn them off. SH eventually threw up their hands and gave me refunds for them and I reinstalled the RCS TX15s while shopping for something else. I ended up with non Venstar non insteon thermostats that I'm really happy with operationally and features/function. I know this doesn't happen to most 2441 users and glad they work for most. However there's a very long thread around here about this specific problem and how others attempted to address it by soldering on the units or putting filters on the 24VAC lines; its a design problem. Its worth looking through the reviews at SH. To the OPs point, the Heat Pump version appears to have been withdrawn, there are only 3 reviews and the newest one is 3 years ago. Paul

I use 2 of the Venstar Colortouch T7900. I've had the Colortouches for 4 years and very happy with them. It does need either Venlink (ISY V4 Firmware) or Nodelink (ISY V5 Firmware) running on a computer for the ISY to support it. The alexa support is native, just load the Venstar alexa app. There is also a mobile app from venstar to control it from your phone. I'm insteon like you. But, if you have z-wave, there are a number of z-wave thermostat choices that integrate directly with the ISY, no separate computer to support the interface. Finally, all thermostats have their plusses and minuses, best is a relative measure. Paul

I had the problem with the 2441 series where noise from the HVAC units down the 24vac lines either numbed or stunned the 2441 until it was restarted. In my case it was igniters for the heat, but the behavior was similar. It would spontaneously become uncommunicative and unresponsive, and then could be brought back to life. I'm guessing a power blip through the HVAC unit could cause the same thing. My point is, I think the advantage of getting the Venstar branded stat is that they are an HVAC company at their core and consider the entire HVAC design spectrum when engineering their products. Paul

Like Larry, I have program set to only run on startup. Among other things, it sends a notification that the ISY rebooted, which typically only happens when Power out I reboot the ISY Manually There was a case with ISY V5 firmware where the node profile required a reboot I've not witnessed this for quite some time Below is a picture showing the SystemStartup Program I created in the Summary Tab, set to start. Since I don't have a backup power system for my house, nothing automated is going to happen when the power's down. Note I also Disabled the program so it won't otherwise run Paul

The locativ app continues to work and will send ISY Portal geofencing calls to the ISY. I've only used it on the iphone and with the original Portal occupancy sensor, not V2. That continues to work for me The locativ service has been discontinued and offline for sometime, but is not necessary for use with the ISY as described above. When your phone crosses a fence, its sends a message to the portal. I believe that the test button is associated with the discontinued service and won't help prove that anything is working. I found that I needed to set a larger geofence, ~ 150 yards + radius at least, for consistent results. Paul

Ideally upnp should be shut off at the router, if there’s a setting for that. Then it doesn’t matter what individual devices on the LAN do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've had insteon devices disintegrate, one part at at time... some features work while others don't As an example, I had one of my oldest inlinelics that was still linked to the ISY and keypads. Still worked for ons and off. At one point I was replacing keypads and wanted to update the link. No go, it could not be updated. So I'm wondering if its something like that Paul

Jim If a program is disabled, it will not automatically run. Typically you do this when you call the disabled program (Run If, then or else) from another program. It will run if called from another program, even if its disabled. If you look through your garage door programs and find statements that say Run if, (or then or else) <program name> chance are that the program listed there should be disabled. Paul

Java is a platform installed on your local computer, 1 version at a time. The admin console will continue to run on whatever version of java you have installed on your local system. To larry's point, most browsers already do not support Java. Not a problem for the ISY. The best way to run the admin console is through the ISY launcher directly from your os desktop or folder.

Ed, Yes, this is unusual and you've done a lot of investigating. I recommend submitting an online ticket to UDI and include a link back to this thread there so they have some background. They are really good about following up Paul

Ed If the answer to 1 was yes, and 2 was 2 no (PLM Links as you did it) ... and the links were 0 (or low), it would be a problem reloading the PLM with links which can happen. We've proven that's not the problem here. It makes it hard to guess what's next, and is based on how the programs are triggered. Some of the basics: If your programs are day / time driven, is the date/time correct? Its right on the top of the admin console and set by the NTP settings in the config tab What state are the programs in? There are runtime color indicators for the icons to show program true / false state. They should show something. If you go to the programs tab, right click on any folder or program, and pick "Status Icons / Detailed". are any of the programs fully or partially colored? If no, that's odd When in the programs tab, flip to the summary tab. Click on the last runtime column heading so it sorts descending. When is the last time anything ran? That may be a clue, if you can remember what happened then Paul

Ed.. can you confirm this: You can control insteon devices from the ISY and they respond Your ISY does not recognize changes from insteon.. eg does not change to on/off when an insteon switch is turned on/off Also, can try this: Go to Tools menu, diagnositics, ISY Links and press Start? How many links are counted up? Paul