paulbates

Can you post a pic of the scene that includes the linked devices? Paul

Cool, glad everything worked out Paul

Hey Yes I know the ganging thing is a bit unusual. You can read about it on page 17 of the switchlinc dimmer manual under Mounting: "Mounts in single or multiple-ganged wall box. Control 200W less load for each immediately adjacent SwitchLinc Dimmer installed. For example, 600 W load control becomes 400 W with another dimmer to the immediate right or left. Use a triplegang box with a mechanical switch in the center to avoid derating." It could be that your loads are lower like LEDs, or if you area not controlling a load with the switch, it won't be affected. I think if you were going to have a problem with it you'd have notices, and you'd have hot switches and buzzing / noise. Switchlincs are just the product name of insteon dimmer and relay wall switches. Paul

Yes, but the load control is set to the A button for an 8 button or the On/Off (Top / bottom) of a 6 button. You can't make the load controlled directly by the other buttons. Another installation point to consider. While you're already potentially experiencing this, multi ganging dimmers, even keypad dimmer, reduces their load potential by almost 50%. A dimmer ganged between 2 other dimmers will have very low load potential. If you notice the switches getting very warm or buzzing noticeably a few feet away from the box, its likely a problem. However, since it sounds like you're reducing the # switches, it likely reduces this problem. Try to gang dimmers away from other dimmers.. eg, switchlinc relay in the middle. Yes, absolutely. I'm set up that way. Create a New INSTEON Scene under Link management. Add the switch participants as controllers to the scene (assuming they can be physically controlled by the occupants). Yes, the ISY can track the status of any of them and/or control them. Create the scene, and drag each switch in with the mouse. Click Controller/Responder checkbox. When you use the ISY to control the lights... turn the Scene on and off, not the individual lights. That will turn them on and off in unison. For instance I have a switchlinc at the bottom of my stairway to the second floor, and 6 button keypad at the top. The switchlinc controls the load. The on/off button of the keypad can turn the stair lights on/off too. Both are linked as controllers/responders to a scene. I have a 7 minute timer that sees that the lights were turned on, then dims them after 6 minutes, and then turns them off by using the scene. I did this because these lights are chronically left on, even though everyone is just passing through. This has worked out well.. no complaints, and the lights do not stay on all of the time. Hope this helps Paul

The ISY has 2 functions with Insteon: Controller and automation using ISY programs. Insteon network manager. While this function supports 1., its separate. By using the Link Management menu, Insteon devices are found, added to the ISY and scenes programmed into the devices remotely, rather that using manual linking between devices as described in the directions provided with the device. In the ISY Link management menu, pick "New INSTEON Scene" to manage all links on all of your devices If you choose to manually link devices.. you can, but the ISY will not have any knowledge of that and can't participate. Its much better to let the ISY set it up using scenes and features for the irlinc. There are also specific features for the irlinc that UDI has added to the ISY. See the pic below The short answer is that the ISY does not activate the irlinc scenes. As network manager, the ISY programs the links from the irlinc to the insteon network up front when you add the irlinc and its buttons. This one time and the ISY is done at this point. You don't need the ISY or PLM after this setup is done. Both could fail and this will keep working. You can use ISY to enhance events via programs if that helps. I know this sounds like a pain, but my suggestion is that you: Scroll down on this page and read how the ISY supports the IRlinc Write down the remote / button logic of what you have today in the GC/irlinc. Delete the IRlinc from the ISY, if its in the ISY Factory reset the irlinc Add the IRlinc back into the ISY using the linking menu Add the buttons back in using the linking menu features in the picture Paul

Yes, you'll need a parallel HW setup in both locations, ISY and PLM assuming you're using Insteon Yes. Use the new ISY Launcher on all computers you want to run the admin console on. When the launcher starts up, it presents the ISY Finder and will show the locally attached ISY. You can add other ISY to the list by pressing add and entering the address of the other ISY There are 2 choices for setting up access to the remote ISY and getting the address. Set up your router with remote access firewall rules on port 443 to allow the remote computer with admin console to access the ISY. You'll need to subscribe to a DYNDNS type service to get the address to your ISY. Use HTTPS: / port 443 only, do not use HTTP: / Port 80. ... or... Subscribe to the ISY Portal and you can access the ISY remotely through the portal with no firewall ports open. This is how I do it and prefer not to have open ports from my house to the internet Paul

https://www.insteon.com/where-to-buy/ Scroll down after America and Canada to see their world markets. They’ve sold across Europe for at least 5 years. But I digress from the point here; it’s time for the 10th annual “Insteon is going out of business” thread. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You should be able to acknowledge that prompt, like you put the sensor in linking mode, and ignore it. The ISY wants to remove links from it, but that's not possible now. You may get some error messages when the ISY tries to update the device (that doesn't exist) but eventually all traces of it should be gone. Paul

That's a special Managed Scene and part of the ISY, you can't delete it. I've put it in a folder with extra or unused devices Its related to the ISY's power management options and the ability to respond to a power companies "Demand Response" program... if they have one and if you have the ISY with ADR Zigbee board that can talk to your AMI smart power meter - if you have. Devices in that scene can be configures to switch off when your power company has a demand spike and the cost goes up Paul

Hey Drew Just to be sure, you know that there are specific entries in the admin console for this device, you don't use the 2 other "generic" install methods (start linking and new insteon device)? Paul

Yes. Sometimes this works perfectly and you want it. The example is a notification for a door sensor notification. Put a wait, and if the door closes before the wait completes, program stops and no notification Sometimes is not what you want. The way around this is to "Run" a another program under Then, that can have no "If" clause in the new program and it will run to completion. Paul

Agree on cao as relatively easy to integrate, but what is your upper temp when it’s full on, so thst can be compared to cao specs / limits? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did you reboot the computer after the re-install of java? If java_home wasn’t set right, the computer sometimes needs to be rebooted to set it for runtime. Paul Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Ray, welcome to the UDI Forums! You're sure your subscription is up to date Please re-post this in the mobilinc forum where Wes, the author/owner will see it and continue the conversation over there Paul

Too add to bumbershoot’s list, you can use the portal to remotely access the ISY via the admin console and dashboard, and access web pages hosted on the ISY including HAD (home automation dashboard) from the internet while not opening any router ports. Paul Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a two outlet out on my deck that I "borrow" sometimes for my laptop when I'm working out there and I have to remember to shut it back off after plugging in the normal load. I just looked it up in the manual, (pg 8 ) and tried on that 2663-222 v44, and it works: Disable Load Sensing Press & hold the Set button on OutletLinc for 3 seconds The OutletLinc Status LED will begin blinking (doesn't seem to matter which button) Double-tap the Set button on OutletLinc. The OutletLinc Status LED will stop blinking and turn on solid Test that Load Sensing has been disabled by turning the load on and off from its manual switch The load will not respond I had to be pretty quick on the draw with the double-tap. As soon as you get the initial beep from press & hold, double-tap quickly and right away Paul

Thanks for documenting this thoroughly. There is a How are you using your ISY section of the forum. Could you copy and recreate this post there too? It can definitely help others from your experience. Paul

This is an unusual problem, not sure what's been tried to address it? The basics: Admin console and Firmware are the same version? Java updated, cache cleared? If those don't work, look at the logs when delete is pressed and nothing happens. Paul

I can delete devices, including wireless devices, by either: Single clicking on the device in the Main tab, and pressing delete, or Right clicking on the device, and picking delete off of the list If neither one of those works, something else is wrong. Paul

The only way I've gotten gmail to work is by using "Allow Less Secure Apps", which I believe is mutually exclusive of 2 factor. To reduce personal exposure, I created a "house gmail account", for notifications. I also use it for any iot that needs an email account as credentials. Paul

Was the SD Card eliminated as the potential problem? The symptoms or chain of events do not rule that out (to me): Factory resetting the ISY, swapping the card and rebooting to see if you can get in? If yes restore a backup and see what happens. Paul

That was the first thing that came to mind for me. If you haven't tried, power down the ISY, remove and re-seat the SD card If that doesn't work replace it. Because I use a couple of RPis too, I keep some good quality ones around just in case. Paul

Glad you're working. You'll need to keep one there; buy a lamplinc or range extender (which is really a lamplinc with the outlet removed) when they are next on sale. Usually around holidays they'll have a sale. Paul

There's no reason it shouldn't. Python (polyglot) and Mono (Nodelink) are separate processes that can run at the same time. There is more than enough horsepower in Pis as well. I'm running nodelink with 4 devices on a Pi Model 2B... its taking a nap - typically 1% of CPU. I have an older pi that is a model B+ and I've tested my Nodelink setup on it too. It runs fine. Paul

Nice! Thanks io_guy! Paul