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I would also try using the other method, "New Insteon Device" near the bottom of the Linking Type in the Insteon address and other info. (you won't need to put the keypad in Link Management mode) Paul

Since its counting on insteon traffic, I'd be surprised if the blinks were on "a rhythm". The blinks will most likely be inconsistent, eg 1 second 1, 2 seconds off, 3 seconds on, 1 second off, etc. If you have an extra key, dedicate one for "Spa Ready" that lights up when the Spa is at temp, goes back off when its not. Paul

How did the restore modem go, what kind of messages. Sometimes the ISY "learns" the corrupted information from the PLM and means you could be putting back the bad info from the old PM into the new one. Do you have a backup from before the latest PLM failure? Restore an ISY backup from before the PLM failure Then restore the ISY again Remember wireless devices must be put manually in linking mode and restored one at at time Do you have a backup from before the latest PLM failure?

How far is the outbuilding from the house? Dual band insteon might be able to make it on its own, but you may have to put a range extender in the house, as close to the outbuilding as possible, and one in outbuilding, close to the house as possible. Line-of-site between the 2 and no metal inbetween (siding, wiring, etc) The pool pump may need to be filtered as well as a source of noise. Paul

Unfortunately, the magic ran out. You do have the edit them individually. I know from my thermostats its a pain, but a one time thing. Hitting the save button is important. Paul

The zip files of exported Network Resources are not meant to be opened by winzip. Import them straight back in as Network Resources to your ISY. Once imported you can edit, delete, etc Paul

Hi Drew Are other network related things working with the ISY? For instance, if you go the the configuration tab of the admin console, and click synchronize now next to NTP, what happens.. does that work, or error out? Any changes to your internet/network, like a new router? If the ISY can access the network, the I would suggest you submit a problem ticket to UDI Paul

Ok. I wasn't sure in the original post the problem was solely insteon hub related. I've had very good success with a Dot and my ISY for a year. I also have thermostats, tv remote and sprinkler controller.. all controlled well by the dot too. Has it been perfect.. no, but only a few misses.. none noticed for quite a few months now. Given your solid internet and wifi, and I assume solid Dot use outside of the hub, you will be happy. Paul

Right. I wasn't sure from the original post if the problems were solely hub related. Paul

Hi, welcome to the UDI Forums! Its unlikely that the ISY will change the existing comm problems. They ISY another Alexa controlled device.. the core communications and voice recognition will continue to travel through the AWS Cloud like they do for you already. If there's something wrong with those existing communications, it needs to be figured out first. Let's start with a basic ones: How healthy is your internet service for other things... any drops or problems? How good is your wifi overall? Tablets, laptops, etc have any problems like the echo Does your router have a place to look at your connected wifi clients and see their signal strength? If so, how does the echo compare to other wifi connected devices? Paul

Being able to turn off only is unusual. If you could turn them on only its a sign that the connected load is generating a lot of noise. Did you check the On levels of the new switches, either the switch itself or a scene if used. That could be the cause. Paul

Using program state as logic is more matter programming style. Like a state variable, a program state is just another event state. I don't look for ways to use it, but in some situations it saves variables and variable handling, and makes the programs more readable with less code. Paul

Don't be alarmed, this has happened to me in the past, they are test devices. See this thread, that basically says to forget all devices and re-discover Paul

and... now its back. Look at your portal settings again Paul

Mine has been showing offline on the portal and my.isy.io since about 11est this morning. There's a main window tomorrow morning, so I don't think its that. Paul

jimmyban is correct. Should the "If" statements cease to be true, the program exits while in a "Wait" Another solution is to configure the motion sensor from the admin console to "Send On Commands Only" and handle the off condition with a "Wait".. (would need to see your program posted to be more specific) You have to go to the motion sensor, open it and press the set button to get it in linking mode to make the change Paul

To follow up on Teken's comments: If you have the devices in statements in a row in your program... If its dusk then Set A off Set B off Set C off Set D off Set E off ... then that is is problem. Each switch sends an acknowledgement back to each command, and that message collides on the power-line with the next program statement commanding the next switch. If this is how its setup, put the devices in a scene as Teken recommends. (You can also put a wait 2 seconds statement between each line, but the scene is a better solution) Insteon switches do attempt to correct acknowledgement misses, but eventually give up and that explains the different results on different runs of the program Paul

IIRC, you recently replaced your PLM (?). Were the the insteon devices all updating the ISY after the replacement, or you're not sure? If you're not sure, then its possible that the ISY had a polluted copy of PLM links from the bad PLM in its own database when you replaced the PLM. Performing a "Restore Modem" when you replaced the PLM would have then recreated the bad link info in the new PLM... and explain the problem you are seeing. The fix is to a restore an ISY backup from a time prior to when the PLM failed. Restore that ISY backup, then, Restore Modem again. Paul

Here you go. Floodlights Defeat If 'Kitchen / Backdoor.Outside' is switched Fast On Or 'Kitchen / Basement Door.Outside' is switched Fast On Or 'Kitchen / Doorwall.Outside' is switched Fast On Or 'Yard / Premise Lights / Back Floodlight' is switched Fast On Then Set 'Yard / Premise Lights / Floodlights On' Off Disable Program 'Floodlights' Wait 6 hours Enable Program 'Floodlights' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Yes, if already out there, absolutely Paul

My floodlight set up is like yours, and there are 3 keypad keys in different areas can also turn them on or off. I detect 'double tap' on or 'double tap' off on the floodlight keys with an ISY program to suspend the motion activation program (or turn it back on). The double tap program has a Wait timer in it too, after so many hours, turn motion activation back on. Paul

The other factor with a 2412 of that age is compatibility. I believe that it would not support the newer i2, i2cs protocols that the switches probably require. i2, i2cs are relatively newer insteon protocol features Paul

I get what lilyoyo means. I have some large, similarly functioning device groupings. Rather than dupe Everything, I have a large core scene, and then a smaller "accessory" scene with the additional items. A program sends the core scene at some points, and at other points, both scenes back to back. Not really noticeable when thought through and cuts down on link count and often reduces update time. Paul Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Unless you have hundreds of insteon devices and big scenes already and are out of links, insteon scenes are designed for this purpose and are the best way to accomplish group activities. Other things to know: All On / Off is not limited to light switches. Io_lincs, for example, will trigger from an All On / Off Due to "false" triggering, Smartlabs has been removing the All On/Off features from newer switches in the past few years, so newer devices will not respond. Paul

Before doing that, pick one MS, put it in linking mode and then use Restore Device for it from the console. Retry it a motion test. Paul