paulbates

Great point, I forgot about that. When zwave was introduced to HS2, there was a long (2 years?) period of it crashing, memory leaks, etc. I lost a lot of WAF from that one, and think I finally have it back. As you say, it seems better now from reviewing board posts. However, having tried both, it turned out to be easier to migrate from HS2->ISY than HS2->HS3 Paul

Hi and weclome to the forums I used Homeseer for 10 years, V1 - V2, and a short stint on V3. I did have a hub 1 using Homeseer and was able to use both HS functionality, through Mark Sandler's Insteon plugin as well as the insteon mobile apps. You'd have to read HS board to see if that's true for the new alljoyn and Homekit compatible hubs. I came to UDI a year and a half ago because I didn't want to maintain a windows server for the sake of homeseer, and HS3 did not really offer me a clean upgrade path. However, I do believe HS can be run on Raspberry Pi. Overall, I'm happier with the ISY for my HA network, which is all Insteon from a powerline perspective. I think the ISY is better for your basic requirement of:"So here is my goal, I simply want to create scenes(?) that take advantage of the if then logic. Time of day, day of week, what else is going on with other devices and so on. " ISY Insteon integration is pretty tight. Homeseer is .net based which has some coding and integration advantages. The ISY is simpler, to me, to organize devices and logic, and the new portal capability makes it safe and relatively easy to access your ISY remotely while integrating with newer capabilities like the Echo and IFTTT. Kind of rambly, but I hope this helps PAul

GIve this a try On the ISY finder, click "Add" enter http://#.#.#.#/desc (Replace #.#.#.# with your isy's local NAT'd ip address) If it adds in the window, Double click on the ip address If it does not add or run, what behavior are you seeing? As a longer term solution, I would download the admin.jnlp on to your system and run it directly Paul

Some additional things in addition to Jon's suggestion: I take it that the ISY is still working correctly, programs running, etc? Your router's interface should have a LAN tab with connected devices, if the IP address jumped on you, that should say where it went Are you loading the admin console off of the ISY using a browser shortcut, or using a local copy of jnlp? If running a local copy, the ISY finder should find it where ever it is... is the finder popping up with an ISY/address in it, or no finder at all? Another angle, did you change or update virus software recently on both systems recently. Many virus scanners are heavy handed on Java applications. Paul

Hi You can try the updates below. FYI, If you start laundry before you leave the house, its going to bug you until that door is opened (unless you leave it opened). If you have an ISY compatible mobile app that can stop programs remotely, that's a way to stop it from bugging you in that situation. Paul Paul

Yes.... one day a rare CNN story about an ELK seen outside of a PANIC at the disco concert..... First world problems

Hi Here you go, page 17 Use the steps to tell the keypad its an 8 key Paul (edit: I fixed the link) http://cache.insteon.com/pdf/2486D.pdf

Hi You're right that if you remotely change the button state, it will not run the associated actions. However, you can create a scene with the buttons and outlets items in it, and turn it off via a mobile app like mobilinc or the portal / web interface. Then adjust the thermostat As an alternative, you could have a "unoccupied" program that you run via mobilinc or portal / web. It would activate the scene and set the thermostat (if you have one). You could have and "occupied" program as well... if you know someone is coming that day, get the place ready Paul

Yep, Customizing sounds helps things like smoke alarms stand out, and network resource variable substitution puts the icing on the cake... notifications can have some quantitative info in them

Michael I don't expect to get to 16, so I'm good. Thanks to you and Brian for your responses and help thinking it through. Paul

Thanks Michael, just finished that for my programs. The api is a grouping,like sprinklers, and then different types of messages are sent there... skipped, completed cycle etc. Do tell, the api limit is xx APIs? Paul

You can have a program that looks like this (I haven't tested this but it should work) if status 'light a' is on or status 'light b' is on or status 'light c' is on or status 'light d' is on ... etc... then set scene 'downstairs light key' on else set scene 'downstairs light key' off You've probably run into needing to create a scene for a keypad key to turn it on or off versus directly controlling the key, so create a one device scene with the key in it just for this purpose. For turning all the lights off, I use a program that looks for that keypad key to turn off, and control a scene with all of the lights in it as responders,. You could put them all in a scene controlled by the key, but keep in mind that if anyone turns that key on, all of the lights go on. I personally have more problems with that and use a program in this kind of case Paul

Hi Brian, sure I currently have email notifications, but looking to move to something else like PO. It's strictly an activity log that I review by group. In today's world, I have the following email folders in outlook, with outlook filters to direct the notifications based on subject line cues: Folder Function ISY First Alert Programs that monitor the first alert smoke bridge post notifications here (no actuals to date, but tests go here) ISY HVAC Log Programs the monitor my thermostats for runtimes and errors post notifications here ISY Sprinkler Log Programs that monitor forecast, amount of on property rain, defer or run schedules- post notifications here ISY Critter Detector The program the monitors motion under our deck and turns on a flood light posts notifications here The separate PO apps I create will be used to group the notifications, that's how I want to manage the bombardment of notifications.. I can look in time order, or look under the each app Once I'm sure I have PO setup right, I will eventually stop emailing. Paul

To confirm, both the kpl key and the dimmer are both in the scene as controllers (the text for both is red)? If not, remove the one that is not a controller, add it back as a controller and try again. If they are already both controllers and its not working, right click on each of the 2 devices, 1 at a time, restore device and try it again. Paul

Hi Brian- Good catch. I only had one option, a=xxxxx. It looks like I had entered something incorrectly, as it works for user and group keys now and comes under the defined app. If I don't specify app a=xxxxx, PO creates and app entry for 'E-mail Gateway' and all mail messages go there, no grouping. Whether Network resource or email group, it looks like I still need to define multiple PO apps to group the messages. The trade off then is between creating new network resources per PO group, or creating new isy email groups per PO group. These will be the paths for the different methods: ISY Network Resource -> PO ISY Notification -> gmail -> PO I'll have to touch the programs either way. Probably easier to go direct from the network resource? Paul

When you set a device as a controller for a scene, its also a responder. However an device can only be a controller for one and only one scene. You you should be able to add the keypad keys and lights as responders to the all off/ good night switch. I do that for my kitchen lights.

Thanks bgav! I tested too. Also, the user key can be replaced with the group key, that works.. and removes the need for maint on the ISY as mobile devices are added, replaced etc. The notification comes through quickly too. However, to keep the groupings I want, I need to add the +a=<apptoken> to the email address. When I do that, the ISY sends the message out, pushover counts it, but it never makes it to the device. :S Paul

bgav So I keep the same notification model, and add a email address to my groups in the admin console. That's pretty easy, I will give that a try Thanks! Paul

I'm adding pushover notifications to my ISY. I have it technically working, what I'm looking for is approaches to organizing notifications. My requirement is the ability to group the notifications; sprinkler, hvac, firstalert, etc. Today I group different types of notifications in email folders using filters. I want to keep this model in the pushover app, and I can do that in pushover: define my own pushover apps for each of those groups name them accordingly, use the appropriate app token/key in separate network resources on the ISY to send the notifications Before I head down the 'grouping by app' path, I'm looking to see if there are other approaches that can be shared, or if anyone had experience with the many predefined pushover apps might help? Paul

Przemek I just ran mine, 47 devices, 3 times in a row, 221 links each time. One other thing to check, is the serial cable to the ISY. Unplug both ends and snap back in, or see if you have a replacement cable. If that doesn't change anything, I'm going stay with it being a defective PLM, new as it may be... Paul

Przemek You'll have more than one link per device.. as you indicate keypads might have 1 per key, and then also links for scenes. The low number is too low. If you are looking at this table because your programs are not initiating from activity from the network as they should, or insteon devices are not turning on from programs as they should... that's the sign its dying its time to request a warranty replacement. Paul

Przemek I had a new one die last march, at almost 3 months to the day. How many links are you seeing, approximate high count and low count? Paul

Przemek How old is your PLM? A varying, flaky link table can be the sign of a dying PLM. Especially if its at, or over 2 years old. Paul

My bad on x10 in the console, those are not in there, but they can be tested with programs. Right click on the program in question and "run then" to test You don't need the x10 module, unless you want logical names for x10 devices instead of HC/UC Paul