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The load is a mixture of incandescent and LED lighting controlled mostly by 2477D's with a few LampLincs thrown in. All the components are purchased in the last 3 months. Over the last 2 days I ran and re-ran both scenes and programs of various combinations of devices trying to identify interference probably 50 times. Invariably, one or two of the devices would not respond correctly. For example, I would have a scene to turn off a group of lights, and when I ran the scene either manually or with a program, one or two devices failed to turn off even though ISY reported the device was off. When I queried the offending device, it updated its state correctly, showing it was in fact still ON. Both the device and location of the offending device was random, no pattern. On advice from Insteon tech support, I tried running a program with a time delay between each command, and it worked flawlessly. I then deleted the 2 second ramp rate delay, and deleted the time delays, and suddenly everything started to work with 100% reliability.

Thanks for replies and suggestions. The problem appeared to be related to the 2 second ramp rate I gave to each sequential device being turned ON or OFF in the program. When I reduced the ramp rate to minimum, the problem went away immediately. Odd, but I'll take it and move on. SteveZ

I am requesting advice on an annoying problem. I have over 20 Switchlincs distributed over a large house, (and another 35 soon to be installed). When I initiate a scene command such as turn OFF a group of Switchlincs, either by way of a scene, or by way of a ISY program, invariably one or two of the devices fail to respond. The log shows the command was sent and the status of the device as being in the desired state, (i.e.; OFF), however that state does not match the actual status of the device. If I re-query the misbehaving devices they will update their state to the correct status (i.e.; device is still ON). The device affected is completely random. The misbehaving devices can be in various parts of the house at different times. The fact there are 20 Dual-band Switchlincs pretty well rules out the possibility of one phase of the circuit panel being omitted and also rules out inadequate RF coverage. The problem also occurs when turning the devices ON. The problem occurs on various programs and scenes. Some kind of interference seems likely, however I'm not sure what kind of interference would cause the above symptoms. RF interference? Line Side interference? Is this an Insteon problem, or ISY problem? Does the ISY participate when a scene command is executed? What is being 'hit' by the interference, surely not the devices themselves since the problem is random all over the house. The ISY? If I keep repeating the scene command, eventually all the devices will respond correctly, but it sometimes takes 4 or 5 repeats. Some diagnostic guidance would be appreciated. SteveZ

On my Mac, the icon (the one with the planet earth and a house) is pixilated. Is there a solution?