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Let me ask this question differently .. I built test programs to simplify my question and for a few cycles, it works, but then the modules flashing on / off many times and I get a window pop up on the Console writing data for a long time, so I assume this is a loop ? How do you stop it .. or at lease get this program to work First I scan for modules in an ON state provided the SunSet = TRUE and KPL - C is OFF If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And Status 'KPL Back Door - Garage Light / Rear KPL - C' is Off Or Status 'KPL Front Door - Ext Lights / Front KPL - C' is Off And ( Status 'LampLinc 26.DD.BD' is not Off Or Status 'LampLinc 26.EB.83' is not Off ) Then Set Scene 'Buttons C' On <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< turn on Button C scene ---------------------------------------------------------------- Next ... with Buttons C turned ON, either Button C will turn all modules off If Status 'KPL Front Door - Ext Lights / Front KPL - C' is Off <<<<<<<<<<<< manually turn all modules off Or Status 'KPL Back Door - Garage Light / Rear KPL - C' is Off Then Set 'LampLinc 26.DD.BD' Off Set 'LampLinc 26.EB.83' Off

I previously read that post, but my Keypad works for normal scenes ... What doesn't work is the secondary scan to trigger the keypad back on ... The scan should only run when SunSet is true and keypad is currently in off state How do i initiate a scan of all modules to determine if they are in an ON state again ... if an ON state is found, re-trigger the keypad to show on ?

Trying to use KPL button for dual use, but I need help getting scan part to work. I would like a KPL button to indicate that other Insteon modules are in an ON state, and turn them off with the same switch. Each night, a program shuts down all lights in a delayed order … but if I want to turn the lights off earlier than 11 PM, I have button B on two KPL’s to perform the all lights off manually Sometimes the kids come in late and turn lights on, like garage or exterior lamps, so in the perfect world, I would like button B to light up again. If button B is pressed, it will run an “all shutdown” again. As a newbie, my programming is probably not as efficient as it could be, but I would appreciate any help with the scan part ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Program turns Lights on a Sunset in delayed manner and turns on KPL button B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) Then Set Scene 'Lights - Button B' On Set 'Family Room Pot Lights' 70% Wait 2 minutes Set 'Kitchen Sink Light' On Wait 3 minutes Set 'Living Room Lights' On Wait 5 minutes Set 'Front Door - Ext Lights' On etc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This turns off lights at Bedtime and turns OFF button B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If On Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu Time is 11:00:00PM Then Set 'Family Room Pot Lights' Off Wait 3 minutes (Random) Set 'Kitchen Sink Light' Off Wait 3 minutes (Random) Set 'Living Room Lights' Off etc Set Scene 'Lights - Button B' Off ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Button B turns off all lights before Bedtime timer triggers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If Status 'KPL Front Door - Ext Lights / Front KPL - B' is Off Or Status 'KPL Back Door - Garage Light / Rear KPL - B' is Off Then Set 'Family Room Pot Lights' Off Set 'Kitchen Sink Light' Off Set Scene 'Kitchen 3 Way' Off etc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test program to scan for lights turned on after bedtime timer has already run ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And Status 'KPL Front Door - Ext Lights / Front KPL - B' is Off And ( Status 'Family Room Pot Lights' >= 1% Or Status 'Kitchen Sink Light' >= 1% etc ) Then Set Scene 'Buttons B' On ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Understood, makes sense ... but I'm sure others who have KPL's would like to control 3 ways ?

Trying to build a simple All Lights On via 2 KPL's and I'm unable to add a 3 Way scene without changing one of the 2477D's from Controller to Responder which breaks the LED indicator lamps on one of the switches. Since the 3 Way is already a Scene, the ISY will not permit you to add a scene to a scene So, the only option is to add one of the 2477D's into the new scene, but you are prompted by the ISY "Kitchen 3 Way is already a controller for Kitchen 3 Way. Would you like to make it a responder ?" Scene looks like this All Lights - On Off > Front KPL - A > Rear KPL - A > Room A > Room B > Room C > etc > Want to add the 3 Way here !!!

Perhaps I'm confused about the function of the secondary buttons on KeypadLinc .... I just converted to Insteon and read somewhere that if a secondary button is linked to a dim-able switch, holding the secondary button will dim / raise the controlled switch. But now I cannot find that posting, nor does the manual suggest this function is supported ? Anyone ?

I understand the 2487S primary switch is ON - OFF, but can the ABCD buttons on it support dimming to other scenes when associated with the ISY ? Also, is it possible to pair a 2477S with a 2477D (assuming the load is on the 2477D), will the 2477S support dimming via ISY ?

I was just reading another thread on "When to use a Scene instead of a Program" which reminded of a question The first time I powered up my new ISY and added new devices for the first time, I noticed after each device was added, there was a new scene created. I did not understand at the time what scenes were, so I deleted everything, did a factory reset and started over again. But when I started adding devices again, each devise appeared only in the ISY folder, but no scenes where being created. While I can create scenes for each device manually, just curious how to set the ISY back to a state where new scenes would be automatically created when adding new devices ? jim

Quick Thank You for your suggestions, Good samples to learn from ...

Trying to write a wakeup program that compares Sunrise and a wakeup time taking into account the season. Let’s say high summer, Sunrise is before wakeup time and I don't want the lights on, but in winter, wakeup is long before Sunrise, so turn the lights on until Sunrise turns them off. Given that Wakeup is fixed at 6:00AM during weekdays and Sunrise varies every day, how does one create the logic (Sunrise is false and time is 6:00 AM) = True, turn light on … else do nothing If On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Time is NOT Sunrise And On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Time is 6:00:00 AM Then Set 'Wakeup Light' On

Thank you for your help ... it works ... Makes sense now ... I wondered why Value on VAR_1 State never changed when Init was changing

I created a program named DUSK ... I was not expecting it to be a select-able item when adding new programs

trying understand how Variables work ... I can see the VAR_1 Init value change, but not control an actual device I have 3 programs for this test Variable ON ------------------ If X10 'B2/On (3)' is Received Then $VAR_1 Init To 1 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Variable OFF ------------------ If X10 'B2/Off (11)' is Received Then $VAR_1 Init To 0 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') On the Variables TAB / State I can see the value in the Init column change to 0 or 1 when B2 goes On or Off ======================================================================= What I don't understand is why this does not work Test device on / off via Variable ------------------ If $VAR_1 is 1 Then Set '25.C4.73.1' On Else Set '25.C4.73.1' Off

forget it ... I see my error

Thanks for the help, got it working What is the DUSK program for / do ? If Program 'Dusk' is True

Thanks for the info, but here comes the questions on editing Editing the program, the first pull down in the If condition window only has "And" & "Or" to select How do I get a pull down to select "From" & "To" ? Cheers

Hi, just purchased an ISY-994i to replace an X10 system from the 90’s running on a DOS controller This type of programming is completely new to me, so what may be obvious to others is something I am struggling to understand. I am using 2 lamp modules to test with and mixing in some existing Leviton control switches … this is my test program which does not trigger at DUSK. IF – Program ‘Dusk’ is True Then – Set Module_1 On Wait 10 seconds Set Module_2 On Send X10 ‘C1/On (3)’ <<< Leviton control switch Else - Set Module_1 Off Set Module_2 Off Nothing happens when the Sunrise/Sunset time surpasses the Sunset time ? Next, there are no Diagnostic / Event Logs being generated … how do you enable them ?