jason.russo.96

I had a problem a few weeks ago that was similar. The ISY was working. It was sending timed commands (like lights off at 10 pm), but I couldn't log in via the app or admin console. I swapped the power supply. Rebooted the network, tried different network cables etc. Nothing worked, the next day it was fine. When I was actually able to log into the ISY (the few days I was having problems), I did a backup which took about 45 minutes. It usually takes a minute or so.

Yes, but V5 unlocks a lot of features

I have a brand new serial plm in case of failure. And of course, everything is working normally today.

It says purchased ISY modules transfer over, so I shouldn't have to buy them again if I am reading correctly. I would need to buy the eisy, serial adapter, and the zwave module (which isn't available). It's like a $450 investment. I wish I had seen this before I just set up a standalone mini pc just to run home assistant.

If it had something to do with the end of life it would have stopped working last year. That's all I meant.

Hmm, the SD card theory is interesting. I had issues with a Raspberry Pi that had a bad card. I have a backup I made today. I'm on 5.3.4 I'll check the contacts, but I don't think that's it. I can buy an eisy, then I need to buy a Z wave dongle and a serial adapter. It gets expensive. I can get a used ISY on ebay for $40. If I do that, can I transfer all my purchases to it?

I understand this, but it should and has been working for a year.

I've had my ISY for just about 10 years and it has been humming along ever since.....until today. I woke up with a notification on my phone that the ISY was offline. This happens time to time but it's usually for a few seconds until it is online again. I usually attribute it to network issues. Today it didn't reconnect. I swapped network cables, power supply, plugged it directly into my router (it's usually in a switch), power cycled, etc. I get a notification saying it's back online, but as soon as I go on the app and send a command it is offline again. I DID manage to log into it via the java browser and I made a backup which took about 45 minutes (normally around a minute?) Also, Aleksa says it's offline as well. My router recognizes it's connected, the LED on the switch is blinking, the ISY recognizes when the network cable is unplugged because it starts flashing red. When I set my Elk alarm, I got the notification on my phone, so i don't know. What do you think? I don't think it's my network. Everything else seems fine. If it was the PLM, I would be able to connect to it, but not send commands. Also, my timers work. I think those are stored in the PLM, correct? If it is the ISY, I can get another one on Ebay for cheap. I would just restore my config. Would all my purchased modules transfer (Elk, network, Zwave). I would consider a Eisy, but I think I use like 10% of the ISY capability. I don't really need a Eisy, I'm learning Home Assistant right now anyway. Can an ISY fail?

Ok, I figured it out. It's the firewall. If I turn the firewall (windows defender) off, everything works. What setting do I change to allow the commands through?

I have my ISY and Genmon app linked through nodelink. I originally had it on my PC and it was working well, except that I had to leave the console open and it wouldn't let my monitor turn off. I have a micro PC in my basement that I use to monitor my aquariums. I usually remote into the PC, so I don't have a monitor on it. I installed nodelink and changed the IP in the ISY to point to the other PC. The monitoring portion works fine so I know the connection is set up properly, but if I send a command or query it fails. I can't start or stop the generator through the ISY (or more importantly, the UD app). I started the nodelink service on the original PC and changed the IP in the ISY to that one and it works like it is supposed to. I changed it back to the micro PC, and again it monitors, but doesn't command. What am I missing? I can access the ISY and the Genmon app from the micro PC, so I know they can communicate. Is is a windows setting?

This is a good idea. I'll check it out. The "program" would be the command line script, correct?

I'm not a programmer like most of you all, so please bear with me. Alot of the instructions assume you already know how to program this stuff!! I finally got nodelink to work so I can see my Genmon generator on the ISY. The Genmon is running on a raspberry pi. I used the script to install the software on the on the pi. The I installed nodelink on my PC (which is always on), and went through the settings. Either way, I'm psyched I can monitor it remotely Here is the problem, the cmd app needs to be running all the time for the data to transfer and it needs to be run in administrator mode. I put it in the startup folder, but I can't set it to "run as administrator.". It doesn't have the typical option under advanced. I'd like it to automatically start in case the computer reboots. Second, the command window needs to be open all the time. I can minimize it, but it prevents the screen saver from coming on. Is there something else I can do? Did I not do it correctly?

How do I check this, I did it the resolvconf command, and it didn't really show me anything. I tried it with winscp and putty. Is there a better way? I'm accessing it from a PC

The VNC has been less than desirable. It seems to freeze up whenever I remote into it.

Do I do that within the Pi?