MikeB

Hey Jim - I'm using my Harmony 880 with the ISY-99's IR, and love it. Very responsive, very reliable, very flexible. If you're considering moving up to the ISY-99, you might want to check and see if UDI still has any beta units left for sale. Otherwise, I think the only shipping IR interface would be the X10 IR543. I actually have one up for sale on Cocoontech. If you can get a consistent powerline X10 signal to your PLM/ISY-26, it should work well - but with a second or 2 delay compared with a native Insteon solution.

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After you set the rate through the ISY, go to the switch and physcally soft reset it (pull the airgap for 5 seconds, then softly push it back in - do not hold).

I have no problem using programs to determine the status when I need to. But, if it would not take much effort, and have no downsides, I'm all for having the ISY keep track internally.

I have a 650+ light pre-lit tree (bah humbug) with incandescent mini lights. My Kill-A-Watt says it's using 255 watts. I'm controlling it with an Icon On/Off adapter rated at 480 watts.

Makes sense to me.

I can confirm that this is possible with the beta ISY-99i/IR PRO. The control commands are FADE UP and FADE DOWN.

Good point. Everyone's preference will be different, and I think it depends on how and how often you use these scenes. You could easily change my "cleanup" code to something like this if you prefer Mark's suggestion: If ( Status 'KitchenBar1' is Off And Status 'KitchenMain1' is Off And Status 'KitchenTable1' is Off ) And Status 'KitchenControls1G' is not Off Then Wait 2 seconds Set Scene 'KitchenBreakfastStatus' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Do whatever works best for you and your family. The beauty of the ISY is that you can do all these crazy things, and customize it exactly to your liking!

aLf - Check out my thread here: http://forum.universal-devices.com/view ... ight=#4109 Let me know if you still have any questions.

Good find! I've never noticed that before, but just tried and was able to duplicate your issue.

This is what I prefer when I setup 'scenes' on my KPL. My scene buttons are lit when activated, but the indicator light will go off if any members of my scene are adjusted at all. If the indicator light is not on, I'll know that the scene is no longer set.

Updated the review with a couple small screenshots demonstrating IR in the ISY's interface.

Please check out my review of the upcoming ISY-99i from UDI: http://www.techav.com/udi/isy99i.htm

I know where you're coming from, because when I first moved to the ISY it seemed kind of "unnatural" to create something called a "scene" just to link 2 switches. But, that's the correct way to do it, and there's nothing inefficient about it. It also makes things incredibly simple when you get into areas where you have 4 or 5 switches all cross-linked.

Definitely make sure you create your links on the ISY. If you link 2 devices together, but not to the PLM, they will only inform themselves of any status changes. The PLM will not know you've turned them on or off unless the devices are also linked to the PLM. Creating links within the ISY ensures that the proper links are created between both the switches AND the PLM.

IndyMike - Thanks for the reply! X10 or Insteon, reducing powerline traffic is important in my opinion. With your suggestion, I ditched my "fix" program and now have (like your examples) simply CONTROL, STATUS ON, and STATUS OFF programs. Seems good so far. Here is an example for my 1st floor, where I have 2 status lights (master bed & foyer): FLOOR 1 CONTROL If Control 'FoyerControls1G' is switched Off Or Control 'MasterBedControls1G' is switched Off Then Set Scene 'Floor1Off' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') FLOOR 1 STATUS ON If ( Status 'Bathroom1stLaundry1' is not Off Or Status 'Bathroom1stMirror1' is not Off Or Status 'Bathroom1stVent1' is not Off Or Status 'FoyerMain1' is not Off Or Status 'KitchenBar1' is not Off Or Status 'KitchenMain1' is not Off Or Status 'KitchenSink1' is not Off Or Status 'KitchenTable1' is not Off Or Status 'LivingRoomControls1A' is not Off Or Status 'LivingRoomMain1' is not Off Or Status 'PlayRoomMain1' is not Off ) And ( Status 'MasterBedControls1G' is Off Or Status 'FoyerControls1G' is Off ) Then Wait 1 second Set Scene 'Floor1StatusLight' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') FLOOR 1 STATUS OFF If ( Status 'Bathroom1stLaundry1' is Off And Status 'Bathroom1stMirror1' is Off And Status 'Bathroom1stVent1' is Off And Status 'FoyerMain1' is Off And Status 'KitchenBar1' is Off And Status 'KitchenMain1' is Off And Status 'KitchenSink1' is Off And Status 'KitchenTable1' is Off And Status 'LivingRoomControls1A' is Off And Status 'LivingRoomMain1' is Off And Status 'PlayRoomMain1' is Off ) And ( Status 'MasterBedControls1G' is not Off Or Status 'FoyerControls1G' is not Off ) Then Wait 1 second Set Scene 'Floor1StatusLight' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Well-said. I'm also glad to be part of the fam!

Just an update to this. I decided to add an "off" trigger so that if my KPL secondary button is pressed OFF, it will also turn all lights associated with the scene off. Here's sample code from my kitchen. This trigger activates my scene when a KPL secondary is pressed. If Control 'KitchenControls1G' is switched On Then Set Scene 'KitchenBreakfast' On Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') "KitchenControls1G is a KPL secondary button. "KitchenBreakfast" is a scene that sets my kitchen lights to the appropriate levels. Here is the trigger that turns everything in the scene off: If Control 'KitchenControls1G' is switched Off Then Set Scene 'KitchenBreakfast' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Here is my "cleanup" code that will turn the KPL secondary button off if any light set by the scene changes in any way: If ( Status 'KitchenBar1' is not 90% Or Status 'KitchenMain1' is not 50% Or Status 'KitchenTable1' is not Off ) And Status 'KitchenControls1G' is not Off Then Wait 2 seconds Set Scene 'KitchenBreakfastStatus' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') The scene "KitchenBreakfastStatus" contains only the KPL secondary "KitchenControlsG". I go through all this trouble because I want my scene-controlling KPL secondaries to accurately depict if my scene is set. If it is not precisely set (someone dims a light slightly more, or changes anything else part of the scene), I want my KPL secondary to show 'off'. I'm curious what everyone else is doing with their 'scenes', so please chime in!

Cool - thanks guys!

OK, thanks guys.... I figured I could do the 2 program workaround, but I was trying to avoid it. I was just thrown off because you can have a relay turn OFF when a scene is turned ON from the ISY-26, so I figured the same could be done with a KPL secondary.

Awesome tips. Thanks guys!

Hey d_l - Two questions for you (or anyone else). 1 - Wouldn't that program continually send that X10 on command during those times? What would make it only send the command once? 2 - What if someone turned that lamp off? Would this program turn it right back on during those times? Thanks...

Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear in my original post. I am adding the secondary button to a scene. But, what I'd like to do is turn that button OFF when the scene is turned ON. Just like we can do with a KPL load button.

In some instances, I want to make sure a light is OFF when I turn a scene ON through my ISY. In most cases, this works great - I can simply add the device to the scene, and set it to off within that scene. However, sometimes a light that I want to turn OFF is also controlled by a KPL secondary button. I want to make sure that KPL secondary button is also OFF when I turn that scene ON. Is there a reason why the ISY can't set a KPL secondary to be off when I activate a scene? Thanks!

Glad you got it going! That's why I posted this question above: With the past bug, accessing the GUI through the UDI web site link brought it back.