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I'm relying on the Keypadlinc button state change (e.g. If Control 'Keypadlinc Button' is switched On) as the trigger to run a program. If the Keypadlinc button is added to a Scene, and the scene is used to control the button state, the state change doesn't appear to trigger the program to run. It just changes the state of the Keypadlinc button's LED. Is there a way to trigger the program to run? I am dependent on the state change, so I don't think using 'Status' will work. Any thoughts? Thanks!

OK, thanks for the explanation. Here's a follow on question: If you add a non-load Keypadlinc button to a scene, and the Keypadlinc is the responder, how can one determine the button state from My Lighting?

I recently noticed that the A - D button for my Keypadlinc device do not show up in the Devices list under My Lighting. The Keypadlinc's load device (on/off) does show up in the list. Is this by Design? The buttons do show up in the Admin Console. I am running ISY99i/IR PRO with version 2.7.0 firmware. Thanks!

Just added an IOLinc to my Insteon network today to turn a PC on and off remotely. I can control the relay, but I don't think the status is showing up correctly for the sensor. I have a 5 volt relay which closes a circuit when the relay is energized. The circuit is connected to the IOLinc Sense and Ground connections. The 5 volt relay is powered by one of the pigtails on an ATX power supply, whose supply is switched. When the Admin Console opens up initially, the sensor state reads correctly; it is "On". However, the sensor reverts to "Off" when the sensor is queried. It doesn't change after that. What's wrong here? I'm assuming that the IOLinc's sensor will have an "On" state if the circuit is closed. As long as the circuit is closed, the sensor should keep that state. I'm also assuming that the input and output ports are independent, unless someone specifies that they're linked in some way. State info is really important. It ensures that extra button presses on a Keypadlinc button won't inadvertently turn a PC on or off when it doesn't need to be. Any help would be appreciated!

Does anyone know anything on the ATX PC motherboard that can be used for state checking to determine if the PC is on or not, using an IOLinc? This is my first project using a device like this - the momentary contact part is pretty straightforward, but the state determination isn't as easy as I thought it would be. At first, I thought all you had to do was to measure the voltage across some circuit for the presence of +5 or +12V DC. Apparently, this isn't what the IOLinc inputs work off of. One has to look for something else, the presence of a "closed" circuit (how is that different from looking for 0V or 5V?). This is the part I'm a bit fuzzy on. Anyone with more electrical experience than I (probably most people!) care to take a shot at this? I'd be much obliged!

Turning a PC on using Insteon and the ISY may be useful if you are using a PC as a media hub. Imagine setting up a Keypadlinc button as a macro for turning on a PC, which boots without a login screen and runs your favorite media application (e.g. iTunes and Airtunes, in my case). This is probably straightforward to implement. In looking at the way the switch on an ATX computer case works, it looks like an Insteon-compatible I/O controller like EZIO2X4 or the IOLinc can be used as a means to close the momentary contact circuit signalling the PC power supply to turn itself on. The ISY program mapped to the Keypadlinc button could also used to turn on an audio component and set it up in the correct mode for the playback of audio from the computer.