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Thanks Techman. What does it mean when phases are not correctly bridged? in my setup, I have a main panel with two auxillary panels connected to the main. I had the electrician install a phase bridging device on the main panel. I assumed after doing this there would be no issues with devices connected to different phases. I have two dual band Switchlincs in a two gang box, one flashing green and the other flashing red. Even if they are on separate phases I expected both devices to be flashing green. can you help me understand how to interpret this?

So I experienced a blackout recently. The Insteon modules are all probably from the 2015-2017 era. They are all dual band devices. The scenes work as they should. Are you suggesting the modules have somehow failed?

The serial PLM's are available once again on Insteon.com, while the USB PLM's are out of stock. I'm planning on acquiring several PLM's as backups for my system. I'd like recommendations on whether it is better to purchase a new PLM or to refurbish old ones (dual band of course). There is an eBay seller who purportedly refurbishes PLM's to be much more reliable by using tighter spec components. The refurbish service costs more than buying a new PLM. But if the PLM is going to be rock solid for say, 7 years - maybe it's worth it. What do people on this forum think?

Thanks to the responders to my recent posts about communication issues related to scenes and a wireless motion sensor. I've glanced through some of the documents available for troubleshooting communication issues. I have a few questions: 1. Does noise on one circuit affect communications throughout the entire house or just segments of it? I'm asking this question because some scenes pass the scene test without any issues, while others fail completely, with all devices failing. Yet, some of the scenes that fail the scene test work perfectly. I also have scenes where one device out of two or three fail in the test. What exactly does that mean? 2. If the noise affects the entire house, then I can understand the idea of turning all the breakers off in a house and turning them back on one by one and running scene tests that are in the areas where the breakers are on. What if it's mixed though? What is one device in a scene is on a circuit turned off? 3. How can you tell if there is a communication failure due to noise vs. a PLM failure? I thought dual band communication was supposed to make things like scene tests more reliable by offering a different avenue for communication between source and destination. Is this the case? 4. Are there patterns of failure visible in device communication logs that can be identified and characterized through automation? Is this type of failure analysis ripe for an AI model to simplify the process of diagnosing communication failures and fixing them? (i.e. communication failure from faulty devices, noise or a bad PLM - provide input to the model on the devices on each circuit.) My current process for addressing communication problems is to find any plugs with switching power supplies connected to it and adding a filter module, restoring devices that have failed the scene test, and observing if I've made headway into reducing communication failures. Thanks.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a 15 amp rated plug in filter? Advanced Control Technologies made one but they seemed to have closed their doors.

Hi there, I have a Filterlinc whose Filtered plug was dead. No power when the module was plugged in. I opened up the case and did a continuity test on the fuse, which was open. Do I replace the bad fuse with a 10 amp unit? The label states that the filtered circuit handles a 10 amp maximum load. Are there other things that go bad in a filter module?

How reliable is the scene test feature? I tested a scene twice and received back two completely different results. One where all devices in the scene failed, and one where all devices in the same scene succeeded. I did find that installing more Filterlincs for some other circuits helped rectify communication issues. How can one tell between a failing PLM with communication problems caused by a noisy line? Thanks!

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Can anyone recommend the best way to troubleshoot link creation when one creates a scene? I have many scenes where there are multiple devices which act as as controllers for one device which acts as a responder. Once I have created the scene, I noticed that some of the controlling devices don't reflect the state of the scene. For example, if I have a Switchlinc dimmer which acts as a controller and responder in a scene, with a button on two Keypadlincs which act as controllers, I expect that when the Keypadlinc button is turned on, the button on the other Keypadlinc acting as a controller is also turned on, as well as the Switchlinc dimmer. With recently created scenes, I noticed that the state of the button or paddle which is not pressed is not updated with the current scene state. Older scenes I have created are correctly updated. Any thoughts on the best way to troubleshoot this? Thanks!

Thanks for your suggestions. I was not close to the PLM when I attempted to link the motion sensor. I tried linking the motion sensor using both methods, one described in the original post and one where I selected Start Linking and put the sensor into linking mode. The linking process in each case did not appear to initiate and the Admin Console went promptly back to a Ready state. I also tried factory resetting the motion sensor and tried to link the device. I looked at the communication events while attempting to link manually. It appears that the motion sensor was already added previously. Is this the expected behavior?

I tried adding an Insteon motion sensor model 2420 tonight and couldn't do it. From the Admin Console, I selected Link Management/Link a Sensor/Motion Sensor After accepting the next dialog with the instructions on putting the motion sensor in setup mode, I entered the device address, a device name, and the device type (2420M), then pressed OK. The console didn't do anything other than to return to a waiting state after this. No device created. Status of the controller is Ready. On a separate note, I have noticed that not all the links are created when creating scenes where I have 3 or more devices with a several controller and a responder. The observed behavior of this failure is when the device states are not synced amongst the controlling devices. I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this. Any ideas? Thanks.

Geddy: The information provided in the link was in context with the version of MacOS at the time. The Privacy and Security settings tab has been revamped in Mac OS Sequoia 15.3.2. There is a Developer Tools subtab which you can specify apps which can circumvent the security restrictions but the jnlp file cannot be selected to be added. The jnlp file is grayed out.

Under System Settings | General | Local Network, the IOX Launcher doesn't appear in the list, nor is there a visible way to add additional apps to the list. Not sure what the references to other posts are relevant - if I try launching start-8.jnlp, MacOS returns an error indicating that the app was not opened because Apple could not verify the file was free of malware.

Hi Geddy, I'm running macOS Sequoia 15.3.2. It's not clear how one adds apps to the local area network access list as no controls are visible.

Hi there, I have an ISY994i running the IoX Launcher on a Macbook. I tried launching the Launcher today and the Admin Console failed to start because of a certificate error. I don't understand the ins and outs of security certificates, self signed certificates. I tried reading the wiki pages about self signed certificates and it is above my pay grade. Does anyone know how to correct the issue easily to be able to launch the Admin Console? Thanks!

How do you know if you reached the limit for creating links? I have a simple scene with a Keypadlinc and Switchlinc where a Keypadlinc button and Switchlinc are both controllers, but somehow toggling the Switchlinc doesn't update the state of the Keypadlinc button. Another button on the Keypadlinc works just fine in a different scene where its state is updated based on the state of all the other controllers in the scene.

I want to write an automation script to notify me when my dryer load is completed. To do this, I think I'll need a plug for monitoring the load change on the dryer. Does anyone on this forum know a ZWave plug for this purpose that works with the ISY994? Or, if I'm barking up the wrong tree, is there a better way to accomplish this task?

Can you using a 2413U USB PLM with a USB to serial converter in place of a 2413S Serial PLM with either an ISY994 or eisy?

I believe if you run the Airport Utility on your Macbook Pro, you can see your router and see all of its clients attached to it. You can look for the MAC address of your ISY to find its IP address and try manually adding it to the Launcher using the Add option.

Just curious for those who have purchased i3 devices. How well are they working? They look very nice. Pros, cons? Do you think they're better quality overall, including the longevity of the electronics? I know that's not a question that can be answered until they been around for a couple of years. But I was wondering if these devices have risen from the poor build quality pool and they are reasonably reliable. You can only hope....

I think the easiest way to get the correct lights is to set up a test bench where you can connect a keypadlinc to a plug and run the load to the cans for test. There aren't any standards for dimmers and led lights to be compatible with each other, unless the manufacturer specifically tested it with their product. Of course, that usually means you are dealing with a well known product like Lutron and some large lighting manufacturer that has the $$$ to test specific dimmers like Lutron with it.

Home Assistant seems to have a good model for this. If the update doesn't work, there appears to be a feature allowing rollbacks. I have no experience with that, as I have thankfully never had HA not comeback from an upgrade. But their model seems pretty sensible.

If you're concerned about the ramifications of using this node server, you can always use an IO Linc with your setup to generate the momentary contact necessary to open and close the gargage door, then use a door sensor to monitor if the garage door is open or not. I have a magnetic contact sensor mounted on the floor of my garage and the other component mounted to the door. Use a program to trigger the necessary contact to open and close the door and monitor the state of the sensor. This works pretty well.

If you compare the new i3 devices to the existing Zigbee and ZWave offerings available, I doubt that Matter will take away from the sale of Insteon devices. All the ZWave devices I have seen look amateurish in their design. With the Zigbee devices, they seem to fall into two categories: really nice looking ones that have a touch sensitive display and then the really cheap ones. Nothing inbetween.

Does anyone who attended know when Ken said ISY will support the new I3 paddle, does this refer to ISY994i or just eISY/PoliSY?