stusviews
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What are the "both" of "both responders," KPL buttons? Which buttons? What is the device labelled 'Indoors/Shades'? What are the members of the scene 'Drapes Control'? Which members are controllers and which are responders?
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All HA device use electric so that you can communicate with them. Even your TV uses electric when it's off, otherwise you couldn't use your remote to turn it on. Devices can save electricity by turning the load off remotely and/or automatically when they're not needed. Incandescent loads are not linear, so setting device to 50% may save 35-40%. But, LEDs are linear, setting the load to 50% will save half the cost. But, you are also gaining the ability to automate your home. That alone may be worth the power expended
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Post your program. Also, which buttons are of concern? Are they controllers or responders?
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Secondary button LEDs cannot be directly controlled. They're best controlled using a scene and adding a statement to the program to control the scene. Here's a program I use: Dine Out Front Door If Control 'LR / Devices / LR Ceiling Light KPL 20 / LR Light KPLD Dine Out' is switched On Then Set Scene 'EX / Scenes / EX Walkway' On Run Program 'Dine Out HVAC' (If) Wait 3 minutes Set Scene 'EX / Scenes / EX Walkway' Off Set Scene 'Dine Out Buttons' Off Set Scene 'DR / Scenes / DR Bright' On Wait 2 minutes Set Scene 'DR / Scenes / DR Bright' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') The Dine Out Buttons scene contain only the two Dine Out buttons (Front Door, Side Door).
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You can control nearly any aspect of Foscam camera with the Network Module. Here's an example
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Which model? Is toner available when it runs out?
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I've has success dimmable with Sylvania and Cree bulbs, but not with dimmable Philips. All three brands non-dimmable LEDs have worked for me.
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The spoken is "kitchen lights." As Michel indicated, a second account is not required.
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Voice enabling the Alexa app requires that it be capable of running on a voice capable device. Not easily accomplished. Apple, Amazon and soon Google have competing voice controlled protocols. Siri, for example, won't like it. A somewhat awkward solution is the Tap. I've been unable to verify that is has smart home capability, but all reviews suggest that it's a portable Echo. Any Tap users?
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An Echandelier would fill the room with sound and respond to a voice from nearly anywhere in the vicinity
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That'd arrange the button D, C, B, A. which is OK. OTOH, KPL buttons are a vertical array
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If it comes with a Lamborghini, then I'll buy your entire stock. Wording is everything
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At this point in time, LEDs are standard, so you probably mean incandescent energy wasters
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The provided link states, "INSTEON/X10 REQUIRES 2413S PLM *NOT INCLUDED."
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1. You do not the Hub and you should not use it at this time. 2a. All Insteon dimmers are ISY compatible. 2b. Do you mean LEDs or something else? If you want to control Z-Wave devices, then you need the ISY Z-Wave model (if you didn't but the Z-Wave compatible ISY). You will also need to purchase the portal subscription ($49/2 yrs) to incorporate the Echo.
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I'd set the Mini Remote for 4-button (A, B, C, D). The buttons on the left are, by default, Off/Dim and those on the right, On/Brighten. You need only have them be scene controllers. That covers A (top) and D (bottom) pairs. Program the remaining buttons.
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You don't need a workaround at all. One account for all your devices, scenes and/or programs is the default. However, multiple accounts (not my creation) allows enhancements over one account, much like the ISY allows enhancements to the Insteon protocol. A difficulty, as madcodger points out, is the shopping list appears on only one of the several accounts. OTOH, my wife prefers her own list, two accounts--hers and ours
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Battery Boot Device
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No doubt, the Echo sound exceeds that of the Dot (hey, Amazon, add Dottie as a name). But, if listen as I do, I prefer a significantly better sound system, even for background music. I wholeheartedly agree with mwester, the appearance is far nicer. Around here, neatness counts--on its own support, of which it gets little. So the first Dot did disappear Dot did disappear Dot did disappear Dot did disappear. Post here to voice support (pun intended) for a feature and/or add your expertise.
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Badda bing. badda boom Echo's in another room My words can fly As easy as pie Over the house, my voice does loom.
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No. In addition to Dim and Bright, there's Fade Up and Fade Down (hold button or paddle) and Fade Stop (release after holding). The difficult part is holding long enough to be different than a tap without initiating On or Off. That task is actually easier with a ToggleLinc
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I agree. I have many Keypads where I can't see the full device label, also due to a hierarchical structure, each 'room' has a folder and each folder has two sub-folders; devices and scenes. Keypads are especially notorious as each button name include the name of the Main (6-button) or A (8-button) button. Also, the ISY adds a space on both sides of the delineator, so BR/Devices/BR TabTop.A Ceiling 50/B.Sconces becomes BR / Devices / BR TabTop.A Ceiling 50 / B.Sconces (6 characters longer). In fact, other than the A button, the other seven buttons appear identical. For that reason, I too, would like to widen the device window as needed.
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Actually nine, even if the device is a relay, but three are tricky to accomplish manually.
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That would eliminate the capability for two people in different rooms to be able to listen to different music. An analogy would be that every TV in the home had to be showing the same move or program at the same time. I'm not opposed to syncing Echos being an option.
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Not explicitly what you're asking, but here's a couple of programs where On closes the verticals and Off opens them (buttons in 4-scene mode). Memory aid: On places the window covering on the window, Off takes the window covering off the window. LR Deck.A1 Close If Control 'LR / Devices / LRM1.A Close-Open' is switched On Then Resource 'LR Deck Close' Wait 5 seconds $iLast_Deck_Command = 1 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') LR Deck.A1 Open If Control 'LR / Devices / LRM1.A Close-Open' is switched Off Then Resource 'LR Deck Open' Wait 38 seconds $iLast_Deck_Command = 0 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') I usually decide which to used based on the number of scenes needed vs. the number of programs required. Scenes are preferred.
