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Thanks for this. I got to your GitHub page and found the information. I am very new to this so I appreciate your patience and help. I have the RPi up and running. Do I run the commands in the "Install and configure" section from within the root or home directory? same question for running the commands within the "To do" section. For now all I really want is to integrate the Harmony Remote so I can turn scenes/lights on and off using a remote button press. Is there anything else I need to do. Thanks again.

I searched the forums and have not found something that works although there are quite a few threads about integration with the Harmony remote. I have a Harmony remote setup to operate my entertainment center. I'd like to also be able to control the lights by pressing one of the remote buttons or running a remote "activity". I just bought the networking module but know nothing about it (just learning). The Harmony remote supposedly has a REST API. I have the Harmony Companion remote (this one). Is there a way to create a network resource to make this happen? if so, how? Thanks.

Thank you both. Will proceed as advised.

I have a few devices (mostly on/off switches) controlled by an insteon hub. Planning on switching to ISY. Is there an easy way to move the devices and maintain the links so that my scenes continue to work? Or do I need to add the devices one by one and rebuild all my scenes? Thanks.

I have the RPi setup, also running Apache, PHP, and MySQL. I have not installed Syslog yet. The link you refer to above describes a Cisco router and RPi integration. How did you setup to connect to the ISY instead. I just bought the network module too. My main goal is to be able to have an iOS friendly "dashboard" I can access on my iPhone that shows me what's going on based on device and sensor status. Thanks again for your help.

Thank you both.

Thanks! That worked.

I have a 6-button keypadlinc (On, Off, A, B, C, and D buttons). When I linked the keypad to the ISY, it created 5 items (On, A, B, C, and D). I can use those in my programs just fine. If there a way to use the "Off" button in a condition e.g. if Off is pressed, then do something? Thanks.

Here is my situation: I have a few lights on the ground floor control by a 6-key keypad: I press "On" all the lights come on, I press "Off" all the light go off. Buttons A, B, C, D are unused so far I have a motion sensor within range of above keypad (on the ground floor) I have programmed the lights to come on when the sensor sense motion (usually as I come into the house through the front door) At night, when I am ready to leave the ground floor and go up to the second floor, I hit the "Off" button on the keypad, the ground floor lights turn off, but then the sensor triggers the lights back on before I can head up the stairs and out of range of the sensor I know the above is the "expected behavior" and the equipment is doing what it's supposed to do. Is there a way to bypass the sensor, say for 2 minutes, when I hit the "Off" button to give me a chance to head up the stairs without triggering the lights back on? I looked into all the programming options and could not find a way to accomplish that. Thanks.

I have a 6-button keypadlinc. It is not connected to a load and I am using all 6 buttons in connection with ISY scenes. The "On" button turns on SceneX (all lights). The "Off" button turns off SceneX. Works fine. Button "A" is assigned to turn On/Off SceneA (kitchen lights only, that also happen to be included in SceneX). The button is set to toggle mode. It controls SceneA fine. The issue scenario is this: Press button "A", it toggles to on, LED turns on, SceneA turns on: kitchen lights are on Press button "Off", LED turns on, SceneX turns off: all lights are off (including kitchen lights) Button "A" stays toggled on, LED on, and the next time I need to turn on SceneA, I have to press "A" twice (once to toggle off, and another to toggle back on). I am trying to avoid this behavior by having "A" toggle off when the "Off" button is pressed. Is there programatic way to handle this in the ISY? I started to write a program but the "Off" button is not accessible programmatically because when I linked the keypadlinc, only the "On", "A", "B", "C", and "D" buttons showed up. I assume this is the way the linking should work. I also tried to use "mutually exclusive buttons" to set that up, but again, the "Off" button is not accessible. Any ideas how to accomplish this? Thanks

Thanks for sharing. I will use this as a start and see if I can figure it out. I am new to RPi (actually don't have one yet) but I guess it'll be fun to try to figure out how to get this to work. Thanks again.

Thanks. Can you point me somewhere where I can do some reading on how to setup?

I have an ISY with a variety of devices attached: censors, lights, switches, garage doors sensors, etc. I use MobiLinc to access the system while remote. I am looking for a solution that will allow me to access a persistent log from my iPhone of all the activities that occur on my system: when a door was opened, when a light was turned on, when did the water fountain turn off, when did the garage door open. Obviously I can get the current state on MobiLinc, I am looking for a solution that allows me access prior activity by date and time. If it's organized by type of device that would be a great plus too. I have seen heard that there is a solution using RPi and Arduino called something like "homeboy" or "homebuoy" or something similar. I don't own either but willing to buy if they work. Any ideas would be appreciated. -H

Thanks...I agree, which is why I am asking...can you point me somewhere where I can read up?

I understand that program state by default is "False" and when its condition is being evaluated or the program is running the state changes to "True". I have a couple of simple programs that I created to automate turning lights on and off. When the first one executes to turn the lights on its state turns to "True" while running and then "False" when it finishes (most of my other programs do that). Code below: If Status 'Garage / Garage Left-Sensor' is Off Or Status 'Garage / Garage Right-Sensor' is Off Then Set 'Garage / Garage Lights' On $GarageOpen = 1 Run Program 'Garage LightsOff on Close' (If) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') I have a second program that turn the lights off after a few minutes, its state is "True" while running and stays "True" after it finishes. Code below: If $GarageOpen is 1 Then Wait 10 minutes Set 'Garage / Garage Lights' Off $GarageOpen = 0 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Any advice or more info on how to control program state? Is there a way to force or set program state? Thanks

Thanks.

I am new to ISY...Installed it yesterday. I created a simple program to turn on the garage lights when one of my garage doors open and turn them off 10 mins after that. Code is below: If Status 'Garage / Garage Left-Sensor' is Off Or Status 'Garage / Garage Right-Sensor' is Off Then Set 'Garage / Gararage Lights' On Wait 10 minutes Set 'Garage / Gararage Lights' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') I have 2 garage doors with Insteon Garage Kit (sensors) installed and an no/off light switch. My sensors are set to be "Off" when the door is open. When I open one of the garage doors, the lights come on as expected. But they stay on indefinitely and don't turn off after 10 mins. Is my syntax incorrect? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thank you all for you comment and suggestions. After doing a bunch of reading here what I am going to try: 1. Setup is Insteon motion sensor to cover the target area that the camera is monitoring 2. Once the motion sensor is triggered, I will have the ISY trigger an I/O Linc to close the circuit which will be connected to the NVR's alarm block 3. I have checked 4 different NVRs and they all have the capability to take still shots (you can configure how many and how much time in between) on input from the alarm block 4. Have te NVR email/text the images On paper it should work....will see if it does in real life.

I have not bought any of the hardware yet. Still looking and evaluating options. Any recommendations? Seems like the Q-See IP system does the trick but there are others too. Thanks.

Apologies if this has been asked and answered before (I couldn't find it). I am setting up IP cameras around my house with a DVR/NVR. I'd like to create an ISY program that when motion is sensed and certain condition apply (e.g. not at home), in addition to recording the video, takes images of the scene and email or text them to me. Is that possible? Do I use the motion sensing in the camera or should I add a dedicated motion sensor? Any setup instructions would be appreciated. Thanks.