Brian H

If the Dual Band module. Receives an Insteon RF copy of the command also sent to the I/OLinc on the power line . It will resend the command on to the power line. That the original power line command to the I/OLinc got lost. I expect if there is also no Dual Band module close enough to the Dual Band module you are trying to use with the I/OLinc. It will not improve things at all.

Even the I/OLinc sales page. Indicates it may need a Dual Band Module close to it for reliability. You could even plug a Dual Band module in its pass through outlet on the front.

The 2413U will not work with an ISY994i. The ISY994i uses a serial port 2413S has to be used. The latest 2413S being sold is V2.4. A 2.5 has been received by a user here as an engineering provided module. On the Insteon web site forum. It was pointed out. There was no V2.4 2413U. As for longevity. The V2.3 2413U was supposed to have the same updates as the V2.3 2413S. So the 2413U maybe the latest revision with what they changed to make the main board improved. I keep seeing V2.3 2413S PLM modules being sold by Amazon. Even though the V2.4 has been sold by Smarthome for a long time now. Any further improvements would not go backwards on revision numbers. In the Insteon.com Forums it was reports eventually a V2.5 will be in both 2413S and 2413U modules.

I had a few2420M modules. They are Insteon Motion Sensors. Manufactured by SkyLink for Smarthome. The listing looked confusing to me also. There where more than one revision with some differences on how to set them up and later ones also had a updated part number 2842-222

You may want to check the sensor itself. To verify it is still working correctly and its position has not changed. From your description it does sound like it actually sent an On command or the ISY994i thought it sent an on.

Yes Trigger Reversed was what I was thinking about.

I voted no plans and the survey would not let me skip #2 since I have no plans of buying one right now. So I had to pick one module in#2 even though I said no in #1. So #2 is not 100% accurate.

Are you using the Sensor Reversed choice in the UDI setup screen for the 2450 I/OLinc in the garage door kit? There have been others reporting the Query see the actual sensors status not the reversed status. Used to control the garage door and see if it is closed or open.

The prototype UDI PLM was made ready for preliminary tests. Waiting for Smarthome to fulfill its promised chips and firmware. That they backed out of. I personally blame the old owners of Smarthome for this!!!

#2. Maybe incorrect. I voted NO on #1. I still had to pick a model in #2 even though there is none being ordered.

Thank you for verifying that V2.5 actually exists. I will look forward to what capacitors you find in it.

I have also seen the 2456S3 V4 revision Appliance Linc also have a Snubber network across the relay contacts. For some protection. It also conducts a small amount of current when off. It added to the small Local Control Sensing Current. Causing low current LED bulbs to glow.

I am surprised the V2.4 failed so quickly. It has a new design Serial Port Daughter board with a better protected serial chip and a protective network on the two serial lines to the outside world. Though I agree. They still can't grasp the fact their choice of capacitors is a poor one. For maybe a few cents more on the BOM. They could have used low ESR capacitors and not the band aid use a higher voltage and capacity cap to attempt to fix the issues.

I didn't get the letter. I guess to be somewhat fair. I also have not bought any new Insteon devices in a long time and don't send them much praise lately. I did see on the Smarthome forums. SeanM an Administrator say the Brown and Black Switch Paddle kits are going to be produced again. Time will tell if it ever happens. If they want to help manufacturers like UDI. I would like to see then provide GOOD and ACCURATE interfacing information to the manufacturers. Not a lets see how many of the features they said where in the module actually work as described. I also think it is more of a PR cover where you sit down move. They seem to have a lot of sales these days. Maybe business is not going so well. I don't see them doing much more improvements of the PLM. Though if Smarthome ever start pushing Insteon overseas again. A universal powered PLM would be a nice feature. So those users could use an ISY994i. The only controllers I have seen using a PLM is the ISY994i and some models of the Smartenit Harmony HUBS and they use the USB version.

The manual does not show a software only option. For the LED brightness. Possible it can not be done through the ISY994i controller. In the full users manual. In the Local Programming Flow Chart. There is a sequence to adjust the LED brightness. You may want to try it and see if it could possibly be of some help. I have used the Light Dims product to dim my bright Blue LED on the ISY994i. It is a set of stickers of assorted size and shapes. You can stick over things like LEDs. I believe mine where the 80% blocking ones. They do have a 100% blockage one also. http://www.lightdims.com/index.php

Thanks for the information. 110KHz is not that far away from the X10 120KHz or Insteon 131.65KHz. So interference is very possible. Most filters for X10 have a broad enough frequency range to work fine. The Energy Detective {TED} also uses a PLC frequency of 132KHz. It can also cause communications issues with X10 and is almost the same as the Insteon power line frequency.

2413S Serial interface Insteon PLM. Smartenit makes an EZIComm 5010K PLM. It is an older 2412S Base Insteon with their own daughter board. It is single band and it is not the best choice. I personally would stay away from it. How old is your old one? Can you give us any details on the problem one. Like the information on the stickers on the back. On the off chance your old one is a 2412S. It could power the ISY994i. If you don't have an external wall wart power supply on the ISY994i. You would need one.

Yes. They replaced the nice NO/NC magnetic sensor. With a magnetic sensor used for security systems.

The older Garage Door Kit had a magnetic sensor. That had both a Normally Open and a Normally Closed set of contacts. You could pick NC or NO depending on which two of the three colored wire you used. I believe you had to use the Reverse Trigger so the sensor matched the doors ststus. Problem is the nightly status check run by the ISY994i got the sensors real status not the reversed logic set in the options. SM226L-3Q

Thank you for the information. I am sure it will be very useful to many here.

In the Help Tab. About choice. It should give you the Firmware and UI versions. That is where you can verify both are the same revision. If the memory card was not seated. I doubt you would have been able to do what is working now and only the Programs seem to be bad.

Thanks for the ISY994i model number. What module is the one being controlled by the ISY994i? Like a 2450 I/OLinc maybe?

What module are you using to control the water valve? That will help in getting you a clearer answer.

Are any of the front panel LEDs flashing in a pattern? Only the Power On LED should be On unless you are doing something. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page#Front_Panel_LEDs.2FLights When you power it up. Make sure you power up the 2413S PLM first and let it initialize. Then power up the ISY994i so it can find the PLM as it boots up. You may want to power down everything and verify the SD card is securely seated in its socket. On the chance it is poorly seated.

I was replying to KC10Brain. Sorry if you thought I was posting to you!