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Hi, I am interested in building a customized webpage that displays and shows the buttons that I most use for the ISY. I understand that the Webmodule with REST is able to do this, I looked on the wiki page, it shows all the commands, but does not show how to put this within a webpage. I have basic knowledge of html programming and was interested in learning to see if I can do this, before I buy the webmodule Does anybody have an example web page incorporating the REST commands? With this, I can see how to use the REST command within a webpage and help me decide to see if I should take on this project.. Thanks

Hi Mike and matapan Thanks matapan, I am now using the program mode as the default and only using the isy for exceptions. Mike thanks for the venstar example, that was helpful. About scenes, i have tried using that with the thermostat but seems it is not compatible with the scene function. is it safe to assume that it is good only for switches and controllers? Thanks

how does the venstar onboard programming work with isy programming? I have a venstar insteon thermostat with isy99i. Since many of the onboard programming is repeatable using ISY. I am wondering if it is best to leave the thermostat in manual mode and program the activities only through isy? What leads me to this question is: Assume that I already programmed the stat with auto program mode. When I command the stat through isy for example, set new setpoint temperature. Does this affect all the setpoints on the thermostat for all periods of the auto program mode or only the period that the period is active at that momment and when the next period kicks in on the stat, it gets set to the onboard setpoint? Similarly, if the stat is on auto program mode, and through ISY I set it to heat mode with a setpoint of 70. Is the stat taken to heat mode indefinately until, either through ISY or onboard that I tell it to go back to Program mode? Thanks

Hi this may be some basic question but I figure I ask is better than playing around endlessly as a newbie.. To keep things simple, i have isy99i, lamplinc, venstar linc and 2 remotelincs. All linked and working, now trying to figure out how to program it to do what I want. Somethings making things confusing me. 1) What exactly does a scene do and how to use it 2) with this setup, is it best to program activities directly with remotelinc, or is it best to not link the devices to remotelinc but to only program the controls through ISY? 3) when i program the isy that when Remotelinc is on, the lamplinc turns on, but only the status of the remotelinc button is updated but the lampinc is old unless i refresh it. Do I need to manually program a refresh on each comand to lamplinc? Ok I have one example that I am trying to specifically setup that may address some of the question above: I would like the heat to be 70degrees during 9am to 9pm and set to 60degrees during other times. I have a lamplic that may be turned on/off manually through remotelinc. However, when I am out of the house, I like to be able to hit a remotelinc button to 1) set heat to 60 degrees indefinately and only turn on the light between sunset and sunrise 2) when I return, I like to be able to hit another remotelinc button to run the heat on the normal operation and not control the lamplinc on schedule. So if I can have some guidance on what is the ideal method of programming this..whether through scenes or individual programs or folders.. Sorry for the long list of questions, but I am hoping that the experts can guide me in a broad stroke of how to get the systems to work properly.. Thanks in advance.