GlowingHair
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Check GitHub for PyISY; it provides many functions, including running programs and stuffing variables.
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Diagnosis and Query Okay, but Some Lighting Doesn't Come On
GlowingHair replied to franzmetcalf's topic in ISY994
When I still had regular toggle switches that could cause issues when in a wrong position, I had covers so they couldn't be easily toggled. it boggled my mind how many people will flip a switch, not see anything happen, then leave it in that position! I would discover it when a light that should come on at sunset, didn't. Everything is "smart" now, and programmatically automated, so no longer an issue, but what a pain until I reached full automation. -
In the 4.x release, I had to use a network resource to be able to use the humidity, in an email in my case.
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I had the same issue a couple of years ago and resolved it the same way, i.e., deleting an unused device and adding the new one. This got a bit tedious, so I upgraded to pro, and haven't had the issue since. I think I was under by de ice count, but may have been pushing it by node count. I find it was money well spent upgrading to pro. if you are already using pro, I have no other solution.
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Were you already logged into the portal when you were adding the new devices? I have done that before inadvertently, and a logout/login to the portal resulted in the new devices being displayed.
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I use the topology report to list devices (and scenes) and copy the programs folder (from the top level), to the clipboard then to a text file. Both of these files can be put into Excel and manipulated as wanted.
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Can you share how you are using a CAO tag for your dryer, please? I have tried different approaches using one, but have never gotten consistent results. Thanks for your help.
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No problem. Fresh eyes can often make a difference. Yeah! Notify Me made the "Best Alexa Skills This Week" newsletter!
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Try "api." instead of "api-" in the host name, without quotes, of course. It's the only thing jumping out at me.
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I have various Echo devices throughout the house and I love them. The issue I have is specific to me and my location: sometimes my Wi-Fi is a bit flaky, so commands won't go through if she can't hear me. That's when it pays to have sharp elbows to hit the right KPL button.
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Orchestrated Home has some in stock.
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What about the status of the actual device being controlled, the on/off module? Not ideal drilling down to that level, but maybe try whatever works within the system.
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I'm sure you have a reason for grouping, but if you just want them together, why not try a folder? That's what I have done with my multi-button remotes. I group them if I want to move them in the structure, then ungroup them so they don't offend my anal-retentive nature. Just a thought.
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So far in my experience, "status" has been following "control" for my use cases (where I need to catch what is happening however it is happening) so maybe adding a status check would solve the issue. Glas the tags are working out for you. I, too, was pleasantly surprised. And have the same hopes that they stay in business at least as long as I live.
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You need to write the body of the email in HTML. An for monitoring bathroom humidity post-shower example follows: <html> <body> <font face="arial"> <style> body { font-family: sans-serif; } </style> <table width=442 bgcolor=D8D8D8 border=0> <tr><td align=center> <h3>Bathroom Monitor Report</h3> <table width=440 Border=1 bgcolor=01DFD7> <tr align=center><td><b>Details</b></td></tr> <tr><td><table width=440 border="1" bgcolor=AAAAAF> <tr align=left><td><b>Condition</b></td><td align=right><b>Value</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Time</td><td align=right>${sys.time12}</td></tr> <tr><td>Duration</td><td align=right>${var.2.46} minutes</td></tr> <tr><td>Temperature</td><td align=right>${sys.node.ZW003_1.CLITEMP.RAW}ยบ F</td></tr> <tr><td>Humidity</td><td align=right>${sys.node.ZW003_1.CLIHUM.RAW}%</td></tr> <tr><td>Humidity-Pause</td><td align=right>${var.1.25}%</td></tr> <tr><td>Humidity-Start</td><td align=right>${var.1.22}%</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td align=right></td></tr> <tr><td>Program</td><td align=right>${sys.program.#.name}</td></tr> </table></tr></table> <tr><td><hr width=440 align=left></td></tr> <tr><td> <table width=400 border=0><tr><td align=center>~ ~ ~ END OF REPORT ~ ~ ~</td></tr> <tr align=center><td><font color="red">Report Generated: ${sys.time12} ${sys.date}</font></td></tr> </table> </align> </td></tr></table> </font></body></html>
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Windows Phone: Snap Switch
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Thanks, that would work to keep it closed, but it doesn't lock it. What I am really looking for is a keyless entry storm-door-suitable lock. It's the storm-door-suitable part that is being difficult to find.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but when I had my locksmith here on another matter, he said that a normal deadbolt won't work, because there isn't a real structure for where the deadbolt throws. Picture attached. I've been using Schlage for almost 30 years; the first lock I installed in an existing door was a challenge since the holes already drilled were too small for a more current lock standard (the house was built in the late 1940's) so a cut off table leg was used to fill the hole so a larger one could be drilled. Luckily, I didn't need the table that made the sacrifice.
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Does anyone know of a "smart" lock suitable for a storm door? It doesn't necessarily have to connect to the ISY, although that would be a bonus, but maybe something with a keypad, or going back decades, using the knob to enter the code (I have old Schlage locks that I used to have installed that used the knob twisting right and left to enter the PIN and could signal the deadbolt to release, too - went with those instead of having the locks rekeyed for the third time). If I need to enter an add-on room from outside, I need to have the key, and I would prefer not being dependent on having that key. None of my searches have turned up anything, but I've noticed a lot of the members here know of less common products. Thanks
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Last week, there was a tornado warning in my area - March coming in like a lion. I live less than a half mile from a fire station that has a siren that sounds with warnings. I also get text alerts from my city. But the first warning I got of the situation was from my ISY. Last year, shortly after I learned that Python was more than a reptile (not really, but I had never used it), I wrote a script that reads the NOAA feed for my area every three minutes, and if there is any kind of watch, warning or alert, a variable value is set on my ISY from the Raspberry Pi. When the weather is severe, certain lights flash and my z-wave siren sounds, along with a text message and an email; other warnings get a different notification from the system. Luckily, I was already up for the day and had just made a cup of tea, so the tea, a tablet, my phone and cat headed to the basement. After we were settled in, I heard the firehouse siren followed by the notification texts from civil authorities. But, my ISY beat them by a good ten minutes! The good news is there was no damage in my neighborhood, and just a few small twigs down from the trees. It's thanks to this forum and all the contributing members that I even knew to use the Raspberry Pi for supplementing the ISY, and expanding it beyond pure home automation. Just one of the benefits I have realized from choosing ISY.
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Z-wave is all mine - all of it is all mine. The only thing I have done that he appreciates is this: I have a Lutron dimmer/timer in the ground floor bathroom, that is not part of my HA solution (yet, anyway - I'll see if I can put a micro module, if I have a neutral - that's a whole other topic) and since it works differently than any other switch in the house, I have "operating instructions" framed outside the bathroom door with a motion-sensing LED light (also not part of HA) to highlight them, and a color-changing LED light in the toilet He likes the fact that between the motion-sensing light and the toilet bowl light, he doesn't have to turn on the bathroom light at all. Since he hasn't missed the bowl yet, that's an OK attitude. I cherish these small victories. A big victory is my housekeeper's acceptance. She particularly likes the Echo integration. I did get him a decorator outlet and a SnapPower cover for the hallway in his house so he would quit complaining about how dark his hallway is aqt night but he hasn't installed it yet. Do you know about SnapPower? I really like them, but I wish they could be used with GFCI outlets since I think they would be most beneficial in the bathrooms. I have two SnapPower covers in the hallway in my master suite and I love 'em. Haven't tripped over anything in the dark since.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think may give the CAO tags a try. It will be a new challenge, which will be appreciated. It will be a couple of weeks before I get to it, though. I did somehow manage to build a pretty strong network, so distance doesn't seem to be much of a problem here. My tiny z-wave network (compared to Insteon) works fine with just a single device on each of the three floors, and the Insteon signals travel over 100' outside beyond the location of the ISY and PLM, which is about all I need. So far, anyway. I DO have OCD tendencies. I also like to know how things work, and I've taken things apart and reassembled them since before I started grade school. I think what it really comes down to is that I love gadgets, all kinds of gadgets. Even when they frustrate me enough to want to scream. At least HA is practical. And, money well-spent, I think.
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First, thanks to everyone on the forum for taking me from an intimidating blank screen to what I consider a robust system. Since I have nearly achieved what I set out to do, I am thinking of other HA possibilities, and it occurred to me that I do not have a great way to know when my trash has been picked up to I can retrieve my bins. Not a big deal, except in winter when I don't want to trek down the slippery hill of my driveway to find the bin still full, assuming I make it down upright to begin with. Can anyone think of a reason that a motion sensor attached to the bin wouldn't work? I know they are designed to sense something moving past them, rather than them actually moving, but maybe if is installed on the back of the bin, it will see movement when the truck lifts it for emptying. There isn't much sidewalk activity during the day, and where the bin is stored, the back is next to a fence, so not much movement there. Or is there something else that might work better? Thanks in advance. Also, and this is just idle curiosity: am I the only woman into home automation, or have I not run across any posts from others? It seems most of you are concerned with WAF, while I have zero HAF (good thing he lives in a separate house!).
