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I guess I'm not sure how to do this. To create scenes I've dropped both the switchlinc and the keypadlinc button in as controllers. When I select the switchlinc I don't see any option for adjusting the KPL button.

Few random questions: 1. Is there a technical reason why there are no insteon keychain remotes or has no one just come out with them yet? Right now I have no insteon RF. Does the EZX10RF work well with ISY yet or should I wait to see if insteon native keychain remotes come out? 2. I have a KPL relay secondary button and a SL as controllers in a scene with the button in toggle mode. The KPL LED reflects the state of the scene when it is pushed or ISY activates the scene, but not when the SL activates the scene. Is it supposed to, or do I need to write an ISY program to control the LED? 3. Can an IO linc be linked to a KPL secondary button using ISY to both control a garage door and have the same LED accurately reflect the state?

So does 56 still have the low output power problem or is that fixed since it is more efficient? I kind of get the feeling the standard Smarthome "white brick" form factor has become an issue for them as they never got the PLC to run in standalone mode with the funtionality the market expects, and now having to throttle back the PLM power because of heat buildup.

Are there any implications of having a number of these (or any other) programs running at once? I was thinking about using one of these "minder" programs for each of my outdoor lights, and adding a time delay to the then. Situation is I want all most of my outdoor lights to be shut off between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM to save electricity, but I want to be able to temporarily override this by hitting the "I'm coming home late" or "what's the dog barking at?" buttons, then have everything return to normal after 15 minutes.

Actually I was trying to upgrade it to the 2.4.12 when I crashed it. I had a bunch of windows open and I must have closed out of the admin console while minimized. At any rate the web fix worked and I got the beta installed without incident. Overall I like the new version, and although it's a beta it seems to be a lot more stable than 2.4 for me. I spent most of this evening playing with it without getting a request failed. And I did get the ControLinc buttons to do what I want them to. I like ControLincs as they're relatively cheap, stay where you put them, and don't use batteries.

I tried backing up the configuration, and now I can no longer get in to ISY. Clicking on "my lighting" brings up the first window, but nothing is clickable and I see the administration console button in the tray, but I can't click on that either. If I go to task manager and end the task I can get to the adminstration console screen, but it is does not have my devices and again nothing is clickable so I need to go to task manager to end it. Already tried restarting the computer and powering down ISY. ISY seems to be working fine internally as my timers still operate.

So the "IF" control of the new version is functionally different from the "WHEN" control of the current version. And I will be able to do what I want in the new version but not the old version?

Well, restoring the PLM did not work. What did work was deleting the ControLincs and reimporting them. Now both ControLincs are correctly reporting status on all buttons. Which brings me back to what I'm trying to do, in that I want to be able to trigger scene X by pressing button Y-OFF, and scene Z by pressing button Y-ON. Triggers using the off button only work if the previous "status" is on and I press off, not if the previous "status" is off and I press off. So 1.) Is this supposed to work and still is not? 2.) Is this something the new firmware version addresses? 3.) Are ControLincs+PLM+ISY simply not capable of doing this. To me this would be big step backwards, as my old X10 mini-controllers and ActiveHome software could do this. I had each of my mini-controllers so I could do on/off/dim on two lamps using the first two buttons, and trigger four scenes using the second two?

Well I tried it. Only change is that the only button that correctly reported status doesn't anymore, now it says on regardless of what the last button push was, and doesn't control the scene that was previously programmed into it. ISY software version is 2.4

On each ControLinc, 1 button correctly reports status, 1 button always reports status of off, and 3 do not report. It is a different button that works on each ControLinc, and it is no correlation between whether or not it controls an X10 or Insteon device. I'm trying to start with a simple trigger, say If Button 1 is off -->> set device Z to on. I got it to work only if: 1.) The controlling button is one that correctly reports status, and 2.) The status is previously on, and then i hit the off button. If the status is already off and I hit the off button nothing happens. I tried plugging the ControLinc directly into the PLM, with no change in results. Same with restoring the buttons. Haven't tried a factory reset.

current triggers and schedules. I dont think it's a communication issue with the ControLincs because devices with responder links from the ControLincs correctly show status on ISY. One thing I noticed though is if I select the ControLinc buttons in the main view only the first two show any status. I don't understand this concept anyway- why does a ControLinc have "status" since it is never really on or off itself, it just controls other things?

I've been unable to create triggers from ControLinc buttons, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. In the system I've planned, the bulk of the "fancy stuff" will be done from ControlLincs (and eventually X10 keychain remotes). In my plan the first couple of pairs of buttons (2 or 3 depending on the room) will be used for regular links, which I've used ISY to program with no problem. The last buttons will not be "paired" and will trigger scenes. For example button 1 On and Off will turn the table lamps on and off. Whereas Button 5 On will slowly ramp up the lights when I'm done watching TV, and Button 5 Off is the "ALL ON" button. As a test I created an "ALL LIGHTS ON" scene with all my lighting devices as responders, and tried to have it triggered by the #5 Off button. I did both apply and save it. Here is what I have: When Living Room ControLinc 5 is OFF --> Set ALL LIGHTS ON to on. Tried pressing button 5 off and nothing happens... Tried creating triggers with different buttons on both ControlLincs and nothing happens

So how do I access this thing remotely then. I assume I need to change some setting in the Firewall section of my router to allow incoming traffic heading towards ISY. So my settings would be: Filter Name: ISY 26 Filter Filter Action: Forward Packet Direction: Incoming Packet Protocal: ?????? Source IP Begins / IP Ends/ Port Begins / Port Ends: Leave Blank Desination IP Begins / IP Ends / Port Begins / Port Ends: Enter ISY's IP and Port? Schedule: Leave Blank. Anything need to be done in the DHCP server, DNS Proxy, Routing, DDNS, NAT, Port Trigger, Virtual Server tabs? And then how do I access this? Typing in http://ISY IP Address:16402/0/X? http://MY Assigned IP address:16402/0/X? Would it be just best to contact technical support via phone to set this up? I got an offer for them to call to help with the Java problems I was having initially but they didn't state their number or hours.

Adding Filterlincs is an option, one which I had hoped to avoid by switching to an Insteon system. My X10 system never got to the point where I was happy with the reliablity. Problem is I have electronic equipment plugged into three different outlets in the office, and I have no idea what size filters are required for each, or if only the outlet the PLM is plugged into needs to be dealt with. I know about the Kill-A-Watt, but this all adds up to more and more stuff to buy. Maybe some people familiar with Insteon can answer some questions so I can decide on the best option. 1.) Is the PLM more vulnerable to noise and signal sucking than any other Insteon device? IE, if I simply move the PLM to a different circuit will I have just have problems when it comes time to install a Controllinc, Switchlinc, and Lamplinc in the office? 2.) Are there any known issues with Insteon and Leviton GFCI receptacles? 3.) Might adding other Insteon devices to the circuit help? They would be at the tail end of the circuit, not between the PLM and the breaker box. 4. ) Is the fact that there is also an X10 Powerlinc plugged into the same outlet an issue?

For what it's worth, the program errors seem to have resolved themselves overnight as it was working when I was playing around with it yesterday. For what it's worth, a Java update came to my computer and I installed it. Could have been a tired PLM from plugging in the system the first time and importing all the devices. Or maybe it took a while to re-establish proper communication with all the devices once I determined the PLM didn't like living in the same outlet as my computer. Also my PLM was obviously opened at some point as three of the four screws are stripped. The top nearly popped off when I tried to remove it from an (energized) outlet. Sounds like the PLM is like a lot (most?) SmartHome products- a good idea in theory but buggy in practice. I did not import existing links as I'm just getting started in Insteon and didn't feel it necessary and I don't have AccessPoints as I have a hard wired phase coupler at the breaker box and don't use RemoteLinc. We'll see if it stays working as I don't really plan to do too much with it until the final 2.5 firmware comes out.

Received my ISY last night (actually my third, but that's a long, long story that's between me and SmartHome). Tried to play with it but wound up with a few issues. 1.) First of all, I had communications problems with the majority of my devices. Ran an extension cord from the my bedroom into my office to plug the PLM into a different circuit than my computer equipment. Problem solved. OK, but I thought Insteon eliminated this kind of nonsense, and I need a more permanent solution. Can I use a serial cable extension to locate the PLM away from the office? 2.) In trying to drag responders into a scene, I get "task failed" more often than not. It took five tries to drag a LampLinc into a scene. 3.) When trying to do things like change the ramp rate on scenes I was getting Java socket errors. 4.) When changing the ramp rate for a scene, it's not clear whether you're supposed to change the slider when you've clicked on the scene, the controller, the responder, or all of the above. 5. How do you access this from the internet. I don't have one of the "supported" routers, and the documentation is extremely vague as to what settings need to be changed, or even how you then access it from a remote computer. I have the firewall turned on, variable? IP addresses assigned by Comcast, cloned the MAC address from the network card on my first computer.

You sure the maid didn't unplug the lamp and plug in a vacuum cleaner? Seriously, I heard about a guy that had a Lamplinc toasted that way.