MrBill

old insteon... aka smarthome.. had a free replacement program for dead Hubs. https://www.insteon.com/support-knowledgebase/2015/10/20/migrating-to-a-new-insteon-hub looks like in recent times it may have become 39.95 for hubs outside the 2 year warranty, but prior to recently that string wasn't attached. (my son had to have his replaced, and at that time there was no in-warranty/out-of-warranty difference, it was flat out if your hub failed will will replace it.) When the replacement was shipped it had the same ID as your original and was preloaded with your devices.

Has it always been your switch? it looks like some of the buttons have yellow color changing squares under them. The door open light in this picture is using a yellow square.

It looks like the node name changed. ${sys.node.n004_temperature.ST} replace the RED portion with the white text from your screenshot n004_78633 (if I'm correctly reading the screenshot)

That should work just fine as written. If you're not receiving a notification, perhaps your notification features aren't set up correctly. Also check your spam folder. If you're attempting to send the notification to one of the cellular carriers text gateways, those are notoriously bad and often delay or delete messages. My suggestion to test the notification process would be to delete the Wait line from then, resave the program then right click the program name in the program tree and pick "Run Then" you should receive the notification right away.

@Murphy the network module is still available for a 994, but that's not the best way to buy it, instead purchase a portal subscription and it will get turned on also. As far as getting to the correct screen to buy it the UD website has a bit of a bug to get there. First select Help > Purchase modules and log in. Now go back to the admin console and select Help > Purchase Modules a second time, finally after the new broswer tabs opens click "My Products".

We can help you put the jigsaw puzzle back together, but we need to see all the pieces not just the hole.

looks like it was the status of a switch. What is the program supposed to do. Copy and paste the full program. Right click the program name, the last option on the context menu is Copy to Clipboard, paste it into a forum message.

I said they were .wav's before but I stand corrected after trying to find them... they are .mp3's from a free site (Pushover uses .mp3 which is apparently very similar to .wav-- according to google "The difference between MP3 and WAV is a matter of “compressed” or “lossless” formats. MP3 is compressed, and WAV files are uncompressed. The answer is this, you want WAV files for editing a podcast, and MP3 files for distribution (think iTunes). To draw a visual comparison, images can be high and low resolution." Frog-sound-ribbit.mp3 quack.mp3 quack.mp3 Frog-sound-ribbit.mp3

I actually only use it one program, but that program runs a program a couple of minutes after startup that starts all the heartbeats and monitor programs. Long story short I was battling startup errors at some point and had to find a way to make some things start later.

correct. on most revisions, it's possible add a second node with 'options' button to reverse the logic i.e. closed is on and open is off, but if you attach a scene to either node you get both on and off.

That might well be related. If you're not using tags you need to stop the wireless tags node server, and to keep it stopped after a reboot it really needs to be deleted from polyglot. Custom Control 14 = GV14 and all mine are showing zero whereas your seem to be importing a large value. Don't know what to make of it, but stop and optionally delete the node server if you're not using tags at the moment.

no. The scene will turn on when the door opens and off when the door closes. The only way you can get On on Open only without turning off on close is to us a program.

Set "Run at Startup" attribute for that program on the Programs > Summary tab, and leave the IF blank. You might want to vary, or not always use Repeat every 10 minutes, so that you don't have them all running at the same moment. or throw in a wait X seconds between the "then" and "repeat" to stagger them by a second, a couple at the same moment won't cause a problem but if there were a lot it could, well at least with a 994.

mentioned that above, here it is again: if you can't pick the runaway out of the non-idle programs then post the running programs and we can help you identify which one. (to post programs: right click the program name and pick "copy to clipboard" (the last item) and then paste into a forum post.) Hint tho: if a program says 'running' via the activity column and it has a long 'wait' statement in it, it's probably not that one, waits are idle time. Another hint sometime I've seen where it actually looks like "running" in the activity column is flashing... that's likely a runaway.

I have a frog ribbet and duck quack that I use with the notification node server. I like both because they're short and I notice them (I have trouble hearing high pitches) and they are different than other cell phone noises, so I instantly know what it's telling me. Not sure what free site I downloaded them from. I also use the AOL instant messenger door open sound as a door chime sound. And for a good chuckle the mailbox opening sound is AOL's "You've got mail" Not sure if those fall in the public domain or not but I got each of them from a free .wav site.

You already solved your issue, but just to comment, the test button only works after something was saved using the save button to its left. You must also select a row to test first.

Program FOLDERS don't accept an entire program they only accept a condition (i.e. and IF statement). There is no THEN or ELSE for a folder Condition. click on "My Programs" (or whatever the folder name is at the top of your program tree if it was changed or migrated from very old ISY versions), then in the right side of the window add your "if $Init_1 is -99999999" Once you press the 'save' button, that will make the "My Programs" folder false and nothing below it can run. (For those reading along, yes folder conditions are powerful, but they can also be trouble if you're not used to there effects. If a program condition is false nothing below it will run, not manually or not when run by another program.... it's the equivalent of completely deselecting the entire tree below that point. The moral: use with care, it's not like a regular program IF statement.)

Create condition that will never be true and apply it to your "My Programs" folder. i use "If $cTrue = $cFalse but you can use anything for this test, pick a variable that you already have established and do something like "if $Variable = -99999999" This will temporarily stop all your programs from running. Did the ISY immediately get better? If so, then you have a run away program. To find the runaway, remove the program condition when it's at a snails pace again, view the program summary tab and sort by activity column. anything not idle is a suspect. An Example of a runaway program: if $stateVariable <> 0 then $stateVariable =+ 1 else <none> that program will count very fast and slow down your ISY.

@ccclapp Specifically what java did you install? The only supported java distribution is Java 8 from Oracle, available at https://www.java.com . Don't use any other version, Java 8 is current and receiving updates.

I wasn't aware the admin console was automatically polling anything non-local in order to start. What database is it polling? and what happens if that database doesn't answer (I don't expect UD to go out of business, but then again, I didn't expect smarthome's servers to go dark either.) @bpwwer's post above is much more detailed. it's nice to have a more complete picture. The prior post, by bpwwwer however makes it seem like PG3 is going to be dead in the water if it can't contact the store. -- I've run out of time, as is typical I'm not available in the evenings and tonight is no different (its also later in my time zone than yours). My wife is having surgery at 7AM, so I won't be around tomorrow until I don't know when. Stating all that because this will be my last reply for the time being. I do need to understand the complete picture of what communication is required between the admin console and/or PG3 and/or any other component, and I specifically also need to understand what happens if that polling can't be done. Side questions include what statistics does that database keep? and how are those statistics protected or how are they shared. Michel, I'm completely shocked to learn that the Admin console is polling a cloud database at UD every time I open it. I truly believed that opening the admin console and communicating with the ISY was a completely local operation.

This is a great explanation, but still why is the admin console knowing it needs to ask? Under the 994, you physically clicked on the store and bought a module. It's been a long time, but I never questioned how the 994 knew of a portal. On the other hand, One minute Polisy doesn't have a portal tab even, and the next minute after entering the UUID in the portal some magic happens and the suddenly the portal module appears. Whether it's Polisy or the admin console checking is irrelevant-- something that I perceive to be local at the point is reaching out to a server and asking for if it should add the portal tab. In light of the smarthome server shutdown it's even more on my mind because... what happens if UD's servers quit answering whatever questions are being asked? And how often are they being asked? Every time the admin console is opened? I thought I was operating a local system, but apparently there needs to be some communication. If the admin console is asking a server questions every time it's opened I have even more questions that surround this. This thread and specifically this post. And again I have to ask the question, what happens if the cloud server isn't there anymore.

With all due respect Michel it's *not* the same. For the 994 to connect to the portal the users has to add the module by purchasing it (for $1?) Somehow Polisy magically knows its UUID was added to portal, How does it know that? This is not my first attempt at trying to find that out. Second, it's recently disclosed in a thread that PG3 must remain connected to the internet and it was designed that way. That's contrary to how I believed products from Universal Devices were geared to work.

Problem is I'm not using it for anything, and i don't want to buy PG3 node servers until i know I'm going to use them, and that's part of what phoning home is all about, so without buying a node server it's not a true test. Besides, I like optional cloud services such as portal for remote access. I just wish it was disclosed 1) when it phones home 2) what it's talking about. Today those answers seem to be a black hole, and transparency is a grey area.

You have exactly the correct idea. I used an Insteon Hub for about two weeks, I switched for exactly two reasons, you could only use Sunset and Sunrise in exactly one scene (but I didn't know much about scenes then) and the more important reason was the cloud dependency. I built my automation system around the fact that system should always work without internet. The Jury is still out to me about whether I even want to move to Polisy (I already own 2, as well as 2 994's), but apparently Polisy has to phone home a lot more frequently than is documented (other than in some forum posts). Apparently however from other forum posts: it must phone home during startup. The users adds the UUID of the unit to portal then somehow magically that makes the portals tab appear in the admin console. That must mean that Polisy is phoning home to find out if someone has put it's UUID into the portal... What else is it talking about? Nothing has been disclosed. Secondly, it's been recently documented that PG3 was designed to phone home frequently to make sure you purchased the node servers you're using. The problem with that is how long does it last if you don't have an internet connection? Also what happens if UD servers cease to exist someday? If PG3 gets "the number you've dialed has been disconnected" what happens then? This hasn't been disclosed.

In addition to @Geddy's comments... Specifically when you think you are changing your password what is showing in the URL of the browser? do you see https:/IP.ADDR.OF.POLISY:3000/profile with emphasis on portion in red?