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MrBill's post in Leak Sensor 2852-222 was marked as the answer
that program shouldn't be sending anything at 1AM. however I would send the notification off the sensor itself and not the siren which is apparently in the scene, unless that's just a confusing folder name and the device is the leak sensor.
You might right click a program name and then pick Find/Replace. Change the drop down to "raw text" and type "Notification" without the quotes and with a Capital N and then cycle thru your programs with the find button to see if there is anything else that could be sending the notification in error.
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MrBill's post in Unable to access 994i was marked as the answer
@paulw Have you rebooted the ISY yet? If not, do that and try again.
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MrBill's post in Programs no longer working after aborted Polisy install was marked as the answer
@brettaThe problem is that you have a folder condition on your “My Programs” folder that is evaluating to false. No program will run.
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MrBill's post in OpenSocket Failed SSDPClient was marked as the answer
Edit to add: Reboot the computer before any of the below... Open socket is a network issue, reboot may solve.
did you check the unchecked box?
(you should). You're likely using the ISY launcher, You can also delete that from your desktop and remove the start.jnlp file then redownload start.jnlp. I don't think you should need that step.
And of course the nuclear option is uninstall Java, find and delete the java temp directory (usually: C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java ) and then reinstall a fresh download of java from https://www.java.com although you shouldn't need this option either.
I suspect it's checking the delete option "Installed Applications and Applets" that will help.
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MrBill's post in Time zone changed again. was marked as the answer
I just have no idea, how to get you where you need to be. I don't understand why you can't get the ISY online. I assume the reason it goes offline is it's error-ing out. which does lead to the question what are the lights on the front doing? If it's only the Blue power light, then try a different power supply, maybe you also have that issue.
from the wiki:
Only Power Light Is On: Most probably power supply related. You can try any power supply that outputs anywhere between 5 volt and 30 volts,center positive, 2mm barrel connector -
MrBill's post in Static ip or DHCP for ISY994i was marked as the answer
Don't set a static IP on the ISY itself, instead set and address reservation on your router. I very definitely like the ISY to have the same address, but i don't configure it as a static IP, instead I use and address reservation so that DHCP will always assign the same one.
The reason setting a fixed IP is bad is if the router dies and the new network uses a different addressing scheme it's impossible to get your ISY back online without a factory reset.
I use Address reservation for about half the devices on my network. and I have an Excel Spreadsheet of MAC addresses should I ever need the data for a new router.
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MrBill's post in smtp server -> vtext.com problem? was marked as the answer
both Verizon's and AT&T's text gateways frequently get bogged down with spam. I used to use that method for notifications but have moved all notifications to Pushover, most thru the notification node server. There's also a method to send Pushover directly from a Network Resource without a node server.
Another method that works for me I have Spark Mail as a second mail client on my phone. It's set up on the same email box that the ISY sends From.... If the ISY sends TO that inbox Spark Mail is set to produce notifications for all messages received.
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MrBill's post in Problem starting the console after replacing a faulty SD card was marked as the answer
What file is this? The Launcher is installed with start.jnlp, the older method uses a file named admin.jnlp
I'm not sure how you're doing it if your file is named isy.jnlp.
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MrBill's post in Looking for zwave version of IOLinc sense function was marked as the answer
Zen17: https://www.getzooz.com/zooz-zen17-universal-relay/
2 relays and 2 inputs
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MrBill's post in Insteon On/Off Outlet half responding was marked as the answer
Right click either outlet at pick “restore device” and let the ISY rewrite the links. You can also try factory resetting the device then use the same procedure to rewrite the links to the device, right click and pick “restore device”
also try a 15 second delay.
you can also overlap scenes. Scene b can have the remote in it to just control that half the outlet. Scene A can have both outlets, and the timing then only needs one program controlling one scene.
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MrBill's post in Adding an X10 device - do I need an EZX10RF and/or do I need to purchase the A10/X10 Module from UD was marked as the answer
The network module existed before the portal. At that time there was only one way to buy it. $49 one time fee. The portal is a renewable subscription (not a one time fee) at about $1/month (there are different payment options).
"Mobilinc Connect" and "ISY Portal" are two competing portal products. "portal" allows connection from outside your local network without opening router ports. It provides a cloud address as an entry point to your ISY, and your ISY is making an outgoing connection to let you in from the outside. There can only be one portal connected to the ISY at a time.
Mobilinc Pro, Mobilinc HD, Mobilinc X and UD mobile are apps that run on your phone.
Mobilinc products, the apps and Connect, are produced by a 3rd party, not universal-devices. Mobilinc Apps can be used with the ISY portal, however with Mobilinc X I believe there is a fee for doing it that way.
UD Mobile and ISY portal are both products of Universal-Devices.
likely California, maybe Texas. Most of the grid doesn't share info from the electric meter to customers devices, but there are a few places.
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MrBill's post in Programing Question was marked as the answer
For the most control use a program:
If
Motion 1 is switched on (use control not status)
or Motion 2 is switched on
Then
Turn Scene on
wait 10 minutes
Turn Scene off
The time will restart if more motion is seen during the delay, however battery powered motions don't trigger every single time motion is seen, they have a re-trigger delay to prevent the battery from being quickly drained, so that's another factor.
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MrBill's post in Leak Sensor Timeout Program was marked as the answer
Click on the IF statement, Click the schedule button, the last dropdown in the TIme line defaults to "Time", change it to last run and you should be able to figure out the rest.
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MrBill's post in Program help needed and switches not working was marked as the answer
this isn’t really different that the hub, with the hub you also need to create a scene to link the switches. Since you’ve factory reset twice the links don’t exist.
You need to create a scene. You need to add BOTH switches as CONTROLLERS (not Responders). Then either switch will work manually, and from the ISY or a program you control the scene.
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MrBill's post in New PG3 on Polisy, I'm missing something was marked as the answer
follow these instructions to upgrade the OS to 13
https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Polisy:User_Guide#Polisy_OS_Versions_Below_13
Edit to add: after the OS is up to date you'll also need to
sudo pkg update sudo pkg upgrade sudo service pg3 restart once again.
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MrBill's post in HVAC Program was marked as the answer
Correct. "Control" would only see the ON event and not the status change. With "Status" if the status changes to false the THEN block would stop running and the (blank) ELSE block would start running.
Let's pretend its a super hot day. The temp in the room rises, the air kicks on, this starts the one hour wait. The hour expires, the remaining parts of the program run.... the Then block is now over... it won't repeat it again. You need a repeat, so that it does this every hour until it's stopped by a change to the Status.
If
'Upstairs / Master / Upstairs Thermostat - Cool Ct' is On
Then
Wait 1 hour
Repeat Every 1 hour
Set 'Upstairs / Master / Upstairs Thermostat - Main' Mode Off
Set 'Upstairs / Master / Upstairs Thermostat - Main' Fan Mode On
Wait 15 minutes
Set 'Upstairs / Master / Upstairs Thermostat - Main' Mode Cool
Set 'Upstairs / Master / Upstairs Thermostat - Main' Fan Mode Auto
Else
- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
I can't decide whether you need the initial wait 1 hour or if the repeat will wait one hour before the first iteration on it's own. (I don't use repeat like this anywhere and the documentation doesn't clear it up, but it's easy to test)
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MrBill's post in 1st Programming Attempt - Leak Sensor was marked as the answer
Since you have this line entered as a comment, you're missing part of the logic... maybe that's your goal.
The heartbeat program I use is much simpler:
hb.BarnOHD - [ID 0063][Parent 0072]
If
'Door Switches / Barn OHD / Barn OHD-Heartbeat' is switched On
Or 'Door Switches / Barn OHD / Barn OHD-Heartbeat' is switched Off
Then
Wait 25 hours
$iDoor.BarnOHD.HBmissed += 1
$iDoor.BarnOHD.HBmissed Init To $iDoor.BarnOHD.HBmissed
Wait 2 seconds
Resource 'NotificationNS.DoorTrouble.BarnOHD'
Run Program 'hb.BarnOHD' (Then Path)
Else
- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
This one only nags every 25 hours, some people at a repeat every 6 hours just above the notification line (which is the "Resource....." line).... in that case you would drop the last line which just repeats the Then block.
There's about 100 differnt ways to do anything with an ISY....
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MrBill's post in Configure Gmail SMTP Settings for 2 in User Group was marked as the answer
@FloridaGary
You can do it two ways, @Geddy shows you one.
You don't want to use any of the instructions you quoted in your initial post above, thats for setting up the FROM address.
The Groups window below that one is the TO: Addresses and you can in fact configure a "group" to send the same email to multiple addresses. here's an example:
test 1 send the email to 2 text message addresses, Bill sends a text message and a copy to my email address.
You achieve this by adding multiple T0: addresses in the Add/Edit/Remove receipts popup for each row in the groups window.
Again, don't change anything in the SMTP section of that page, that's the FROM portion of the email configuration.
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That said.... discover using Pushover via network resources (or the Notification node server) instead. It's definitely faster and more reliable for notifications.
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MrBill's post in Help Please. Unable to link I/O device to IoP was marked as the answer
What your reading on the label IS a "D" not an "O" If you look really closely the left corners are square, the right corners are rounded:
so you have the device correctly added to the ISY at this point.
Edit to add: It will never be the letter O the characters are hexadecimel so they stop at F in the alphabet
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MrBill's post in New to UD and ISY 944i - I have things working but cannot get past polyglot spinning was marked as the answer
Polyglot cloud is offline due to security issues. No ETA for it's return.
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MrBill's post in LIB_ERRORS-403 after replacing and formatting SD card was marked as the answer
You're missing a step or 2.... after 5 and before 6 you need to load the firmware. the bootloader firmware that comes up in in step 5 isn't compete. You should install the same firmware the backup was made with, which will reboot again. THEN restore the backup.
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MrBill's post in Cannot set "On Level" for 2477D dimmer was marked as the answer
THIS IS NOT COVERED WELL ANYWHERE, NOR IS IT INTUITIVE... after you set the dropdown, press the button to the LEFT of the dropdown. IN this case "On Level"
I'm not sure why its so hard to make this either more intuitive, or add a line of on-screen instruction.
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MrBill's post in Cannot get two 2477D's to keep ramp rate at 0.5s - had to create two separate scenes was marked as the answer
if step 2 is linking to ISY then you're good. If it's manual linking then no, don't do that.
Once the single scene is created you need to set the attributes 3 times. Once at the root level of the scene, and once for each controller.
Here's a scene similar to what you describe:
The root level of the scene (selected in the screen shot) is how the scene is processed when controlled by the ISY itself (i.e. manual control, program control, or portal/alexa/Google home control). Then you must click each of the two scene controllers and set the attributes again. (each of the 3 controllers could in fact control the scene differently.)
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MrBill's post in Ok, I must be dumb (Programs not running) was marked as the answer
My advise is don't use folder conditions as a beginner. Advance to that in the intermediate to advanced levels of skill.
the folder "My Programs" has a folder condition. it must be true for anything under it to run.
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MrBill's post in Problem - Upgrading the firmware for an ISY 994i/IR PRO was marked as the answer
Try using the backup option first. File --> backup ISY.
If you can successfully get your backup file there, then you can say no to the backup question under Manually Upgrade.
Use version 5.3.4 since you don't appear to have z-wave.
A few more helpful tips:
1) make a text back up of your programs. If a program uses "adjust scene" it will need manual help after the upgrade. To make a text backup of your programs, click the top folder on the programs tab (usually named "My Programs") and then right click it, choose "copy Folder to Clipboard" then paste the clipboard into any old text editor that won't try to add formatting and save it. If you need to reference it later you can.
2) after the upgrade make your first stop in the admin console Help --> About. Verify you have the same versions for Firmware and UI
3) second stop in the admin console Programs --> Summary look for the color Yellow in the ACTIVITY and STATUS columns. If you find any it's like that either the program contained "adjust scene" and needs manual help to put it back the way it was, or you failed to check#2 above.