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I'll let Darwin sort it out from now on. I'm out! ✌️

Here we go again! Remotely and/or autonomously closing a garage door with complete disregard of possible code violations and risk of injury/death. I hope you all have good liability insurance. Just read the following. http://www.cepro.com/article/potential_legal_liabilities_for_integrating_garage_doors_with_home_automati

Make sure you read the following before you decide to do something like this. http://www.cepro.com/article/potential_legal_liabilities_for_integrating_garage_doors_with_home_automati"]http://www.cepro.com/article/potential_legal_liabilities_for_integrating_garage_doors_with_home_automati

Another example why I don't use the IOLInc for GD control. I've found the IOLinc is not reliable enough and had too many of them fail for no apparent reason. I use an Elk output and zone input with my chamberlain GD motor. I hope you are not going to autonomously or blindly closing the garage door. I encourage you to read the following. http://www.cepro.com/article/potential_legal_liabilities_for_integrating_garage_doors_with_home_automati

As long as it's with a camera to make sure the door is clear. A good article on the liabilities of automating a garage door. http://www.cepro.com/article/potential_legal_liabilities_for_integrating_garage_doors_with_home_automati

Precisely why I don't use an IOLinc for GD control. Not reliable enough. I had too many of them fail in too many different ways for unexplained reasons. I use an Elk relay output and zone input for door closed mag switch. Also seems like an accident waiting to happen. If the door will open un-commanded after power failure, can it close too? Don't get me started about the dangers of blindly closing a garage door

As @Teken has indicated, multi path is the most likely issue. Keep the Echo away from hard flat surfaces which will reflect sound waves. There is a reason the Echo tall, mic at the top, and the speaker is at the bottom.

I specifically send a garage door left open text message 1 hour before DND window. Problem solved.

The 100m iPhone fund was managed by VC firm Kleiner Perkins. They are in the business of making $. They are not a charitable organization. Neither is Amazon. Quote from site. The Alexa Fund provides up to $100 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation.Hopefully, that ends the dispute.

Because most of those products put form before function, sexy packaging, with a colorful brochure and slick video marketing. Here is one example of a crappy device. ISY puts function before form. It's an ugly box meant to be tucked away in a corner or hidden in a cabinet. It just works.

Quote from the link you provided: "The Alexa Fund has made investments in a variety of companies including:" Key word "investments." Doesn't say "grant." Same word is used in multiple places on site. Also "Funding – Have you raised institutional funding?" Meaning if you have already raised institutional funding, we can't make the lions share of return or take control.

Likely a defensive play by Amazon now that Apple is rumored to be entering the market. Also the VCs are blood suckers. They want control and profits from a company. UDI would be best to avoid VCs.

Do you need to know every time a door is opened? If these are frequently used doors, all the notifications would drive me nuts. Also consider your actions based on low battery. For example, I wait for my first smoke to start chirping, then replace the 9v batteries in all the smokes, since I know the others will chirp soon.

My ISY is powered from the PLM, but all my networking/computing gear is on a UPS, including my main router and cable modem. Never had an issue with Insteon comm post power restore, since the ISY will reboot when the PLM is powered. http://www.amazon.com/APC-BGE70-Back-UPS-3-outlet-Uninterruptible/dp/B00KH07WRC Of course, my Elk and garage door also have battery backup.

I simply purchased some clear buttons and printed labels on an inkjet. http://www.smarthome.com/insteon-2401clb-6-or-8-button-change-kit-for-keypadlinc-clear.html

Apparently you do not know the history of the company or its products. The CEO himself admits to original Doorbot product flaws. http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/29/doorbot-ring-home-security-doorbell/ You also apparently have not read reports of how insecure the Ring is. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/01/27/iot-doorbell-gave-up-wi-fi-passwords-to-anybody-with-a-screwdriver/ Amazon stopped listing the original Doorbot after customer complaints. When I tried to use their original Doorbot and discovered what a POS it was, I returned it for a full refund. Their new Ring product might have addressed all the technical issues the original Doorbot had, but I refuse to own a product from a company who took KS funds, then reincorporated under a new company to avoid KS promises and product liability.

Because it's the same inept people running Ring that ran Doorbot. Even Amazon pulled the Doorbot due to customer complaints.

I bought one when the company was called Doorbot. The product back then was a POS and returned it for a full refund. I think the company reincorporated under a new name to get out from under the product liability and horrible reputation. Costco stocks the Ring locally. I refuse to own one.

I had the ELK-930 wired up to an IOLinc for doorbell notification which worked OK, but I would occasionilly receive multiple notifications for each doorbell press. The Elk-930 was originally designed to work with solenoid driven chimes, which will cross the 900 mAmp detection threshold only once. Unfortunately, an electronic melody chime will cross the 900 mAmp threshold multiple times while the chime is playing. For other reasons, I was able to free up an Elk zone so I could wire the ELK-930 directly to an Elk-M1G non-alarm zone. (non-alarm, normally open, fast response). To eliminate duplicate notifications for a single doorbell press, I used an Elk output for the duration of the melody and added it to the Elk notification rule. WHENEVER Door Bell (Zn 15) BECOMES NOT SECURE AND Door Bell (Out 7) STATE IS OFF THEN TURN Door Bell (Out 7) ON FOR 15 SEC THEN SEND EMAIL... The added benefit is the electronic chime also supports wireless doorbell buttons, which I added one to my back door.

I went wth the Kwikset 916 since all my other locks are Kwikset. It's an ANSI/BHMA grade 2 lock so I wasn't comfortable putting it on an exterior door, so it's installed in my garage interior door. All my other locks are ANSI/BHMA grade 1 http://www.amazon.com/Kwikset-Touchscreen-Electronic-Automation-Compatibility/dp/B00Q3N513E I was able to do without a repeater since the lock and ISY are 5 feet apart with direct line of sight. It's also the only zwave device I have.

i would rather see the same capability in an iPad app without having to purchase their limited capability hardware.

I went the free route when setting up my NVR. 1. Existing wireless IP cameras - free 2. Repurposed 6 year old PC - free 3. Kubuntu Linux - free 4. ZoneMinder NVR software - free 5. Installation - free 6. Monthly fee - free 7. Number of cameras - unlimited 8. Remote access - free via web 9. Optional mobile apps - $6 (zmView and zmNinja)

Apple MFi license and hardware certification requirements are overbearing and cost prohibitive. Apple also insists on a custom MFi chip for authentication and encryption. The fact you can perform the same in software on hardware with sufficient CPU is irrelevant. Any legal entity trying to circumvent Apple MFi licensing and certification will get squashed. Put homebridge on a Raspberry Pi and call it a day.

I would look for: 1. Power glitch. Is your ISY on a UPS? 2. What programmed events are you using to trigger opening the door. Post your programs. 3. Did you reboot any devices which write to ISY variables? For example updating iOS devices.