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Lee and Oberkc Thanks for the help and the wiki pointer. I'm continuing to study up. Thanks again. J.D.

Is that correct? If Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Chimney' is switched Off Or Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Garage' is switched Off Or Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Front' is switched Off And-( | From Sunset | To Sunrise (next day) -) Then Set Scene 'Front Spots' On Wait 3 minutes and 30 seconds Set Scene 'Front Spots' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Guys: Thanks again. I'm going to take your advice and study the wiki and go that route. Any idea while the lights are going on during the day, given my "and" statement in the code above? It's seems pretty simple, not sure why they continue to function after sunrise. Thanks. J.D.

Thanks! J.D.

Here's where I ended up and it works perfect: If Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Chimney' is switched Off Or Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Garage' is switched Off Or Control 'PIR Exterior / PIR Front' is switched Off And From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) Then Set Scene 'Front Spots' On Wait 3 minutes and 30 seconds Set Scene 'Front Spots' Off Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Works perfect. If movement continued throughtout the timer period, it keeps resetting the timer. The PIRs go on and off activly with movement and as you move across the field covered by the 3 units. I would love some help with one twist I'd like to add but don't know how. Sometimes, I will manually turn on the spots via a Insteon switch (one of two in the "Front Spots" scene) in the garage. But if I turn them on manually and then walk in front of the PIR, it starts the timer and after the timer expires, it will turn the lights off. When I turn them on with the switch, I want them to stay on. With the old system, as part of the PIR routine, I would first check to make sure the lights were off before I would trun them on from PIR activity. How would I accomplish the same thing here? Thanks. J.D.

I'd like to post a program listing but can't cut and paste the whole listing. Do I need a 3rd party screen capture program? John

Change from Status to Control did the trick. Thanks so much. I'm off to get myself into all kinds of trouble..................... I'm sure more questions will follow...................... Thanks again for taking the time to help me out. J.D.

Just starting the conversion from TimeCommander to ISY. I'm starting with a simple program to turn on front spot lights when one of two outdoor PIR's is tripped. PIR's are in the "ON" state until tripped. Here's what the code looks like: If Status 'PIR Chimey" is Off or Status 'PIR Garage" is Off Then Set Scene 'Front Spots 3Way' On Wait 5 Seconds Set Scene 'Front Spots 3Way' Off Else No Actions When the PIR trips, the garage spot goes on but the Off command is never issued. Even after the PIR returns and remains in the 'On' state. Could this be because the PIR is returning to the 'On' state before the timer is expired? Thanks. J.D.

Lee & Oberkc Thanks SO much for your input. Lee, that's great to know on the EZIO8SA. I think that will be my next IO module after I impliment the EZIO6I. By the way, which ISY version should I upgrade to? 2.8.1 or later? This platform is new to me so I'd like to avoid the beta versions if possible. I'll have enough problems on my own! I'm sure I'll be back with more questions once the EZIO and IRLink Transmitter arrive and I start programing. Thanks again. J.D.

Guys Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I am asking about the programing conventions for my ISY-99. Thanks for the help on the spot light logic, that will work great. As far as the IO interface, I just ordred a 6 Input INSTEON Interface Module (Item# 31280) from SmartHome. I would have loved to use the EZIO8SA but from what I've read here, I didn't think that currently worked correctly with the ISY-99. Did I get that wrong? Also, I'm affraid I'm not quite following what the logic would look like on the confirmation of the IR code activating the receiver based on the 12v input. I understand the potential need for a relay but not sure how the programing would work to look for the 12v input and re-issue the IR command if it didn't occur but stop issuing it (turning the receiver off and on) once the receiver is powered up. Thanks again for your support. J.D,

I'm getting ready to port away from my JDS Time Commander system with I/O and IR Expander. I've got two questions on programming conventions. First, I have exterior motion sensors that will be connected to a 6 input interface module and used to control spot lights controled by Insteon wall switches. Once motion is sensed, I want to issue the command to turn the lights on and start a 3 minute timmer. The question is, how do I keep resetting the 3 minute timer each time the motion detector during the timer period? Second, I'm starting to think about porting over all the IR control of the home theater. For devices like the main receiver, I have a 12V power adapter plugged into the switched power outlet on the back of the receiver and that is connected to a IO input. With the current system, I issue the power IR command to the receiver, then I look for the 12v input on the IO module to make sure the receiver powered up. If I don't see the 12v input, I reissue the IR power command. That process loops over and over until I see the 12v input, then I go on to issue all the other IR commands to adjust the volume and select the source. What programming convention would I use to check for the 12v input and reissue the IR command until the receiver powers up? One bonus question, has anyone tried to use a JDS IRExpander to output IR commands from a ISY-99? Thanks! J.D.