beninsteon

Chromecast polyglot plugin now working (AVRemote). It allows you to play audio files to Google Home or Chromecast devices. Using a TTS engine you could use this to send announcements to a GH or Chromecast device. Ben

"Hey google sync my devices" works for me (tested and confirmed tonight). I have swapped out all my Echos for GH devices. They work beautifully, especially for integration with whole home audio and the Chromecast Audio, for which there is no Amazon/Alexa equivalent.

Hi, I recently suffered an "All On" event and am trying to reduce the impact of another "All On" event in the future. For example, I have replaced my IOLincs controlling the garage door and low voltage gas fireplaces with Global Cache relays (GC-100-12). I'd like to continue using my IOLinc to control my main water line (being a single pole double throw relay, it is ideal for this purpose). Right now I have several leak sensors manually linked to the IOLinc so the water shuts off if any of them get wet. This link is independent of the ISY. Would the following setup prevent this IOLinc from getting an "All On" signal, but still allow RF signals to reach the IOLinc? Wall Jack --> FilterLinc --> IOLinc --> Plugin Dimmer Would the Plugin Dimmer transmit an "All On" signal to the IOLinc if the IOLinc is not associated with the ISY PLM? I'd be using the plugin dimmer only to relay RF signals to the isolated IOLinc and would not connect it to a load. Thanks for your help, Ben

Thanks. Is it true that the "All On" glitch has only been reported with the ISY (which I've seen @Teken mention), or has this been reported to affect other controllers as well? If so, could speak to an issue with the ISY, or selection bias considering the ISY is probably the most common Insteon controller among tinkerers. Ben

Thanks for the info. I don't have any RF-only devices, but nonetheless I can certainly see how things got congested. The ISY log had over 22 thousand triggers between 730-11pm yesterday. The big problem here wasn't the older Switch/Dimmer/KeypadLincs going on (you're right that newer ones weren't affected), but the IOLincs getting triggered (and, for example, turning off the water in the house). Has Smarthome/Insteon made a new version of the IOLinc that ignores "All On"? If not, I think I need to change my IOLincs to another relay (eg. GlobalCache IP2CC). Thanks again, Ben

Hi, I've read about them here before, but never experienced an All On event in the year + of owning my ISY. Tonight, when I came home I found most (but not all) of my Insteon devices on. I think I know what caused this to happen, but I don't exactly understand why. I am also running HomeSeer, which is monitoring the status of my chromecast devices. I created a new HomeSeer event tonight that triggers an Insteon scene through the ISY REST protocol when my Chromecast stopped. Unfortunately, this event was running continuously (and hence triggering an insteon scene multiple times per second) all night from around 730m-11pm. Around 930 I had the "All-On" event. The ISY log file has about 2 triggers/sec. I have of course disabled the offending HomeSeer event. Just wondering why the ISY would trigger "All On" when it became overwhelmed. The event has me somewhat rattled. Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks, Ben

Unbelievable ... isolated my PLM on its own circuit and my entire insteon network is so much more reliable and snappy. Should have done this years ago.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Turns out my stereo receiver on the same circuit, even when off, was causing the problem. Very strange the problem creeps up now because it's been the a long time.... Even before the IOLinc. Ben

Thanks for the reply. The switch Linc and IOLinc are on the same circuit. I have lots of dimmer modules I'm using to extend signal and bridge phases and tests have been good therein. Why is the on command working so well but off missed??

Hi, I seem to have an IOLinc communication issue with my plm and am hoping someone can help me out. The IOLinc is in a scene and it's a responder to a switch linc, mirroring on and off from the switch. The scene is also controlled by the plm. When controlled by the switch, the IOLinc always responds instantly to both on and off commands. Unfortunately, when the scene is triggered from the plm (eg via a Google home voice command), on and off always work for the switch, but only the on command is reliable for the IOLinc. I typically have to turn the scene off 4 or 5 times for the off command to reach the IOLinc. Is this a sign of a bad IOLinc or is there something else I can do to troubleshoot? Thanks, Ben

Thanks. I figured out how to turn this feature off for anyone interested. I had several non-toggle keypadlinc buttons that did not flash so I was racking my brain to figure out what the difference was between them and this particular device. In the end, I figured out that if the non-toggle keypadlinc button controls any other responder (button) on the same keypadlinc then it does not flash. If it has no responders, or controls responders other than on the same keypadlinc then it flashes. Hope this is helpful to someone. Ben

Hi, Is there a way to stop a KeypadLinc from flashing its button when in Non-Toggle mode? I've noticed that when set to Toggle, the respective button goes on or off when pressued When set to Non-Toggle (on or off) the button flashes 3 times before staying lit or going off. I'd like to disable this "feature" Thanks for any input, Ben

Done thank you.

Yes I do have the portal installed (paid for and using daily!). Works great except for this little hiccup. Portal Integration - UDI (21075) appears on this list under products. Thanks, Ben

Also, not sure if you wanted the portal-server or portal status. Here's what I get for /rest/portal/status: <PortalStatus isConnected="true" isRegistered="true"> <accounts> <account status="registered"> <id>xxxxxx</id> </account> <account status="registered"> <id>xxxxxx</id> </account> </accounts> </PortalStatus>

Here's what I get. Thanks, Ben FYI - I am working from off site, so I actually accessed the REST via the portal URL. <RestResponse succeeded="false"> <status>400</status> </RestResponse>

Hi Michel, Thanks for the quick response, but actually there are only 2 and this would be the third. The UUID of the ISY in question ends in 69. Hoping you can look into this for me. Thanks, Ben

Hi, Trying to approve a sub account for another alexa location, but when I click "+ Approve" on the account in the administrative console, I get a "Bad Request" response. The status remains as "pending". I've tried redoing it a couple of times but it's not working. Any suggestions? Thanks, Ben

Hi, Thought I'd let you know that with Logitech media server (aka squeezebox server) with the Chromecast bridge plugin installed, you can control a Chromecast device with precision, including managing playlists, playstate, volume, etc. If you install the spotty plugin you can even add Spotify support. This may be useful for announcements (eg. Can tell squeezebox server to restart pervious playlist after announcement done). B

Hey google, turn fan off --> shortcut to run whatever program you want that turns the fan off.

Thanks for your assistance. Do you think I could improve my INSTEON network by bringing the plm closer to my main panel? I'm finding one of my rooms isn't getting as much coverage as I'd like despite using as many repeaters as I thought would be necessary.

Is there a maximum recommended length on the cable between the isy and plm? Thanks, Ben

The command "Hey Google repeat after me XXXX" has the GH say "XXXX" then go back to whatever it was doing beforehand. If you can trigger this, the GH can be used to make an announcement and restart the previous playlist without further programming.

You can use shortcuts to use any voice command to do another, so for example: Hey Google set fan to low ---> interpreted by Google home as hey Google turn on fan program 1 Hey Google set fan to medium ---> interpreted by Google home as hey Google turn on fan program 2 Hey Google set fan to high ---> interpreted by Google home as hey Google turn on fan program 3 This setting is accessed through the GH app by clicking the hamburger icon, then more settings then my shortcuts Ben

The homeseer plugin reports current playstate (playing, idle, paused, buffering, unknown), volume (%), media source (eg. Netflix, Spotify, etc), and what is currently playing (eg. artist/song). See attached screenshot. Given this information is available, I wonder if a plugin existed to link the Chromecast with the ISY to allow for announcements and actions based on Chromecast playstate, one could restart the previous media after the announcement is done.