The rule doesn't fire completely -- Elk M1G/ ISY 994i/ INSTEON

[junglebell]

I am very new to Elk/ ISY and I posted this question in CocoonTech forums earlier - trying to see if we can find an answer here?

 

 

 

While this rule turns the light on, it does not turn it off after 30 seconds:

 

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WHENEVER Door (Zn 10) BECOMES NOT SECURE

THEN TURN Light [1 (A1)] ON, FADE RATE = 0 FOR 30 SECS

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I am using M1G (firmware 5.3.0) with ISY 994i (firmware 4.0.5) and INSTEON.

 

 

The interesting part is that the following rule works perfectly:

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WHENEVER Door (Zn 10) BECOMES NOT SECURE

THEN TURN Output 001 (Out 1) ON FOR 5 SECS

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Could this be an ISY issue or incorrect Elk rule programming?

 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much.

[rahnee]

Since you have an ISY, and I am assuming that all devices are Insteon controlled, I suggest you take the rules out of the ELK and put them on the ISY.  You can monitor for zones changing status etc. and then have the ISY do all the work.  ISY is far more versatile and granular when it comes to the rules and controlling devices.  This way you can also easily add/remove devices without having to import/export from ISY to ELK.  I have similar rules (see below)

 

 The only thing I use ELK rules for are for turning on/off outputs.  I have the ISY looking for output changes and then do something. 

If
        From    Sunset  + 10 minutes
        To      Sunrise + 10 minutes (next day)
    And Elk Zone 'Garage Side Door' is Violated
 
Then
        Set Scene 'Scenes / Outside Lights / Deck and Flood Lights' On
        Wait 10 minutes
        Set Scene 'Scenes / Outside Lights / Deck and Flood Lights' Off

Else
   - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
 



[junglebell]

Thanks rahnee, you are right - all devices are Insteon controlled.

 

Would I need to purchase the optional Elk add-on module or could I do this as part of standard ISY programs?

 

thanks so much for your help.

[rahnee]

You would need the ELK module to do this.  It isn't inexpensive but the possibilities are then endless!