Hidden Door Sensor Linking Problems (Model 2845-222)

[smokegrub]

A few days ago I easily linked a Hidden Door Sensor. I deleted it as a device and updated my firmware to 4.2.10. Now, when I press the set button I get the 3 beeps and the light turns green but no device appears. I have factory reset the device several times, positioned the device near the PLM, near other dual-band devices and tried to relink. Nothing! Anyone know what is going on?

[PurdueGuy]

Set the Event Viewer at Level 3, try the linking again, and post the trace here.

[smokegrub]

I found the answer by researching the forum:

Place the Door Sensor in linking mode.

Select Link Management in the Admin Console.

Select New Insteon Device.

Type in the Device's Insteon Address.

Type in a name for the device.

Select Auto Discover.

Select Remove Exiting Links.

This will install the device and 3 nodes that will be self-explanatory.

 

The reason I ran into problems is that when I initailly linked the device I did so with an earlier version of the ISY firmware. That version did not support the nodes. When I upgraded firmware to a version that supported the nodes apparently that "confused" the device and I had to do the above workaround.

 

If only these devices were PNP!

[PurdueGuy]

That's one of the standard ways to link.   How were you doing it before?

Were you not going into linking mode in the ISY? 

[smokegrub]

The standard way where ISY discovers the device when it is placed in linking mode. That would not work in this case. I had to use the procedure above.