Update ELK Time from the ISY?

[Guest Digger]

I cant find this mentioned anywhere.  I know I could update the ELK time for Homeseer but I replaced that with the ISY.  Can the ELKs clock be updated from the ISY?

 

Thanks

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Digger,

 

Apologies for tardy reply. I will have to wait for our guru ... I will let you know.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[apostolakisl]

While on the topic of Elk and time.

 

Does anybody know if any of the Elk firmware updates have fixed the crazy DST issue with Elk.  Mine correctly changed the time, then a few days later changed it again to an hour off the other direction, then it changed it again a few days later to the correct time again.  I really don't feel like doing a firmware update on it unless that is fixed since I don't have any issues aside from that.

 

And I am pretty sure that there is no way for ISY to set time on the Elk.

[Chris Jahn]

I cant find this mentioned anywhere.  I know I could update the ELK time for Homeseer but I replaced that with the ISY.  Can the ELKs clock be updated from the ISY?

 

Thanks

 

Hi Digger,

 

Just confirming the response from apostolakisl, we don't currently support updating the date/time in Elk.

[Guest Digger]

Thanks everyone.  I see the same problems with the ELK time and that is why I asked if there was a way to set the time from the ISY.  Homeseer has that function but I shut it down.  Hate to run HS just for that but maybe someday they will have something I want to use that ISY does not have. 

[apostolakisl]

Thanks everyone.  I see the same problems with the ELK time and that is why I asked if there was a way to set the time from the ISY.  Homeseer has that function but I shut it down.  Hate to run HS just for that but maybe someday they will have something I want to use that ISY does not have. 

 

Which firmware are you running?

[Guest Digger]

Last i checked around May or so the latest at the time. Its been a constant problem with keeping the time correct. I think its the only problem i remember seeing in the almost 10 years I have the system installed.

 

 

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[apostolakisl]

I don't get it.  It actually does the correct thing for a few days, then screws it up for a week or two, then corrects it back to the proper time . . . until the next DST change. Why they can't figure out how to fix this is beyond me, it has to be one of the more simple parts of the firmware.

 

Probably I should just turn the DST function off and manually change the time.

[Xathros]

There was a change made to the timing of DST some years back.  I wonder if there is conflicting code that references the old schedule and conflicts with the newer DST schedule.

 

Here is my citation: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05daylight.html?_r=0

 

-Xathros

[apostolakisl]

There was a change made to the timing of DST some years back.  I wonder if there is conflicting code that references the old schedule and conflicts with the newer DST schedule.

 

Here is my citation: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05daylight.html?_r=0

 

-Xathros

 

No doubt that is the reason.  But it just doesn't seem like that should be such a challenge to make correct in the code.  It makes the change in time correctly at 2am on the correct day.  Then later it screws it up.  Perhaps it gets messed up when it queries the ntp time server during the period of time between old DST and new DST.

[Xathros]

I agree that it should not take 7+ years to correct!

 

-Xathros

[deirwin]

It's still a problem. Kind of ridiculous and shows the level of commitment and current is low.  Also, same voice files for years, which could be another easy thing to update and please the growing consumer base in home automation.

[apostolakisl]

It's still a problem. Kind of ridiculous and shows the level of commitment and current is low.  Also, same voice files for years, which could be another easy thing to update and please the growing consumer base in home automation.

I'm running 5.2.10 now.  No problems at all, including DST.  Others running this version report the same success.  Elk has 2 newer versions, but both have bugs that cause your system to randomly reboot.  Elk says the latest version fixes that problem, but it does not.  I'm not sure everyone has the issue, but lots of people do, including me.