Program stopped working

[JJP%^Houston]

For no apparent reason, this program stopped working. Left and worked properly, returned and has not worked since.

 

From sunset to sunrise and KPL button (status not off) becomes illuminated (which is an indication that the Insteon Garage door status device indicates garage door was opened) wait 2 seconds, designated lights come on, wait 2 minutes, those designated lights go off.

 

I tried the following;

 

Click run-then, run-else in program and it responds accordingly. Lights turn on and goes off in 2 minutes

 

Disabled program and rewrote it. New program not working either.

 

Restored 8 button dual band KPL containing the garage door indicator .  No effect, not working.

 

Unplugged isy for 2 minutes.  No effect, not working.

 

What next?

 

Also when the garage light (a designated light in referenced program) is switched on manually with a insteon device during the day the this light will go off after 2 minutes; I have to turn it on and then stays on until I turn it off. How is this glitch solved?

[paulbates]

Hi

 

For the garage door, check the magnetic sensor and iolinc (assuming that's what you have) and make sure they are operating as intended. My garage door used to wander left to right and sometimes the magnet for the sensor got our of range. Some wood shims on each side keeps it in place now.

 

If that doesn't help find the problem,  can you post your program here? 

Find the program name in the list, right-click and then pick copy to clipboard from the bottom of the options provided.

 

Paul

[JJP%^Houston]

Forgot to mention, the KPL button indicating the garage door up/down, illuminates properly, off down, illuminated open.

 

This is the program

 

Garage Door w/lights at nite redone - [iD 001F][Parent 005F]

If
        From    Sunset
        To      Sunrise (next day)
    And Status  '07.2 Den Bk A Patio Lanterns  / 07.2 Den Bk G Garage Door' is not Off
 
Then
        Wait  2 seconds
        Set '17.1 Garage A Breezeway' On
        Set Scene 'Common 8 button Scenes / Breezeway' On
        Set '21 Garage CFL SE4 inside' On
        Set Scene 'Garage SE inside' On
        Set Scene 'Den Back 8 Left / Den Bk 8 Garage + Shop Off' On
        Set '33.1 Patio A S. Yard Floods' On
        Set Scene 'Common 8 button Scenes / Back Yard Floods' On
 
Else
        Wait  2 minutes
        Set '17.1 Garage A Breezeway' Off
        Set Scene 'Common 8 button Scenes / Breezeway' Off
        Set '21 Garage CFL SE4 inside' Off
        Set Scene 'Garage SE inside' Off
        Set Scene 'Den Back 8 Left / Den Bk 8 Garage + Shop Off' Off
        Set '33.1 Patio A S. Yard Floods' Off
        Set Scene 'Common 8 button Scenes / Back Yard Floods' Off
 
 

[stusviews]

Verify the state of, "07.2 Den Bk A Patio Lanterns  / 07.2 Den Bk G Garage Door," ensure that it's after sunset and run "If." What's the result?

[JJP%^Houston]

Admin console indicates  sunset time and sunrise time, and the current time is after sunset but before sun rise.

 

Raised garage door and observe KPL button illuminated ('07.2 Den Bk A Patio Lanterns  / 07.2 Den Bk G Garage Door' is not Off)

Ran IF. No result.

[oberkc]

I see no programmatic reason why your program would cease working.  My experience is that programs ALWAYS run.  The only problems I have experienced is when the ISY does not see accurate device status for whatever reason, and programs don't trigger as a result, or that a program runs, but something interferes with the communication with the device commands from the program.

 

Given what you have described, I would check a couple of things.  What time does the ISY think it is?  I recall examples where the clock time on the ISY can be inaccurate.

 

When you ran the IF path of your program, did the program listing show that the program last ran at that time?  If so, does it show TRUE or FALSE?  If FALSE, this suggests that it ran the ELSE path, rather than the THEN path.

 

What happens when you manually run the THEN path, with the same conditions that you originally ran the IF path?  Does everything respond as you expect?  I suggest this to check to see if the ISY is not communicating to the devices, for some reason.

 

Definitely check the ISY status of the '07.2 Den Bk A Patio Lanterns  / 07.2 Den Bk G Garage Door'.  It may be lit, but something may have prevented this information from reaching the ISY.

Edited August 3, 2015 by oberkc

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello JJP%^Houston,
 

One more thing to consider is whether or not your program is inside a folder with condition. If that condition is false, then your program will NOT run regardless of whatever you do with it.

 

With kind regards,

Michel