Not sure how, but I inadvertently added "Is Controller For" to a 2427D Dual Band OutletLinc Dimmer (via the Admin Console) which had worked flawlessly for many years.  It controls a Kitchen Desk Lamp.  That move "automatically" wrote "Controller" to every other device in my system.  All were previously "Responder For" only.  Now when I turn on that device (Kitchen Desk) every lamp in the house comes on.  The program that runs all the devices nightly still functions but the Kitchen Desk light never comes on as scheduled.  How do I remove my Kitchen Desk Lamp's "Is Controller For" from Membership in my devices?

 

Am I correct in assuming that I don't necessarily need a "Controller" among a bunch of lamp dimmers and wall toggle switches?  Does the ISY994 not write the program functions to the responders?  I have no RemoteLinc or Keypads.

 

Attached is the ISY link diagnostic for the Kitchen Desk Lamp.  It should only do ON, DIM and OFF (probably the first three lines).  I suspect the remaining 19 "62" codes are turning all the other lamps on when the Kitchen Desk lamp is turned on.

 

At the same time I also lost total control from the MobiLinc Pro app on my iPhone.  It will not sync with the 994 anymore.

Did you add the 2427D to a scene as a controller or is it just be controlled by a program?

 

You can always delete the 2427D from the ISY then add it back in.

Techman,

 

The 2427D was added as a responder controlled by a program.  I guess I had it highlighted and somehow changed it to a controller.  Now it, and every other device in my system, shows membership to both Controller and Responder.  I want to remove Controller from all 21 devices.

It has been in place as a Responder for years.  No problem.  See attachments:

Did you add the 2427D to a scene as a controller or is it just be controlled by a program?

 

You can always delete the 2427D from the ISY then add it back in.

 

Will deleting it and then adding it back change all my other devices to responders only?  Getting rid of the Controller status they all show now?

Will deleting it and then adding it back change all my other devices to responders only?  Getting rid of the Controller status they all show now?

 

When you add a device to the ISY it gets added as both a responder and a controller. There are exceptions such as thermostats, IOLinc relays, Insteon light bubs.

 

The other devices in your system should show up in red meaning they are both controller/responders.

 

I noticed that you have a pending write for your kitchen desk which is the green 1101 to the left of the device. Right click on that  device and click on write updates. If the write fails then you have either a communication problem with the device or a defective device.  Unplug the load from the device before you do a write update as it's possible the load is causing issues. What type of bulb is in the lamp?  If the write still fails then you may want to try a factory reset/restore device on the outlet

 

What action causes all the lights to come on, is it a button press from a device or from the ISY?

 

When you added all your devices did you do it via the linking option in the ISY?

Edited February 22, 20169 yr by Techman