TheWabit Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 How often should the ISY get updated on the temperature and set status of the thermostat? I have looked often and noticed the ISY doesn't match what the tstat says. I have created a program with the fanlinc - the wrong information is not triggering the fan when it should.
stusviews Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) One of my several thermostats doesn't always update the ISY. A workaround, if possible, depends on your specific program. Post it here (right click on the program name, select Copy to Clipboard). Edited August 27, 2016 by stusviews
TheWabit Posted August 27, 2016 Author Posted August 27, 2016 Bonus Room Fan - [iD 0038][Parent 0001] If Status 'Upstairs Tstat' >= 77° (Temperature) Then Set 'Bonus Room Fanlinc - Motor' High Wait 10 seconds Set 'Bonus Room Fanlinc - Motor' Med Else Set 'Bonus Room Fanlinc - Motor' Off
TheWabit Posted August 28, 2016 Author Posted August 28, 2016 Additional information - when I query the tstat, it updates to current immediately.
Michel Kohanim Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 Hi TheWabit, If this is an INSTEON thermostat - and if you never get status updates from it - then I suspect the PLM has lost its links to the thermostat: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page#INSTEON_No_Status_Feedback_From_Devices With kind regards, Michel
TheWabit Posted August 28, 2016 Author Posted August 28, 2016 I cant say "never" It does sometimes. But then there are long periods (say 12 hours) where it wont
Michel Kohanim Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 TheWabit, Is this INSTEON? If so, how about the set point? What if you physically change the set point on the thermostat. Do you get status updates in the Admin Console? With kind regards, Michel
TheWabit Posted August 29, 2016 Author Posted August 29, 2016 Hi Michel, It is Insteon and I DO get a change in Admin (set point number) after changing the set point manually. More times than not, the set point number updates but the temperature doesn't.
Michel Kohanim Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Hi TheWabit, Thank you. If you have reliable communications with it otherwise, AND if it's a SmartLabs thermostats (the ones with blue screens), it might be because it's not powered (it's on battery) or that it's not set in master mode (alas I do not remember how to put it back in master mode). With kind regards, Michel
stusviews Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 There's a button under the front panel labelled MASTER. It's functional only if a wired and wireless thermostat are linked.
TheWabit Posted August 30, 2016 Author Posted August 30, 2016 I did press and hold the master button until it beeped and "master" appeared on the screen. however, I have no wireless units attached to it. I guess we will see what happens.
jwarner964 Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Hi My thermostat only up dates after 2 degrees, it won't change after each degree change
stusviews Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Is that on the display or what the ISY reports?
jwarner964 Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 The isy only changes every 2 degrees, the display changes every degree
stusviews Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Interesting. My Insteon thermostats indicate .5º increments. Do you have the thermostat set for ºF or ºC?
larryllix Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 My 2441ZTH displays every 0.5º C also but it doesn't send updates to ISY until about a 1.5º C change. I assume that equates to about the same as your 2.x degrees F.
smokegrub Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 My 2441ZTH displays every 0.5º C also but it doesn't send updates to ISY until about a 1.5º C change. I assume that equates to about the same as your 2.x degrees F. My zth behaves the same as Larry's.
TheWabit Posted September 5, 2016 Author Posted September 5, 2016 So I raised it 3 degrees with a hair dryer - I still cant get it to update. Crap!
larryllix Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 Last time I factory reset both my 2441ZTH stats, as I thought perhaps v5.0.4 may have fixed some parameters not being settable, I had to factory reset one about 8-9 times before it would link and update properly with ISY. The newer unit had to be factory reset twice before behaving. Each time different parameters wouldn't work. Of course ISY has no profile information (not listed as a device) for the 2441ZTH, only the 2441TH stat. Sure it reads the model and version from the stat and displays it but no controls work on one and only some do on the older version firmware.
stusviews Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 If UDI doesn't have the API to fully support a device in 4+, then the device won't be fully supported in 5+. That's not to say that 5+ isn't more advanced than 4+ nor that 5+ doesn't have more features. But those features are not tied to any particular device. Having access to a device's set of instructions matters as well as the routines available. That would have been my two cents until Canada eliminated pennies
TheWabit Posted September 20, 2016 Author Posted September 20, 2016 So here is an update - I think it is updating now. I did 3 things - don't know which one worked. 1) I had the ISY going through a network switch. I illiminated the switch and went direct to the Ethernet port (although, that Ethernet port eventually gets to a router). 2) Factory reset the Thermostat 3) Removed the Tstat from the ISY and re-added. Seems to be working.
larryllix Posted September 21, 2016 Posted September 21, 2016 So here is an update - I think it is updating now. I did 3 things - don't know which one worked. 1) I had the ISY going through a network switch. I illiminated the switch and went direct to the Ethernet port (although, that Ethernet port eventually gets to a router). 2) Factory reset the Thermostat 3) Removed the Tstat from the ISY and re-added. Seems to be working. Mine have taken 3-12 tries to link properly. Congrats on being stubborn!
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