Insteon 3 Way switches, ISY and echo

[erikeps]

Hello,

 

I am hoping someone with more experience can point me in the right direction.  I have an ISY 994i ZW/pro, echo and many insteon devices.  I have several lights set up in a 3 way configuration.  I can use Alexa successfully to control single lights but when they are in 3 way i am running into an issue where i want to set a scene to a certain %.  it seems scenes cant be set to other than on and off.  it somewhat works if i call a single device in the 3 way.  it will set that device to any % setting i want but then the other switch is no longer in sync.

 

does anyone have tips on best way to control 3 ways so that i can say turn on to 65% or dim kitchen from ISY / Alexa

 

thanks!

[paulbates]

Hi and welcome to the forums!

 

I have a number of 3 ways as well. I can say "Alexa dim kitchen table" and it works. But its only incremental

 

I only have the scene published, none of the individual devices

Paul

[G W]

Create a scene with the lights you want set at 65% and set the level to each light to 65% in that scene.

 

Gary Funk

Merry Christmas

[erikeps]

@paul - Interesting, i wonder what i am doing wrong.  i do have the individual switches and the scenes.. ill do some testing with removing the individual switches,

 

@Gary - so if i am understanding correctly, would this mean i would need to create scenes for 60, 65, 70% etc etc for each 3 way?

 

Thanks for the super quick replies!

[paulbates]

@paul - Interesting, i wonder what i am doing wrong.  i do have the individual switches and the scenes.. ill do some testing with removing the individual switches,

 

@Gary - so if i am understanding correctly, would this mean i would need to create scenes for 60, 65, 70% etc etc for each 3 way?

 

Thanks for the super quick replies!

 

You have to repeat it few times if full on and LED lights to see a change. It works better on already dimmed and/or incandescents, 

 

Paul

[paulbates]

Here's something to try to prove it.

 

Bring up the admin console and click on the scene. Say

 

"Alexa turn <name> down" or "Alexa dim <name>"

 

It will dim or brighten 9% for either one of those

 

Paul

[G W]

Unfortunately yes, at this time. UDI is sware of this and may come up with a solution shortly after version 5 firmware is released.

 

Gary Funk

Merry Christmas

[stusviews]

Give the scene a spoken that you won't use. Add each device in the scene with spokens that you won't use plus the scene to the Alexa app. Create a group with the scene and each device as members. Name the group with the spoken that you do want to use.

 

"Alexa. turn on the scene_name," will set the device to the levels you set in the scene. "Alexa, set the scene_name to x," where x is a percentage will set the devices to whatever percent you specified. You don't need to say the word "percent," but you can.

[erikeps]

@stu - Thank you, this did the trick!  works perfectly for Alexa Echo / Dot and Homekit via Raspberry Pi Homebridge!

 

Thank you all for your help!

 

-Erik