born2dive Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 Hello, I am trying to setup an Open/Close sensor (2843-222) to work with ISY. I was able to link it (I think?) to the ISY. I followed the directions to link a sensor and ended up with 3 new entries in my ISY: Open, Close, Heartbeat. All 3 devices have yellow arrows next to them in the admin console which I have not seen before and I am not sure what it means (screenshot attached). When I move the magnet away from the main sensor, nothing happens. The status of all 3 devices remains set to "On". What is the "Heartbeat" device used for? How do I get/use the sensor's status from the ISY? I looked around the forum and could not find an answer. Thanks.
paulbates Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Hello, I am trying to setup an Open/Close sensor (2843-222) to work with ISY. I was able to link it (I think?) to the ISY. I followed the directions to link a sensor and ended up with 3 new entries in my ISY: Open, Close, Heartbeat. All 3 devices have yellow arrows next to them in the admin console which I have not seen before and I am not sure what it means (screenshot attached). When I move the magnet away from the main sensor, nothing happens. The status of all 3 devices remains set to "On". What is the "Heartbeat" device used for? How do I get/use the sensor's status from the ISY? I looked around the forum and could not find an answer. Thanks. 2 things... 1- what's normal Yellow arrow pointing right indicates a sensor input device.. that's as it should be 3 devices Open and Close indicate state, but the responses are opposite of each other There really is no difference other than making a program more readable, looking for a door to open vs close. A heartbeat message is sent ~ every 24 hours as a way to know the battery, or the unit died You can write a program with a 24 hour wait and then a notification. If you get the notification a few times, the battery is probably going Using the sensor 'If control' program statements let you respond to the action of the door being opened or closed. 'If status' program statements let you use the doors state, especially if timing is needed. We have long periods in the spring and fall when its nice out for a while, then its not. I use this for my doorwall is in open state for x minutes (along with month, outside temp and other factors) to shut off HVAC , as well as cancel my HVAC fan cycling programs. 2- what's not The green light on the sensor body should blink once when you pull the magnet out of range and once when its back in range. Did that not happen? Are there dual band devices nearby to carry the sensors signal onto the powerline or PLM? Paul Edited December 28, 2017 by paulbates 1
born2dive Posted December 28, 2017 Author Posted December 28, 2017 2 things... 1- what's normal Yellow arrow pointing right indicates a sensor input device.. that's as it should be 3 devices Open and Close indicate state, but the responses are opposite of each other There really is no difference other than making a program more readable, looking for a door to open vs close. A heartbeat message is sent ~ every 24 hours as a way to know the battery, or the unit died You can write a program with a 24 hour wait and then a notification. If you get the notification a few times, the battery is probably going Using the sensor 'If control' program statements let you respond to the action of the door being opened or closed. 'If status' program statements let you use the doors state, especially if timing is needed. We have long periods in the spring and fall when its nice out for a while, then its not. I use this for my doorwall is in open state for x minutes (along with month, outside temp and other factors) to shut off HVAC , as well as cancel my HVAC fan cycling programs. 2- what's not The green light on the sensor body should blink once when you pull the magnet out of range and once when its back in range. Did that not happen? Are there dual band devices nearby to carry the sensors signal onto the powerline or PLM? Paul Paul, Thanks for the info. Very helpful. Ultimately it ended up being a bad sensor. I bought 4 and the other 3 are working fine. I just happened to start with the faulty one. Good info regarding the 24 hours program to check for battery. So basically something like this: If time is 12:00 AM and Hearbeat is "on" then "Nothing" Else Wait 24 hours Send message Thanks again for the info?
paulbates Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Glad you figured it out. I've had a bad one as well. Here is the program that's worked for me. The hearbeat doesn't have an on/off state per-say. It sends a message every ~24 hours and is detected "If xx is switched on" I give it 25 hours as its not always exactly 24 hours, 25 proved safely outside the window. The next message, ~24 hours later, restarts the program (until it doesn't, and falls through to the notification) Battery Doorwall Heartbeat If 'Zystem / Battery Alerts / Doorwall Sensor-Heartbeat' is switched On Then Wait 25 hours Resource 'Pushover Doorwall Sensor Battery Low' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Paul Edited December 28, 2017 by paulbates
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