deidrichfehr Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 For anyone interested in a book on the ISY please select one of the following links: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page#ISY_Cookbook https://www.universal-devices.com/start/ under User Guides This is a first release of the above book, which contains around 650 pages. It covers a lot of information. Specifically for new users as well as anyone who wants to program the ISY with the units native programming language and built in capabilities.It contains a lot basic and technical information. I have consolidated of this information into a single source, specifically for my use. However, I am releasing it for everyone to use. It does not cover advanced programming, but if there is enough interest I may look on producing another book with topics such as programming and setting up Polyglot, Node Servers, etc. Please let me and Universal Devices know your thoughts on this book. Whether good or bad. We would appreciate your feedback. You can send any comments, files, and documents to: isy.cookbook@gmail.com. Based on this we will decide if this is something that we will maintain and keep current. Please let fellow users know about this book so we can a lot of feedback. Thanks Deidrich Fehr Link to comment
nwchicago Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 For anyone interested in a book on the ISY please select one of the following links: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page#ISY_Cookbook https://www.universal-devices.com/start/ under User Guides This is a first release of the above book, which contains around 650 pages. It covers a lot of information. Specifically for new users as well as anyone who wants to program the ISY with the units native programming language and built in capabilities.It contains a lot basic and technical information. I have consolidated of this information into a single source, specifically for my use. However, I am releasing it for everyone to use. It does not cover advanced programming, but if there is enough interest I may look on producing another book with topics such as programming and setting up Polyglot, Node Servers, etc. Please let me and Universal Devices know your thoughts on this book. Whether good or bad. We would appreciate your feedback. Based on this we will decide if this is something that we will maintain and keep current. Please let fellow users know about this book so we can a lot of feedback. Thanks Deidrich Fehr Thank you! Can’t wait to start reading!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
Brian H Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thank you for the cookbook. I will be starting to look at it soon. Link to comment
larryllix Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Awesome! Well done! The Canadian holidays dates have been based somebody's joke. Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks Larry! If you can see anyway for me to improve this, feel free to let me know. Link to comment
larryllix Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 3 hours ago, deidrichfehr said: Thanks Larry! If you can see anyway for me to improve this, feel free to let me know. Where do you want the items? Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Larry, If they are just comments then you can leave them on this forum. If you want to send me files you can use an email address I have setup, which I can use exclusively for this. Send any files or documents you like to isy.cookbook@gmail.com. My intent is to keep improving this document. I will be adding all the v5 firmware stuff in as I get it. Thanks for your help! Deidrich Link to comment
Guest Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Deidrich, I've been playing around with my system, and specifically the Local Settings for my devices. On page 111 of the document in the discussion about local control, it says the following: "In order for these local settings to take effect after being modified, the device must be rebooted by disconnecting its power for a few seconds. This may be done by pulling the air-gap button, by unplugging the device, or by turning off the circuit breaker at the service panel. When power is restored to the device, the new local settings will take effect. The KeypadLinc is the sole exception; its local settings will take effect without being rebooted." Is this still the case with more modern devices? I noticed that changes to one of my SwitchLinc Dual-Band Remote Control Dimmers (2477D) .v41 switches allowed the modification to work without air-gapping the device. Perhaps the text was written earlier than more modern versions of the device? Perhaps someone from UD support can chime in on this... I realized as I read through the document that a lot of the text is earlier than most modern implementations. Just a thought. Tony Link to comment
apostolakisl Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tonyhuk said: Deidrich, I've been playing around with my system, and specifically the Local Settings for my devices. On page 111 of the document in the discussion about local control, it says the following: "In order for these local settings to take effect after being modified, the device must be rebooted by disconnecting its power for a few seconds. This may be done by pulling the air-gap button, by unplugging the device, or by turning off the circuit breaker at the service panel. When power is restored to the device, the new local settings will take effect. The KeypadLinc is the sole exception; its local settings will take effect without being rebooted." Is this still the case with more modern devices? I noticed that changes to one of my SwitchLinc Dual-Band Remote Control Dimmers (2477D) .v41 switches allowed the modification to work without air-gapping the device. Perhaps the text was written earlier than more modern versions of the device? Perhaps someone from UD support can chime in on this... I realized as I read through the document that a lot of the text is earlier than most modern implementations. Just a thought. Tony You are correct, it has been quite some time since most (maybe all) Insteon devices required a reboot after setting up links. Link to comment
Guest Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Thanks for the confirmation!I guess there’s a little bit of editing to be done then! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 Tonyhuk, This document was created using the available information found on the Wiki and the forum. Yes, some of it may be outdated. This is version 1.0 of the document, and as such it is going to be updated for some time. In reality, the document will most likely always change, as new firmware versions come along. I am working with Universal Devices to bring this document current. Thanks for your input. Deidrich Link to comment
larryllix Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 4 hours ago, deidrichfehr said: Tonyhuk, This document was created using the available information found on the Wiki and the forum. Yes, some of it may be outdated. This is version 1.0 of the document, and as such it is going to be updated for some time. In reality, the document will most likely always change, as new firmware versions come along. I am working with Universal Devices to bring this document current. Thanks for your input. Deidrich UDI needs to open up the Talk page so recommendations and requests can be voiced there. Link to comment
Michel Kohanim Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 @larryllix, What is "Talk" page? With kind regards, Michel Link to comment
rccoleman Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Michel Kohanim said: @larryllix, What is "Talk" page? With kind regards, Michel It's a standard Wiki feature that lets users discuss the page contents. Here's an example on Wikipedia: Link to comment
larryllix Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Michel Kohanim said: [mention=4697]larryllix[/mention], What is "Talk" page? With kind regards, Michel Like rcoleman posted and it works to resolve the disagreements that can happen between editors. To avoid tribunal and all the nasty policing that happens on the wikipedia free for all, a dictator needs to be in charge of each article. Your new assignment, should you choose to accept it, would be to control the outcome of each article to your satisfaction and terminate any detrimental factors to our great ISY nation. This message will not destroy itself in 5 seconds. Look beside the 'article' tab on any page in the wiki. Best of luck. I spent a few years editing about 20k articles on wikipedia and spent half my time in tribunals defending myself or getting rid of rule breakers. Then somebody with better BS comes along and I'm gone too. A manager / dictator is needed to avoid that overhead that wikipedia with its self-management popularity contests. I suggest a select few or just yourself be in charge of text insertion and many (or all) can post in talk pages for suggestions and/or complete text globs that can be cut and pasted as desired. ADDENDUM: Oh the ISY wiki calls it a "Discussion" tab. Link to comment
Michel Kohanim Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 @larryllix, Thank you. I created a section for it: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page. You will need an account on the Wiki in order to comments. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 I have corrected the document with the above information. Thanks for your input. I'll check into the "Talk" page suggestion. I'm not sure how it will help or how to use it, but I'll give it a try. Thanks Deidrich Link to comment
SLP Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Deidrich, So far, your cookbook is the best collection of information for ISY that I've found. Thank you! I recognize you want to control/maintain it updates, but is there anyway that I would pay you to print a copy....I'm 60 and old fashion and still live on hardcopy, especially when I'm working through tough issues. If not, I'll understand and still wanted to express my thanks for your time and effort you have put into this wonderful document... Scott Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 SLP, Thanks for your kind words! I, like you, am old school. I love having the information at hand when I program, etc. That is why I put together this book, gathering information from all the various sources, into a single compilation. I find it much easier to do something if I have all the information available at my side. I prefer hard copy myself, but with over 650 pages, this would be quite a book. The next best thing for me was to have a PDF copy. Also, publishing this into hard copy is a cost prohibitive task, unless there was enough interest to support this. I am working with Universal Devices to determine the best way to supply this information to you and the other users. I appreciate your comments and if there is anything you find in the book that you feel needs some work, or you would like more information in any area, please let me know and I will see if I can find and update the next issue. Thanks Deidrich Fehr Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 This is to notify everyone that a new version of the ISY994 Home Automation Cookbook has been released. This document has been updated with corrections, new demo source code, and includes setup of Raspberry PI, Poloyglot, and how to install NodeServers. You can find online at: https://www.universal-devices.com/docs/production/The+ISY994+Home+Automation+Cookbook.pdf I have also released the first version of the ISY994 Developer's Cookbook. This is a compilation of all the information I have found for developing your own custom NodeServers for the ISY. This includes setup of Raspberry PI, Poloyglot, and how to install NodeServers. You can find in online at: https://www.universal-devices.com/docs/production/The+ISY994+Developer+Cookbook.pdf Again, if you find that there are corrections and/or additions required, please contact me by placing comments in this forum are emailing me at: isy.cookbook@gmail.com Thanks Deirich Fehr Link to comment
DennisC Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Could I suggest dating or adding a revision number to each version? This would enable us to make sure we are looking at the latest version. Thanks, Dennis Link to comment
deidrichfehr Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 You are correct I do have a publication date in the developer's cookbook but forgot to put it in the home automation book. I'll do that for the next revision Thanks for your comments Link to comment
Doug A Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 9/27/2018 at 11:12 AM, SLP said: Deidrich, So far, your cookbook is the best collection of information for ISY that I've found. Thank you! I recognize you want to control/maintain it updates, but is there anyway that I would pay you to print a copy....I'm 60 and old fashion and still live on hardcopy, especially when I'm working through tough issues. If not, I'll understand and still wanted to express my thanks for your time and effort you have put into this wonderful document... Scott I too am of the old school and find it very helpful to have hardcopy when I am working on a program. Deidrich, would you please consider changing the permissions in Adobe Acrobat to allow printing but still retain the other restrictions? I often find it extremely helpful to have a printed copy of one of your examples or explanations when I am working on something. Thanks, Doug Link to comment
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