I want to use the garage door sensor part of the 74551 garage door control & sensor kit to turn on the overhead garage (fluorescent) lights.  I have an insteon 2466sw toggle link switch as the wall switch for the lights.

How can I get the sensor to signal the wall switch to turn the lights on when the door goes up,  and off when the door closes ?  I don't really care about the 74551 module doing anything else.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

I do that with an insteon scene, so that no ISY programming is necessary.. Insteon handles it.

• Create a Scene under the link menu
• add the iolinc sensor as a controller
• add the switch for the lights as a responder

Backdoor.Garage is a keypad key i use to control the door and its in this scene so that it lights up or goes out when the door is operated. You can ignore that

Paul

Edited October 19, 20187 yr by paulbates

Why I'll never be good at programming.  Always looking for the hard way to do something.

No luck though adding sensor. (2843-222) .  Keep getting the dreaded "cannot determine insteon engine" error

Even simpler Paul - skip isy altogether.  No need to add controller or responder there.  Simply put IO sensor into linking mode; go to toggle switch; set the light to the correct state for the position of the door; press toggle set button for 3 seconds; done and home!

But thanks....it was your suggestion that got me thinking "simple".