Is there any negatives to creating a scene using links from each of your controllers to the responders (fast way) and then also having a program that launches the scene when it sees the controller button has been pressed?

 

I have some scenes that have been less reliable than I would like. I thought this may be a viable solution. Any Suggestions??

 

PS..Is there any ISY command for All ON/OFF. I currently have a scene which does this, however this is the scene that gives me the most problems due to the overwhelming network traffic it requires (or at least that is my guess to the reason)

Hello snownh2o2,

 

Let me start backwards:

1. Yes, there's a command for All On/All Off: simply turn My Lighting on or off.

2. I do not recommend what you are doing (combination of programs and scenes) mostly because the impacts are not predictable. It's always best to figure out why scenes are not reliable and addressing the root causes. For instance, you might want to make sure you have Access Points plugged in correctly to bridge the phases

 

Have you tried the Scene Test tool (Tools | Diagnostics | Scene Test)?

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Is there any negatives to creating a scene using links from each of your controllers to the responders (fast way) and then also having a program that launches the scene when it sees the controller button has been pressed?

 

I have some scenes that have been less reliable than I would like. I thought this may be a viable solution. Any Suggestions??

 

PS..Is there any ISY command for All ON/OFF. I currently have a scene which does this, however this is the scene that gives me the most problems due to the overwhelming network traffic it requires (or at least that is my guess to the reason)

Michel,

 

Under the 'My Lighting' I have my lighting switches, however appliancelincs that controll other items also reside in this folder. The particular case I am looking to solve is in a security situation. I would like to be able to turn the lights on and off instantly while in the bedroom. In the bedroom we have a very large waterfall controlled by an appliancelinc. In a security situation, I do not want the waterfall to turn on due to its noise. Is it possible to put my appliancelincs in a seperate folder other than the 'My Lighting' that will keep them from responding to ALL on/off commands? I seem to remember the All On/Off bottons on the controllincs only turned on lighting but I am not sure of this.

 

Thanks for all of your help,

Matt

Hello Matt,

 

Unfortunately All On/Off are INSTEON constructs and thus ISY's folders/scenes have no impact on them. In short, as soon as you add a device to ISY then it will respond to All On/Off scenes especially if it's part of a scene.

 

What you might want to do is to create an All scene that does not include your ApplianceLinc for the waterfall.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Michel,

 

Under the 'My Lighting' I have my lighting switches, however appliancelincs that controll other items also reside in this folder. The particular case I am looking to solve is in a security situation. I would like to be able to turn the lights on and off instantly while in the bedroom. In the bedroom we have a very large waterfall controlled by an appliancelinc. In a security situation, I do not want the waterfall to turn on due to its noise. Is it possible to put my appliancelincs in a seperate folder other than the 'My Lighting' that will keep them from responding to ALL on/off commands? I seem to remember the All On/Off bottons on the controllincs only turned on lighting but I am not sure of this.

 

Thanks for all of your help,

Matt