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IOLinc, Keypad Button, and Alexa -NEWB


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Hello! I was lucky enough to have an ISY and PLM as a back up to my Insteon hub. Now to get it up and running! So far it has been going very well.

I use an IOLinc to open, close and monitor my garage door. Garage door open = Keypad button on, closed = off. Worked great for years. Now I start messing with the settings to set up a link to Amazon Echo so I can ask Alexa if the door is open. That works properly, however that only works if the sensor is "on" when the door is closed. How do I turn the Keypad button on when the sensor goes off?

Looking for any ideas, tip and tricks to take full advantage of what this thing ca do. Thank you!

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Posted
8 hours ago, Jay E said:

How do I turn the Keypad button on when the sensor goes off?

A scene relationship will not work for this case.  I believe a program is the solution you will need for this.  Assuming that you also want the opposite (button off when sensor on), such a program could look something like:

if

sensor is on

then

turn off button scene*

else

turn on button scene*

 

*Most keypad buttons cannot be directly turned on or off.  Most likely you will need to put the button into a scene and have the program control the scene.

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12 hours ago, oberkc said:

I believe a program is the solution you will need for this.

Yes! That worked.

Thank you!

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