jaydrosy Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 Hi somebody else was posting about this several months ago in a couple of the IoX release specific threads, but through a few updates this is still a problem. I have three Insteon thermostats (model 2441TH) and IoX sets the time to GMT rather than local time. The time reported by IoX (running EISY and firmware v 5.5.7) is correct in local terms and programs run properly. There was talk of some firmware updates addressing these sorts of things. Any ideas about this one? Thanks!
Geddy Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 37 minutes ago, jaydrosy said: Any ideas about this one? If this was an issue in prior releases it might not have been reported through the support ticket method to alert UDI that it might have been a bug. If you're still seeing this issue please submit a ticket to get specific review of the issue. https://www.universal-devices.com/my-tickets
DennisC Posted February 21, 2023 Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, jaydrosy said: Hi somebody else was posting about this several months ago in a couple of the IoX release specific threads, but through a few updates this is still a problem. I have three Insteon thermostats (model 2441TH) and IoX sets the time to GMT rather than local time. The time reported by IoX (running EISY and firmware v 5.5.7) is correct in local terms and programs run properly. There was talk of some firmware updates addressing these sorts of things. Any ideas about this one? Thanks! While I use Insteon, I have never used an Insteon thermostat because of reported reliability issues. How is the time set when using with an ISY system? Is setting time available in programs or is there a configuration parameter that needs to be set? What nodes are displayed in the admin console? Is everything else Insteon working correctly, if not try rebooting. If everything is working correctly, try right clicking on the thermostat in the right hand window and select restore device. Also, make sure there are no write updates pending. If nothing else works, I would agree with @Geddy, you need to file a support ticket so UD is aware of it.
jaydrosy Posted February 22, 2023 Author Posted February 22, 2023 11 hours ago, Geddy said: If this was an issue in prior releases it might not have been reported through the support ticket method to alert UDI that it might have been a bug. If you're still seeing this issue please submit a ticket to get specific review of the issue. https://www.universal-devices.com/my-tickets Thanks @Geddy will do.
jaydrosy Posted February 22, 2023 Author Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, DennisC said: While I use Insteon, I have never used an Insteon thermostat because of reported reliability issues. How is the time set when using with an ISY system? Is setting time available in programs or is there a configuration parameter that needs to be set? What nodes are displayed in the admin console? Is everything else Insteon working correctly, if not try rebooting. If everything is working correctly, try right clicking on the thermostat in the right hand window and select restore device. Also, make sure there are no write updates pending. If nothing else works, I would agree with @Geddy, you need to file a support ticket so UD is aware of it. Hi @DennisC I'm slowly working to eliminate Insteon from my life, but in the meantime these thermostats have been 100% reliable for years. I've had several of them in two properties running (previously) on ISY 994 and no problems at all. Great units as far as I can tell. Problem with the clock cropped up only recently (not exactly when) with some update to IoX and/or the introduction of EISY as a replacement for the old ISY 994. It's not terribly relevant to you but the time is set natively through a command issued in IoX. See image below. No change in behavior after a device restore, unfortunately. Edited February 22, 2023 by jaydrosy
DennisC Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 11 hours ago, jaydrosy said: Hi @DennisC I'm slowly working to eliminate Insteon from my life, but in the meantime these thermostats have been 100% reliable for years. I've had several of them in two properties running (previously) on ISY 994 and no problems at all. Great units as far as I can tell. Problem with the clock cropped up only recently (not exactly when) with some update to IoX and/or the introduction of EISY as a replacement for the old ISY 994. It's not terribly relevant to you but the time is set natively through a command issued in IoX. See image below. No change in behavior after a device restore, unfortunately. Thanks for the information, I'm always willing to learn something new. One follow up, after clicking on "Set Time" do you need to click on "Write Changes"?
jaydrosy Posted February 23, 2023 Author Posted February 23, 2023 12 hours ago, DennisC said: Thanks for the information, I'm always willing to learn something new. One follow up, after clicking on "Set Time" do you need to click on "Write Changes"? Never have before -- no impact now
JMcKain Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 To my knowledge this worked fine on the ISY994, but when I went to the Polisy it broke.
Geddy Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 5:27 PM, jaydrosy said: Never have before -- no impact now @jaydrosy did you submit a ticket? What was the outcome? If they reply with "known bug" then post here to let others know. If there was something done to fix it also post here to help others attempt to fix their system. 3 hours ago, JMcKain said: To my knowledge this worked fine on the ISY994, but when I went to the Polisy it broke. @JMcKain as suggested above, please submit a ticket to UDI support (link above in first reply). That's going to be the best way to get help and to help UDI figure out if this is a bug or expected and allow them to properly handle "fixing" it if it's indeed broke.
jaydrosy Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Geddy said: @jaydrosy did you submit a ticket? What was the outcome? If they reply with "known bug" then post here to let others know. If there was something done to fix it also post here to help others attempt to fix their system. Ticket submitted and the issue has been acknowledged. My understanding is that it will be addressed in a future release. Stay tuned! 1
JMcKain Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 Glad it was submitted... this is the code that was running correctly on my ISY994, now running incorrectly on my IoP. Set the time every night as there may have been a power-failure or other local thermostat power event. I am not sure if you need the Write Changes, but this worked for years. I do this because I have some time-based setback operations that work locally on the thermostat (independent of IoX)
jaydrosy Posted March 10, 2023 Author Posted March 10, 2023 17 hours ago, JMcKain said: Glad it was submitted... this is the code that was running correctly on my ISY994, now running incorrectly on my IoP. Set the time every night as there may have been a power-failure or other local thermostat power event. I am not sure if you need the Write Changes, but this worked for years. I do this because I have some time-based setback operations that work locally on the thermostat (independent of IoX) I have always had my thermostats update the clock at some point overnight using the Set Time command, primarily to capture daylight savings changes. I’ve never needed Write Changes, but did try it just in case and to no avail. I’ll report back here if I get word of a fix being implemented.
captainc Posted March 10, 2023 Posted March 10, 2023 i have 6 in different houses with polisy eisy and 994 they all do it, 5 hours difference, brought it up on a ticket with michel but he couldn't pinpoint it. it doesn't affect programs and schedules done on the isy and i think its discontinued anyway so i gave up
CPrince Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 Same problem here. All 3 of my thermostats times are off by 6 hours. I upgraded from ISY-944i were it was running fine. It worked without the write changes. I set the thermostat time every day at 3 am as to sync with programs in IoX. My time is 6 hours off no matter what time zone I set it too.. I just set it to the correct time manually then hit set time in IoX 5.5.9 and it threw it off. I guess I need to wait for the bug fix.
JMcKain Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 Upgraded to 5.6.0 (with a IOP) a few weeks back I want to confirm that the Inteon Thermostats now update to the correct time (I am on EST). I also removed my Write Devices command (which I thought I needed), but this works fine with just the Set Time command. Thanks UDI, seems like a minor bug but it helps me. If Time is 3:45:00AM Then Set 'Hoop House Thermostat' Set Time Set 'Milk Room Thermostat' Set Time Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
jaydrosy Posted May 7, 2023 Author Posted May 7, 2023 Seems fixed indeed with this release. Thanks to the team for addressing this!
CPrince Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 I couldn't find anywhere how to do the update or that an update was ready. I forced it on the Configuration tab. Thanks for the clock fix.
Geddy Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 2 hours ago, CPrince said: @JMcKainWhere did you get 5.6.0? It’s in the current release area. Directly:
theitprofessor Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 I can also confirm the 5.6.0 fixed it. I just upgraded to 5.6.0 from 5.5.9, 20 mins ago and manually ran my time sync program and it corrected the time. It was on GMT before the upgrade. To clarify I have a program that runs once a week very early morning that makes sure the time on the thermostat is correct (takes care of any drift). It looks as simple as this.... If On Sun Time is 4:00:00AM Then Set 'Hall and Stairs / Thermostat' Set Time Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
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