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dkh1020

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Hello all,

 

I have a Venstar thermostat and an Insteon adapter (V2) that reports it's status to the ISY. My goal is to have the ISY recognize when someone sets the thermostat below a desired level and bump the temp back to a predetermined setting as well as have my Homeseer software announce a warning.

 

I can set the venstar (at the thermoststat) to a speific temperature and the ISY sees the change immediately. However, if I have a program set up to trigger when the setpoint is below a certain temperature, it fails to kick off. If I adjust the temp via the admin console or via my I-phone, the program runs as expected. Also, if I query the thermostat via I-phone, the program runs fine. My code is super simple:

 

If

Status LR Thermostat <73 (Setpoint)

Then

"X"

 

I just migrated from an Applied Digital Ocelot to the ISY so I'm getting my feet wet. Regardless, this should be a no brainer. I'm clearly missing something here. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Posted

Hello Rand,

 

Thanks for the response. I've already done as you suggested and and can see the 4 nodes. As I said before, my ISY updates immediately with no need to query the thermostat. So, I would expect the program to kick off when the setpoint is adjusted beyond the threshold I've set. So far, no luck.

 

Thanks

 

~Doug

Posted

Hi Doug,

 

Would you please copy and paste your program here? Right-click | Copy to Clipboard.

 

Rand

 

Hello Rand,

 

Thanks for the response. I've already done as you suggested and and can see the 4 nodes. As I said before, my ISY updates immediately with no need to query the thermostat. So, I would expect the program to kick off when the setpoint is adjusted beyond the threshold I've set. So far, no luck.

 

Thanks

 

~Doug

Posted

Hello,

 

Here's the program - very basic......

 

• If

• Status 'Living Room Thermostat - Main' < 73° (Setpoint)

• Then

• Set 'Test Module 1' On

• Else

 

 

Once I can get the ISY to recognize the change in setpoint, then I'll add some meaningfull code.

Posted

That certainly looks as if it would work. Is the program enabled? Is it in a folder that may be keeping it from running?

 

Hello,

 

Here's the program - very basic......

 

• If

• Status 'Living Room Thermostat - Main' < 73° (Setpoint)

• Then

• Set 'Test Module 1' On

• Else

 

 

Once I can get the ISY to recognize the change in setpoint, then I'll add some meaningfull code.

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Hello Doug,

Did you ever get a fix for your Venstar problem? I have the identical problem. The little program I wrote to set back the cool setpoint whenever it is set to below that works a treat wile I am logged on to the administrative console. However, when left to itself it does not run. It is defnitely enabled and not in any subfolder?

Seems strange

Thanks

Duncan

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