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Notification Email

AnthemAVM
in ISY994

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Is there a way that I can get the ISY to send me a message if a specific light switch is turned on?

 

Thanks

This post might be helpful for the Notification stuff. I think Notification works for most users but this post does talk about a bug in it so browse thru it.

You can do this with a simple program:

 

If
       Control 'My Light Switch' is switched On
    Or Control 'My Light Switch' is switched Fast On

Then
       Send Notification to All

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

  • 1 month later...

Chris -

 

I haven't been able to get the "notify" function to work, except from within the Program Summary tab. It won't work from within a program otherwise. Configuration is simple email.

 

When it does "work", I get some cryptic text that means nothing. Is there a way to say "Your motion sensor batteries are dead!"?

 

What would really be neat is for "notify" to send the text in the comment for the program that uses it.

Hello kcshipley,

 

It's been a while!

 

Configurable text is planned for our Triggers 2.0 release. As far as not receiving notifications at all, then we have to figure out if the actual conditions are true. Are there any specific cases where notifications are not sent or is this for ALL cases?

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Chris -

 

I haven't been able to get the "notify" function to work, except from within the Program Summary tab. It won't work from within a program otherwise. Configuration is simple email.

 

When it does "work", I get some cryptic text that means nothing. Is there a way to say "Your motion sensor batteries are dead!"?

 

What would really be neat is for "notify" to send the text in the comment for the program that uses it.

Hi Michel - I'm having a great time playing with all my X-10 motion sensors!

 

The only time notification works for me is if I manually run a program with "notify" in it, from the Program Summary. See my "X-10 Motion Sensors Watchdog" programs I just posted in "ISY Example Programs"...

Hello again!

 

Would you be kind enough to test your notifications with an INSTEON condition and let me know if it works?

 

Thanks and with kind regards,

Michel

 

Hi Michel - I'm having a great time playing with all my X-10 motion sensors!

 

The only time notification works for me is if I manually run a program with "notify" in it, from the Program Summary. See my "X-10 Motion Sensors Watchdog" programs I just posted in "ISY Example Programs"...

If

Control 'RemoteLinc button6' is switched Off

 

Then

Send Notification to All

 

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------

2/6/2008 04:18:40: At My Lighting:

In the RemoteLinc button6,Off has changed to 0.

 

*** Service Machine. DO NOT REPLY ***

  • Author

It was like magic, all the sudden my email notification is working, and I have the Verizon FIOS service. YAHOO

Hello kcshipley,

 

So, it works with non-X10 scenarios?

 

Thanks and with kind regards,

 

If

Control 'RemoteLinc button6' is switched Off

 

Then

Send Notification to All

 

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------

2/6/2008 04:18:40: At My Lighting:

In the RemoteLinc button6,Off has changed to 0.

 

*** Service Machine. DO NOT REPLY ***

  • Author
It was like magic, all the sudden my email notification is working, and I have the Verizon FIOS service. YAHOO

 

As quickly as it started working it just stopped.

 

Michael

Michel -

 

Apparently so.

 

Hello kcshipley,

 

So, it works with non-X10 scenarios?

kcshipley,

 

We'll check into it ... thanks for reporting it.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Michel -

 

Apparently so.

 

Hello kcshipley,

 

So, it works with non-X10 scenarios?

It was like magic, all the sudden my email notification is working, and I have the Verizon FIOS service. YAHOO

 

As quickly as it started working it just stopped.

 

Michael

 

To help isolate this problem, the next time this happens, please do the following:

 

1) Log on to the shell using telnet

2) Type TM to send a test e-mail message

 

If the test e-mail message works, try using your program again to send an e-mail.

  • 2 weeks later...

Chris/Michel,

 

What kcshipley reported is what I also see (reported in December here: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=694&highlight=notification)

 

What I have been having to do, in order to get notification from X-10 devices is to have have ISY receive the X-10 message, set a lamp to 90%, then have a program that detects the lamp @ 90% and does a notify all. Pretty around about way of getting it done. The Test mail works every time, the run from program summary works every time, just not in a real program, as described in the URL above.

 

Look forward to a fix. Currently v. 2.6.

 

Thanks, Frank.

Frank,

 

Thanks so very much for reporting this ... we are having a very hard time reproducing this bug here. We'll give it another try ...

 

Thanks again,

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Chris/Michel,

 

What kcshipley reported is what I also see (reported in December here: http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=694&highlight=notification)

 

What I have been having to do, in order to get notification from X-10 devices is to have have ISY receive the X-10 message, set a lamp to 90%, then have a program that detects the lamp @ 90% and does a notify all. Pretty around about way of getting it done. The Test mail works every time, the run from program summary works every time, just not in a real program, as described in the URL above.

 

Look forward to a fix. Currently v. 2.6.

 

Thanks, Frank.

Frank, AnthemAVM,

 

I am unable to reproduce this problem. Please post the programs that are failing to send the notification, maybe there is some other reason.

 

For example, the following always sends me the notification:

 

If
       X10 'B2/On (3)' is Received

Then
       Send Notification to All

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Examples are in the prior post, but is probably good to redo.

If
       X10 'A1/On (3)' is Received

Then
       Send Notification to All

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Java Console entry after firing A1 On:

2008/02/21 13:58:41 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3

Program Summary page for program Test shows status True and the date/time stamp of when I sent the X10 A1 On.

 

No email.

 

I then choose, from the Program Summary page, Run, Apply. The program Test status shows True and the date/time stamp changes.

 

I have an almost immediate email:

2/21/2008 14:01:47: At My Lighting:
Sched has changed to Met.

*** Service Machine. DO NOT REPLY ***

Does that help?

 

Thanks for looking into this.

 

Frank.

 

Update: Waited 15 minutes, still no email from the original or subsequent X10 A1 On tests.

Modified the test to prove that ISY is receiving the X10 A1 On signal and acting on it:

If
       X10 'A1/On (3)' is Received

Then
       Send Notification to All
       Set 'Stairs (up, load)' On

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Java Console:

2008/02/21 13:58:41 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:08:15 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:15:40 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:19:23 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:19:24 : [   5 44 BD 1]       ST 255

Program Summary shows Test program fired.

 

Stairs lights came on.

 

No email.

 

Thanks, Frank.

Further, normal Insteon events do cause Notification to work:

If
       Control 'Stairs (down, power)' is switched On

Then
       Send Notification to All

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Java Console:

2008/02/21 13:58:41 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:08:15 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:15:40 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:19:23 : [         X10] hc=A uc=1 cc=3
2008/02/21 14:19:24 : [   5 44 BD 1]       ST 255
2008/02/21 14:24:52 : [   5 41 D7 1]      DOF   0
2008/02/21 14:24:52 : [   5 44 BD 1]       ST   0
2008/02/21 14:24:54 : [   5 41 D7 1]      DON   0
2008/02/21 14:24:55 : [   5 44 BD 1]       ST 255
2008/02/21 14:24:55 : [   5 41 D7 1]       ST 255

Switch Stairs light off (was still on from prior test).

 

Switch Stairs light on.

 

Email received immediately:

2/21/2008 14:21:46: At Stairs Multi:
In the Stairs (down, power),On has changed to Off.

*** Service Machine. DO NOT REPLY ***

Although you would think the message would be "Off has changed to On".

 

Frank.

Thanks Frank, we'll continue to try to replicate the problem here.

FrankF -

 

The new Beta solved the problem for me.

That is really good news. Thanks!

 

I am not running the beta (just signed up yesterday and haven't gotten info on where to get it and any gotchas for installation), so looking forward to it.

 

Frank.

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