AnthemAVM Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 Is there a way that I can get the ISY to send me a message if a specific light switch is turned on? Thanks
Mark Sanctuary Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 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.
Chris Jahn Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 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')
kcshipley Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 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.
Michel Kohanim Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 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.
kcshipley Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 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"...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 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"...
kcshipley Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 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 ***
AnthemAVM Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 It was like magic, all the sudden my email notification is working, and I have the Verizon FIOS service. YAHOO
Michel Kohanim Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 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 ***
AnthemAVM Posted February 7, 2008 Author Posted February 7, 2008 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
kcshipley Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Michel - Apparently so. Hello kcshipley, So, it works with non-X10 scenarios?
Michel Kohanim Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 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?
Chris Jahn Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 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.
FrankF Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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.
Michel Kohanim Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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.
Chris Jahn Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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')
FrankF Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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.
FrankF Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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.
FrankF Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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.
Chris Jahn Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks Frank, we'll continue to try to replicate the problem here.
kcshipley Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 FrankF - The new Beta solved the problem for me.
FrankF Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 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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