keribi Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I can set the ramp rate locally at my insteon dimmers, but can't seem to set the ramp rate with the ISY's Main tab device settings. Am I doing something wrong? I get the progress dialog after changing the ramp rate showing the device being updated but has NO effect on the dimmer's ramp rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 After setting the ramp rate through the ISY, you must pull the air gap from the switch itself for a few seconds, then push it back in. This is the equivalent of a 'reboot' on the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi Mike, This is only true for non-KPL devices. For KPLs you do not need to do a reboot! With kind regards, After setting the ramp rate through the ISY, you must pull the air gap from the switch itself for a few seconds, then push it back in. This is the equivalent of a 'reboot' on the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxguy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Am I just lucky, or what? I set the ramp rate of every dimmer in the house to four seconds using ISY (its SO much easier than doing it locally at the switch). Both the local ramp rate at the switch, and the ramp rate used in scenes. I don't recall EVER rebooting a switch. All the ramp rates have operated correctly from the get-go, and still are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Maybe a firmware change? What firmware are your SwitchLinc Dimmers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxguy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi Mike My swichLincs have a sticker on the front which says: "V3.1". The ISY admin console says:"v.27". Take your pick. Also I remembered I have a three pin lampLinc which I also programmed the ramp rate with the ISY (only). ISY gives "v.28" for that. The swltchLincs were purchased about a year ago. The lampLinc about two years ago. Linuxguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Sanctuary Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 You probably turned off the device which will start the new ramp rate. Power cycling and turning off the device (as in clicking the bottom part of the toggle switch) has the same activation effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Power cycling and turning off the device (as in clicking the bottom part of the toggle switch) has the same activation effect. I don't see that here. I just hooked up a SwitchLinc Dimmer v3.2 (per the label on the unit itself), and it behaves as I expected: - factory set with a .1 sec ramp rate - added to the ISY - set ramp rate to 6.5 seconds - no affect on the switch itself, even after toggling the switch on/off several times - pulled the air gap out for 5-10 seconds, popped it back in - ramp rate is now 6.5 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew77 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I too just noticed this while setting up my ISY again. I didn't have to reboot the SWL before. I'm not sure if I have to airgap them each time I change the ramp rate. Is the issue in the SWL or the new version of the ISY? Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've encountered this from the beginning, but some people don't seem to have had to do this before. I doubt it's any change on the ISY, but I am curious what the difference is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub-Routine Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 It is the firmware in the switches. Keypads have never needed to be rebooted. I have no idea when/if the switches/lamplincs changed. Cycling breakers is also a way to reboot devices. Rand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPG Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Cycling breakers is also a way to reboot devices. That is a great observation. It may explain why sometimes it appears than I don't have to do a reboot to make the ISY change take effect. From time to time we get momentary losses of power in our area which cause all my units to do reboot. If coincidently I get a power loss after making a ramp change with the ISY, I am in effect getting the reboot courtesy of my power company and it would look as though I do not have to do it. -George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.