I have a few Lamp and Applicance Modules that I'm strictly using for xmas lights. I was wondering what you be the best approach, I was initially thinking of

unpluging the module and store them until next year, but I was wondering if that would not cause a issue with isy99 trying to query the device ? Should I just keep them plugged until next year ? I am trying to avoid not having to unlink them and relink them every year. but I would like to free up some of my outlet.

 

Thanks

I think you can mark them Disabled which will stop the ISY accessing them when they are unplugged.

 

A potential problem would be if the Scenes they are in, if any, are updated. A year seems like a long time to have device definitions around that cannot be accessed. They can always be deleted later if problems arise.

 

Will be interesting to see what others are doing in similar situations.

I leave several of mine unplugged. I also repurpose some of them.

 

I have a "holiday" program which sets a variable to 1 during holiday season. The programs that turn those lamplincs on/off won't run unless that variable is 1.

 

It starts at Thanksgiving. The first program below defines Thansksgiving. It requires you install the entire block of programs I wrote for keeping track of days/months/years and so forth. It is in the wiki.

 

Thanksgiving

If
       (
            $iDay.of.Week is 3
         Or $iDay.of.Week is 4
         Or $iDay.of.Week is 5
       )
   And $iWeek.of.Month is 4
   And $iMonth is 11

Then
       $iHoliday  = 1

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

 

This turns the variable on (to 1)

If
       Program 'Thanksgiving' is True

Then
       $iChristmas_Lights  = 1
       $iChristmas_Lights Init To 1

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

This turns the holidays off (variable back to 0)

If
       $iDay.of.Year is 7

Then
       $iChristmas_Lights  = 0
       $iChristmas_Lights Init To 0

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

I have holiday modules. I unplug them and store them every year. I disable them in the ISY to avoid comm issues and have been very pleased with this approach with no known negative issues.