I noticed unexpected (to me) behavior with some IO Lincs that I did eventually figure out. I would send OFF to a scene that I expected would turn OFF two IO Lincs but it was turning them on (or leaving them on).

 

The scene was created for use by a program in an "all off" type of situation so I guess I also set the relay levels in the scene to 0 instead of leaving them at 100 (default) as some sort of fail safe mechanism that probably was not necessary and, as it turns out, a bad idea.

 

I'm pretty sure this used to work fine (the way I expected, I mean) when I first set it up but it was a while ago now so maybe not. It's quite possible I didn't even test it when I set it up, not thinking OFF would ever mean ON for a scene, although I did know ON can mean OFF, or level 0. Thankfully - but which perhaps creates my confusion - this doesn't seem to work that way for other devices I have from which I initiate scenes that turn some lights off while turning others on, e.g. Keypadlinc.

 

Is this a hardware feature or a firmware feature? Did I just miss the behavior when I first set the scene up? What's the rationale/application for it? Are there other devices that work this way?

 

Any info would be appreciated.

The I/O Linc Relay does not function like Insteon lighting control devices. The Scene Responder On Level for the I/O Linc Relay (0% or 100%) determines how the Relay responds to Scene On and Scene Off commands. Change the Responder On Level from 0% to 100% or 100% to 0% to reverse the way Scene On and Scene Off commands work.

 

The I/O Linc Relay is unique in that depending on the user’s requirements, the Relay should turn On with a Scene On or the Relay should turn On with a Scene Off. Often the Relay is controlled by a KeypadLinc button. Some users want the KeypadLinc button LED On when the door is open, some want the LED On when the door is closed. Since the state of the button LED also indicates whether an On or Off command will be sent the I/O Linc must have the ability to be configured for either case.