I have a question to find out if this is normal...

I am using ISY, just bought 20+ devices and having a ball ....

and created a scene to include a switch link dimmer (hallway single light bulb load) and a button B in 6 button keypad. Both controllers.

Correctly, every time I press keypad B - load lights up, and switch link light up

Correctly, every time I turn on the switch link, the load light up and keypad B light up

Correctly, when I use the admin console and turn on/off the "scene" all works as expected above

 

Now, my confusion is this... When I use admin console to turn on the switch link device itself (not the scene)... Or turn the switch on using a program, The load turns on, the switch link turns on BUT keypad B does NOT light up

 

Is that normal, or am I missing something, I know I can write a program to make keypad B light up and sync it.... But does not look to me that I have to

 

Thanks in advance

This is normal expected behavior. Devices do not control other devices when controlled directly. Thats what the scene is for.

 

-Xathros

Thank you Xathros for your response.... that behavior throw me a confusion, since each of them physical devices are able to control the "other device" when accessed physically .... but when i access it thru the program, it did not virtually used its scene (as it does when i access it physically) to do same !!

 

thanks

are able to control the "other device" when accessed physically

 

This is because such devices are set up as "controllers" of a scene with those other devices. However, when controlled via a program or admin panel, the behaviour better matches that of a "responder" device.

 

Perhaps a good hypothetical analogy would be if switch A is controller of a scene including switch B as responder. Switch B is controller of a scene that includes switch C as responder. Pressing switch A will turn on switch B, but switch B, having responded to switch A, will not turn on switch C. Only if one physically presses switch B will it behave as a controller of switch C.

 

In the same way, if you "remotely" control a switch (via program, control panel, other insteon device), it will behave only as a responder and not propogate commands to other devices of which it is controller.

Thank you oberkc .... your example make sense to understand reasoning of this behavior.....

onward with having fun