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@srjacob It is a language that is purpose built for HA. It has its own logic and it works for HA. The JAVA thing is roundly agreed upon to suck. UD is currently creating a local device-hosted web interface on Eisy that will integrate everything and ditch Java. You can install an alpha version of it if you like and see the first phases of it. Currently, it does no handle programming. But the endpoint is expected to be 100% of everything ISY including the plugins all on one coordinated interface. The method that is currently used to program ISY becomes tiresome when you are doing a lot of programming. The drop downs are slow. Aside from that, I see no reason to change it and I see lots of reasons to not change it. Some sort of "pro" interface that cuts out the drop downs would be the only change I would want to see. But without the drop downs, are you going to manually input device node addresses? I think the drop downs are going to stay, but could be made to work better. Starting to type in a name does not give you a very good list of close fits in any sort of logical order.

If there were enough people using this system, someone might be able to write a compiler to translate python or whatever language to "ISY".

You can add as many comments as you want. They show up as blocks in between each line of code.

Disabling a program only prevents it from self-triggering. Other programs (or manually) you can instruct it to run if and it will follow through to the then or else. Or you can directly run then then/else clause from another program. This effectively is an embedded "if" clause. You organize using folders and comments so that when you come back to it in a few years, you aren't trying to figure out what you did.

You can use wireless tags that have the lux feature on them for this too. If you already are set up to use wireless tags, this is super easy to add on. I use the USB version and plug it in to an outside outlet that is under a patio roof to keep the rain off of it. I like the USB plugin version since there is no battery to go dead.

You can do it one program if you like. interupt - [ID 017E][Parent 0093] If From Sunset To 10:00:00PM (same day) Or From 6:00:00PM To 10:00:00PM (same day) Then // what you want to happen at either sunset and 6pm Else // what you want to happen at 10pm. This program triggers at 3 different times. 6pm, sunset, and 10pm. At 6pm and at sunset it will run true, and at 10pm it will run false. If it is externally triggered it will be true when the time is between sunset and 10pm as well as 6pm and 10pm, so if only one of those is true, the whole thing will be true. The fact that the program runs true twice per day would typically not matter. If sunset is after 6pm, then the lights will be on already when it runs true the second time at sunset and nothing will change. The on command will be sent out, but presumably they will already be on, so nothing ends up happening. It will matter if whatever the program is doing in the then clause is an event that does not hold the same state until the second trigger. It would almost certainly not apply to lights, but perhaps if you want it to sound a horn once per day at either sunset or 6pm, whichever is first, then it will end up sounding a horn twice, once at each time.

Did you try testing your codes using the itach software? It has been ages since I programmed my itach, but if memory serves me, after you learn the code with ilearn, you can test it. These codes can be finicky. And finally, are you confident your IR emitter is properly plugged in and working.

One thing I very much appreciate about the webcontrol board and node server is just how reliable it is. It just always works. The only downside is that it requires an ethernet connection unless you want to buy a wifi/ethernet adapter. Doing so does add a potential layer of failure. I use all of my boards via an ethernet plug. Nodelink also has a webcontrol board node that works great as well. I use pg3x node at home and nodelink at my church to control it. And you can put temp/humidity probes on the webcontrol board if you like as well as various inputs. You can program directly on the webcontrol board which would let the webcontrol board run all by itself, but you would have learn the PLC language it uses. At one time I was pretty good at it, but haven't used it in a while. The documentation is pretty good at telling you what you need. The board also can control I2C devices, I haven't tried this, but it might allow for 16 relays or more, just not sure. Or other I2C devices as well.

I use my Elk relays to control irrigation and have that integrated with ISY. Another option would be a webcontrol board and a relay bank. Maybe $50 for the two to control 8 zones. There is a webcontrol node server. I don't know if those boards are sold new anymore, but here is one on ebay. I have several of them doing various things around the house and integrated with ISY. https://www.ebay.com/itm/336129256923?_skw=cai+webcontrol&itmmeta=01K326SYWY1QYDW4H3MBND19B0&hash=item4e42dd6ddb:g:8YEAAeSwAkFooRsY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eVIQeGiRgO5M5LmYnQEv3p%2BIhyUEtQquhsRINAxFdq%2FdRej98p42PvwfUkQWK0YUslj4JOnsT7zTlv7xZ2I9TpSQ%2B7c4z4LACz%2B%2BfgckFd7VeqKMKQqMhMngazOCAUAewwJSB8V2439LpHaX8%2BEmqtyRPcp42R78%2Bff%2FGBU86L8WOLMkXiGKWMmFfQsT7a8K0HzUyh6ig2%2BaBVTh8xe9uy23cg5aX7JgAvKAGm2nQ1W%2Fo88cneLD6vw3%2Bk%2BdnIbaY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9Du58aYZg&pfm=0 And then you need a relay board like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/185775465434?_skw=8+relay+board&itmmeta=01K326YRXR65XFCVN50QF35MQ8&hash=item2b4114a3da:g:hMgAAOSwO0lj2uFr&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dusklByeQzJ4KdARXnhds0p6i4GAMkfAaRYSzqfdQCGEvrZeSBYNHvuVNQugVF%2F01TX1YsHyurhi0rKB2fCpLM44ZFs5IaKU6%2BcJGR9vtY%2BUaIUOWoU8naevz0PnwLXdBQ3FQXxGNp2Dw2YOQ40FH4s9Yd1%2F%2BCP5DbKJZgfRt95537oaMC4FqQmRekUu8FBGqgM4UCVnD0g2AoRhUN0AuNgcdWdupt1XGEsu95xrQ76KZfSEHjTTU5utNwj818ClJ29%2BYOdPwK0LixygYq9Tz22dYF3hbPhxgDpTxcIVNSnw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4qP-8aYZg&pfm=0 The relay board needs to trigger the relay using only ma of current. Basically, ones that say they can work with rpi or arduino. The webcontrol board does not have enough current on the outputs to power a relay, only a signal voltage.

Do they work with Alexa? I have some fans that are knock off Big A$$ fans that work with Alexa and I use that as a go-between. It is actually working quite well. Using variables Alexa will keep ISY sync'd to the fans regardless of how you control the fans. I can control them using the fans own remote, Alexa, and ISY and everything stays sync'd.

Are you using the itach node server or network resources? You say you are using the node server but you are showing network resource screen shot. The flirc and the itach are fully separate so having or not having a flirc is not going to affect the itach. This is an example of one of my "body" sections for a network resource. sendir,1:1,1,38343,1,1,16,179,12,183,12,183,13,182,14,181,16,275,19,176,19,272,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,3834\r\n\n And this is what my itach node server setup looks like for one device. I had an itach prior to the node server existing so I have some things still on the network resources but have been trying to moving everything over to the node server because it is nicer to work with once configured. "whole house on","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,3858" "whole house off","sendir,1:1,1,38343,1,1,15,180,14,181,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,272,19,272,19,176,19,176,19,177,19,272,19,4907" "system off","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,274,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,3858" "Zone on/off","sendir,1:1,1,38226,1,1,10,185,10,184,14,181,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,3822" "Volume Up","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,3858" "Volume Down","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,3858" "Mute","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,3858" "Do Not Disturb","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,274,19,3858" "Source 6","sendir,1:1,1,38343,1,1,16,179,12,183,12,183,13,182,14,181,16,275,19,176,19,272,19,176,19,176,19,176,19,3834" "Source 5","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,3858" "Source 4","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,274,19,274,19,3858" "Source 3","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,3858" "Source 2","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,3858" "Source 1","sendir,1:1,1,38580,1,1,19,177,19,177,19,177,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,274,19,178,19,178,19,178,19,3858" Also: I noticed your are sending network resources on port 4997. Mine is setup on port 4998. ***Pretty sure your port number needs to be changed to 4998. All the docs that came up on a google said it works on port 4998.

A sensor that tells you the door is moving and which way would be nice. I have issues with my automation where, for example, the garage door is already closing, and a program gets triggered to close the door, and it doesn't know the door is already closing, so it "hits the button", which of course reverses the door to go back open.

I believe I have this solved. I put all 40 codes on the flirc (both codes for each button). ISY Codes 1-26 are Flirc keys A-Z, then 28-37 ISY codes are flirc keys 0-9, then 38-40 ISY codes are flirc keys F1-F3. I attached the flirc config file. Not sure if matters, but you might need to be in keyboard mode in flirc when you import it. They were obviously created in keyboard mode. ISY40CodesHarmony.fcfg

Good to hear it is all working again. But something isn't right with your communication. It shouldn't have struggled to do write to those devices, and required multiple attempts. Perhaps your PLM is weak or perhaps you have signal suckers or noise makers on your network.

You can tell if the links are writing by watching the pop up window. Unfortunately, ISY doesn't make it obvious, but if you watch the small print writing in the bottom left corner of the pop up window, it will show you the traffic that is going on. It will show you all kinds of random traffic, but if you watch it will show link numbers. If every few seconds you see a that number has gone up (ignoring other random other messages in between), that is a good sign. If you keep seeing it stuck on the same number, not good. Also, the devices on the left window will start returning one by one to their normal appearance without any 1011, exclamation points, or other.