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There's translation needed here. Some ISY users are moving to the HA (home assistant) platform. Insteon is not a core product feature of the HA (home assistant) platform, and Insteon support is not native like it is with the ISY. HA has the equivalent of an eisy plugin to support Insteon. Nothing against plugins. I own a number of them. But plugin authors have "day jobs" and in this case can't buy/integrate/test every Insteon device as UDI has done with the ISY. When it comes to Insteon integration, the ISY/eISY is the deep end of the pool. Choosing to migrate to other platforms means you either lose some Insteon capability , and/or you use the equivalent of a plugin to integrate the ISY into HA, or look at adding the Insteon hub to attempt to get the full capability back.
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Insteon remains a sold solution - If you want switches that work fast in scenes and continue to function in virtual n-way circuits when the controller (PLM) dies ISY, by design is, meant to integrate a variety of different technologies Like other competitors that do the same, they rely on community developers UDI does not rush things out the door UDI just announced numerous new releases for Jan 2025 on the way All of the alternatives have their own, different type, Achilles heels At the risk of speaking for UDI, eisy is what it is. If its right for you, stay... if not, find something else. You need to decide what's right for you. The pace of release is based on stable, reliable product.
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Plugging the GDO motor into a filterlinc would help as well.
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Something else that's proven to help me when powerline only devices are on my Insteon network; add the components of the old signallinc bridge to your power panel. This gives powerline signals a direct path across the the legs.
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The insteon thermostat is a little different than other insteon devices. It's not getting powerline signals so I didn't know how it would repeat local traffic. I'm not certain it would repeat wireless traffic, just don't know. If the thermostat is protecting something including the garage itself, I'd look at putting a module out there that can reach the house.
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I've run into this. The io module is a power line only module and my belief is that the door motor line noise is preventing the signal from making it to the plm. I did the query program a second or 2 after door travel time and it worked. I first added an access point to the garage (it would need to be a plug-in module today). This helped, but the query program seemed to fix it for free it could be added later if you continue to have problems
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Replaced a few nodes, Now, EISY is unresponsive
paulbates replied to Michaelv's topic in IoX Support
Yes, that looks right. There's a catch-22 with the PLM restore.... you have to be connected to do it. Try powering down the eISY Unplug the the plm Unplug and firmly replug the plm's cable to the eISY on both ends plug the plm back in wait 10 seconds, the start eisy back up -
Replaced a few nodes, Now, EISY is unresponsive
paulbates replied to Michaelv's topic in IoX Support
It happened to mine when I first set it up. It took 2 or 3 times. I'd the insteon box checked in iox under config? -
Replaced a few nodes, Now, EISY is unresponsive
paulbates replied to Michaelv's topic in IoX Support
There's a couple of things to look at How old is the plm? Post the 4 numbers on the white sticker on the back of you don't know the year you bought it. Is the LED by the set button lit? It should be. If that checks out or the plm is new: when I first set up my eisy that happened to me and I had to restart eisy several times. Then it was good. -
How to "refresh" the connection between PG3x and Polisy?
paulbates replied to someguy's topic in IoX Support
Pg3x is the owner of the node & it's data.. it's best to delete the nodes within each plug-in there. But normally when you do, they're removed. If a node is blank, that means there wasn't data to update it. Sometimes it takes a while or certain events to happen. The details of that could be in the plug-in docs, or you could post a specific question about certain nodes in the forum under the plugins section. -
Replaced a few nodes, Now, EISY is unresponsive
paulbates replied to Michaelv's topic in IoX Support
Can you look under Tools>Diagnostics>PLM Info/Status? What does it say? -
Alternate to SMS Text Messages with Images
paulbates replied to CPrince's topic in IoX Program Support
The limits are high for me. I don't remember specifics, but their web page explains it. I paid one time for the app one time $5 each for my android phone and ipad -
Alternate to SMS Text Messages with Images
paulbates replied to CPrince's topic in IoX Program Support
I've used pushover app for a number of years. Since using eisy, I've switched from using network resources to the paid for notification plug-in with pushover. I don't include image attachments, but pushover can have them, not sure if the the notification plug-in supports them. Worth asking in that forum. Pushover gives me organized notifications without clogging up email or text. The notifications can be put in groups they call apps, but this of them ssy folders. The pics are apps (folder) view and details in one of the apps(folders) -
There's a thousand and one assumptions we can all make about how it's going to be architected. It's probably best to be encouraged that they've been listening and are working on it, and evaluate it once we can do that.
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The address is printed on the front, bottom right of the faceplate mount as you face the outlet. Small type, with a qr code you can scan.. It's meant for scanning it into an insteon hub, but it will come up and you can read it on your phone You can also put the eisy in linking mode, press the set button and have the eisy find it
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