Smarthome is now offering a Weather-Resistant INSTEON-Compatible Appliance modules…. They are still at Pre-Order status, and appear only to be available at Smarthome at this point. (View the rest of the article at ApplianceLinc – INSTEON Outdoor Plug-In On / Off Appliance Module – Smarthome)
Check out the warning below that Smarthome includes in their literature for the 2414U Insteon controller: Using PowerLinc USB & PowerLinc Controller with DirectX Input Devices It is advised that you unplug your PowerLinc when playing games that use Microsoft’s DirectX system while using USB input devices like joysticks. I have run into this problem […]
4.1.1 is now available for download. In addition to the major 4.0 improvements and 4.1 features, this update includes: Added remote link management capability for INSTEON EZSwitch30 module. Fixed bug that caused benign “unknown command bytes” error to be logged. Fixed bug that caused “Report error on receiving corrupt commands” preference to be ignored with […]
Folks, One small issue that I have seen with the 2412U is that receiving modules may lockup if you turn on/off the same device too quickly. Â I have my X10 Chime plugged into a ApplianceLinc (firmware revision 2.8), since my 2414U lost X10 functionality. (Please note, that this loss of X10 functionality is a known […]
Folks, Here’s the first thoughts on the 2412U…. (Please note, my first glance at the 2413U is here) The first issue to realize is that the 2412U is slightly more complex then the 2414U to use with Indigo. Â Currently it requires a driver to be installed, before it can be used by Indigo… Â I assume […]
Here are two templates in Pages for users of SmartHome’s Home Automation tools… They need some clean up, but I whipped them up fairly quickly…. (The Control Linc shows it’s roughness). [download id=”7603″] [download id=”7609″] If you modify, or fix them up. Please let me know… (and send me a revised copy) – Benjamin