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rodtoll / homebridge-isy-js

Homebridge platform plugin for the ISY series of home controllers from Universal Devices.
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Expose on/off buttons to Home app for scenes? #58

Closed TechRemarker closed 6 years ago

TechRemarker commented 6 years ago

For anyone who may still is monitoring this repo, I have a question.

On 6 and 8 scene Insteon scene keypads, all the scene buttons are exposed to Home app on the iPhone except the load buttons, so for 6 buttons the top and bottom, and for 8 the top left.

I'd like to reprogram those to a scene that way when using them they will turn a HomeKit light off/on via software rather than cutting actual power. In the past I thought this wasn't possible but insteon says the power buttons can be reprogrammed to a scene. I'm looking into that now, but assuming that does work, that would only let me reprogram to an insteon scene, and not a HomeKit scene, so still need a way to expose those buttons in Home app like all the other buttons.

Does anyone know how to do this?

PaulWieland commented 6 years ago

I was unaware that you could decouple the load from the main button - do you have a link to the instructions on how to do that?

That being said, if you can decouple the load from the button, then you should be able to set it up just like any other button on the keypad (make a scene with only the button in it, then include that scene in your isy homebridge config).

TechRemarker commented 6 years ago

I also was unaware, as could have sworn last time I asked Insteon support a year or 2 ago, that said it wasn't possible but as of last week, they said via support it was, but they haven't yet described the process as they recommended I call since they alluded was little more complicated. Thanks for your help.