Insteon things online but switch not working

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Hi

I’m a newbie to openHAB 3.2.0 so please forgive the dumb questions.

I’m trying to drive an Insteon switch model 2633-522 via an Insteon
hub 2242-5222, PLM version 9D on a Windows 10 PC.

First I execute this command in cmd
C:\Program Files\openhab\start.bat

I’ve created an Insteon Network Thing with
/hub2/:@192.168.1.101:25105,poll_time=300
and it shows green ‘online’

I’ve also created an Insteon Device Thing which is a switch model
2635-522 (there is no device 2633-522 available in the dropdown menu
so I’m guessing this will do) and it too shows green online.

Then I have linked the switch via a channel and its code reads
ID: insteon:device:610433d870:3599cd1ef6
label: Insteon Device
thingTypeUID: insteon:device
configuration:
productKey: F00.00.1B
address: 47.70.BD
bridgeUID: insteon:network:610433d870
location: study

Then I have created an InsteonDevice_Switch Item and the Channel link
shows green an online

However, the device does not respond to the on/off switch in the Item
panel.

LOGS:

2022-05-23 16:06:05.920 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:3bf5c5014b’ changed from UNKNOWN to OFFLINE (CONFIGURATION_ERROR): Initialization failed, unable to start the Insteon bridge with the port ‘/hub2/elhay:14736251@192.168.1.112:25105,poll_time=300’.
2022-05-26 19:49:43.132 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:3bf5c5014b’ changed from OFFLINE (CONFIGURATION_ERROR): Initialization failed, unable to start the Insteon bridge with the port ‘/hub2/elhay:14736251@192.168.1.112:25105,poll_time=300’. to REMOVING
2022-05-26 19:49:43.135 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:3bf5c5014b’ changed from REMOVING to REMOVED
2022-05-26 19:49:43.136 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:3bf5c5014b’ changed from REMOVED to UNINITIALIZED
2022-05-26 19:49:43.144 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:3bf5c5014b’ changed from UNINITIALIZED to UNINITIALIZED (HANDLER_MISSING_ERROR)
2022-05-26 19:51:23.407 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:610433d870’ changed from UNINITIALIZED to INITIALIZING
2022-05-26 19:51:23.410 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:610433d870’ changed from INITIALIZING to UNKNOWN
2022-05-26 19:51:28.481 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:network:610433d870’ changed from UNKNOWN to ONLINE
2022-05-26 19:59:30.485 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:device:610433d870:3599cd1ef6’ changed from UNINITIALIZED to INITIALIZING
2022-05-26 19:59:30.528 [INFO ] [ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent] - Thing ‘insteon:device:610433d870:3599cd1ef6’ changed from INITIALIZING to ONLINE
2022-05-26 20:03:19.315 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command ON
2022-05-26 20:03:19.323 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become ON
2022-05-26 20:03:19.330 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from NULL to ON
2022-05-26 20:03:24.974 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command OFF
2022-05-26 20:03:24.975 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become OFF
2022-05-26 20:03:24.977 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from ON to OFF
2022-05-26 20:03:35.806 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command ON
2022-05-26 20:03:35.807 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become ON
2022-05-26 20:03:35.809 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from OFF to ON
2022-05-26 20:03:37.456 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command OFF
2022-05-26 20:03:37.457 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become OFF
2022-05-26 20:03:37.458 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from ON to OFF
2022-05-26 20:53:38.878 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command ON
2022-05-26 20:53:38.880 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become ON
2022-05-26 20:53:38.882 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from OFF to ON
2022-05-26 20:53:41.383 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command OFF
2022-05-26 20:53:41.384 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become OFF
2022-05-26 20:53:41.386 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from ON to OFF
2022-05-26 20:57:56.771 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command ON
2022-05-26 20:57:56.773 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become ON
2022-05-26 20:57:56.774 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from OFF to ON
2022-05-26 20:57:58.278 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command OFF
2022-05-26 20:57:58.279 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become OFF
2022-05-26 20:57:58.280 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from ON to OFF

Anyone have any suggestions on how to address this?

Thanks in advance

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From what I see in the log file, you are turning the item InsteonDevice_Switch ON/OFF in the UI. For example here’s the last part of the log file:

2022-05-26 20:57:58.278 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemCommandEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ received command OFF

and it’s getting sent to the binding:

2022-05-26 20:57:58.279 [INFO ] [penhab.event.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ predicted to become OFF

and the switch responded that it changed from ON to OFF:

2022-05-26 20:57:58.280 [INFO ] [openhab.event.ItemStateChangedEvent ] - Item ‘InsteonDevice_Switch’ changed from ON to OFF

What is not working? Maybe the switch is bad?

3

I noticed that it is happening really fast. Do you properly have the item configured for the device? What does the links show for the item and thing?

4

Please use code tags to mark logs as code. It’s much cleaner and more easy to read. :wink: Please be aware that you can always edit your postings.

What’s the configuration of the thing/channel/item?

5

Thanks for the quick response.

I believe the switch is working because it switches on and off according to a program (previously loaded when the Insteon web site was still working).

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Once again, thanks for the rapid response.

In desperation I tried recreating the things and items.

Insteon Network code entry is now

UID: insteon:network:8672b34199
label: Insteon Network
thingTypeUID: insteon:network
configuration:
port: /hub/192.168.1.101:9761
devicePollIntervalSeconds: 300
location: test

and under Channels it reads

“This thing has no channels. Either the thing type doesn’t define
channels, or they may be detected and appear later.”

Insteon Device Code reads:

UID: insteon:device:8672b34199:f3f48ee8e9
label: Insteon Device
thingTypeUID: insteon:device
configuration:
productKey: F00.00.0D
address: 47.70.BD
bridgeUID: insteon:network:8672b34199
location: test

and under channels none of B,L,L,S look live.

The items page shows
a text tag "apartment’
Semantic Classification class is Location_indoor_Apartment
Metadata has nothing and
Channel links has nothing

Is that what you were asking about?

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Hi Thanks. Not sure about code tags. Can you point me to where I can read about how that is done?

In the meantime this is what I hope you are asking about. Sorry if it’s not.

In desperation I tried recreating the things and items.

Insteon Network code entry is now

UID: insteon:network:8672b34199
label: Insteon Network
thingTypeUID: insteon:network
configuration:
port: /hub/192.168.1.101:9761
devicePollIntervalSeconds: 300
location: test

and under Channels it reads

“This thing has no channels. Either the thing type doesn’t define
channels, or they may be detected and appear later.”

Insteon Device Code reads:

UID: insteon:device:8672b34199:f3f48ee8e9
label: Insteon Device
thingTypeUID: insteon:device
configuration:
productKey: F00.00.0D
address: 47.70.BD
bridgeUID: insteon:network:8672b34199
location: test

and under channels none of B,L,L,S look live.

The items page shows
a text tag "apartment’
Semantic Classification class is Location_indoor_Apartment
Metadata has nothing and
Channel links has nothing

Cheers

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You need to make sure the item is linked to the switch channel:

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9

Ah, thank you. I’ll have a go at doing that.

10

Thanks for that. Problem solved! Now to get into openHAB sufficiently that I can schedule events.
Thanks again.

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Code tags (or Code fences):
```
code goes here. By the way, it’s an extra large line of code, so normally it will be a word wrap, which breaks a tabbed list of information. But as code, the text will stay in one line.
```
will result in

code goes here. By the way, it's an extra large line of code, so normally it will be a word wrap, which breaks a tabbed list of information. But as code, the text will stay in one line.

It’s even possible to write [code] and [/code] for start of code block and end of code block.

12

Ah, OK. Thanks.

As you will have seen my problem has been resolved with kind help.

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Yes, the point is, it’s good to know how to format text in the forum the right way :slight_smile: no offence.

14

Noted. Thanks.

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