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- Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
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Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
An update to this: I just discovered that Insteon is NOT no more after all. See https://Insteon.com . New company, separated from former Smarthome (RIP), Hardware (switches, hub, etc.) available, as well as Android and Apple apps. All this discovered because my HB server is dead - see separate post....
- Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: housebot crash and reinstall failure
- Replies: 0
- Views: 324
housebot crash and reinstall failure
The HB server crashed early this morning and will not restart. Tried cold booting the box (no help), and reinstalling HB server 3.56 (twice). Each time I get the same message after the install: Unable to execute file: C:|Program FIles (x86)Housebot\HousebotServer.exe Create Process failed; code 740 ...
- Fri Aug 09, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
I have not had a chance to get back to that work. It’s summer and a lot of outdoor stuff - both work and play - take precedence. Scott suggested checking for drivers and i still have to do that.
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
Well, clearly, I'm missing a step. I installed the stick, identified the COM port, added the hardware interface to HB, but cannot enable the thing. Restarted HB until the system log did not have a ZWave error. No help. I did notice that there are 2 ZWave USB HW interfaces, tried both, with no differ...
- Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
Ordered an Aeotec z stick 7 and a smart switch to test. I’m curious about the z-wave stick’s range.
- Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
Thanks! Aeotec: presumably the USB dongle version and not the (apparently) standalone hub.(Dunno how HB would interface to that one.)
- Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
For Z-wave device (light switches) control by HB, what is required? A hub, similar to the Insteon PLM?
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Software Remotes are not functioning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10068
Re: Software Remotes are not functioning
Whats perplexing is I dont know the answer to the root cause, aside from “Well, that’s Windows.”. Oddly, I had followed my own advice: ”When in doubt, reboot.”. And that had failed to correct the IP config settings. I had checked, obviously, the Static Ip, the subnet mask, and anything that IPCONFIG...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Software Remotes are not functioning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10068
Re: Software Remotes are not functioning
Fixed. I discovered that the issue was IP related - Could not Remote desktop to the HB server, so HB clearly was not the issue. I changed the HB server from static IP to DHCP, let the router assign an IP address. And RDP (and pinging) was restored. I will as time allows go back to static IP so all t...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Software Remotes are not functioning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10068
Software Remotes are not functioning
Not sure what transpired, but now, after last night, none of my Software Remotes can connect to the HB server. And that includes two that are actually ON the server box. Further, the IP address of the HB server, 192.168.1.120, cannot be pinged from anywhere, but all connected and Wi-Fi devices funct...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
Thanks. Me too - Alexa using HB to control stuff behind HB. At some point I guess I need to migrate toward ZWave or some other method of lighting control. (I'm surprised you or anyone else is still using X10. I had 1 or two stand-alone (non-HB) lighting control applications, but the hardware became ...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Re: Apparently Insteon is no more
<crickets>
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Apparently Insteon is no more
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74699
Apparently Insteon is no more
I know I’m late to the party here. But everything HB-related has been working flawlessly. But today, i chose to replace a failed Insteon wall switch with a spare. Then i discovered that Insteon (i.e. Smarthome/Smartlabs) is apparently out of business. This begs the question of what to replace Insteo...
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sensibo HVAC with Housebot?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 81514
Sensibo HVAC with Housebot?
Sensibo is a device that allows remote control of HVAC units (e.g mini splits) that are normally controlled via an IR remote. Their app (IOS, Android) allows you to set all (or virtually all) functions that you would normally do via the HVACs IR remote. In addition, geofencing, Amazon Alexa, etc, ti...
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:57 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: HB Server crashing repeatedly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 38294
Re: HB Server crashing repeatedly
It seems that a Microsoft Security update on 10/14 may have been the culprit. I uninstalled one of the 3 installs done on 10/14 and the HBserver has not crashed since. And this is without the aid of any utilities that restart crashed programs. So, I’m cautiously optimistic. Note to self: If HB begin...