Universal Devices ISY-994i Series, User Manual

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Scene: A collection of INSTEON devices that react to and with one another in various ways.
Scenes are comprised of both Responders and Controllers. Scenes may be
initiated by an INSTEON event or by a Program.
Theme : Several pre-defined ISY Administrative Console color schemes to available from
the File menu. T he Administrative Console must be closed and re-opened for the
Theme change to take effect.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP): A set of standards intended primarily for residential
networks to enable users to link their local and remote personal computers,
printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to
seamlessly discover each other's presence on the network and establish
functional network services for data sharing, communications, and
entertainment.
Variable: Program parameters that can be stored, modified using arithmetic operations,
and compared. You can use Variables to provide information, trigger programs,
etc. There are two different types of Variables: Integer and State. A State
Variable creates an event when it is modified, so it can be used to trigger ISY
Programs when it is currently or reaches a certain value. An Integer Variable is
not used to trigger a Program.
X10: A protocol for communication among electronic devices used for home automation.
Developed in 1975, X10 was the first general purpose network technology to
allow remote control of home devices and appliances for residences. With new
components still available and millions of units in use worldwide, it remains
today’s most widely deploy ed home automation protocol.
X10 primarily uses power line wiring for signaling and control. Each X10 switch
has a user-assigned address. The way X10 addresses are applied to switches
depends on type and manufacturer. X10 switches operate by responding to the
physical control (switch) on the device itself or by responding to a X10 control
signal addressed to that switch from an X10 signal source elsewhere in the
residence’s electrical system.
Typically, X10 devices are either controllers that generate X10 signals or light
switches or electrical sockets that respond to X10 signals. Controllers that are
only capable of generating X10 signals tend to have a somewhat utilitarian
appearance, so X10 signals are now often generated by Dual-Band devices such
as the KeypadLink controller, by a PDA via an IR/X10 protocol converter, or
better yet, by a program in the ISY.
Although, as a protocol, X10 lacks the capabilities and operational reliability of
INSTEON, X10 switches remain the preferred way to control devices that may