All-Linking 2477D via command from 2413S PLM ?

[ronter_1491]

I would like to set up a 12 device ( mostly 2477D wall dimmers ) Insteon network without having to physically go back and forth between the PLM and each device pushing buttons. I want to create a controller/responder relationship in both directions. i.e. PLM and Dimmer are both a controller and responder to each other.

Reading the Insteon Developer's Guide and Insteon Modem Developer's Guide, I thought this may be possible by sending an SD message 0x62 to the 2477D address with Command Bytes 0x09,0x01 and Message Flags 0x0F. I would then send a Start ALL-Linking command 0x64 to the PLM.

Unfortunately, the 2477D responds to the 0x09,0x01 command with an SD received message 0x50 with the Message Flags 0xAF (NAK Direct Message) and Command Bytes 0x09,0xFD. I can't find any information about what the 0xFD means.

Should it be possible to ALL-LInk in this manner, or should I start training for the "running up and down the stairs Insteon marathon"?

[BLH]

You may want to look at the Insteon I2CS Developers Notes. That may be a I2CS (Insteon I2 messaging with Check Sum) response. 0xFD looks like it may what you are seeing.
http://cache.insteon.com/developer/i...-022012-en.pdf

[ronter_1491]

You may want to look at the Insteon I2CS Developers Notes. That may be a I2CS (Insteon I2 messaging with Check Sum) response. 0xFD looks like it may what you are seeing.
http://cache.insteon.com/developer/i...-022012-en.pdf

Thank you very much !! The docs I have are from around 2007. I didn't find anything through regular insteon website; how did you find these newer docs?

[BLH]

Where part of the no discontinued Smartlabs Insteon Developers Group.
When they closed. For awhile they where released to all.
They are still on the Insteon web site if you know what to search for.
Most are not up to date now but can sometimes help.
They are also on a GitHub site but I may flag the link as possible questionable site.
https://github.com/pyinsteon/pyinste...8afe782b740410

[ronter_1491]

Thanks very much again. I 'git' that repository and it looks like it has a lot of documents and python examples. Lots of reading for me.

From what I already learned from i2CSdev-022012-en.pdf (and a logic analyzer on the serial port), I'm now able to ALL-Link the 2413S PLM and the 2477D dimmer.switches with software.

[BLH]

You are welcome.
I am glad you can do what you needed to do.
Some of the entries in the repository maybe duplicates or different revisions.