Re: [mh] 2413S vs 2413U

As long as your devices are I2CS you can link them to the new interface as
long as the PLM knows the destination Insteon ID.

The procedure for this is basically you basically just go through every
device in MisterHouse and pick the "Link to Interface" option. Then once
that is done you force an all link scan, then you remove orphan links
(Which will remove the old PLM from the devices databases) and then a sync
all links to make sure everything is consistent. This works on most devices
but I've had issues with KPLs, that required a factory reset instead.
Battery devices (of which I have none) are a bit trickier.


The USB version of the PLM just has a FTDI-esque USB to serial adapter
inside of it, so it still shows up as a COM device.

Personally I use Linux'es serial device "by-id" so that it doesn't matter
what Virtual COM port it appears to be on:

Insteon_PLM_serial_port =
/dev/serial/by-id/usb-FTDI_FT232R_USB_UART_AK05Z8I2-if00-port0 (you can see
the FTDI's converter serial is in the name so it will never change for that
specific device)

On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 11:07 AM Bruce Schaeffer <[email protected]>
wrote:

> My old PLM died.  It was a PowerLinc Serial (Dual-Band) 2413S.  V1.B
>  1305.  LED is dark, not talking to anything.
>
> Misterhouse version is 4.2 (Yes, I know it's old. I have been thinking
> about upgrading it, but it does what I need it for.) on Windows 10.
>
> New PLM (I always keep a spare for these occasions) is a PowerLinc Serial
> (Dual-Band) 2413S.  Revision 2.3 4216.
>
> Question 1: I had to visit each of my end remotes in order to link the new
> PLM (per I2CS) via the button. Some of them are tucked away being
> shelving/bookcases.  Is there a software way to link the remotes to a new
> PLM, either with MH or some other software?
>
> Question 2: I'm ready to buy my next backup model.  If I want to swap to a
> USB model (2413U), how do I configure MH?  I understand COM1, I don't know
> the equivalent in USB-talk.  What do I put into my mh.private.ini to
> replace:
> Insteon_PLM_serial_port=COM1
> Insteon_PLM_xmit_delay=0.5
> I'm running on a PC with Windows 10.
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
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