Re: [mh] 2413S vs 2413U

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In device manager the USB adapter shows up under Ports (COM & LPT) and will
say something like USB Serial Adapter (COMx)

On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Schaeffer <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Where do I find these options: "Link to Interface", Sync All Links, All
> Link Scan?  When I launch MH in a CMD.exe window, it's all command line
> based - there's no GUI.  If I go into the web interface and choose a
> device, all it offers is to turn on, turn off, or dim (as appropriate).
>
> If the USB to serial adapter shows up as a COM device, how do I know which
> COMx to choose?
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
>
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> On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 11:14 AM Spencer Ryan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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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