HCA Admin
Sep 01, 2009, 01:22 PM
The EZIO device comes in two models: The EZIO8SA with eight outputs and seven inputs, and the EZIO2X4 with two outputs and four inputs. HCA supports them both.
An important fact about these is that you must add to your HCA design one device for each output you want to control and one device for each input you want to work with.
To add an Input select from the menu New - Device. On the third Wizard step select as the manufacturer "Insteon" and the type of EZIO you have - either the EZIO8SA or the EZIO2X4.
The next step of the wizard allows you to specify what input this device.
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Complete the Wizard as usual.
To add an Output select from the menu New - Device. On the third Wizard step select as the manufacturer "Insteon" and the type of EZIO you have - either the EZIO8SA or the EZIO2X4.
The next step of the wizard allows you to specify what output this device represents.
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Complete the Wizard as usual.
Note: If you are creating a series of devices or controllers - one for each output or input - you can use the HCA Copy / Paste operation to quickly create them all. Just create the first then select it in the design pane (the left pane), right-click and select Copy. Now select the folder to paste it in to, right click and select Paste. HCA prompts for a new name and then pastes in a copy. All you need do is to open its properties and change which output or input the device represents.
What can you do with the EZIO outputs and inputs now that you have devices and controllers created?
Outputs are treated just like other devices in HCA. You can control them ON or OFF. This can be done from the UI, from a schedule, or from a program. You can also ask for their status.
Inputs can be used in two ways. You can query them to see if the input is ON or OFF. You can also use their change in state (OFF to ON or ON to OFF) to trigger a program. For this to work you must first program the EZIO to broadcast a message when an input change state. This can't be done with HCA but must be done with the EZIO setup program available from the manufacturers web site.
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The setting to change is the "Broadcast Status Chg" option. Once enabled then each time an input changes from ON to OFF or from OFF to ON the EZIO sends a message on to the powerline.
To create a trigger for a program that starts when the input does change state, open the properties of the program and select the Triggers tab
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SeleDouble click the "Add new" branch to start adding a new trigger.
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Select the device for the input you want to trigger with and choose On or Off - "On" means when the input goes from OFF to ON, and "Off" means when the input goes from ON to OFF.
If the program doesn't trigger as the input changes double-check that you have correctly set up the "broadcast status chg" option.
While you have created separate devices for each output and separate devices for each input, HCA does know that they are all from the same EZIO. For example, if you get the status of any of them - from the UI or from a program - HCA retrieves the state of all of them and updates all the separate devices and controllers. So to update HCA's state you need only request the status of one input and one output and the state of all the inputs and outputs are updated.
An important fact about these is that you must add to your HCA design one device for each output you want to control and one device for each input you want to work with.
To add an Input select from the menu New - Device. On the third Wizard step select as the manufacturer "Insteon" and the type of EZIO you have - either the EZIO8SA or the EZIO2X4.
The next step of the wizard allows you to specify what input this device.
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Complete the Wizard as usual.
To add an Output select from the menu New - Device. On the third Wizard step select as the manufacturer "Insteon" and the type of EZIO you have - either the EZIO8SA or the EZIO2X4.
The next step of the wizard allows you to specify what output this device represents.
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Complete the Wizard as usual.
Note: If you are creating a series of devices or controllers - one for each output or input - you can use the HCA Copy / Paste operation to quickly create them all. Just create the first then select it in the design pane (the left pane), right-click and select Copy. Now select the folder to paste it in to, right click and select Paste. HCA prompts for a new name and then pastes in a copy. All you need do is to open its properties and change which output or input the device represents.
What can you do with the EZIO outputs and inputs now that you have devices and controllers created?
Outputs are treated just like other devices in HCA. You can control them ON or OFF. This can be done from the UI, from a schedule, or from a program. You can also ask for their status.
Inputs can be used in two ways. You can query them to see if the input is ON or OFF. You can also use their change in state (OFF to ON or ON to OFF) to trigger a program. For this to work you must first program the EZIO to broadcast a message when an input change state. This can't be done with HCA but must be done with the EZIO setup program available from the manufacturers web site.
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The setting to change is the "Broadcast Status Chg" option. Once enabled then each time an input changes from ON to OFF or from OFF to ON the EZIO sends a message on to the powerline.
To create a trigger for a program that starts when the input does change state, open the properties of the program and select the Triggers tab
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SeleDouble click the "Add new" branch to start adding a new trigger.
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Select the device for the input you want to trigger with and choose On or Off - "On" means when the input goes from OFF to ON, and "Off" means when the input goes from ON to OFF.
If the program doesn't trigger as the input changes double-check that you have correctly set up the "broadcast status chg" option.
While you have created separate devices for each output and separate devices for each input, HCA does know that they are all from the same EZIO. For example, if you get the status of any of them - from the UI or from a program - HCA retrieves the state of all of them and updates all the separate devices and controllers. So to update HCA's state you need only request the status of one input and one output and the state of all the inputs and outputs are updated.