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+ | ====== INSTEON Controllers ====== | ||
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+ | INSTEON devices tend to fall into two categories: controllers and responders. Controllers are devices that send INSTEON commands to other INSTEON devices. The ControlLinc is a device which has 5 button pairs (along with all on/off and dim/brighten). You can set these buttons to perform many different actions. | ||
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+ | Responders are INSTEON devices that respond to commands. So, an ApplianceLinc or LampLinc will respond to commands sent to them: ON/OFF, Status Requests (to get state if Indigo get's out of sync somehow), and, in the case of the LampLinc, DIM/BRIGHTEN. | ||
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+ | Many INSTEON devices are both controllers and responders: KeypadLincs (which have 6 or 8 buttons), SwitchLincs, ToggleLincs, etc. They can be set up to send commands (via Links) and they can respond to commands from other devices. | ||
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+ | Once you have your device defined, you'll probably want to do one of these things: | ||
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+ | * [[scenes|Make a button to turn on/off a light]] - simple version without using INSTEON Links - compatible with X10 devices as well | ||
+ | * [[inst_button_basics|Make a button to control an INSTEON lighting scene]] - slightly more involved version for INSTEON only scenes, but performs better | ||
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