Lamp Module Out of Whack

[JimSpy]

What does it mean when the plug-in is suddenly unable to ping or communicate with a lamp module, yet the module still works locally and responds to RF controllers, etc.?

I was running a "Read Device Links and Settings" against a lamp module, and it failed. So I pinged it, and out of 20 tries it failed 100%. I then tested the module itself, and it works with local control. It also appears in the log as working.

Oct-22 1:53:43 PM Insteon Received message from Living Room Nightmare Lamp (1A.EC.BF) taking hops: 1
Oct-22 1:53:43 PM Insteon Received 1A.EC.BF:1 (Living Room Nightmare Lamp) Go OFF


(Don't ask why it's called a Nightmare Lamp).

Should I try a factory reset?

[mnsandler]

there is something on the lamp module circuit that might be causing noise or eating the signal from the PLM.

or the PLM has lost the lamp module insteon id link and is ignoring msgs from the module

[JimSpy]

OK, how do I solve? Or is the module unusable?

[mnsandler]

Try the "program device for HomeSeer" first. If that doesn't help try the reset and reprogram in the interface

[JimSpy]

The first one worked for some reason. Thanks!

[mnsandler]

The first one worked for some reason. Thanks!

sometimes the links go bad (the device database gets corrupt/erased), and they need to be refreshed. Glad its working again.