InsteonLocal

Python library for controlling Insteon Hub locally. This allows you to send direct commands to your Insteon Hub without having to go through the cloud, or obtain a developer API key (which can be hard or impossible to get from Insteon)

If anyone would like to take over this project, please let me know via github issue. I'm mostly using ZWave/Hue and Homeseer now so I have limited hardware and time to test/work on this.

Troubleshooting/Reporting

1. Download the insteon local package from https://github.com/phareous/insteonlocal
2. Copy config.py.example to config.py and update the host/user/pass to your own hub's information
3. Edit example.py to call the commands you want to test such as: hub.get_linked() sys.exit(1)
4. Open an issue at https://github.com/phareous/insteonlocal Include the log file, the list of device models and ID's, and your hub model

Changes

0.53 2017-06-08 Fix typo in error logging

0.52 2017-06-01 Set path for cache files in constructor

0.51 2017-04-08 Use system temp dir

0.50 2017-04-06 Fix cache error parsing [@wardcraigj]

0.49 2017-03-16 Adds support for i2c2 checksums on extended msg, adds support for controlling on/off outlets (2663-222) [@phareous]

0.48 2017-03-09 Fixes with caching and device ids [@phareous]

0.47 2017-03-01 Caching and logging changes [@wardcraigj]

0.46 2017-02-28 More file caching changes [@wardcraigj]

0.45 2017-02-28 Switching caching to be file-based [@wardcraigj]

0.44 Bug fix for caching [@wardcraigj]

0.43 Better caching [@wardcraigj]

0.41 Add support for FanLinc, better status support [@jawilson]

0.40 Added caching to get device status [@wardcraigj]

0.39 Initial stable release for use in Home Assistant

Hubs

This was developed and tested against the Insteon Hub 2245-222.

It may work for the Insteon Hub 2242-222, SmartLinc 2414N, or other hub with a HTTP local API. However, it has not been tested with these hubs.

Devices

This version of the library should work with Insteon dimmers and switches, and FanLinc controls. It was developed against 2466SW ToggleLinc Relay (Switch) and 2477D SwitchLinc Dual-Band Dimmer

Unsupported Devices

At this time, these devices are supported:

-Switches -Dimmers -Receptacles -FanLinc

To add support for future devices, we will need donations of equipment, or for device owners to directly contribute code.

Unsupported devices include (but aren't limited to):

• Keypads
• Thermostats
• Garage Door Interface
• Leak Detector
• Pool Devices
• Open/Close Sensor
• Door Sensor
• Motion Sensor
• Sprinkler Interfaces
• Smoke Bridge
• I/O Module
• Micro Dimmer
• On/Off Micro
• Open/Close Micro
• Ballast Dimmer
• In-line Dimmer
• Mini Remote

Functionality

The library can currently do the following actions:

• Switches:

  • On
  • Off
  • Beep

• Dimmers:

  • On (specified level)
  • On (fast: saved level)
  • Off
  • Off instant
  • Change level
  • Brighten one step
  • Dim one step
  • Start changing (up or down)
  • Stop changing (up or down)
  • Beep

• Groups:

  • On
  • Off

For all devices, you can get the status of a device with getStatus which will query the device and return the result

You can request a list of all linked devices. For each device, it will also return the type of device and the model. This is accomplished by using two files from this library, device_categories.json and device_models.json

Missing Functionality

It is suggested to use the mobile Insteon App for features that are missing from the library:

• You cannot link or unlink devices to your hub

• You cannot modify, create, or remove scenes/groups.

• You cannot change settings (operating flags) on a device (ramp rate, led brightness, beep, etc.)

• The library does not recognize double-tap, etc.

• The library cannot respond to broadcasts from devices that change state (aka instant notification when you turn on a switch). This could probably be accomplished by the calling application polling the getBufferStatus but it may require library changes to respond to the proper insteon command type.

Using the Library

Because scene, room, and device names are stored in the cloud, they are not available to this library. You can use the getLinked() command to get a list of device ids, and their models/categories, and then store these locally in your application with the desired friendly names, etc.

The first thing to do is to instiniate a hub object:

hub = Hub(ip, user, pass, port, log filename/path, enable console log (Tru eor False))

Example:

hub = Hub('192.168.1.16', 'myuser', 'mypass', '25105', '/tmp/insteonlocal.log', True)

The port is normally 25105. The user/pass is on a sticker on the bottom of the hub (but can be changed via the mobile app). The IP address is available via the mobile app

After establishing a connection to the hub, you can create a Switch or Dimmer object (by giving the Insteon ID). See the example.py for examples.

Establish dimmer and turn on to 25%:

dimmer1 = hub.dimmer('41902d')
dimmer1.on(25)

Turn on switch:

switch1 = hub.switch('40465a')
switch1.on()
switch1.off()

Turn on group:

group3 = hub.group("3")
group3.on()