Networking Resources - Universal Devices ISY-994i User Manual

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Now, create a new profile:

Edit the configuration:

Event Behaviour is checked

Message Filter is set to 'SETVAR'

Select 'AR-SetVar' as the 'Entry' task

Exit Tasker to save the profiles.

A message like 'SETVAR ISYFrontDoor=:=0' will create a variable in Tasker of

ISYFrontDoor and assign the value '0' to it. Test the resource (or open and close the door)

to call the network resource - and create the variable the first time. Go back into Tasker -

and you will see a new variable 'ISYFrontDoor'. Watch the screen as you open and close the

door - the value updates within a few moments.

You can then write Tasker events to trigger on variable changes if you want...

Like generic network resources - ISY does not currently support variable substitution - so

you cannot, for example, send the dim status of a light. This should be addressed in 5.x.

20 Networking Resources

Network Resources is a powerful feature of the ISY-99, allowing you to interface with a

virtually unlimited number of network-enabled devices! Use an ethernet to serial converter

to open up an even larger world of RS-232 compatible devices. This page provides

information on known compatible hardware and software capable of being controlled by

You'll also find export files which you can download and import into your ISY, saving you

from doing all the dirty work. To use, simply download the linked .ZIP file and IMPORT into

your ISY from the Network Resources tab. Always be sure to have a full backup of your ISY.

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