by AdminWes » Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:53 pm
Let me see if some of this info will help understand why MobiLinc appears to be acting differently than the SmartLinc Web Page.
The Web Page only controls scenes and can only ask for status of one device in that scene. So if you have multiple devices in a scene, the SmartLinc doesn't know what the real scene status is. Only the device you told it about, which isn't really scene status at all. It's just the state of one device. Also, the SmartLinc web page only does scenes it won't control individual devices like the IOLinc or Irrigation controller or multiple thermostats let alone get and display their status.
With MobiLinc you get the added benefit of individual device control and scene control along with the option to add an IO Linc, Irrigation controller and multiple thermostats to your SmartLinc.
The SmartLinc doesn't ask for status until you are on the page looking at your scenes. Then it asks for status which causes a delay of several seconds before you know if a scene is on or off. When MobiLinc starts up it immediately begins polling for device and scene and thermostat status so that when you navigate to your device or scene MobiLinc has already started that process of finding your status. A drawback is if you issue a command to a scene or a device it can be delayed by a few seconds and SmartLinc can only handle one request at a time.
To get better performance out of MobiLinc, here's what I would suggest. Most people use the scenes to control just their one device per scene. If this describes your situation, I would suggest removing all devices from My Devices by performing a left to right finger swipe over the device name and tap Delete for every device in My Devices. Now MobiLinc won't ask for device status and instead jump right into getting just the scene status for you. If you go with this approach, how is the responsiveness? Does it improve for you?
Wes