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Zooz has several smart relay's if I understand your question. Are you looking for something to trigger momentary switch like an I/O link can trigger a garage door in the Insteon world? If yes take a look at the Zooz website at the Smart Relays section. I have one of their relays. You can also Google search for advanced settings and the specific model number to find some of the custom settings. I can verify I was able to set these with my Polisy.

I'm with you on this. I hope everyone can be patient. I think Ken and team got the most critical piece and quickest up first. The cloud service. I can only imagine the daily headaches they are having trying to pull the company out of the ditch maybe even the cliff it was ran into. The last update I saw said it would be months before seeing newly manufactured hardware, but there was some existing inventory they were working on the logistics of it. I think months is understandable with the time it will take to get the manufacturing processes back in order, get the chips, and get them on the slow boat. If anyone hasn't read on the chip manufacturing process, it can take a while for just the chips to be made(my assumption is this process applies to the same types of chips Insteon needs as the article I read). The one thing I would like to see communicated is what equipment they are bringing back.

@Kentinada I have a Chamberlain that does NOT allow me use a simple button press, but did see a write up somewhere like what Mr Bill is talking about. The writer opened his controller and found the appropriate contacts there, not at the opener. I have the Zooz Zen16(the 3 channel model) and it works well for other things. I don't use it on my garage door. If you Google for "Zooz Zen17 advanced settings", you should see all the configuration parameters available. I was able to set these parameters with my Polisy.

Thank you that is good news. I completely understand this and thought this might be the case. I'm optimistic on this one because of the large Hue user base and the Official Developer program with Philips, but Philips Hue can be cost prohibitive. @bpwwerI just noticed the title line in your signature and knew I had seen your name in the Node Server store. It made me go look to see how many! WOW! Thank you for all your contributions!

Totally agree thats how I did mine the second time! @Hoosier Daddy my digging for a better understanding was based more off your question about wondering if a developer would update the app. I am definitely in favor of supporting the developers on node servers when the MS adds value to our daily lives/automations. This NS seems to be the type that adds value to me, but it is a free NS which I appreciate, but the development time comes at some cost whatever that is. The cost would be different to each developer and some might just feel rewarded for helping out. @Hoosier DaddySince the developer has acknowledged in his notes that is a known behavior, what else would you like to see out of the node server? Also, will this Node Server be maintained over time? Does UDI ever pick these up and maintain in house? I'm mainly curious before I begin to depend on this NS too much as I don't have much invested Hue at the time, but I'm in more of a test mode. My biggest challenge is the mapping of the scenes to the generic names, but I noticed in the Node server logs that my custom named Hue app scenes are in the logs, just not in the Admin Console for ISY. Overall I think its a very functional Node Server and the ability to set custom colors and temperature is a much welcomed option without the simple color palette. I also saw some other discussions where folks use the Network Resources to trigger the Hue scenes. My understanding was they were using NR for this because when they updated their scenes on the Hue app the scenes in the ISY needed to resync in some way and it was easier to just edit the scene in Hue for spouses and other family and calling the unique scene name in the NR was reliable.(Maybe this is resolved now???) I was able to edit an existing scene's brightness level in the Hue app, and when I triggered the generic scene name in the Admin Console, I saw the new values when I triggered this scene with no syncing of the ISY and the Hue box. The one thing I would like to better understand is the expected behavior of the generic scene names and is this something that could be populated in the Admin Console(since I saw my scene names in the logs.)

I keep doing some digging, to learn more and noticed on the Github repo for the PG2 and PG3 of this node server exking/xking(not tagging him as reply is not needed)has noted the following. Notes Poly assumes that Bridge IP address never change, so it is recommended that you create an IP address reservation for the Hue Bridge on your router. IMHO this is an accepted risk of using the NS.

Totally agree. I have been switching different routers over the years, but recently went back to DD-WRT. After Insteon Hubs went red, I wanted a good router that I KNEW I could block the outbound access out to the Internet for certain devices. I decided to make the router part of my design and not an afterthought of my home automation needs. I'm documenting the reservations outside of the router and saving backups. Ironically after reading this and going to set my DHCP reservation, I fat fingered and keyed one digit higher in the last octet. ?...I was able to easily identify the error in the logs in the NS and changed my DHCP reservation. I'm testing Home Assistant as well and have had some mixed results when IP's changed....some integrations did good others not so much. What I don't want is to loose the DHCP lease during day to day use and loose connectivity. In the past I set static IP addresses, but that can be a pain when there are network changes and trying to get everything back online. This thread has been good for me as it pushed me to dig into my Hue lights and get the Network Resources set up along with the NS. Thanks to everyone for their past work documenting and commenting to help me get over those humps.

Something to help with those types of issue is to use DHCP reservations. I have been doing it on all my devices that connect to each other. I had just gotten started testing Hue so your post caught my eye and reminded me to set up the reservation for it as well. ?

Thank you for the clarification. I missed the reference to the module.

It might be worth asking about compatibility with UDI support, but when I got mine it got shipped with a Zooz stick which I have seen in stock with other companies.

@RossThank you for the response. I was able to get the KPL buttons working with a program. I turned the toggle feature off and set the button to only send the off command. I use the program to monitor for the Off command. The off command takes away 3 from the variable for volume down and adds 3 for volume up. With Z-Wave functionality in the same system I did consider the approach you mention, but with the Zooz Zen34. I am moving away from the Insteon Mini-Remotes(because of the non-serviceable battery) and only using them when I need a direct link, like to control a switch in a bedroom that is on the wrong wall. I will keep Insteon trigger devices like that and motion sensors when I want to get the direct link capability. The Zooz Zen34 should serve the same functionality as an Insteon Switch when using a program. Its got a more options and support for a lot of scenes natively without using variables.

This is a really good point. With the Hub I only got what was available, which meant less thinking through things. UDI/ISY/Polisy gives so many more choices, I wished I had bought it years ago, but I'm realizing now I can think through those habits and have a better set up. Huge paradigm shift from the Hub mindset.

Thank you I was able to get this working with a state variable. I got past my original clunky idea and am comfortable with the implementation. Works great in my initial testing. Now you have me rethinking my original design, but this is a good thought. I have been entertaining a different design. In my garage I dont always have my phone and its a convince, but its a great point, I'm not sure how often I actually adjust the volume. To both of you. Thank you very much for replying. I always learn a lot from both of you in other posts and appreciate your contributions to the community.

I'm working to replace my Insteon Hub functionality with Polisy and Node Servers. The last piece seems to be my Sonos control in my garage with a keypad linc. The KPL makes a great controller since I don't always have my phone with me and I typically have 3 stations I listen to, need volume up/down adjustment, and play/pause. The Hub was a bit of black box on controlling this but it just worked for my setup(was also aggravated at Insteon when they announced the new app wouldn't be able to configure the Sonos integration). I have the volume buttons on my keypad and they could adjust up/down with the hub(sometimes a little lag or missed a command, but totally functional). Is there recommended way to set up my volume buttons? I have some ideas about using the programs with Polisy, but my idea seems a little clunky. Is there a recommend way to trigger the "Sonos Favorites"? I have 3 buttons on my KPL for presets. I'm leaning towards a program, because my initial test of configuring this a scan failed(but later looked and the node server was not started, so my test wasn't valid).

I don't see how this could be related to the upstream Internet. Since you can get to the Login page and successfully see the console, but the devices are showing as "check connections" that eliminates the IP network side(horrible DSL or Starlink). Insteon connectivity is a different "network". Since you checked the PLM and it is recognized that should not be the problem unless you have a PLM problem at the same time as the change to Starlink(I think this coincidence would be pretty unlikely). Maybe someone with more experience on the ISY/Insteon side can chime in, but when I saw you didn't have a reply yet, I wanted to eliminate the change to Starlink. Will be watching this thread as I'm interested what the issue could be.

I don't know when this happened with mine, but can confirm this was the same thing happened with my hub. I'm pretty sure it was out of warranty, but it was pretty painless.

So many good points in your post, but this is a key take away for me. It will be interesting to see what products Insteon brings back and how open they are with 3rd parties like UD. The territorial stuff happens with companies, but after being a Polisy user for about 6-8 weeks, I wish I would have done it sooner. I think the simpler interface like a single purpose app and hub appeal to the market that wants the easy factor. Using Polisy seems more to the Prosumer clients that want more from their system. My opinion is there is more risk to alienate 3rd parties vs working with them. It will be interesting to see what happens as I'm totally speculating but hoping for the best. Keeping an open mind, but Polisy will help me be future proof while continuing to use my existing Insteon devices.

Totally agree with you! Im in a similar situation, but with a single home with Insteon. My failure rate is low as well, but I read early on about putting in a whole home surge protector.

Gotcha. No problem. Here to learn and appreciate the insights.

Hey RPerrault. I’m not following your comment to my quote above. I totally understand that with Z-Wave. I tried adding my Polisy as a secondary controller to my Qolsys alarm panel and learned that the hard way. I like the ease of use of the Qolsys but the interoperability and not being able to shift to be a second controller opened my eyes. I just wanted to add some “trigger” type Z-Wave devices like remotelinc in the Insteon world and Qolsys doesn’t recognize them and can’t use them with the Polisy being the secondary controller. That’s when I figured out there wasn’t broadcast type traffic and the Polisy couldn’t see what the Zwave network was doing in real time since it wasn’t the primary. I can query the Z-Wave device and send commands but not see changes in real time. Doing a periodic query was where I settled on to bring my lock status and thermostat information into Polisy. I may be misunderstanding something but have moved on from trying to tightly integrate with the Qolsys.

I appreciate hearing the terminology so I can understand it bit better, but this reminds of how spoiled I was with my Insteon setup. I didnt really know much about how it work, it just worked well for me. Sure some lights may not have been 100% perfect 100% of the time, but it was not a problem or even something I would think about. I didn't know what the pop corn effect was until Insteon went offline and started reading when I was looking at options. Now I dont want it especially with multiple lamps in the same rooms.

100% Agree. See a lot of technology that is that way...frustrating. I did see a response in Reddit, that Home Seer can do Z-Wave without the popcorn effect, but its dependent on the controllers and the devices. Thats my biggest issue with Z-Wave now is it should work, but interoperability is always questionable. Lots of folks are optimistic about Matter because of the big names involved, but I will wait and see. Sony was a big name when BetaMax was competing for that space. My point is the bigger names probably fail at way more things than we remember or think about and having optimism because big names are involved doesn't get my attention like it did when Insteon was partnering with the Microsoft Stores ?

Anybody finding out what is going on with Insteon? Personally I wish I hadn't waited so long to go to ISY(running Polisy) with Home Assistant, but his is an interesting development. I see a lot of people on Reddit verifying connectivity, but nothing on Insteon website.

Thank you very much!!

I'm working with ST-Sonos as well. Nice idea for the fade out for the music. I have gotten the TTS work. Does anyone know where to load the custom MP3 for the "Clip" audio?