Guy Lavoie

I've created two icons (open and closed garage door) and I've accessed them as URLs on a local PC, which works fine...unless I'm away from home. A remotely accessible URL like yours is certainly better. What I'd really like is to be able to import the icons into UD Mobile, as local files on my phone. Alternately, is there such a thing as a web server app that we can install on a phone (android)? I see several listed, but I'd like to know about any recommended, known safe ones.

This is where AND statements come in. Here is generic logic that you could use to create two programs: If Alexa open door command And Tilt sensor variable = "closed" Then Open door If Alexa close door command And Tilt sensor variable = "open" Then Close door You wouldn't have anything for Else statements.

I have the updated android app. As a test, I tried adding my Hue bridge as a Matter device. I went into the "Smart Home" section of the Hue app to generate the Matter pairing code, which it gives as a numeric string. Then I went to a web site that allows you to generate QR codes from text, then tried scanning the resulting QR code with the UD Mobile app. It gives me an invalid code error for adding Matter devices. Was worth a try...

Running some programs at startup is a way to immediately set certain things to desired initial defaults, where there are not necessarily triggering events that occur. For example you might want to test if your alarm system is armed or disarmed, assume that your sprinklers are off, etc. Regular programs usually run only when certain triggering events happen.

The "need" for the Zmatter dongle hasn't really been made clear yet. In principle, it should be needed (or an option) for Thread devices, though the 5.9.1 release announcement doesn't mention it, and instead indicates that Thread could be done through "border routers". As announced: - Matter Initial support for light bulbs and plugin modules: -- WiFi direct. -- WiFi through a Border Router such as Google Nest Hub or Apple HomePod. -- Thread through a Border Router I'm guessing that ultimately, the dongle would be an alternative to the border router.

Upgrade to 5.8.4 or to 5.9.1? The current "upgrade" is 5.9.1, and a few Polisys have gotten bricked in the process. Looks like that might be your case. You'll need to open a support ticket on that.

Nice to see that it was recoverable, and good to know for others who experience the same problem. Good support from UDI.

Has anyone, anywhere successfully linked a Matter device yet? If so, what what is the device? How did you proceed?

Ticket time.

There is nothing wrong with using multiple programs, and it's not a question of efficiency. Complex, nested logic requires multiple programs like that.

Plugins are used with the controller itself, to extend functionality and add new features. They're not specifically related to UD Mobile. For example the Hue plugin will allow you to control Philips Hue bulbs, they will appear as devices you can then control. Ask a more specific question.

Sounds like it might be a firmware issue in the opener's controller, especially if the trouble reported by others are for people installing new openers.

Interesting, because I picked up one of these just last week (as an open box item on marketplace, for a ridiculous price). I already have a well functioning garage door setup with an Insteon IOLinc. I just thought I'd give it a try and see how it goes, and learn along the way, for possible use if worthwhile. I installed on on my eisy, which has the Zooz 700 series dongle. It took a bit of fiddling but it linked and installed ok, and does appear as a barrier device as you say it should. Works correctly too, as I simulate the door movement with the tilt sensor in my hand. My device list shows 5 nodes; the ones you listed plus "Unattended Op alarm". Are you using a Zooz dongle or the Zmatter one?

I just tried that (thanks for drawing my attention to it). Unfortunately it doesn't work. If I try to set the color or saturation levels, I get a "could not get brightness node" error. But the brightness level works fine, like a white only bulb. As part of the testing process I switched the bulb over to the Hue hub network and did a software update on the bulb, hoping that it would fix this, but I get the same result after deleting it from the hub and reacquiring it with the Polisy. This might be one of the older versions of the bulb. It had firmware 67.88 and it upgraded to 67.116.

I just tested linking a color bulb. It works, but I can't see any way of changing the colors. It looks like it sees just a Zigbee on/off switch, though dimming works fine on both bulbs I tested. But why are you specifically looking to remove the Hue hub, given that you already have it?

It works! I screwed in a brand new Hue White bulb, fired up the Polisy, and chose "Add a Zigbee Device" under Zigbee. It saw the bulb right away and added it. The bulb also blinked on a off at least a dozen times before just staying lit. Looks like this in IoX

Sounds about right. If you read the other part of the notice, you'll also see that the wifi performance of the eisy had to be degraded to 802.11a/g to achieve Matter functionality. Since the main difference between the eisy and the Polisy is the hardware platform, it seems that getting Matter to work over wifi was difficult on the eisy and impossible on the Polisy. It seems that when you want Matter over wifi, avoid problems by connecting your controller with a wired connection. I don't know how then using your own wifi router for Matter connectivity might be difficult or not.

Interestingly, just for fun I was just going over the Canadian Tire website (large Canadian retailer) and looking over the smart bulb products, to try and spot anything identified as Matter compatible. Nope, not yet. However I did notice that some Philips Hue bulbs sported the Zigbee logo on the box. Some kind of move towards a more generic compatibility? Or just indicating something that was possible all along? I just might try this later today with my test Polisy, that has the Zmatter dongle. I'll start with a spare Hue bulb that isn't linked to any hub.

There might be another option coming. Hue hubs received an update to be Matter compatible, some months ago. Depending on how this new Matter integration goes in IoX, you might be able to do it that way. I still have no clear idea of what else might be needed for this to work (the Hue hub is wired TCP/IP, so that already makes it accessible).

I'll add a couple of questions to that. - Where does the Zmatter dongle fit into this? - A while back, Philips Hue updated their hubs to be Matter compatible. Does this mean we should be able to add Hue bulbs (now, or later) as Matter devices?

A strange and mysterious problem gets fixed in a strange and mysterious way.

For now it's in the phone app. Seems the update for iPhones isn't available yet (I have android). For the eisy it's with the external enclosure.

Well the Polisy is still officially supported. I'd get it back in order with UDI support and keep it as a spare.

That's known (and hopefully fixed soon) but in the meantime, you can do: ssh admin@<ipaddress>

Wired ethernet is probably the better way for your controller to be connected to your network. In fact, the release announcement says: -- Polisy does not support Matter when connected using WiFi. For those with apparently bricked Polisys, how did you upgrade it: wifi or wired? Just looking for any common denominator.