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The comment was entirely tongue-in-cheek, but I suppose I'm hopeful, like everyone else. * Orest

Yes, there are cables you can buy. If you can't find one, I saw a link for one fly by here somewhere. * Orest

Well, up to seven Z-Wave items, now (in place and/or ordered). And, I'm carefully laying these out so that I build out a properly spaced RF backbone, as I'm still in a sparse array. Replacing some of my really old Insteons, one of these was a bit flaky now and one had completely failed, so some were on the list to be replaced any way. The still working pulled units, putting into inventory for possible future swap ins. Between the same-function Z-Wave replacements, a bit of inventory (in particular brand new Keylincs), and securing three 2413S as backup, I'm sure I'll weather this storm, and sail comfortably into the future. And, I'm finding all kinds of interesting Z-Wave modules, that will give me functionality I didn't have before, with a pure Insteon setup. All good. And, this forum is great. Great depth of knowledge and experience. * Orest

That is a REALLY outstanding post. That and the wiki, and really a lot of the posts in these sections, made my ISY -> IoP migration smooth, and helped me get up to speed on adopting Z-Wave. * Orest

Why? Well, there is value in redundancy, or for sandboxing. And I do have another location that I will likely be moving over to IoP/Z-Wave soon. But the big reason I ordered the second Polisy (from a local Cdn supplier) is that they bundle it with a 2413S PLM! They must have a bit of stock left, and are being rather shrewd with it. So, now I have several backups of the 2413S PLM units, including this brand new one. Any money now, expect that Michel will announce the 2413 Pro next week! ? * Orest

If you want to start from scratch, then simpler to just factory reset the PLM, and then plug it into the Polisy, rather than making deletions. But it is probably even easier to back up your ISY, make no changes or deletions nor a factory reset, move the PLM over to the Polisy and restore your setup. From there you can make any necessary changes. Be sure to carefully follow sequencing as outlined in the wiki here. * Orest

An odd turn ... To help keep it straight: IOLinc X - failed unit IOLinc A - tried to add IOLinc B - additional spare unit I started off with a factory reset on IOLinc A. (I also tried adding another spare IOLinc B after a factory reset, identical error) I had an IOLinc X that had failed (the reason for this sequence), I was in the process of trying to rehabilitate with a factory reset, restore, etc., the usual thing, then decided to replace, so adding IOLinc A. Usually you just move the programming over with a Replace, so I hadn't removed the failed IOLinc X, it had the 1010 green write bars. And during the add device process for IOLinc A, in the admin app it did actually flicker to WRITING on this dead IOLinc X, and then back to 1010. ANYWAY, I deleted the dead IOLinc X altogether, and then tried adding the new IOLinc A. This time it worked! Weird. * Orest

This is on attempting to add an IOLinc module directly by specifying the device address. The dialogs that popped up showed that IoP had located the device, queried the type correctly, but then errored out. Is this an issue with the IOLinc, or something to do with IoP? As you can see, it is an older IOLinc, so it could be sick. I did factory reset it. I tried adding the same device by putting it into link mode, did get the bright flashing light. But, no device added. * Orest

I find the "Desert" theme most pleasing, the high contrast i find too stark. I have normal color vision. But, colors are a biggie issue, some 8% of males are color vision deficient, and there are two large groups with one red deficient, the other with red-green confusion, and all have gradations of severity. Generally well saturated colors will be discriminated. Only about 0.2% of females have heritable color vision deficiency. * Orest

Unfortunately the ISY-994 will not work with a USB PLM. The Polisy will work with either a serial or USB PLM. * Orest

@andrew77 I was just wrestling with the very same question. I have an extensive Insteon setup that I've been managing with ISYs over the years. With no more peripherals available to buy, I decided to look seriously at Z-Wave. I had also been thinking of moving to the Polisy. This all kind of made me pull the trigger. Delighted. I am now running a Polisy, having migrated my Insteon setup fairly painlessly, and posted about some of my experiences. (Z-Wave 700 section) I purchased the recommended 700 series dongle, and an Aeotec repeater/amplifier, and have added a couple of Z-Wave devices. Everything is working well. There is a bit of learning curve, but that is part of the fun. So, now I'm largely future-proofed. I do have some inventory of Insteon, and can swap devices around for failures, and where I can't, I can now fill with Z-Wave. I also have enormously increased the variety of devices available to me. * Orest

With the dongle plugged in, it is tight back there, and it does block the other port. You can get the nice 90* adapter as noted upthread, or an extension cable. I did the cable, had a couple of spares. Lets me place the dongle in vertical orientation as well, but also higher up. I attached it to the outside of a bookshelf that is close to the Polisy unit with 3M quick release strips. * Orest

Looks to be exactly what I'm looking for, in Z-Wave. Never found anything like this in Insteon. Individually addressable, identifiable, sounds that I can use to indicate state. The old X10 ding-donger has been working without fail for perhaps twenty years now, but it may crump, and in any case having multiple varying sounds would really improve functionality. * Orest

Sounds There are 30 included sounds within the Chime+Siren, and the device can play sounds from the SD card either overriding the build-in sounds or adding to them. Sounds are played with the Sound Switch Command Class, the Basic Command Class, and optionally with the Indicator Command Class. Volume is controlled with the buttons, the Configuration Command Class, and the Sound Switch Command Class. When a sound is played with the Basic Command Class and Indicator Command Class, then it plays at the current configured volume level. The primary and recommend method for playing sounds is via the Sound Switch Command Class which can also be used to retrieve the name of a particular sound.

No, you call a sound routine node and supply a value to select the sound. * Orest

I can report GOOD success with the ZEN17 unit. AND, there is a bit of irony. In this location previously, I had a pair of IOLincs in the garage, one for each door. They would have no more than a 70% rate of transmission reliability, way worse than any other Insteon module (including other IOLincs) in the house. If they failed to report a door open bad enough, but if they failed to report the door closed the ding-donger would continue irritatingly. I tried everything, of course double checked the contact switches (alarm company commercial grade), swapped out with two new IOLinc units, put filterLincs on the garage door motors, tried using a different power outlet in the garage, put a booster module in the garage, I even jiggled the cords. I considered running the low-voltage cabling from the contact switches further indoors and centrally, but I finally gave up and set the program to both listen for messages, and also to QUERY the pair of IOLincs between each set of ding dongs, when the door was reported as open. That seemed to work as a fail safe. Still missed some door opens, but never kept ding donging and falsely indicating a garage open state. So, the irony .... Z-Wave is often site limited by distances in a sparse new setup as it is a wireless mesh network. I was a bit concerned as the garage is a bit distant. Well, the garage door open/close state report (sensed by the Zen17) now works flawlessly! I actually removed all the extra queries and double checks in the ISY code. Now, I do have the 700 dongle on the top floor, oriented vertically, and there is a Series 7 repeater within 15 feet, but still -- weird! * Orest

For sure, will do. I have ordered the Ecolink, shipping listed as 1 week. There is an Amazon review specifically noting success using it with an ISY. Ships from Ecolink ... https://www.amazon.com/Ecolink-Enabled-Security-Intruder-ISZW7-ECO/dp/B099CS76K3/ref=sr_1_1 * Orest

Also an Aeotec Siren 6, similar functions, but it is 500 series. * Orest

Ha, found one, perhaps ... Ecolink ISZW7-ECO Z-Wave Plus v2 https://products.z-wavealliance.org/products/4000 Now to see if I can source it. * Orest

Searched the Z-Wave database, found lots of sirens, but not what I'm looking for. I still have an ancient X-10 chime (ding-dong, ding-dong, dong-ding) to announce motion outside (once) as well as a garage door opening (twice), and actually for a water leak in the house (ten times). It is still working fine, but will crump some day. Anyone know of a simple Z-Wave box that will issue, perhaps a variety of, identifiable chimes for various states? I suppose you could go with the various talking boxes, but I am loathe to install any device that could also listen and send to the cloud, everything that is said in the house. * Orest

That is really quite an impressive site. I missed the Advanced Search button the first time through. * Orest

OK, so &zwavePlus2Only=on will search for them. * Orest

Hmm, no consistency on that line, the Zen71 series 700 switch uses a different designator, so that may be manufacturer specific. However presence/absence of the line might be significant in this regard. * Orest ON/OFF SWITCH 700 Brand Name: Zooz Product Identifier: ZEN71 Product Line: Line A Product Version: HW: 1 FW: 1.00 Z-Wave Certification Number: ZC12-21020181 Z-Wave Certification Date: 2/17/2021

Just looking through the descriptions of some Z-Wave modules on the registry site, and among other things trying to figure out where it notes what series that devices are. Nothing obvious to me. I suppose if the certification date is 2018 or before, it is unlikely to 700 series. Two examples (below), I know that the Switch 7 is series 700. Is it the Z-Wave Plus v2 line that confirms that? The other listing doesn't have that noted, but then it doesn't have a "Product Line" descriptor line at all. * Orest Smart Switch 7 Brand Name: Aeotec Product Identifier: ZWA023-A Product Line: Z-Wave Plus v2 line Product Version: HW: 1 FW: 1.02 Z-Wave Certification Number: ZC12-20050064 Z-Wave Certification Date: 5/21/2020 Smart Switch 6 Brand Name: Aeotec Product Identifier: ZW096-A02 Product Version: HW: 96 FW: 1.04 Z-Wave Certification Number: ZC10-18106250 Z-Wave Certification Date: 10/4/2018

Just trying to be cautious, especially since I'm new to the Z-Wave side. Clearly a "clunking" dry contact relay like the old 2477S will handle a variety of loads, but an electronic switch may have some operational restrictions. Most of my fluorescents have been changed out to LED tube replacements, that work with the original ballasts, but still have some T8's in place. * Orest