lilyoyo1

Where did i ever mention anything about whether Matter would fail or succeed. Hue may implement matter in such a way that their devices are exposed to a controller but if you use the hue app, it'll only work with their stuff (in this case it's a bridge). Alexa and Google can now pull all of your devices that are in the Isy to be used with their systems (if you allow). Why would that change in the future when polisy (and eisy) will be matter capable? Their hardware is already Matter capable. As I've stated many times (including my post you linked to) no one knows because it's not out yet. Things can be devices, bridges, controllers, or routers. All with differening capabilities. Until it's out, it's impossible to say what can be done, with what, and how. it comes down to how each mfg. implements things (including UDI). If everyone opened their system up to being a router, then yes, it would be possible based on what is said about border routers. However, it still comes down to how it's implemented.

How many logic based controllers are there now? It's not like companies are rushing to make logic based controllers now. Why would matter change that? UDI has already stated their intentions are to support matter. HA, homeseer, and hubitat has done the same as well. People want voice assistants and the logic they offer is usually more than enough for most people. As I've stated for the last few years, this stuff isn't designed for us anymore. They are designed for mass users. The avg user who may want to control a few things but not have to invest a large amount of time and money into it. Look at who was pushing Matter in the first place and why!

No one can answer anything because no one knows. It will take every mfg implementing matter in such a way that everyone can communicate together. If anyone leaves something out then the whole system fails. We can't say how something will work until things are released because we don't know what other mfg. have in store with their systems. For example, when homekit came out, it was promised that any homekit enabled system app could control any other homekit capable device. The problem was; only a few companies fully adopted homekit. Most made their devices discoverable by other homekit devices. Their app just wouldn't do the controlling of other brands. This led apple to creating their own app. The same thing could potentially happen with thread. Since they haven't really given details on how things will be, no one can say. Anything anyone says (including myself) is conjecture, wishful thinking, or dreadful thoughts. How devices communicate with one another is irrelevant to the overall discussion. It doesn't matter if it's ZigBee, thread, wifi, insteon or zwave. The controller (in this case it would be polisy) sends out the command using the relevant form of communication. No difference with now. The Isy can communicate with IP based devices, zwave, and insteon devices without issue. The matter board is ZigBee/thread so it would be able to do the same with both using the chipset they've chosen. Insteon doesn't use ZigBee but when I turn my hue lights on from the switch, my hue lights turn on. Why? Because the isy talks to the hue hub which in turn talks to the hue devices. Ditto for my zwave. They don't talk insteon but my lights will turn on if i walk in from of a sensor. This is because zwave board picks up the zwave signal, tells Polisy which then communicates to the insteon devices via the PLM. What's so difficult in the same being done with other Matter devices? HA can currently scan the Isy and pick up the devices that the isy has. Ditto for the isy with hubitat via it's Node server. I'm not sure why people think it's far fetched to think that the same can't be done with Matter. Once again; It will take all parties implementing things fully and properly. But....until it's released and being used, no one can say what will happen and how it can work.

I cannot. There's been numerous threads over the past 6 months or so about it. Too much to take the time to dig through for specific information. UDI chose the path that they did to enable future matter support. If everything and everyone does what matter claims then there will be cross communication. No difference with how I stein devices can work with voice assistants without using an insteon hub. As I stated earlier, no one knows exactly how matter will work so no one can say what exactly will happen. It could be a situation like homekit where apple created an ecosystem that had certain capabilities but most manufacturers did not take advantage of it. Until it's released And UDIs board is finalized, how everything will interact together is up in the air.

That's what the Matter/zwave board is for. In essence, the Isy/polisy is a hub. Using the matter board with polisy/eisy, you'll be able to take advantage of what matter has to offer (depending on how everyone designs their system around matter). Insteon is creating their new hub for Matter to be used for their own ecosystem. No different than current UDI users being able to use Alexa/Google withouut the insteon hub

If you have the 300 zwave board in your Isy then you need to stay where you are. If no zwave board or the 500 board, whatever shows up under the current release (software releases &updates) tab for the Isy (i believe 5.3.4)

A press release has nothing to do with how something will work in real life. The same stuff was claimed with homekit and we see how that went once actually released. Michel has already answered with the same response to the other times this question has been asked.

No one can answer that since matter isn't out yet. Based on what matter claims then yes. What reality is could be different.

I would use variables for this to create a counter that resets whenever the light is off. If the variable is 0 and the light is off then set it to 1 (and turn on light) when motion is triggered. If variable is 1 and light is on, then turn the light off. If the light is off then set the variable back to 0. With that said, you'd need to make sure the sensor could only pick you up as you walk in or out of the room. If it picks you up anywhere in the room, it won't work since it'll keep turning the lights on and off. As mentioned earlier, you'll want to put the motion sensor in only on mode. You'll also need to position the sensor in such a way (such as a doorway) that it cant pick up any additional movement. You may need to cover parts of it to make sure that you have as narrow of a beam as possible as well. You'll also want to ensure a single command goes out as additional commands could cause the lights to go out. There will be some trial and error.

I doubt many here would be a fan of automatic updates for the simple fact that a bug can potentially break their system. How many times have you seen phone and other computer updates cause issues for users? (I tend to apply updates after I've tested them with my backup system). Polisy does let you know you know if there's a firmware update available for it. PG3 is still in development so they probably do not want to make that as easy since things can go sideways during these early stages.

Yes. Just use the zwave only firmware for your system. This can be found under the software releases and updates section of these forums. Once done, restore your isy. Once restored, upgrade to the latest firmware. Personally speaking, I'd just go for it. More people cause more issues trying to avoid issues than going forward with things

See post above yours. You could purchase a zwave USB stick and download 3rd party software to your computer such as simplicity studio

Doesn't matter. Whatever makes most sense and easiest for you. They both perform the same

Copy scene attributes was removed. With 5.xxx supporting multiple device types in scenes, it no longer worked properly. Why did you stop at 5.3.3 instead of .4? 5.3.4 is the latest

It's not odd. What you can pull from those commands vs what the API exposed are 2 different things. You'll notice that when doing a get, the name is actually letters and numbers....this is what is exposed (also whats used for NRs). You have to dig into it to see the scene name that you actually named it. Their API is open so you can easily see what is exposed. V2 may be different but the Node server is based on V1. Matter may help with some of the hacking but to some degree I think it'll always be this way. The good thing is that it's only for the initial work. Once done, it getsuch easier

It's not all about them. It takes everyone doing the same.

Not if you're using the isy994 as it will not support matter. You would need the matter board for polisy or the future systems such as the eisy (and matter compatible board) to do so. Since Matter has not yet been released, no one can say what can be done. If everyone upholds what has been talked about with matter, then yes you could accomplish what you're asking if you have compatible equipment. Until there's a widespread release, all we can do is speculate

Michel answered this before and the answer was yes. They called it Matter for marketing purposes as people are more aware of the name Matter than how it communicates (thread)

You could try replacing the power supply Polisy is the newest version of the isy released a few years ago (currently out of stock). You can find out more information on UDI's website. The eisy is the future (not yet released). With polisy being out of stock, I'd wait for eisy. Either way, it's up to you to decide if you want to continue using a discontinued 9 year old device (if it's a power supply issue), or move forward and upgrade to the latest system they have to offer.

You'll have to decide that. You're on the Isy forum so we'd say find a 2413s. You could also wait for the new eisy to be released (preorders next month) and use that with your USB PLM.

They don't use RF at all in regards to the show itself. They use an enhanced gps system. The flight plates are setup and preloaded into the drones using WiFi. Even if they did use Rf, the technology would most likely be too expensive for standard consumer devices.

Are you trying to use your Isy or computer with your insteon devices? If using the Isy; the 2413u is not compatible with it. You'll want to use the Isy wiki instructions in order to get started. If using your computer, you'll want to use compatible software such as indigo or Home Assistant

So.... You're saying just have a dumb house? Your fonts covers all protocols past, present, and future

https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/38710-new-home-build/#comment-349518

That lock isn't supported by the Isy. You may be able to do so if you add it to something that supports homekit such as HA and then add HA to the isy via the Node server. I don't use himekit and have never tried it so i can't say definitively that it will work