Jamison_IO

Hello, I've had a fantastically functioning ISY for a long time (more than 10 years!) and have not really looked at it in years (very, very solid). I even have my original PLM. If I were to upgrade to the eISY, aside from the device itself, do I need anything else? Does the eISY require a PLM? Does the eISY require any subscriptions other than the option ISY network for remote access? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

Sounds good - hopefully I won’t need it for a super long time. Hubs seems to be everywhere and really cheap.

I came across a cheap Insteon Starter kit. With the scarcity of the plm, I thought this could be a good way to use some of my unused switches, etc. in my new business location without having to start down the road of a whole different platform. My question is: The starter kits are all discontinued on the SH site, is there anything in them (the hub, thermostat, switches) that are not compatible with what is being put out today? Also, I asssume I do not need any sort of PLM to use with the hub. Is that correct? Thanks.

Wait, is that an on-topic response?! Holy Hannah, I think it is. Thanks for that. I’ll take a look. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

great info - thanks much!

So I can get an ISY and use only z-wave devices and be good to go?

Showing my ignorance on this topic, but are z-wave (and the others) devices able to be used without the PLM?

Not at the moment. It is shared with two other similarly sized (<1000 sq. ft.), but now vacant, spaces. Yep. It is all 110V.

Are the ISY's usable without the PLM?

Thanks for the info. That is discouraging re: the availability of the PLM that works with the ISY. I am glad I didn't order one today.

I connect it with an ethernet cable, so I called it ethernet. This is what I needed, thank you.

I recently opened a small business in a strip mall and I would like to use an ISY (I have had one at home for 6 or so years) to control my sign (120V) and add a keypad where they should have put three-way switches to the rest of the lighting. I went to buy my PLM, but see there is now a USB PLM in addition to the one I have. What is the difference between the USB and the Ethernet PLM (other than the obvious connection)? Do I have to have a PC running all the time to use the USB, or does that connect to the ISY? Will the ISY + PLM work in a commercial setting where I don't have control of other things that are connected to the electrical system? My location is very small, so coverage shouldn’t be a problem, but I wanted to check. Thanks!

I just tried re-connecting my Google Home after a long time and I can get devices to respond (on and off), but not scenes. But if I change the scene from a 'scene' in the google home category to a "light" it works and says "turning on two lights" -- how in the heck does that happen?

OK - thanks for the reply, much appreciated. is direct IP/no cloud the same as using it with the ISY portal?

Is your website completely updated as far as requirements for the various apps, etc.? on https://mobilinc.com/apps/mobilincx/ it says, "MobiLinc X supports two ways to connect with your ISY: Through our MobiLinc Portal for the ISY or a Direct IP Connection." and this is in the current description on the app store: I remember being really confused the last time I looked at Mobilinc. I think it just got more confusing (for me).