Bumbershoot

I can't imagine why. You restore the backup into the latest/greatest IoX version on your eisy, which we know is at least 5.5. Then you migrate using the tools in on your eisy, which contains the latest/greatest version of IoX. Maybe I'm not understanding something about how this would work, but you'd be on the latest with all your programs/etc. intact. You'd just need the devices to migrate from the Zooz dongle to the ZMatter dongle. If the devices don't come along for the ride, then the migration hasn't worked.

You might just wait. I think the Z-Wave information is on the Zooz dongle, not in the IoX software. Consider this path: Take the ZMatter card out of your Polisy and place it in the USB enclosure when you get it. See what firmware the eisy ships with -- it's likely not the version that has the finished migration tools. Upgrade the eisy to the finished version when it's available. Backup your Polisy. Insert the ZMatter dongle and the Zooz dongle in your eisy. Restore the Polisy backup on your eisy. Migrate. Just a few thoughts... I don't think anyone other than UDI can reassure you at this point, as no one has any experience with doing what you're trying to do.

Take a look at the thread below. Some of the issues regarding "any old browser" are discussed:

@brians, thanks for writing this up. I've got five Zooz Zen77 dimmers in our primary bathroom, and I am able to use one of them to control the on/off, dim level on the other four. It works, not quite as neatly as Insteon as you say, but it works. Again, thanks!

That takes me back...

For now at least, the Admin Console and Java aren't going away. UDMobile is available for Android and iOS, iPadOS and MacOS on machines running M1 or M2 chips. I can run it on my iMac just fine. It isn't a substitute for the Java Admin Console yet. It's getting there, but I don't if it ever intended to completely replace the Admin Console. Someone at UDI will have to address that. You can securely run the Admin Console from the UD portal, if you have a portal account. Log into the portal (https://my.isy.io), click on: Select Tool | Information | ISY Information and you'll see a long URL that you can use in the ISY Launcher to connect to your ISY remotely. Safely and securely... No DDNS necessary, and no holes in your firewall. EDIT: Add the link below for more clarification.

I think you're stuck with Java for now. Someone would have to write an application to interface with the IoX software that runs on XFCE. If someone's doing that, it hasn't been well advertised.

Well, the preferred way to get to the Admin Console has been with the ISY Launcher, using the file 'start.jnlp'. It's been this way for a while now.

@scrutch and @Geddy, For what it's worth, I excluded/included a few Z-Wave devices all the way across the house (at least 60' away) before I had repeaters set up, and they excluded/included fine, though I had to try a couple of times to include a few devices (actually Zooz Zen77 dimmers). Range seems to have improved with the new antenna/card.

I got that one too, but I turned it off: Z-Wave | Detect Button Presses | Off

A couple of gotcha's with GoControl/Linear Garage Door Openers. I have two of these devices and they both operate similarly. They included fine, but the devices never showed up in the device list. They were excluded/included again, and this time with the "S2 Access" box unchecked (only S0 is checked), and the interview completed and devices appeared in the device list. They control the doors just fine, but the "Status" value never appears. I changed batteries a couple of times in the tilt sensors, but to no avail.

My six year old Schlage BZ 469 excluded/included from where it is installed, which was a nice surprise (the Polisy is probably 40' away, but with a few repeaters in between). It only uses S0, but it's fully functional, and so far, snappy and reliable. The exclude/include succeeded the first time I tried, and quickly.

I found an issue with Z-Wave that's new with this release/Z-Wave hardware. I have 2 Enbrighten 26931 in-wall smart motion switches (Z-Wave Plus). These switches have built-in motion switches, for which there is a node (Motion Sensor). With the current hardware/software, the Motion Sensor node never updates. It did with the two previous versions of hardware (ISY 500 board and Zooz 700 stick). EDIT: Nothing related to the motion sensor "ZY003_155" shows up in the Event Viewer, FWIW. Here's the node info from Z-Wave X-Ray: <nodeInfo> <node flag="0" nodeDefId="ZY003_155"> <address>ZY003_155</address> <name>ZY 003 Motion Sensor</name> <family>12</family> <parent type="1">ZY003_1</parent> <type>4.16.1.0</type> <enabled>true</enabled> <deviceClass>0</deviceClass> <wattage>0</wattage> <dcPeriod>0</dcPeriod> <startDelay>0</startDelay> <endDelay>0</endDelay> <pnode>ZY003_1</pnode> <rpnode>ZY003_1</rpnode> <sgid>155</sgid> <custom flags="384" val1="0"/> <devtype> <gen>4.16.1</gen> <mfg>99.18765.12338</mfg> <cat>155</cat> </devtype> </node> <properties/> </nodeInfo>

My version and date stayed the same in the About menu. I've added a couple of switches/dimmers from different suppliers, and it's worked. I also cold booted my Polisy before adding any other devices. The last device was probably 40' away from the Polisy, but I moved the Range Extender into that room.

Looks like it's working here as well, so indeed, thanks for the hard work with getting this update out. Curious though, an Aeotec Range Extender 7 doesn't produce a node in the device tree - not that I care as long as it works.

You can certainly restart PG3, but I don't think you have control over individual node servers. If you can SSH into your Polisy, you can enter this command: [admin@polisy ~]$ sudo service pg3 restart I don't know of any other way, unless you have port forwarding turned on.

I factory reset the Z-Wave dongle, and added an Aeotec Gen 7 Extender as well, along with an Embrighten Z-Wave Motion Sensor Switch, and neither show up as devices in the AC device tree. I had to add the devices twice to get them to include, however, as on the first inclusion, the inclusion times out in the interview process. The second inclusion was almost instant. EDIT: When I attempted to Z-Wave | Synchronize | New & Deleted with Interview the interview would not complete on the two included devices.

This means that process 17542 is still running. The process might be hung, or just busy. If it continues, you might consider giving your machine an orderly shutdown/restart -- I wouldn't pull the plug on it: sudo shutdown -r now

For now, this update is for Polisy only. For the ISY994i, the last version of firmware available is the version you're on, 5.3.4.

I'm in a similar boat as @gviliunas, @mwaite75 and @csteenwyk. The exclude completes quickly, but the include times out in the interview. I cold booted the Polisy, so there might be something missing from file early in the startup. EDIT: I'm going to do what I probably should, and that's factory reset the Z-Wave dongle and rebuild my Z-Wave network. It's not so big and cumbersome that it'll take that long, and I'm interested to see how it looks with a fresh start. Once in a while it's good to let my OCD impulses run... 😁 MYLOG.TXT

A comment I'll make is that switching from Polisy to eisy won't likely result in a dramatic performance improvement in the IoX software. As it is, even when IoX is busily chugging away, the Polisy CPU/RAM combination is basically loafing. I suspect that big improvements in performance will likely happen as the IoX software changes, not so much as the hardware it runs on improves. That said, faster CPU's and more RAM are always better. last pid: 60652; load averages: 0.48, 0.42, 0.36 up 3+20:00:34 07:16:42 47 processes: 1 running, 46 sleeping CPU: 0.6% user, 0.0% nice, 0.5% system, 0.2% interrupt, 98.8% idle Mem: 161M Active, 598M Inact, 96M Laundry, 2797M Wired, 267M Free ARC: 2259M Total, 1359M MFU, 657M MRU, 28M Header, 169M Other 1854M Compressed, 2190M Uncompressed, 1.18:1 Ratio Swap: 4093M Total, 4093M Free

Sorry, I can't answer any of these with authority. I can guess, though 😀 Yes I can't imagine why not, as data throughput likely isn't an issue I'd think so, yes See 3 above Yes Remotely locating the ZMatter dongle in a high, central location (away from your Polisy) might work very well. I'm considering this, as I'd like to have my Polisy in an accessible location, but I could put the dongle in the attic. I doubt that the data rates from the field to your Polisy through the dongle would be sufficient to swamp a modern USB device. The only advantage I see is that inserted in the Polisy, it's out of harms way. BUT, check with UDI first!

I'll jump in here. I don't know of any compelling reason for UDI to officially support HA on their eisy, but who knows, maybe they will. Barring that, you can install HA on a FreeBSD box, and I'm sure it will run beautifully. Here are some instructions to get HA running on FreeBSD: https://www.sysadsim.com/2021/03/running-home-assistant-on-freebsd.html Unless you're reasonably comfortable as a *NIX sysadmin, then I'd stick with the Yellow Box. Even if you get HA running using the instructions above, you'll still have to manage the software onboard your eisy, and that management will very likely involve the command line interface. If that doesn't sound appealing, then the Yellow Box might be way, way easier to manage.

I think you just need to get one of these: https://www.universal-devices.com/product/zmatter-usb-enclosure/

Right you are! I never bothered to look, so thanks for this tip.