RichP

BTW, I gave getting openHAB2 running on my Imac a good effort because it does support everything I need (DSC, NEST, MYQ, Android,Squeezebox, Native IFTTT) but it's waaaaaaaay too much work for me and/or I'm not that skilled. I'm sure if I stuck with it another 100 hours I would get it all working (or not!)

So next question is RPi2 or RPi3

Builder B, Thanks for the well written informative reply! I am Ok with non-native solutions for the ISY for Nest & DSC. I may do something like this and run them in a VirtualBox if they must be on an RPi: http://dbakevlar.com/2015/08/emulating-a-raspberry-pi-on-virtualbox/ or I'll just pick an RPi and run that and that ISY on a dedicated battery backup. Also this seems like a huge plus: "Indigo can do if-then, but not if-then-else, like the ISY". I worry about some of those older Indigo plugins not working when they upgrade to Version 7 as well. Thanks Again!

Hi Michel, Do these helper apps for Nest & DSC absolutely have to be run on a RPi? Seems like they could be run on my iMac or in a VM on my iMac. The cost of a RPi isn't really prohibitive, but just don't feel like adding another box to the mix if I don't have too. I don't need native integration, just integrations that works. Thanks! Rich

Almost bought a SmartThings hub last week on a whim, but decided to do some homework and came across Indigo, openHAB, Home Assistant and the ISY994i (z-wave). Quickly eliminated openHAB & Home Assistant as I don't have the time/patience to configure those two. Installed the demo of Indigo on my Imac and pretty quickly got my DSC Alarm, Nest and Squeezebox configured and working. I can't get any of my Android devices to pair with their Android app for some reason but hope that will get worked out soon. Before I made the final commitment and order a usb z-wave controller and some switches/motion sensors I got stuck with Garage Door controllers. Indigo doesn't support MYQ or any z-wave GDOs. This led me to start looking at the ISY994i but alas I cannot demo that box without spending $209 on Amazon. The slow pace of z-wave additions On Indigo also has me a little concerned. It's too bad because the app is very easy to setup and program. Indigo is also lacking inbound IFTTT. Has anyone else decided between the 2 or moved to an ISY994i from Indigo? My list of needs are: DSC Alarm integration (want to be able to use DSC alarm zones to trigger events) Nest Integration (ability to poll temps and also set to auto-away when DSC is armed) MYQ or Z-wave Garage Door Integration Android app I have a Mac that is on 24/7 so I don't mind running some helper apps on it for some of the integration like DSCLink. Appreciate your help!