upstatemike

Years ago when I moved to ISY from another system I recall it using existing links in the first few devices I added to identify and add those additional linked devices. Does that no longer work? I think I got at least half of my devices moved that way.

For your application I would consider Yolink LoRa devices before resorting to Z-Wave.

Curious how Home Asssistant got the API info to supoort dimming if UDI could not?

I don't see any way for Matter to be incorporated at the protocol level so for Insteon it will always be a hub integration. Since we all use Polisy/Eisy as our Insteon hub and we know it will support Matter, why do we care what Insteon does with Matter?

I wish the M1 had more output options. I have some areas where I want to hear all chime announcements during the day and others where I want to Disable Non-Alarm voice messages 24/7.

Customer: I want a completely interoperable standard so I am free to mix and match brands with no concerns about impacting features, even advanced ones. I want a wide variety of vendors, styles, and device types. I want vendors to distinguish themselves with things like quality, look and feel (style), price, and availability. I don't want any learning curve or to worry that I have invested in the wrong thing. I think Home Automation should be a commodity. Equipment Manufacturer: I want to make a product that hits all the buzzwords in the most cost effective way possible. I want to have the ability to lock users into my ecosystem either by having a walled garden or by limiting access to unique advanced features when used in a mixed environment. I want to target low hanging fruit like entry level users who will buy a few items in big box stores and then never bother with it again. I do not want to make any niche, low volume products. I think Home Automation should be a cash cow. Protocol Developer: I want my protocol to be accepted as an industry standard to maximize licensing and/or market share. I want companies to see value in adopting my standard so I want it to appear that there is consumer demand for it. I want companies to adopt my standard so I will compromise on enforcing standards so they can "distinguish themselves in the marketplace" without resorting to style, quality, or commodity pricing. I think Home Automation should be whatever I define it to be as long as I can dominate and control this technology segment. So how do all these different priorities get reconciled?

Here is an example of a designer quality Matter switch from Nanoleaf. I'm sure there will be no pushback from your significant other when you explain you plan to install these stylish things throughout the house. https://nanoleaf.me/en-US/products/nanoleaf-sense-plus-controls/

Really? The whole rest of the world?

I wonder why there is no status for Keypadlinc on/off or micro on/off?

All On and All Off cannot be programmed as far as I know. They simply act on all of the devices linked to the RemotLinc. I don't use dim and bright much but I assume they act on the devices associated with the last button you pressed on the RemoteLinc. I'll give it a try and confirm that this evening.

@oskrypuch Which tape width did you use to make these labels?

And what kind of labelmaker offers clear film labels? I have a Brother P-Touch and I don't think clear is an option.

Are you asking if he did a double blind test?

Innovation seems to be at a standstill with Z-Wave: Still waiting for Z-Wave LR products that let you install remote devices without "building out the mesh" with useless intermediate ones just to get the signal there. LoRa uses the same frequency as Z-Wave and has no mesh building requirements. Still waiting for smooth group actions that work at the protocol/device level without a lot of controller intervention. Bonus if Z-Wave standards were actually enforced so you could have smooth group dimming and simultaneous on/off in mixed vendor switch groups. Still waiting for a Z-Wave equivalent to the Insteon keypad where buttons can act as virtual switches in multi-way switch switch situations. All Z-Wave can do now is trigger scenes and leave it to the user to somehow code that into proper multi-way control. (ugly, painful, unreliable)

Who else makes Z-Wave chips besides Silicon Labs?