ISY 994ir Pro with ZWave Kit and Brultech ECM-1240

[hmatos]

I'm pretty sure this has been asked - but I just wanted to verify. Is there any way for me to integrate a Brultech ECM-1240 with my ISY without Zigbee? If not, is there an way for my ISY to support both ZWave and Zigbee? I'm willing to give up the IR if that makes a difference.

 

Thanks!

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi hmatos,

 

1. If you can use ECM1240 (not GEM), and

2. If you do not mind not having nodes representing your channels, and

3. If you have the Ethernet version of ECM1240, then

You can use Brultech Energy Module (Help | Purchase Modules), go to Configuration | Electricity | Modules, and configure ISY to poll your ECM every few minutes

 

If you want nodes representing channels OR if you want to use GEM, then – and unfortunately so – you would need two ISYs.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[hmatos]

So all the channels would report up as one device node in ISY? If so, are there other solutions for energy monitoring that you support that would not require Zigbee? I'd like to get a better idea of what circuits/devices are consuming electricity.

[arw01]

Michel:

 

To jump in here and understand better myself as I plan a GEM on my roadmap of items to do sometime this year.

 

However, I am not sure I want to go zigbee as it limits me on potential zwave items like door locks unless zigbee really gets their consortium into gear here.

 

I'm looking at the ethernet version of the GEM. So my questions would be:

 

1. Does the ISY support the ethernet version of GEM NOW?

a. FULL support e.g. all 32 nodes are visible and fully implemented in control actions etc.

2. Do I have to set up polling for the ethernet version? How is this different than the Zigbee version?

a. what do I give up if I am polling, or what is the affect on the ISY if it polls vs subscribed (does the zigbee version subscribe to the GEM?)

 

Thanks

Alan

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Alan,

 

:

1. Does the ISY support the ethernet version of GEM NOW?

No, only ECM1240

 

a. FULL support e.g. all 32 nodes are visible and fully implemented in control actions etc.

Only in the Zigbee version

 

2. Do I have to set up polling for the ethernet version? How is this different than the Zigbee version?

Ethernet only works with ECM and you need to have ISY poll. In Zigbee version ECM/GEM publish events to ISY

 

a. what do I give up if I am polling, or what is the affect on the ISY if it polls vs subscribed (does the zigbee version subscribe to the GEM?)

Time spent in polling; no nodes. Zigbee version is a coordinator and ECM/GEM always publish to coordinator

 

With kind regards,

Michel