Finally ready to upgrade from ISY26 to ISY994i/IR Pro

[yardman 49]

Hello all:

 

Although I was one of the early adopters of the ISY26, it's been a very long time since I done any mods to my system. It has performed well, but due to the need to replace some defective INSTEON switches, I knew that eventually I'd need to upgrade to the ISY994i/IR Pro to get the latest supported devices and features. It's nice to see that Michael K, Chris J, Mike B, marksanctuary, and the rest of the old crew are still here!

 

Since SmartHome had a one-day sale on the ISY994i last week, I decided to jump at the chance to get a significant discount on the top-of-the-line model.

 

Is there a link somewhere to a "fool-proof" procedure for migrating my system over from the ISY26 to the ISY994i/IR Pro? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Best wishes,

 

Frank

[LeeG]

Suggest opening a Ticket with UDI support. Not sure there is a "fool-proof" way go from an ISY-26 to a 994i short of starting from scratch.

[gatchel]

How many devices, scenes, programs do you have on the old ISY-26?

[yardman 49]

Suggest opening a Ticket with UDI support. Not sure there is a "fool-proof" way go from an ISY-26 to a 994i short of starting from scratch.

 

It should be possible without starting from scratch. When I was first thinking about doing this, it was mid-2012. At that time I asked a similar question, and I thought that the reply that I received indicated that it was possible.

[yardman 49]

How many devices, scenes, programs do you have on the old ISY-26?

 

100 total: 43 devices, 38 groups, 19 programs.

 

This should be well within the capabilities of the ISY994i.

[LeeG]

The issue is not the number of items. The ISY-26 configuration information is different from that contained in the 994i. As these changes have happened along the 99i and 994i life span the configuration information was updated as a new images were installed. My assumption is the ISY-26 configuration is old enough that the current 994i image will not known how to handle it. Had the ISY-26 image been installed on the 99i at the time it would have worked. Could well be my assumption is wrong but the UDI team will be the ones to state if an ISY-26 backup file can be installed on the 994i image.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi LeeG, thank you and you are correct but it depends on the firmware on 26. We have done all we could to have migration routines for upward compatibility but, again, it depends on the firmware.

 

Hi Frank, welcome back. Here are the instructions for migration:

http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index ... r_ISY-994i

 

Please try it and keep us posted.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[yardman 49]

Hi LeeG, thank you and you are correct but it depends on the firmware on 26. We have done all we could to have migration routines for upward compatibility but, again, it depends on the firmware.

 

Hi Frank, welcome back. Here are the instructions for migration:

http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index ... r_ISY-994i

 

Please try it and keep us posted.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

Hello Michel:

 

Thank you very much! From what I can see, my ISY26 firmware is version 2.7.5. Should the migration work properly with this version?

 

If I understand you correctly, I should first migrate my setup to the ISY994i, and then do the PLM replacement to the new one which I received with the 994i. Is that correct?

 

Also, what about my programs? Can they be imported into the 994i, or do I have to manually recreate them all?

 

Again, my thanks to you.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Frank,

 

You should be OK and all your programs should come in the backup. Just in case, you can right mouse click on My Programs and export it.

 

With kind regards,

Michel