Upgrade ISY994i IR/Pro to Zigbee

[mrbudin]

Dear friends,

 

Can i make my ISY 994i IR/Pro work with some Zigbee  Door Lock or Zigbee Garage Door by upgrading to Zigbee module?

 

I am thinking of Z-Wave but still looking for a solution if it can work with Zigbee.

 

Regards,

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi mrburdin,

 

Unfortunately not as it requires Zigbee HA profile and we do not yet support it (low on our list of priorities).

 

I am sorry.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[GGITech]

Just wondering what is "high" on the list, as zigbee devices are plenty and seem to be always cheaper....

So just courious what other innovations are in the works...

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi GGITech,

 

Although Zigbee devices might be plenty, they are usually not interoperable. High on our list:

1. Program/Variable enhancements (done)

2. Virtual nodes (almost done)

3. Z-Wave enhancements  (next)

 

With kind regards,
Michel

[bipto]

... High on our list:

1. Program/Variable enhancements (done)

2. Virtual nodes (almost done)

3. Z-Wave enhancements  (next)

Well that's a fine bit of news, sounds like 5.0 is moving right along...

 

Thanks Michel!

[MWareman]

Hi GGITech,

 

Although Zigbee devices might be plenty, they are usually not interoperable. High on our list:

1. Program/Variable enhancements (done)

2. Virtual nodes (almost done)

3. Z-Wave enhancements (next)

 

With kind regards,

Michel

Sweet! Looks like! variable enhancements may be in an early drop after all!

[Scyto]

Michael can I ask what virtual nodes will allow us to do as a community (if anything)?

 

For example will virtual nodes let us take data from network resources and let us flag it as 'energy' or create support for devices that you don't support directly?  Or is there some other purpose to at a platform level that gives you flexibility to do more, more easily, later.

 

I don't mind what the answer is, just want to be clear on how I set my own expectations

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Scyto,

 

Virtual nodes allow you to incorporate network nodes into ISY (so, you might not need network resources) and then use them in programs + be able to send them applicable commands. So, in essence, yes, you can have energy monitor nodes (have to be defined by you) and then Automation Shack or some other device (such as Brultech Dashbox) can publish events into those nodes.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[MWareman]

Michel,

 

Will they work the other way as well?

 

For example. I define a virtual node to represent a url (a mostly complete GET request to Auto remote, with a single parameter to be replaced with the level, say 1-255). I then put that node into a scene (as a responder), with an 'on' level to match the other nodes in the scene.

 

Now, as the scene is called, Auto remote receives the messages with the on level. Bright and dim commands send the new level to the node etc etc......

 

Thanks,

 

Michael.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Michael,

 

Unfortunately, at this time, the end device must support ISY APIs which include a URL and properties. This said, I will ask Chris.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[MWareman]

I suspect the reverse could be done with the substitution in network rules - so perhaps asking to be able to make a network rule a responder in a scene may be better. Just a thought...

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Michael,

 

So, what you are suggesting is a virtual network resource, correct?

 

With kind regards,

Michel