Jgdavis14 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I bought a TouchLinc a few years ago just as it was going out of production. I never got it to operate properly and it was also about the time I switched from Houselinc to ISY. So I put it back in the box and forgot about it. Is there anything I can do with it now with ISY? Link to comment
Teken Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I bought a TouchLinc a few years ago just as it was going out of production. I never got it to operate properly and it was also about the time I switched from Houselinc to ISY. So I put it back in the box and forgot about it. Is there anything I can do with it now with ISY? Use it as a ISY UI controller? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
MustangChris04 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Use it as a ISY UI controller? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Is that possible? What OS is on the tablet? Link to comment
Teken Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Is that possible? What OS is on the tablet? I believe it's a embedded windows OS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
elvisimprsntr Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I bought a TouchLinc a few years ago just as it was going out of production. I never got it to operate properly and it was also about the time I switched from Houselinc to ISY. So I put it back in the box and forgot about it. Is there anything I can do with it now with ISY? I never understood SH producing the TouchLinc when you can do so much more with an iOS or Android device. I guess that's why it's discontinued. Link to comment
MustangChris04 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Has anybody seen the Wink Relay? http://www.wink.com/products/wink-relay-touchscreen-controller/ It would be nice if Insteon would focus on their interface. It seems that most of the home automation companies today have great front end interfaces. I'm not very impressed with Insteon's applicaiton for iOS/Android and there isnt anything out there for the ISY besides MobilLinc which I hate. Link to comment
Teken Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Has anybody seen the Wink Relay? http://www.wink.com/products/wink-relay-touchscreen-controller/ It would be nice if Insteon would focus on their interface. It seems that most of the home automation companies today have great front end interfaces. I'm not very impressed with Insteon's applicaiton for iOS/Android and there isnt anything out there for the ISY besides MobilLinc which I hate. I think most of us are OK that Smartlabs isn't really pushing the controller area too hard. Since the ISY is more capable in almost all areas. I would rather they focus on releasing new products or upgrading existing devices to do more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
MustangChris04 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think most of us are OK that Smartlabs isn't really pushing the controller area too hard. Since the ISY is more capable in almost all areas. I would rather they focus on releasing new products or upgrading existing devices to do more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would agree with this if there were 3rd parties that were making sleek front end interfaces that are "wife friendly". Don't get me wrong, the ISY does more than I could ever want and I'm not looking back, but I'd really like to see some innovative software. The reason I chose Insteon was because they are the only company out there with the "total package" of many different switches/modules/sensors/etc. I'd just like to see the other half of the puzzle solved. Link to comment
Teken Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I would agree with this if there were 3rd parties that were making sleek front end interfaces that are "wife friendly". Don't get me wrong, the ISY does more than I could ever want and I'm not looking back, but I'd really like to see some innovative software. The reason I chose Insteon was because they are the only company out there with the "total package" of many different switches/modules/sensors/etc. I'd just like to see the other half of the puzzle solved. Agreed the front end needs more polish and a wife friendly UI. I was really hoping the HUB II would have been more capable because my goal was to use that device as the front end. But after a third attempt it continues to lack even in the most basic / advanced ways. Perhaps the Home Link version will surprise us all in the next 11 months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
MustangChris04 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Agreed the front end needs more polish and a wife friendly UI. I was really hoping the HUB II would have been more capable because my goal was to use that device as the front end. But after a third attempt it continues to lack even in the most basic / advanced ways. Perhaps the Home Link version will surprise us all in the next 11 months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Are you referring to Houselinc? When I spoke to Insteon support a few months ago they told me it was being discontinued. Do you know if they are still developing the software? Link to comment
Teken Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Are you referring to Houselinc? When I spoke to Insteon support a few months ago they told me it was being discontinued. Do you know if they are still developing the software? Apologies, I should have stated Apples Home Kit. Smartlabs is working on a Home Kit version of the HUB which may finally offer all of us a nice UI interface and multi 3rd party support. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
stusviews Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'd welcome a low cost Insteon RF or WiFi (preferably) color touchpad dedicated to home automation. Hmm, I wonder where my TouchLinc is? Link to comment
416to305 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I wish the iOS apps were better for the ISY, having used ImperiHome on Android for Vera it doesn't even compare to MobiLinc. You can make many pages of dashboards all with different layouts, so for example maybe one with a large box on top and 2 smaller on the bottom, then you just drop in a security camera into the large box, maybe light controls on the smaller ones etc, can even hide the tool bar etc but it works way better than MobiLinc. I only use MobiLinc because I don't think there's any other options really but even it is a bad program, only 1 dashboard page, clunky interface etc. Link to comment
Teken Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Not to go on a tangent but wish the iPhone App was at feature parity to the iPad version. It needs some serious upgrades in that department! Link to comment
hfomby Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A little late to the game on this thread, but I have had great luck setting up Wink as a primary controller to ISY, and for 40 bucks you can get all the advantages (free phone app, Relay controllers, great Echo compatibility without Hue Emulator hacks, better IFTTT integration, etc.) with no real downside. And by making Wink the primary controller, it is much easier to add zwave devices to the network - since it doesn't need an ethernet cable, simply plug it in near your new device and include the new device... Plus the problems with Wink are slowly disappearing, and there is a promise of local control "this summer"... On the ISY side, the programmability and instant response is there, something that Wink still doesn't really have. So you get the best of both worlds... Link to comment
Teken Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A little late to the game on this thread, but I have had great luck setting up Wink as a primary controller to ISY, and for 40 bucks you can get all the advantages (free phone app, Relay controllers, great Echo compatibility without Hue Emulator hacks, better IFTTT integration, etc.) with no real downside. And by making Wink the primary controller, it is much easier to add zwave devices to the network - since it doesn't need an ethernet cable, simply plug it in near your new device and include the new device... Plus the problems with Wink are slowly disappearing, and there is a promise of local control "this summer"... On the ISY side, the programmability and instant response is there, something that Wink still doesn't really have. So you get the best of both worlds... I would love to read over a in depth review and possible You Tube video of all of this in action. Link to comment
MustangChris04 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I too would like to see how you be done this. I setup a wink for a friend and the UI of the app was much better than anything currently available for the ISY. If there is a way to use the Wink to control the ISY, I'd like to see it. Link to comment
larryllix Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Ditto on that. I owned two Wink Hubs for a few days and I couldn't make them do anything Talking to their tech support the thing would only interface to other hubs via WiFi and never to any devices at that time despite their claim to multiple hardware interfaces. They went back for the refund. Completely useless, in my world, at that time. Be nice to see more on these advances in action and how they are accomplished. Link to comment
ScottAvery Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 A little late to the game on this thread, but I have had great luck setting up Wink as a primary controller to ISY, and for 40 bucks you can get all the advantages (free phone app, Relay controllers, great Echo compatibility without Hue Emulator hacks, better IFTTT integration, etc.) with no real downside. And by making Wink the primary controller, it is much easier to add zwave devices to the network - since it doesn't need an ethernet cable, simply plug it in near your new device and include the new device... Plus the problems with Wink are slowly disappearing, and there is a promise of local control "this summer"... On the ISY side, the programmability and instant response is there, something that Wink still doesn't really have. So you get the best of both worlds... Is this only for Z-Wave or have you managed to connect from Echo to Insteon with your set up? I have only a couple Z-wave devices, primarily locks. lighting is all insteon. any hope of connecting to a wink relay? Link to comment
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