Beginner's Help

[jkimrey]

Hello.

 

I just purchased an ISY994i and I'm trying to learn how to set up my devices.

 

I'm in what appears to be a rather unique scenario, however, in that I don't have any Insteon devices (yet).

 

Right now I have the following:

 - Philips Hue Lights

 - Amazon Echo

 - Z-Wave switches, outlets, and motion sensors

 

Any suggestions on where I could start looking to get information on setting things up?

 

I understand I would need to purchase a z-wave add on to control the z-wave devices, so I was hoping to start with the Philips Hue and Echo integration.

 

Any pointers on where to look first would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[mwester]

The Hue is controlled over the network -- so you'll need at least the network module.  BUT you also want to integrate the Amazon echo, which suggests that you really want the Portal module (which just happens to include the network module, which neatly solves both problems).

 

You can set up "network resources" in the ISY to control the Hue devices, but that's sort of limited in terms of what it can do.  If you have a Raspberry Pi (or another always-on computer), you can consider using Polyglot with the Hue node server to manage the Hue devices (and integrate other things, as well).

 

That's a pretty reasonable place to start, methinks.

[stusviews]

You'll need the Z-Wave module to control Z-Wave devices. Insteon devices are native to the ISY and fairy easy to set up, so you may want to try an Insteon device or two or more.