September 8, 20178 yr I've been looking for how to configure these two together. I did see references to "EVL" and was hoping for some clarity. I do have an alarmdecoder hardware module attached to my pi3 and was wondering if that's a compatible replacement for what I think EVL is referring to. It's described here. Http://alarmdecoder.com They seem to do the same thing and there's an API library for it. I've been using it clumsily with my own half. Ames code but it's nothing compared to the potential I'm looking at with nodelink.
September 8, 20178 yr The EVL is referring to this product..That's what Nodelink supports It connects as follows: ISY<->ET<->(Nodelink on Pi or Windows)<->ET<->Envisalink<->Panel I'm not sure how/where AlarmDecoder fits into that model. I took a brief look at their page and didn't see Envisalink mentioned in specs or docs. I think other HA products like SmartThings support both boards, but that's different than one being a substitute the other. Paul
September 9, 20178 yr Author It's actually doing the same things as the evl4 but doesn't need to establish an account to use it. It's fully cloudless if you want. I currently have been using it to communicate one way to the ISY in a pre-5.x way, and works ok enough but now that I found nodelink it could be a great pair. It connects to the panel in the same exact way and since it's a module for a Pi, is pretty flexible. I'm actually running nodelink.exe on the same pi that the module is attached to, sitting in my alarm panel box (also connected via Ethernet). The API and other documentation on there is decent.
September 9, 20178 yr Zero chance of supporting it. The Honeywell API is garbage, I can't justify fighting with a 2nd product for it. EVL connects locally, not cloud.
September 9, 20178 yr Author No worries. I was looking at whether I had to buy something new or not. The API is not Honeywell however; it's for the firmware associated with the alarmdecoder and pulled together by that developer. It seemed that the same info is moved, since the alarmdecoder is just the hardware bridge with the panel and most of what the evl4 was doing is what is done in a pi with the other device. Thanks for the quick feedback. The nodelink looks great and gives me a reason to get rid of the nests for ecobees.
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