Hello. I have an older Isy994i with a GenI Zwave Dongle in it. I am debating if I should just upgrade the Zwave to Gen II or if I would be better off getting a ISY994zw pro w IR. RC5. I  already have IR on my existing ISY too. If I did that would I just be able to backup my old ISY and restore it to the new or is there more to it than that?  I don’t plan to change the PLM at this time. I do have the Network Module and Portal and X10 although I do not use X10 at all anymore. I run about 900 programs and about 30 Network Resources and I realize going all new won’t buy me any additional programs but is there a benefit to all new bs just upgrading my ZWave Dongle?

 Thanks 

 

I also support HIE bulbs via Network Resources talking via HIE api to the HUE hub and also use IFTTT and WEBHOOKS to interface with SmartThings hub. I have 99% Insteon devices but I have replaced all of my Insteon Motion Sensors with SmartThings Motion Sensors via IFTTT. My setup is currently running very smoothly but I recently installed some Zwave Locks (Schlage) and will be using ZWave more as time goes on. I also plan to use a PI as a Nodeserver and may try to use my old ISY as a test bed device ?Any thoughts on that?

https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/25183-replace-isy

8 hours ago, db2ace2 said:

Hello. I have an older Isy994i with a GenI Zwave Dongle in it. I am debating if I should just upgrade the Zwave to Gen II or if I would be better off getting a ISY994zw pro w IR. RC5. I  already have IR on my existing ISY too. If I did that would I just be able to backup my old ISY and restore it to the new or is there more to it than that?  I don’t plan to change the PLM at this time. I do have the Network Module and Portal and X10 although I do not use X10 at all anymore. I run about 900 programs and about 30 Network Resources and I realize going all new won’t buy me any additional programs but is there a benefit to all new bs just upgrading my ZWave Dongle?

 Thanks 

 

The newer Zwave dongle from UDI with the gen 5 chip requires the ISY 5.x.x firmware and would be compatible with your existing setup.

 

You may have to factory reset your devices so make sure you have that information on hand.