ISY Desktop, ISY Portal, Polyglot .. oh my

[Jason Miller]

I've had my ISY 994i for about 6 years, maybe 7. No issues, added the z-wave module, everything works. I recently upgraded to the latest firmware, 5.xx (whatever it is) from 4.xx. No issues. I use the weather module which is being sun set May 2020, so I need to find something else. I as told to use Polyglot. After an hour of watching videos, only to confuse myself more, I need a diagram to help me grasp this. Is this how it all works?

• ISY 994i device in house
• Connect to it via java client
• Configured to connect to ISY Portal for web based stuff and ability to hook to Amazon Alexa (which I do)
• Polyglot sits on top, enables other web services to connect to ISY Portal, which connects to hardware device in house

So, I believe I have configured the Polyglot system and added Aris weather, the node. 

What do I do from here?

I still must use the java local client to make programs and such, right?

When I log into java desktop, I do see Node Servers at the top.

Can someone help me understand all this? One video I watched said I needed to buy RaspberryPi device off Amazon?

I feel like times past me by on my basic setup.

[jfai]

Polyglot is a "container" for node servers. It has an administration user interface, separate from the ISY administration user interface. Node servers are adapters - implemented as executables - that speak device API on one side and speak ISY API on the other side. There are two Polyglot implementations: one runs in the "cloud" - hence named Polyglot Cloud, PGC - and it connects to your ISY via the ISY Portal. The other implementation runs locally on a device separate from your ISY, like Polisy, or a Raspberry Pi. The local Polyglot connects to your ISY via your local network. The two Polyglot implementations are separate and use slightly different APIs.

Once you install a node server to one of the Polyglot environments, and add it to a slot in your ISY, the nodes implemented by the node server show up in the ISY administration console, just like the other nodes representing Insteon, X10, Z-Wave/ZigBee devices, and all of them can be used in ISY programs.

[Jason Miller]

Ok and it's correct that you use the standard Java client as normal to build programs, add devices, and such? These are just means to add more function to ISY.

[Jason Miller]

Ah, I see it now .. any idea why it's blank though?

[Jason Miller]

I added weatherbit and it shows no data as well. But it's connected in the page. Do I have to add a node from the ISY desktop?

[jfai]

I don't use these node servers - I was writing to help you understand how Polyglot fits with the portal and the ISY.

You may want to check the sub-forums dedicated to each of the node servers.  

[Jason Miller]

You have been very helpful and clarified my question. Thank you.

[DennisC]

Have you entered data in the configuration fields in each Node Server from within Polyglot on either Polisy or your RPI?

[Jason Miller]

2 hours ago, DennisC said:

Have you entered data in the configuration fields in each Node Server from within Polyglot on either Polisy or your RPI?

I have. 

[DennisC]

What does the log for the individual node Server say?

[REldred]

On 4/30/2020 at 12:41 PM, jfai said:

Polyglot is a "container" for node servers. It has an administration user interface, separate from the ISY administration user interface. Node servers are adapters - implemented as executables - that speak device API on one side and speak ISY API on the other side. There are two Polyglot implementations: one runs in the "cloud" - hence named Polyglot Cloud, PGC - and it connects to your ISY via the ISY Portal. The other implementation runs locally on a device separate from your ISY, like Polisy, or a Raspberry Pi. The local Polyglot connects to your ISY via your local network. The two Polyglot implementations are separate and use slightly different APIs.

Once you install a node server to one of the Polyglot environments, and add it to a slot in your ISY, the nodes implemented by the node server show up in the ISY administration console, just like the other nodes representing Insteon, X10, Z-Wave/ZigBee devices, and all of them can be used in ISY programs.

I have been floundering around in the forums for several hours looking for information about how to replace my lost weather info, totally confused about everything, and this is the first post that has actually explained some things in English without a bunch of incomprehensible jargon.  Thank you, thank you, a thousand times over!