With Insteon Done...Now What / How to Integrate Others

[prairiecode]

2 hours ago, RPerrault said:

this comes closer to a single pane of glass for disparate devices and opens the possibility to relate them to one another - if roomba starts, turn on the pool heater

you are not bound to a single manufacturer or protocol - only the availability of a 'node' for the device(s) you want to buy

THAT is what i see as the biggest selling point for polisy - and if nothing else, a graceful path to move away from insteon gradually

i am leaning toward lutron - homeworks - no 'node' available for polisy though - and not a fan of yet more 'mesh' crap - probably limp through until the matter standard begins to mature

 

Interestingly, I've viewed Home Assistant as the "single pane of glass".  Also it seems to support Lutron: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron_caseta/   https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homeworks/  https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron/

Of course, the ISY is also supported by HA, in addition to Z-Wave, Insteon, etc.

[silverton38]

6 hours ago, prairiecode said:

This is key news for me -- thank you!  Can you tell me a little bit more about your 3-way setups?  What kinds of switches?  Did you just use the same models for the "remotes" as Insteon does, or did you use different remote (control-only, no load) models?

All the Z-wave devices have a companion 3 way switch.

[silverton38]

4 hours ago, prairiecode said:

Interestingly, I've viewed Home Assistant as the "single pane of glass".  Also it seems to support Lutron: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron_caseta/   https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homeworks/  https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron/

Of course, the ISY is also supported by HA, in addition to Z-Wave, Insteon, etc.

I have to agree. HA is a choice and so is Homeseer and Hubitat. All of these can do both Z-wave and Zigbee (HA Home Assistant requires the USB stick).

[io_guy]

6 hours ago, prairiecode said:

This is key news for me -- thank you!  Can you tell me a little bit more about your 3-way setups?  What kinds of switches?  Did you just use the same models for the "remotes" as Insteon does, or did you use different remote (control-only, no load) models?

I use Zen77 dimmers and Zen76 switches.  Most of my 3-ways setups are dimmers.  

I don't use the "companion" switches (but they do make them) cause I want them all to look and function the same.  Also depending on the location in the house, I can use 2x or 3x tap on different switches for different functions.  

Companions wouldn't be as bad if your 3-ways were all switches, not dimmers.  In Zooz land it's the ZAC99 which is a single mechanical momentary switch that wires into the "traveller" line.