hchain Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Looking for a Z-WAVE board for an ISY994i (4.8.0). Or alternatively the whole ISY with Z-WAVE. Thanks! You can email me directly at hchain@comcast.net Edited February 1, 2023 by hchain
carealtor Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 I'm pretty sure I have one in my old 994. I think I bought one long ago when I thought I might want to put in some door locks, but then I never did that. I updated to Polisy when it came out. How can tell if my decommissioned 994 has the board?
elvisimprsntr Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 A few for sale on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/175591392710?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=YiNkT0KFQxm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wGIcr98BTGG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
hchain Posted February 1, 2023 Author Posted February 1, 2023 Can someone indicate how to check the ISY to see if the board is there?
gzahar Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, hchain said: Can someone indicate how to check the ISY to see if the board is there? You would have a Zwave menu in the admin console and could check the version/firmware under Zwave>Advanced>Version (I think). Or to physically check, see the assembly instructions: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Z-Wave:_Ordering/Assembly_Instructions
Brian H Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 You should also determine if the board is the earlier series 300 or series 500. As the older board needs an earlier version of firmware. The 500 used a newer version. If you need to purchase the ZWave Purchase Module. It has to be before 06/01/2023. As the ISY994i was officially discontinued. https://www.universal-devices.com/byebye994/
hchain Posted February 1, 2023 Author Posted February 1, 2023 Thanks to everyone who answered my post. After reading the whole byebye994 article/comments pointed out by Brian, I have decided to take the plunge and get an Eisy. One question though: I have 4.8.0. WiKi instructions on how to migrate indicate that I need to have 5.3.4. Chris post (5.3.4 (ISY994) - Last release for ISY994 - Current Release Announcements - Universal Devices Forum (universal-devices.com) states "Upgrading to this version may require a lot of manual intervention... In some cases it will be easier to rebuild your network." Is this warning applicable to all systems or only those with Z-WAVE (I only have Insteon devices)? It's not clear to me and it's scarry!
Techman Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 In order to migrate from the ISY994 to the eisy you'll need to upgrade your ISY firmware to 5.3.4. Depending on your configuration it may take some end user work per the upgrade instructions. Unfortunately, there's no shortcut.
Geddy Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 4 hours ago, hchain said: "Upgrading to this version may require a lot of manual intervention... In some cases it will be easier to rebuild your network." Is this warning applicable to all systems or only those with Z-WAVE (I only have Insteon devices)? It's not clear to me and it's scarry! It applied to all systems. It mostly impacted programs. What you should watch for will be programs that are disabled might become enabled. Any programs that use "Adjust Scene" will need to be manually corrected (possibly just clicked on and then hitting save...for EACH program that has "Adjust Scene" in use). It's been suggested to make a text backup of your programs. From the programs tab click on the root folder (usually "my programs") and the last option in the menu should be "Copy to Clipboard". Then paste that in a plain text edited (for Windows think Notepad). DO NOT paste it into Word or other word processing type program/app as it might auto correct text, links or things you need to have as text. Also note the option is "COPY to CLIPBOARD" not export, not anything about xml! Make sure you read the post you linked to and a lot of the replies in it. There is a lot of good help and tips and tricks along the way. Since you don't have Z-Wave you can update directly to 5.3.4. It's not an automatic process, but you have to download the file in the link you posted above. NOTE: DO NOT UNZIP THE DOWNLOAD! If you're on Windows that's great, if you're on MAC sometimes macOS will automatically unzip the download. Don't allow that! The ISY994 uses the .zip file to update. Make sure you make a backup before you proceed. I think it warns you to make another backup in the update process, but if not make sure you've made one before you begin. If you run into issues along the way start a thread in the IoX Support area making sure to comment what version you are going from and updating to so you get the right support help. If you don't have many devices and don't have many programs you should be able to complete this within little time (maybe 30 minutes at most). If you have a lot of devices (50+) and tons of programs then it might take you a little longer. Good luck! You've got this! Just READ the post about the update process...and some of the replies that follow so you know what issues to be on the lookout for and how to fix them if you should have similar issues.
hchain Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 Thanks! I just ordered an eisy. There is no turning back!
hchain Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 Just did it following the instructions step by step, no problem at all (did not check all programs but everything looks great). One minor remark: To get a text backup of the programs, go to Programs/Details, click on My programs, then right click on Copy Folder to Clipboard (Copy to Clipboard copies only one program). Waiting on the eisy to pursue the venture (at least for me!). Thanks to all.
Geddy Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 5 hours ago, hchain said: right click on Copy Folder to Clipboard (Copy to Clipboard copies only one program). Yeah, I was giving you the steps from memory. I didn't have time to load the admin console to get exact wording. Figured somebody using an ISY was smart enough to figure out if there were different options. But you had another thread (I saw later) that asked the question that was answered here so figured you were covered. My other statement that it was the "last option" still holds true. I knew it was the last one no matter what you right click on. Glad the update worked and went smoothly. Always good to hear.
hchain Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Actually, I mentioned that because I have used the first option for years, always wishing I could extract off of them in one swift click. I had been copying several programs in succession many times. I never noticed the other option! So I finally asked the group, ready to reformat at needed if i had to get them from a coded file. All that to say that you don’t always see what’s obvious to someone else! Thanks again for your help Edited February 2, 2023 by hchain 1
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