Upgrading from ISY994 to EISY | Will 2414U PLM work?

[Turtle]

I have a happily working ISY994i, connected to an Insteon 2412S PowerLine Modem via a standard Ethernet cable (to Port A on the ISY994). The ISY is managing my Insteon networked devices. I also have (2) Insteon 2443 AP's, on each phase of house AC service, to provide 900MHz wireless for 2420M motion sensors.  I also have a PowerLinc V2 USB 2414U PLM, with both USB and Serial cables.

I'm planning to upgrade to an EISY (assuming I can acquire the device).

Questions:

1) Will the EISY recognize and work with the 2414U PLM if I connect it to a USB port on the EISY?  Or do I need to go with the serial cable option and continue using the 2412S PLM?

2) Does the new UD Mobile IOS app support shutting devices off manually?  I currently browse to the Web interface on ISY994 to turn on exterior lights manually when needed.  It would be nice to bypass the manual authentication of the web interface, and just click "ON" via an App.

3) Do I need to update the ISY994i firmware to a particular version to prepare my Insteon devices, or can I restore from a recent backup based off the current v4.7.5 firmware? 

Thanks in advance!

 

[Michel Kohanim]

@Turtle

1. Yes, but you will need to restore the PLM to reconfigure all your devices already linked to 2412S. From migration perspective, it's easier if you use the same PLM.

2. Yes.

3. You should be Ok with 4.7.5, but it's best to upgrade to 4.9.

[Turtle]

Thank you Michel!

[Brian H]

NO.

The 2414U or 2414S  are not a PLM. The 2412U 2412S 2413S and 2413U. Are the PLM models.

They are the original PLC Power Line Controller. That we could compose programs and download into them to run alone. Using the SALAD assembler we got in the original Developers Group. Use a completely different set of commands and will not work where a PLM is needed.

Also if you are using a 2412S make sure only three wires are in the cable are being used. The 2412S has unregulated +12VDC on one of the pins. Normally are around 18VDC to about 19.5VDC

Edited 10 hours ago by Brian H
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[Turtle]

1 hour ago, Brian H said:

NO.

The 2414U or 2414S  are not a PLM. The 2412U 2412S 2413S and 2413U. Are the PLM models.

They are the original PLC Power Line Controller. That we could compose programs and download into them to run alone. Using the SALAD assembler we got in the original Developers Group. Use a completely different set of commands and will not work where a PLM is needed.

Also if you are using a 2412S make sure only three wires are in the cable are being used. The 2412S has unregulated +12VDC on one of the pins. Normally are around 18VDC to about 19.5VDC

Good to know, thanks Brian!

I'm presuming that if I buy the serial cable kit from UD, they terminated only the correct and necessary wires in the cable to support communication with the EISY.