ISY994i ZW + IR PRO Migration Questions

[Will T]

I have an ISY994i that was purchased with Zwave built in.  My Zwave version is 6.81.00, so I'm thinking I have a 500 series board.

If I wanted to upgrade to an eisy, do I need the full Zwave dongle, or is there a board in my ISY994i that I can remove and put in the Zwave dongle case?

[Geddy]

18 minutes ago, Will T said:

If I wanted to upgrade to an eisy, do I need the full Zwave dongle

Yes, if you use z-wave. If you buy an eisy and use z-wave and want to use the ZMatter device then get it from UD. I'm not 100% sure if 3rd party z-wave controllers work on the eisy. I haven't tried other controllers and kept up enough to recall if others use them with the eisy or just the Polisy. 

23 minutes ago, Will T said:

or is there a board in my ISY994i that I can remove and put in the Zwave dongle case?

The board inside the ISY994 is not compatible with anything for the eisy. 

See this post for information about identifying your z-wave board in the ISY994.

[Techman]

In addition to @Geddy remarks, the UD Zwave Matter board data can be backed up whereas a 3rd party zwave dongle most likely will not have a backup feature supported by the eisy.

[DennisC]

Currently, there is a code posted in another thread for a 13%discount on eisy.