Exten Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 ISY 994i can talk to an ECM-1240 seven channel energy meter. And it can talk to multiple ECM-1240 units via zigbee? How many units can it talk to - is there a limit? Can a 994i w/zigbee talk to the 1st seven channels of a GEM 32 channel unit? I have a GEM with zigbee and an isy994i with zigbee so I'm hoping they can play together. thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi Exten, ISY 994i can talk to an ECM-1240 seven channel energy meter. And it can talk to multiple ECM-1240 units via zigbee? Yes How many units can it talk to - is there a limit? The limit is set to 6 for now. Can a 994i w/zigbee talk to the 1st seven channels of a GEM 32 channel unit? I think so. Please contact Brultech as they did infact helped a customer do precisely that With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetguru69 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Michel I need a bit of info from you guys if you can help me out. I am in process of getting everything ordered to upgrade my system from 1240 units to the new gem units. I know you guys are working on getting communications working to the gem units. My question is what do I need to order for communications on the gem unit. Also at the same time I will be upgrading my isy99i pro to the new 994iz/ir pro. I am assuming this unit will do anything that I might need as far as the brultech gem goes am I correct in my thinking as far as the isy goes and what do I need as far as the gem comm goes. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hi gadgetguru69, You do not need anything above and beyond 994iZ Series. On the GEM side, I think Paul mentioned that you could configure it via a browser. So, just make sure you have that capability since I doubt we will have time to implement configuration through Zigbee. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Michael, if we go with the IP based version of the Greeneye, are there any restrictions issues, etc to worry about? And if I understand right, currently I could only talk to 7 channels on the green eye, which I think can handle 32? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hi Alan, The IP based version will not let you add nodes in the device tree. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Michael, You lost me at nodes. Can you elaborate. I was mainly curious if the IP based version was fully supported vs a zigbee. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi Alan, Apologies for tardy reply. With Zigbee, each channel shows up as a node in Device Tree (just like INSTEON devices). With IP based configuration, there are NO nodes and you can only communicate with ONE GreenEye. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Sorry more questions Michael. So does a greeneye with the 32 channels show up as one total device, so I could monitor 32 circuits with the greeneye? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi Alan, In Zigbee, it will show up as 1 device with 32 nodes. In IP based, there are no devices that you can see. It shows up like WeatherBug module. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonow Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 More questions... for the green eye! I am following the zigbee part with the 32 nodes.. Ie I can read power on all 32 channels. But what about the 8 temperature inputs and the 2 counter inputs for flow. Are these extra channels exposed in the ISY? What if I use the ethernet config? Understanding I can only see one GEM? Also more of a ISY/Zigbe question are the ZBHT-2 - Wireless ZigBee Humidity Temperature Sensor with LCD - Model #1015C from smartenit supported? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hi Autonow, Unfortunately neither the temp sensors nor any smartenit product is supported. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcodger Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Hi Autonow, Unfortunately neither the temp sensors nor any smartenit product is supported. With kind regards, Michel Soooo... Is that "They can't be supported" or "They're not supported yet b/c you folks haven't yet made your case?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Hi madcodger, They can be supported but we have not spent the resources on it yet. Except for Teken and a couple of others (all can be counted in one hand) there are no pressing requests for this device. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0dan Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Hi madcodger, They can be supported but we have not spent the resources on it yet. Except for Teken and a couple of others (all can be counted in one hand) there are no pressing requests for this device. With kind regards, Michel Add me to the list. I just ordered the ethernet version too. Looks like I'll have to hack a script to get the data into the ISY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hi j0dan, Got it ... may I ask why the Ethernet version? With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0dan Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hi j0dan, Got it ... may I ask why the Ethernet version? With kind regards, Michel Ethernet is reliable and should integrate with anything. Zigbee to me is the opposite. I also want to use Z-wave once that is stable (already ordered Z-wave locks for my entire house) and it doesn't look like the ISY can support both. Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hi j0dan, Yes, true: you cannot have INSTEON, Z-Wave and Zigbee on the same box. The main issue is that we never supported GEM on Ethernet (only Zigbee). ECM we support on both Ethernet and Zigbee. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well, there is hoping for more green eye support.. I have pretty much decided I COULD live with just 7 channels if I need too, but a few more would be good too and it's all the CT's that really add up on the greeneye. Dryer heat pump furnance floor heat shop mains hot water tank That would do most of what i want so may go the 1240 ecm someday, but waiting on more robust brultech support from the ISY. I prefer some sort of subscription that the ISY gets updates from the monitors vs having to poll all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 arw01, The only other features that we have for GEM are: 1. Programmable control for resetting counters 2. Support for temp sensors We do not have any other requirements. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 So we handle all 32 channels now? Or are you still having to get the GEM into multiple ECM virtual mode and it supports only two if I recall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hi Alan, Yes, we do handle all 32 channels now. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatchel Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 So for those of us planning for Z-Wave...Zigbee is the only option for GEM communications. Is there any plans to add ethernet for GEM comms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hi gatchel, Not at the moment unfortunately. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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