Product Description
The ISY994i is one of the most advanced INSTEON controllers on the market and has numerous features to satisfy the most advanced DIY'er or seasoned home control enthusiast. If you need unbridled control, the ISY994i is your controller. The ISY994i/IR P
| Price: | $300.01 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #33054 in Home Improvement
- Brand: Universal Devices
- Model: ISY994I/IR PRO
- Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
Features
- Extends the capabilities of ISY99i Series
- Remotely Accessible from any Standard Web Browser
- Bulit-in Infraed (IR) capabilitiy
- Does Not Require a PC to Operate
- Supports 1,024 Devices/ Scenes and controls up to 1,000 Programs
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By Patrick Groeneveld
The ISY is a powerful automation control computer unit. On one end it connect to the internet to allow access from all over the world through mobile apps or to program it. On the other end connects to an RF/powerline modem to communicate to the devices in the home. Im using the mobilinc iPhone app to control the ISY, which works fine. It is pretty cool to be able to read the temperatures in the home and to be able to control the heating/cooling from anywhere using a smartphone. This model also has an infrared sensor in the front that enables it to react to the signals from TV remotes.
The ISY unit is tiny and only consumes a few watts of energy. That is a much greener solution than using a 120 Watt PC as home automation controller. The difference in energy cost is significant since this must be running 24/7.
Set up was remarkably easy. Putting the ISY in connection mode and pressing the link button on each instead device quickly links all devices. I connected a dozen light switches, a sprinkler controller and 2 thermostats for HVAC control.
Home automation is a great DiY project, but just not for people with two left hands. Behind the scenes the components are quite complex, with RF, IP and power line communication protocols, real time interrupts, a variety of divides that may break down, etc etc. Universal Devices did a great job at simplifying this and making the unit reliable and robust for 24/7 use. My unit never froze or malfunctioned.
Programming simple actions is rather easy through the included administrative console. More complex programming takes some getting to due to the asynchronous nature of real-time programming. the manufacturer has a wiki page and forum with good information. For beginners it can be challenging because the documentation is not always complete and a good tutorial is missing. For people with some programming experience, this should be no issue.
There are a few cool features that make the ISY almost as powerful as a full PC for automation control. The unit can send automatically assemble and send emails or text messages based on events (e.g warn for a garage door being left open). It also has a module (at additional cost) that integrates weather bug local weather data. Using that, I was able to write a 'variable valve time' sprinkler control program based on detailed weather local data in just a few hours of work. This allows careful tuning of water usage to the actual needs.
Customer support by Universal Devices was amazing. I had a problem linking a thermostat to the ISY. I sent an email at 7:00pm, and received a personal response an hour later that resolved the issue.
Update after six months (October 2013): The ISY has preformed flawlessly, never requiring a reset.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By DaveRL
After many years of having Insteon throughout my home (20 controllers/responders) and frustrated maintainng/configure it -- the ISY994i made everthing just hum. It is soooo easy to configure stuff through their admin console, and there very basic scripting language provided gives me quite a bit of flexiblity for doing pretty cool things easily. So far no problems, all devices firing as expected.
2 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Capt. Gadget
I purchased a ISY Controller and then realized you need Smarthome 2413S PowerLinc Modem INSTEON Dual-Band Serial Interface, White as well; this adds an additional $80 (at the time of this writing) so I returned the unit. I had expected this to be in the box of ISY "stuff" given the high price -- this is NOT obvious from the description. MAKE SURE YOU PURCHASE A 2413S with a ISY OR MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE ALREADY !
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