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Thanks Mike, I'll try to get in touch with Dave at PH to see what he thinks. Who knows, maybe PLM support is just around the corner. Would make life a lot simpler.

No of course Vizia also handles LV. Earlier in the thread I'd mentioned that one of the motivating factors for me to continue to use Insteon to control low voltage lighting was the significant difference in cost between the switchlincs at $40 vs the ViziaRF RZM10's at $130. It does make me...

I had a really interesting conversation with Ted at Embedded Automation (mControl) about Insteon and Zwave. He's a really great guy to talk to. really helpful and always ready to answer questions. Anyways I'm beta testing the V2.10 B3 (free download) and really like it so far. Very intuitive and...

Thanks Mike Hmmm I'm wondering if it actually needs a driver directly for the PLM to use it this way tho with the PH/PLC combo. I mean a PLM has an address right ? Same as any other switchlinc, KPL or lamplinc. From what I understand you can use the PH/PLC to link a switchlinc to another device...

I'm gving it a solid try and fair shake as I type this . One thing about me is, I'm brutally honest and tenacious about things. I intend to see if I can make the setup work and how well it performs. A lot will also hinge on how they handle my call to them tomorrow to replace the PLM that's...

I remember reading a post on the PH forums that v .13 ? might be released with PLM support, but nothing as yet so I guess I could post the questions to ask him there or just shoot him an email. Would you know if you can use a PLC with PowerHome to program links between switches and a PLM ?

Thanks guys, I wanted to be sure I wasn't missing out on some other linking software I wasn't aware of. Seems like Powerhome is the only choice (besides a hardware ISY solution). For now PH doesn't support the 2412S PLM. I want to stick with a serial PLM controller for a couple of reasons but...

Thanks Digger, not really looking to buy yet another hardware solution. I already have an HA server running 24/7. Just looking for software to setup the initial links.

What software do you guys use just for setting up/maintaining Insteon links to the PLM and assigning X10 addresses ? It's a pain using the tap tap setup method especially since the PLM is in a basement wiring closet. I'm evaluating both HS and mControl for the actual HA on the server, just...

ahh ok got it. thanks Mike.

This was my plan too. But instead my *outlaws* came visiting so I got nothing done that day.

Hey that's great info ! Thanks upstateMike. No I definitely haven't ruled any HA tech out. I'm still reading up/learning on UPB. How sensitive is UPB to line noise ? Do you still need to mess with line filters ? Hmmm I don't use/have a TW513, so would the PW513 replace my CM11a and serve to...

Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking too but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. A specific button press on the KPL would essentially be setup as a triggered event on the HA server running HS or mControl. I guess that's not too bad since I could set up the same 'event' to be...

Digger, I'm surprised they're giving you grief over the replacement. Didn't yours also have a problem locking up ? I didn't get chance to call SH today as planned (got busy), but I will on Monday. I'll ask nicely for them to replace my 10 day old defective PLM for one with the new firmware that...

While pondering whether I should try out the idea of integrating both insteon and Zwave, got me thinking how would you program a scene onto one of the Insteon Keypadlinc buttons if part of that scene included some Zwave switches ?