I have an Insteon 2414U that faithfully turned on and off our outdoor lights for several years, but it stopped working, and my attempts to program it didn't work (the software tried to set the timers, but it never took). I need to do something about it, and I'm thinking of getting something stand-alone so when we finally sell the house, the automation won't require someone with Linux sysadmin skills to run it.
What I'm looking for is:
- Turn outside lights on at dusk and off at dawn.
- Program some lights to go on when we are away.
- Integration with my Elk M1 Gold so it can turn the lights on or off in response to sensors would be a nice-to-have.
I have only 10 light switches to control, and I'm not interested in any scenes.
I have an ELK M1 Gold mounted on the wall, but currently unused, and an Insteon 2414S attached. I meant to try to get it controlling the lighting, but never got around to it. I don't know if that would be reliable, or would have problems. I gather ELK can work in some fashion with the Universal Devices boxes.
What would be my best options be here? Get the ELK working with the 2414S? Get a cheap refurb ISY-26 off of eBay (for about 1/4 of the price of an ISY-99i) because that is sufficient for my modest needs? Go ahead and pay for an ISY-99i even thought I won't use more than a fraction of what it can do?
What I'm looking for is:
- Turn outside lights on at dusk and off at dawn.
- Program some lights to go on when we are away.
- Integration with my Elk M1 Gold so it can turn the lights on or off in response to sensors would be a nice-to-have.
I have only 10 light switches to control, and I'm not interested in any scenes.
I have an ELK M1 Gold mounted on the wall, but currently unused, and an Insteon 2414S attached. I meant to try to get it controlling the lighting, but never got around to it. I don't know if that would be reliable, or would have problems. I gather ELK can work in some fashion with the Universal Devices boxes.
What would be my best options be here? Get the ELK working with the 2414S? Get a cheap refurb ISY-26 off of eBay (for about 1/4 of the price of an ISY-99i) because that is sufficient for my modest needs? Go ahead and pay for an ISY-99i even thought I won't use more than a fraction of what it can do?