Since JDS Technologies (The maker of the Stargate) is no longer offerring the IVR board because some of the parts are no longer available, I'm beginning to look at other options in the event my board ever fails. The Stargate controller has been solid and extremely dependable as the heart of my automation. Homeseer runs the front-end interface aspect of my automation along with Main Lobby.
The issue that I'm finding, is that even the latest controllers that are on the market can't do many of the things that the aging Stargate controller does. If/then statements are the heart of the Stargate programming, however from what I understand the Elk controller has no such logic.
Is this something that will eventually be offerred, or am I just not comparing apples to apples? I know there are other strong points of the M1 that the Stargate doesn't offer, however I would think that by now some vendor would incorporate all of the positives of a stand alone controller into a single unit!
I am not sure why everyone is so enamored by the M1 when 10+ year old controllers can do many things that it cannot.
Not trying to start a big debate, but I would like to understand what I might be missing about the M1. I imagine it may be it's capability on newer standards, but I'm not clear.
I would buy it in a second if I thought it could cover everything my Stargate does without having to come up with workarounds for the lack of If/then logic.
The issue that I'm finding, is that even the latest controllers that are on the market can't do many of the things that the aging Stargate controller does. If/then statements are the heart of the Stargate programming, however from what I understand the Elk controller has no such logic.
Is this something that will eventually be offerred, or am I just not comparing apples to apples? I know there are other strong points of the M1 that the Stargate doesn't offer, however I would think that by now some vendor would incorporate all of the positives of a stand alone controller into a single unit!
I am not sure why everyone is so enamored by the M1 when 10+ year old controllers can do many things that it cannot.
Not trying to start a big debate, but I would like to understand what I might be missing about the M1. I imagine it may be it's capability on newer standards, but I'm not clear.
I would buy it in a second if I thought it could cover everything my Stargate does without having to come up with workarounds for the lack of If/then logic.