Can Hometroller Zee do insteon?

[bdee1]

I just saw the news about the Hometroller Zee and it looks like it has a lot of potential. I have a miCasaVerde VeraLite device and its ok but I really prefer the way homeseer works.

The Zee woudl be the perfect pricepoint and seems really simple.

The trick is that although I primarily use Z-wave gear, I do have some insteon because they offer things that z-wave just doesnt (like keypadlincs and Fanlincs). So I am wondering if the HomeTroller Zee will be able to make use of both my z-wave and my Insteon gear.

If so then, sign me up!!

[Rupp]

Not now. The initial Zee will only do Z-Wave and X10. Another Zee that can run other plugins will be coming in the future.

[bdee1]

oh bummer - I guess I have to stick with the veralite for now then Any word on when the insteon capable Zee will be released and what the cost will be?

[JSed]

Insteon & the Zee

Any word on when the insteon capable Zee will be released and what the cost will be?

I second this question- I have mostly z wave plus a little Insteon. No Insteon support is the only thing keeping me from switching over from MiCasaVerde to the Zee. I have an HSPro license currently, but keeping an energy hog PC running 24/7 or investing in more $$ hardware has kept me from moving to HomeSeer.

Please implement Insteon on the Zee soon!

[thedishking]

Why do you continue to support x10?

Time to kill it.....

x10 is dead...

[Rupp]

The next Zee will support plugins but as Rich recently stated the Zee was developed for the entry level user and the HomeTroller would better suit the mainstream user.

[macromark]

Why do you continue to support x10?

Time to kill it.....

x10 is dead...

Good question. I have 2 answers:

1. Looks like a lot of folks continue to consider it a "mission critical" plug-in (more than Insteon, in fact) http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=159525
2. It never changes. Once we've added support, we don't need to continue updating it. So, there's no continuing demand on resources to support it.

[Pete]

Here I never really stopped using X10 stuff. There are now some 4-5 devices (wintel and linux) talking X10 today.

1 - 2012 - did all of my holiday lighting stuff using X-10; one house code and number - FAST (old now and fast is better for me).
2 - 2013 - using X-10 with a couple of Linux devices these days. One is another way to talk to the CCTV recording device. (direct, xap and now x-10).

Easy HSTouch CCTV event with X-10. CCTV alarm event triggers HSTouch event of showing either current video, recorded video or just a still. Fast and cheap.

Primary two x-10 connections utilize XTB stuff. Then there is CM11's and other TW-523's in the mix. I also have 3 W800's in the mix of stuff. (a bit much though).

[nsisman]

Why do you continue to support x10?

Time to kill it.....

x10 is dead...

I still have a houseful of X10 stuff.

Works perfectly for my 1100 sq ft bungalow.

Slowly adding a little Zwave stuff but it's expensive for some of us.

[Jerry Coleman]

Why do you continue to support x10?

Time to kill it.....

x10 is dead...

My entire house runs on X10. I probably have over 50 devices if I added up all my light switches, wall outlets and flood lights. I'm gradually switching to Z-Wave as X10 devices die, but they have been holding their own for now.