Hi all,
We've been doing weeks of research on Hubs, Devices, Protocols and recently came across Homeseer as a viable option but we have a few questions.
Homeseer is the only system we've found that actually sells just the software and no need to purchase their actual Hub. This is perfect for us as we already use Win10 based systems for our media distribution and can put the HS3 software right on the same PC.
So here are my questions:
1. Using the HC3 Pro software on a Win10 PC, in order to communicate with Zwave+ devices we will need the SpartStick+, correct?
https://shop.homeseer.com/collection...nt=20271967494
2. We're looking at the best Dimmers to get and was planning on getting Insteon because of the Keypads, you can program each individual button to run a different scene... and uses Wireless and Powerline (as a backup) to transmit the data to their Hub. But because of the HS3 Pro software having the ability to customize it's own app, we may just be adding an in-wall tablet to each room as the main switch source. So if we do this, we would probably just use the HS-WD100+ in all the wired location... so I guess this is a 2-part question:
A: Is the HS App reliable enough to utilize as the main room switches? Being on the same LAN as the HS3Pro PC it's process is as instant as hitting an actual keypad?
B: If the internet is down to the home, will the App still work because it's on the same LAN or does the app talk to the Cloud then feed back to the HC3PRo PC?
C: If we rent our home out via AirBnB, would you, as a renter, find it easy to go to an In-wall tablet and utilize the system... or would you prefer a multibutton keypad? Or just a simple toggle switch like the HS-WD100+ to turn on the immediate lights then use the tablet for all the scenes and such?
3. The HS-WD100+, are these dimmers also repeaters? We're looking at a few different companies for dimmers, some advertise that their dimmer is also a repeater for z-wave, others do not. It was my understanding that ALL Z-wave items are repeaters. Is that correct or no?
4. IR Control, I can not seem to find any HS devices that emit the IR to control IR devices... I've only found 3rd party hardware people are using on the forum here. Does HS have an IR transmitter?
Thanks all for the help!
We've been doing weeks of research on Hubs, Devices, Protocols and recently came across Homeseer as a viable option but we have a few questions.
Homeseer is the only system we've found that actually sells just the software and no need to purchase their actual Hub. This is perfect for us as we already use Win10 based systems for our media distribution and can put the HS3 software right on the same PC.
So here are my questions:
1. Using the HC3 Pro software on a Win10 PC, in order to communicate with Zwave+ devices we will need the SpartStick+, correct?
https://shop.homeseer.com/collection...nt=20271967494
2. We're looking at the best Dimmers to get and was planning on getting Insteon because of the Keypads, you can program each individual button to run a different scene... and uses Wireless and Powerline (as a backup) to transmit the data to their Hub. But because of the HS3 Pro software having the ability to customize it's own app, we may just be adding an in-wall tablet to each room as the main switch source. So if we do this, we would probably just use the HS-WD100+ in all the wired location... so I guess this is a 2-part question:
A: Is the HS App reliable enough to utilize as the main room switches? Being on the same LAN as the HS3Pro PC it's process is as instant as hitting an actual keypad?
B: If the internet is down to the home, will the App still work because it's on the same LAN or does the app talk to the Cloud then feed back to the HC3PRo PC?
C: If we rent our home out via AirBnB, would you, as a renter, find it easy to go to an In-wall tablet and utilize the system... or would you prefer a multibutton keypad? Or just a simple toggle switch like the HS-WD100+ to turn on the immediate lights then use the tablet for all the scenes and such?
3. The HS-WD100+, are these dimmers also repeaters? We're looking at a few different companies for dimmers, some advertise that their dimmer is also a repeater for z-wave, others do not. It was my understanding that ALL Z-wave items are repeaters. Is that correct or no?
4. IR Control, I can not seem to find any HS devices that emit the IR to control IR devices... I've only found 3rd party hardware people are using on the forum here. Does HS have an IR transmitter?
Thanks all for the help!
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