Interfacing Indigo with an Alarm system (Ademco, Vista, First Alert, etc)…. Instead of hardware hacking, this thread discusses was to use off the shelf hardware with your Home Automation & Security System. Perceptive Automation – View topic – Interface to an Alarm (Ademco, Vista, First Alert, etc).
Indigo 4.1.8 Released: “4.1.8 is now available for download. In addition to the major 4.0 improvements and 4.1 features, this update includes: Added support for INSTEON 30A Load Controller. Improved size / scaling of Web pages when viewed from Safari on iPad. Minor modificactions for unreleased INSTEON modules. (See the Rest of the Story at […]
I have some Insteon units that are a few years old. Even though they work could older firmware versions cause the system to be slower or interfere with normal operation? I thought I heard some people having concerns with having older units in their system. Generally speaking, the Smarthome Insteon units, have been designed to […]
I’m trying to create a Trigger that will dim all the lights that are currently ON. Anyone have any ideas how I can implement this? Home Automation is more than just wanting things to happen, sometimes it takes some work, to get it to work the way you expect. Â After all, computers are just really […]
Here’s a hint of what is coming shortly… Â An Indigo plugin to allow you to compare your Heating / Cooling vs. your Temperature set points. The graphing component requires the browser to be able to reach Google. Â I am currently using the Google Charts API to generate the chart… Â But all the data is stored […]
Folks, Update — The detailed  instructions, etc, are now available from Venstar Thermostat Monitor. I have just created a new plugin that will allow Venstar Insteon Thermostat users to monitor their daily usage of AC, Heating, and Fan usage…  This is a basic plugin designed to extend Indigo… When installed, the plugin is most noticeable […]
For years, I have considered purchasing a new thermostat, so that I could integrate it into the Home Automation, and control it, easily.. Â So I have kept my eye on a few different solutions, but just recently, we needed some furnace work, and I was able to justify purchasing a new Venstar T1800, when I […]
Overall, I love Indigo. But one thing that is very annoying and doesn’t seem to be built in, is the ability to poll all devices on a regular scheduled basis (ie: every 5 mins, 10 mins, etc.) of the status of my devices. This mainly causes a problem when accessing my system via my iPhone. […]