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Just bought one- Will be replacing my Lowes Iris system if it works decent enough. Will this work with the existing lowes iris sensors? edit- It does not suppo

Just bought one- Will be replacing my Lowes Iris system if it works decent enough. Will this work with the existing lowes iris sensors? edit- It does not support the sensors :( Also, will it work with standard security/video cameras (RTSP/RTMP)? edit- no, it does not look like that works now either :/

askpete 14y ago
AFAICT Iris is a zigbee/zwave hub? We have experimented with a zigbee via a usb dongle - not production ready but its doable. We'd love to support Z-wave, but its a longer term feature with licensing issues and bandwidth pushing it down the backlog somewhat. Does Iris have an API that could be wrapped? IP cams (especially the ultra cheap ones with pan and tilt) are way up on our list. It will be one of the first client modules off the shelf in the new year.
windexh8er 14y ago
If you want something that works with what you have today your best bet is MiCasaVerde (I've mentioned them a lot in posts - have no tie to them, but am a mostly-satisifed customer at this point): http://micasaverde.com/vera-lite.php http://micasaverde.com/vera-lite.php The Vera Lite is probably what you want... It can handle your existing sensors and do video (although the video isn't anything spectacular - I use a different system for that, but it does work). The Vera has "app" concept - so from the controller you can install MiCasaVerde or community provided applications to do certain things (i.e something like a countdown timer for a scene, or an app to control an OTS yard watering system for example). But the best part is you can write your own apps (LUA). The system is entirely hackable (SSH access). So it's basically an open slate to most extent. But, the key thing is there's no monthly fee if you want to use their cloud service - you just need an account and controller (I'm guessing they collect stats on you events - but that's just a guess on my part). The UI leaves something to be desired - and again, that's where startups like SmartThings will capitalize (pretty).

askpete 14y ago

AFAICT Iris is a zigbee/zwave hub? We have experimented with a zigbee via a usb dongle - not production ready but its doable. We'd love to support Z-wave, but its a longer term feature with licensing issues and bandwidth pushing it down the backlog somewhat. Does Iris have an API that could be wrapped? IP cams (especially the ultra cheap ones with pan and tilt) are way up on our list. It will be one of the first client modules off the shelf in the new year.

windexh8er 14y ago

If you want something that works with what you have today your best bet is MiCasaVerde (I've mentioned them a lot in posts - have no tie to them, but am a mostly-satisifed customer at this point): http://micasaverde.com/vera-lite.php http://micasaverde.com/vera-lite.php The Vera Lite is probably what you want... It can handle your existing sensors and do video (although the video isn't anything spectacular - I use a different system for that, but it does work). The Vera has "app" concept - so from the controller you can install MiCasaVerde or community provided applications to do certain things (i.e something like a countdown timer for a scene, or an app to control an OTS yard watering system for example). But the best part is you can write your own apps (LUA). The system is entirely hackable (SSH access). So it's basically an open slate to most extent. But, the key thing is there's no monthly fee if you want to use their cloud service - you just need an account and controller (I'm guessing they collect stats on you events - but that's just a guess on my part). The UI leaves something to be desired - and again, that's where startups like SmartThings will capitalize (pretty).