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I had some luck awhile ago with an INSTEON setup using their SmartLinc central controller---but only because the SmartLinc itself had a sniffable HTTP protocol
by fixermark 12y ago
I had some luck awhile ago with an INSTEON setup using their SmartLinc central controller---but only because the SmartLinc itself had a sniffable HTTP protocol for its "phone control." So basically it was ideal for me, as long as I completely bypassed all the crap software that came with it (I ended up writing a small server app that read my Google Calendar for "light on / light off" commands and sent the appropriate HTTP commands to the SmartLinc to fool it into doing the actions).
Unfortunately, the setup stopped working and I don't have useful tools to debug it; no way to know why an INSTEON controller can't see another component, only that it can't. Plus, I'd like to move away from systems that want to use the house wiring at all (INSTEON is hybrid x10 / radio) because I don't want an errant power surge blowing my $100+ of equipment.