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Indigo 4 – INSTEON Compatible Home Automation Software for Macs

Indigo 4 - INSTEON controller software for Macs

If you’re looking into home automation you might want to consider Indigo 4.0 INSTEON-compatible software for Macs. The software works with INSTEON, X10 and their respective related devices and uses the existing wiring set-up in your home.

The list of features is impressive, with the ability to attach commands to an array of variables such as events being triggered by times, or by sunset or put it on a random schedule for when you’re on holiday. It will also allow for motion events such as switching lights off after x minutes of inactivity. If you remember us telling you about Light Show Master back in 2006(!), Indigo 4 has absorbed the features from this as Light Show Master is no longer available.

INSTEON RemoteLinc EZ – remote and LampLinc starter kit

INSTEON RemoteLinc EZHere’s a relatively inexpensive way to turn off your household lights with handheld remote – the INSTEON RemoteLinc EZ. This starter kit includes the INSTEON RemoteLinc EZ and LampLinc Dual-Band EZ modules.

Plug a lamp into LampLinc EZ module, plug the LampLinc EZ module into an available outlet and link it to your remote control.

So now in a matter of minutes, you can get to turning lights on and off, dimming and even creating lighting ‘scenes’.

The Remote can control up to 5 devices; just buy additional LampLinc modules.

PS> INSTEON is a great technology that makes it easy to get started on a home automation adventure.

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Price: $49.99
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iLinc: iPhone app to control your INSTEON/X10 home automation devices remotely

Now that you have your home automation all tricked out, and you got yourself an iPhone, how do you control your HA system from your God-phone?! Not to worry, iLinc is an iPhone/iPod Touch app that lets you do just that.

For example, you can control up to 1000 INSTEON or X10 devices as well as up to 1000 ‘scenes’. You of course need some way to make your devices accessible to the Intenret, and either the ISY-99i controller or the INSTEON PowerLinc controller will do the trick.

There are 2 versions, the iLinc Lite can only control 1 device, but it’s enough to get you started testing. iLinc Pro will let you control all of your devices and also works with the USB/Serial PowerLinc.

By the way, this isn’t the only iPhone app available to control your home automation devices.

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Price: iLinc Lite: Free, iLinc Pro: $19.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

INSTEON I/O Linc Doorbell and Phone Ring Alert Kit

Here’s another cool add-on for your INSTEON home automation system – the I/O Linc Doorbell and Phone Ring Alert Kit. Use this kit to generate a visual alert when the phone or doorbell rings.

This is great for when you’re in a noisy environment – listening to music, working in the backyard/garage, partying. Also great if you’re hearing impaired or have trouble with certain frequencies.

This I/O Linc kit is easy to connect yourself and can be linked to a remote INSTEON-controlled device. Remember too that there is a host of I/O Linc kits available, including rain sensors, garage door control, freeze sensors and more.

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Price: $89.99
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Unlock Your Doors Remotely via INSTEON

Turning lights on and off are just a fraction of what you can do with your home automation system. I/O Linc’s INSTEON Remote Control Door Strike Kit actually allow you to allow entry or exit by locking or unlocking doors at a press of a button, even remotely from work.

The electric door strike is hardwired to the delay timer/relay and both are powered by a power supply. The delay timer/relay is then connected to the output of the included I/O Linc – INSTEON Low Voltage / Contact Closure Interface (1 In / 1 Out), which simply plugs into an available outlet. When I/O Linc receives a signal from any linked INSTEON device, the built-in programmable relay can keep a door or gate open for up 25 seconds before automatically locking. By using the delay/timer relay, you gain the added flexibility of keeping a door or gate unlocked for up to 60 minutes. This kit gives you the control to regulate access to and from your property.

Suggested Price: $137.99

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INSTEON Garage Door Control

Do you accidentally leave your garage door open when you leave the house or do you hit the garage door button in your car and take off only to come home hours later to find the door open due to an issue with the garage door? Besides letting the elements into your garage, security for items in your garage and your whole home are at risk when this happens.

Finally a home automation garage door sensor an operator is available for INSTEON. There have been X10 products that you could use with your DIY home automation system, but now you can enhance your true INSTEON network using the I/O Linc – INSTEON Garage Door Control and Status Kit.

The included garage door sensor mounts to the garage door and is wired directly to I/O Linc’s sensor input. When the garage door is open, the garage door sensor triggers I/O Linc to send a signal that will turn on an INSTEON controlled light and/or report its status, for example, to KeypadLinc status LED’s or PC software. Additionally, I/O Linc’s output relay wires to your garage door motor just like your existing button, allowing you to remotely operate your garage from any INSTEON controller.

Suggested Price: $79.95

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NetLinc – Control your INSTEON devices from the Web, Phone or PDA

This is exactly the type of product that you may have once seen at an EPCOT exhibit or a future-looking tech documentary, but the difference is this is real. NetLinc is an INSTEON Central Controller that allows you to schedule and control your INSTEON home automation network from the Internet, via a browser on a PC, your Web-accessible smartphone or PDA.

The main NetLinc controller simply plugs into your existing INSTEON network, and from there, you can configure it with your computer network to grant you control from outside your home via your broadband Internet connection. NetLinc even support IP-based cameras so you can view those cameras in real-time from wherever.

This is super-cool application for your iPhone or iPod Touch. If you want to see NetLinc in action, take a look at this video.

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Price: $119.99
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INSTEON Thermostat Adapter

INSTEON Thermostat Adapter Finally… INSTEON, the DIYer Home Automation Technology, has released a Thermostat Adapter to work with Totaline and Venstar thermostats.

Turn the temperature up or down from anywhere in the house! INSTEON Thermostat Adapter allows you to adjust your thermostat from any INSTEON-compatible controller. Faster than grabbing a blanket, you can use your coffee table RemoteLinc to bring the room to that perfect temperature. When turning off your lights for the night from your bedside KeypadLinc, you can also save some energy and money by turning the thermostat down a few degrees. Because you can program any button on an INSTEON controller to any temperature on the thermostat, the possibilities are endless.

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Suggested Price: $99.99

Save When Watering: INSTEON 8-Zone Sprinkler Controller

INSTEON 8-Zone Sprinkler Controller Living in Georgia I’m keenly aware of water waste thanks to the current Georgia Water Crisis. Due to our most recent drought, the second this decade, watering restrictions prevent watering of lawns between certain times and on certain days depending on your address. While out subdivision requires in ground sprinklers, the brains of the sprinkler system given by the builder is deficient and can only be scheduled by day. The INSTEON 8-Zone Sprinkler Controller can make your sprinkler system smart by checking to with various sensors to determine if the sprinkler’s should come on. For example, hook up a wind sensor and if the wind is above 10mph, suspend watering as you’ll probably end up watering concrete and your neighbors lawn or hook up a water sensor and if it’s rained recently you can suspend watering.

In addition to saving water while maintaining a green landscape, you should consider modifying your landscape so it’s drought-tolerant. Also, you can help you plants use less water by cutting back the annuals and perennials. Don’t fertilize or otherwise stress your plants during a drought and set your mower blade a little higher. Slightly raising your lawn mower’s blades can make a huge difference encouraging deeper rooting. By cutting the grass higher the lawn survival rates increase as water demand decreases. Sharpened blades also help reduce the need for water because dull blades shred leaf tips requiring the turf to drink more water.

An excellent combatant of drought conditions is mulch. You should cover the entire area from the trunk to the ends of branches with pine straw, bark chips or shredded hardwood mulch. My mulch of choice is redwood which is expensive in Georgia, but if you’re trying to keep your budget low use the mulch that is indigenous to your location (pine trees are everywhere here so pinestraw costs less in Georgia). You can place newspapers underneath the mulch to retain soil moisture too. You should consider aerating your lawn as well as aeration improves the movement of water and nutrients into the soil.

Another way to save water is by setting up collectors around your house. For example you can route the water that is expelled from your air conditioner and collect bucket fulls every day. Also, it’s amazing how much you can collect using a rain barrel connected to your downspouts.

These tips along with hooking your sprinkler system into a home automation system can help your lawn stay beautiful while requiring less water.

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Suggested Price: $124.99

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