I'll add it to the list. You can roll your own in AppleScript as a workaround however.

Hi Dan,

That is a good feature request -- I'll get that added to our grand feature candidate list. FYI, the earliest it would be added to Indigo would be to version 5.0.

I didn't notice Jay had already replied to this one.

I am thinking of replacing my house alarm system main unit with an EZIO85A to poll the triggers to know if they see open door magnetic switches etc.

When I read the MacHomeStore's description, I can't figure out if the EZIO85A runs all by itself as an Insteon device, or if I need another Insteon device that it plugs into.

NOTE: Indigo 2.0.5 or greater, in tandem with the INSTEON PowerLinc V2 Controller 2414U is required to use the EZIO8SA

I am seeing the above on http://www.machomestore.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130, but I am still a little confused. I have one of these controllers, as that's how Indigo connects to my MacMini, but this device is on a different floor, and can't be directly wired into the EZIO85A.

What should I be buying? The EZIO85A solo or the EZIO85A with an dedicated 2414U?

[EDIT] Turns out I have an PowerLinc 2413U connected to my MacMini, and not a PowerLinc 2414U. I'm assuming this is OK...

Thanks,

The PowerLinc 2413 is okay to use with the EZIO8SA, but you also need the EZIO8SA's PLM (PowerLinc Modem). The EZIO8SA by itself doesn't have any INSTEON capability, so you connect it via a cable to its PLM to provide the INSTEON receiving/sending ability. So you will want to also buy the PLM that it comes with.

support wrote:The PowerLinc 2413 is okay to use with the EZIO8SA, but you also need the EZIO8SA's PLM (PowerLinc Modem). The EZIO8SA by itself doesn't have any INSTEON capability, so you connect it via a cable to its PLM to provide the INSTEON receiving/sending ability. So you will want to also buy the PLM that it comes with.

Now that makes perfect sense - thanks!

dstrickler wrote:I am thinking of replacing my house alarm system main unit with an EZIO85A to poll the triggers to know if they see open door magnetic switches etc.

I'd rethink this if you want quality security. EZIOs, unless its changed, aren't linkable, and dependent on a *running* Mac to respond to them. Macs do lock up and crash, and power goes out. A dedicated single use firmware of a dedicated security system is less likely to lock up/crash.
It really depends on what you expect/need from the security system.