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Final Results for SCE Smart Speaker Project

SCE Smart Meter Project set out to:

  • Optimize connected devices based on Time-Of-Use rates
  • Enable customer interaction with smart speakers using Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant

Even though the project was halted halfway due to COVID-19, results are quite impressive:

  • TOU 5-8PM saved 10% or 0.22kW on Summer Weekdays
  • TOU 4-9PM saved 9.7% or 0.23kW on Summer Weekends
  • High participation rate of 69%
  • Potential to save $22M/Year at 10% participation and $200M/Year at 90% participation

Here’s the link to the published version of the final results.

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Tesla Powerwall Integration

So you have a Tesla Powerwall and you know that it stores electricity. But, you have no idea how to integrate with everything else in your home to your advantage? For instance:

  • You can force a specific mode of operation – like supply from battery, take it completely off the grid etc.
  • You can decide to do different things when there is a power outage (overwrite the default behavior) 
  • You can force discharge mode based on ISY conditions (schedule, device states, etc.)
  • You can also set peak and off peak times from the ISY 
  • You can turn stormMode (allow charging from grid in case of weather alert) on and off 

In summary you can do anything the iOS mobile app supports but under control of ISY (ISY controls the parameters available the app based on its decisions).  

Tesla Powerwall runs on both Polisy (use Z9F44G4R for 20% discount) as well as Polyglot Cloud. And, access everything from One App: UD Mobile!

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

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Introducing UD Mobile for iOS

UD Mobile for iOS Is Finally Here!

UD Mobile integrates with your Z-Wave/INSTEON/X10 devices, as well as all your ISY’s node servers such as Ecobee, Hue, Ring, Tesla, Tesla Powerwall, Solar Edge, Sonos, Lutron, Harmony Hub, ELK, all the climate services, and many many more.

To celebrate, for a limited time, get 20% discount on Polisy and Polisy PRO. Please use coupon code Z9F44G4R at checkout. Expires on 06/25/2021.

Prerequisites:

  • UD Mobile requires firmware version 5.3.1 or higher
  • You will need a Polisy or Polyglot (on RPi) for node servers
Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

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Important Security Notice

Unauthorized Access

On 03/08/2021, there was unauthorized access to one of our databases  containing user profile information. We have since blocked this unauthorized access and made additional changes to our technical infrastructure to prevent future incidents. 

In order to provide single sign-on, and strengthen our security, early last year we started offering ISY Portal for authentication and authorization in addition to the website’s default sign-in option. ISY Portal has not been impacted by this unauthorized access. And, going forward, ISY Portal will be the only available option for signing in into your account. Although all the passwords in the compromised database are stored encrypted (one way hash), if you used the same password in ISY Portal, we strongly recommend changing it to something else. This site is a good source for generating strong and random passwords.

Please note that, we do not store any credit card and/or payment information anywhere in our infrastructure. 

Since the compromised system was first discovered, we have been working diligently and methodically to examine, test, and secure each component of our system and ensure it is safe. Earning your trust through the operation of secure services will always be our highest priority. We deeply regret this incident and apologize for the inconvenience. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Introducing UD Mobile for Android

UD Mobile Thrives On Nodes!

We developed UD Mobile from the ground up to not only integrate with your Z-Wave, INSTEON, X10 devices, but also to integrate with all your ISY’s node servers. Yes! Using UD Mobile, you can now monitor and control your Ecobee, Hue, Ring, Tesla, Solar Edge, Sonos, Lutron, Harmony Hub, ELK, all the climate services, etc.

In addition, and thanks to our very active, enthusiastic, and ingenious developer community, we are now at 100 full featured Polys (Node Servers) including Lutron (Radio RA and Caseta), Camect, ELK, and many more climate services.

To celebrate, for a limited time, get 20% discount on Polisy and Polisy PRO.

Lutron

Whether you want to integration with Lutron Shades or contemplating and upgrade to a more professional lighting solution, this node server is for you. You can integrate pretty much any Lutron device/sensor limited only to your Lutron system (Radio RA vs. Caseta).

camect

 

Say what? camect is an AI based, local and private camera recording and monitoring hub. It can detect such things as people, faces, deliveries, insects, animals, wind, etc. With this node server, you can automate what should happen based on what the camect detects.

This very nice video by Steve Lee captures the essence.

ELK

This node server makes ELK zones, inputs, and outputs as native ISY nodes. Combine with camect, and make Fort Knox jealous!

Prerequisites:

20% Discount for Polisy and Polisy PRO

Please use coupon code Z9F44G4R at checkout. Expires on 01/31/2021.

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UD Awarded Contract by PG&E

PG&E plans to default residential customers to Time-of-Use (TOU) rates starting April 2021. The objective of this Demand Response Emerging Technology (DRET) demonstration project is to leverage residential Voice Assistants technology (such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home) to educate residential customers on energy usage and bill forecast, rates and Time-Of-Use automation/optimization, available IoT and connectivity, configuration, and notification on utility information.

 

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The Wait Is Over!

5.3.0 Is Now Official
and
Z-Wave Plus Certified

“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” ~ Moliere

We have been working on 5x firmware for about 5 years now while, along the way, we developed Polyglot, Polyglot Cloud, Polisy and – thanks to our fabulous developer community – about 90 node servers. We are extremely happy to announce that 5.3 firmware is now official and it’s Z-Wave Plus certified!

Important Notes:

  • Firmware releases 5.2+ do not work with older versions of the Z-Wave Module (300 series). Please take a look at the back of your ISY. If you see a blue LED next to the Port A jack, then you have an older version of the Z-Wave dongle. Please check upgrade eligibility, discount, and ordering, and assembly instructions. Alternatively, you can upgrade your ISY to ISY994i ZW+ Series.
  • Upgrade from 4.x firmware to 5.x firmware is not automatic and requires manual intervention. If you wish to upgrade to 5.3, please carefully review these instructions

Discount:

As a token of our appreciation for your patience during our journey to 5.3, for a very limited time, we are offering 20% discount on ISY994i ZW+ Series, and Polisy. Please use the following coupon code at checkout:

CK42M79E

 

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Air pollution got you choked up?

Monitor it with ISY994 + PurpleAir

“The sky of the color of ashes in the east and embers in the west.” ~ Stephen King

For Californians, wildfires are becoming more frequent and the smoke and particulate matter generated by them are a serious health hazard. Wouldn’t it be nice to know if it is safe to be outside or even just open a window?

Now you can.

Combine your ISY994 with a PurpleAir air quality monitor and you’ll have instant data to make those types of decisions.

Your ISY will have access to the air quality sensor data and the EPA Air Quality Index for your exact location.

Prerequisites:

  • ISY firmware version 5.0.15 or higher
  • A PurpleAir air quality monitor
  • An ISY Portal account or local Polyglot installation

Configuration:

With either the Polyglot cloud service or your local Polyglot, select the PurpleAir node server from the store and click the “Install” button. Assign the node server to an unused slot.

From the Polyglot Dashboard, select the newly installed PurpleAir node server Details from the dashboard and then go to the Configuration screen. Add custom configuration parameters for the PurpleAir devices you want to monitor.

Key Value
Name PurpleAir sensor ID
Name Second PurpleAir sensor ID

 

The Name is of your choosing. It simply provides a way to identify a specific PurpleAir device.

The Sensor ID is specific to a PurpleAir device.

The PurpleAir node server accesses the publicly available data from the PurpleAir servers. To monitor a device, the device must be registered with PurpleAir and must not be hidden from public view.

When the configuration is finished, the node server will start polling purpleair.com for the sensor data. You can control how often the data is polled and update using the ‘shortPoll’ advanced configuration options. ShortPoll defines how often the devices are polled and is in seconds.

Don’t just guess when the air is clean enough for you and your family to go outside or let the breeze flow through and open window during a smoke or air pollution episode. Once configured, the ISY and PurpleAir real-time air quality monitoring can help you decide when it’s safe to exercise, play or simply enjoy the outdoors. Now that’s a breath of fresh air!

If you have addition ideas for how this node server could be used, comment below.

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What’s Up Poly?

Plex It!

Thanks to our very active, enthusiastic, and ingenious developer community, and as we are now at 84 full featured Polys (Node Servers) including more climate services. In this episode of What’s Up Poly, though, we are going to take a look at Home Theater Light Automation using the newly developed Plex Poly.

Without further ado, let’s let @ch491 and @ralbright, the brains behind this Poly, describe it all:

One of the ambitions I have had for my smart home is automation of room lighting while watching TV Shows and MOVIES at home, especially during the pandemic. There are very few ways to have the ISY know if you are actively watching a TV Show or MOVIE. In the past, you had to (gasp) manually turn lights on/off in the room when you start the movie. (Oh, the humanity!)

If you have a Plex Media Server, then adding the new Plex-Webhook to the ISY994 through your Polisy or PloyglotV2 node server, means your ISY now knows if something is playing in that room.

Examples:

You can create programs that can control the lighting  based on when you start playing something like a movie.

What about monitoring the Content Rating of what the kids are watching? You can write a program to alert you via the ISY’s various methods of doing so.

It also has a special feature called Rapid Trigger.  It can alert you if a user is causing too many events in a given time. i.e. If you have kids that think it is fun to play/pause repeatedly!  You can write a program to alert you via the ISY’s various methods of doing so.

This program sets a state variable that triggers the ISY Portal to have Alexa announce “Please Stop Doing That.”

Prerequisites:

Keep safe and thank you!

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