Greg In The Desert

Smarthome has upgraded the Insteon Thermostat to version 2.0. The thermostat adapter requires the use of a Totaline / Venstar thermostat, it plugs into the bottom and communicates with the Insteon network with a INSTEON Access Point (& Wireless Phase Coupler) using a RF protocol.

The new features include:

• Reports changes in temp, temp setpoints, mode, and fan mode
• Controller functionality on heat call, cool call, and fan call (auto & manual ON)
• Supports +1, -1 degree on incremental bright/dim commands
• Off Button functionality – If you want a link to respond to an Off command instead of an On command, send an Off command from the INSTEON controller within 30 seconds of linking and before any other INSTEON commands are sent.

This previous version of adapter had to be asked what the current temperature is, the 2.0 adapter will now broadcast those changes. The 2.0 adapter will also indicate when a heat call has been made which makes it easy to calculate how long the current filter has been in use. I’m happy to see Smarthome making improvements in these products and they even provided an upgrade path for those with older versions.

My home automation software, Indigo, does not support these new features yet. The developers have promised to add them to a future version.

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