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judetf
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After 5 years away from PH (renting not owning) I am
soon to return to being a home owner and it's time to
dust off and get up to date on home automation,
Insteon, and all thing home automation. Boy, a lot has
changed!
I'm naturally inclined to come straight back to PH and
Insteon, but... While the PH forum seem still alive,
I'm looking for a quick refresher (I'll be starting
from scratch with the PH install and all Insteon
devices).
I'm fairly certain I'll be comfortable with PH itself.
I'm assuming I just need a Windows PC to run it on,
and then I need one of the Insteon modem (USB still
preferred over serial?)
Is anything else needed to get the basic system
online? From there it's a matter of installing and
configuring the Insteon devices that I decide to
purchase.
Thanks! Looking forward to diving back in!
-Jude
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TonyNo
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WB!
Serial instead of USB, I believe. :D
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dhoward
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Jude,
Welcome back. Yes, just need a Windows PC (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10) and the latest version of PowerHome available on the forum (2.1.5c with the 2.1.5d patch). As Tony stated, a
serial PLM is more reliable than a USB PLM if you've got an available serial port on your PC.
Once installed, you'll use the PowerHome Explorer (Setup section) to define your PLM controller as well as any other Setup type configuration. Once the PLM is communicating with
PowerHome, use the Insteon Explorer to discover and setup your Insteon devices.
Hope this helps,
Dave.
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jeffw_00
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and although no PCs come with serial ports anymore, you can get a PCI-X card with a serial port for like $15.
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