I've played with X-10 for many years, and am pretty disgusted that I did a remodel a few years that relied somewhat on X-10 working. Needless to say, it's unreliable and I should do something about it.
Anyway, I want to try Insteon out using the bundle that includes a KeypadLinc, 2 SwitchLincs and 2 SignalLincs. If these work well, I'll figure out how to upgrade the rest of my home (just lighting, really), along with scheduled control.
The question is, is there software that helps out a lot in setting up the KeypadLinc to control the SwitchLincs and existing X-10 devices? Pushing buttons and counting LED blinks doesn't sound like much fun, though I actually have no idea how this kind of thing is done with Insteon. I don't want to make a big software/PC-interface investment while trying Insteon out, but if there's a package that could also schedule X-10 events without having the PC on, then that would at least be usable with my current X-10 devices even if I don't go whole-hog for Insteon.
Thanks for the input...
Anyway, I want to try Insteon out using the bundle that includes a KeypadLinc, 2 SwitchLincs and 2 SignalLincs. If these work well, I'll figure out how to upgrade the rest of my home (just lighting, really), along with scheduled control.
The question is, is there software that helps out a lot in setting up the KeypadLinc to control the SwitchLincs and existing X-10 devices? Pushing buttons and counting LED blinks doesn't sound like much fun, though I actually have no idea how this kind of thing is done with Insteon. I don't want to make a big software/PC-interface investment while trying Insteon out, but if there's a package that could also schedule X-10 events without having the PC on, then that would at least be usable with my current X-10 devices even if I don't go whole-hog for Insteon.
Thanks for the input...
