Wow, I am just a regular vera user and was not really expecting any answer to my comment. So thank you for taking the time to answer.
I am not actively posting on the forum but I am a big reader. I have been watching closely the Ezlo development WRT the new controllers along with the software development. Since I am using, zwave and zigbee with several plugin, I am perticularely interested with the Ezlo plus.
I curentely have a Vera plus and I am probably amongst the few out there, that are globally speaking, very satisfy with it. But since it is being phased out, after several years of good service (or not for some), I am in the process of evaluating all my option for the day my “plus” gives up.
You seem to recognize the value that plugin will add to the Ezlo product. The Ezlo plus is out the door (or about to be), ready for prime time but you sill are developping the API which is (one of) the foundation for plugin. At the moment, it is very difficult from where I sit, to know what pluging will be ported on the new platform and which one will not. Many developper are gone, other left and some are watching from a distance. I for one, always found remarquable the work done by these enthousiast spending alot of their time automate and interfacing all these things out there. Like I said before in another post, of course I like free, but I am not against paying a resonable one time fee for specific plugin. It would be nice to see some kind of (monetary) agreement between Ezlo and the developer to encourage them for keeping up the good work in developping and supporting their product. This could be a win/win deel IMO.
I think than a list of all current Vera plugin, with the status stating which one will be ported on Ezlo, would be benificial. I also think that you should take under your umbrella the orphan ones (like the DSC alarm panel for example).
For the moment, I am watching and evaluating all my options. Again, I am just a regular user. I will take the easiest, safest and most stable route.
Also a user created guide
We already have the API launched.
We are getting few last remaining things behind the scenes as well as a “plug in store”.
I like the idea of “monetary” angle…
The programming language to buiild customize scene in VeraEdge requires medium dev skills. Has it been improved in Ezlo? Is ttere a place where we can have information or preview of how we build scene in Ezlo?
Thanks again for everyone’s response re Control4 driver to Ezlo. I really hope it gets developed again. Talked to a Control4 dealer and he said it’s highly unlikely that Ezlo (Vera) won’t do it as they are getting a ton of customers from this side just because vera (or Ezlo in that matter) cover a variety of Zwave devices and Control4 doesn’t.
Talked to Somfy (ZWave motorized shades) and they said our only link to Control4 is Vera, so it’s weird that they won’t do it…
In any case, I’m gonna get Ezlo Plus, cause it looks amazing and I’ve heard good things about Vera from friends. so Hopefully the Control4 Driver would fit in somewhere in the pipeline too!
Happy new year again and congrats on launching Ezlo Plus and Secure. @Oleh@melih@cw-kid@eonnet
Will the RFX Com device work on the new Ezla platforms? Probably like many here i use plenty of 433MHz devices under various protocols. They are still the most cost-effective way of achieving simple things. So, I have devices from LightwaveRF, Nexa, Chacon, Byron, etc. While I may replace these in the longer time, it would be a major upfront investment and inconvenience to have to do so immediately, which would prevent/delay me taking the new Ezla platform
I tried to sign up to receive an Ezlo hub for beta testing but I couldn’t get one. I saw a posting about a sale here: Have I missed an Ezlo sale? - General Discussions - Ezlo Community
I’d be willing to buy one for the sale price but I’m not buying one at full price. I don’t really need another hub. I’m happy with my Vera Plus and I already have a spare for it.
At this point I’ll wait for the Ezlo firmware to be available for the Vera Plus - hoping that it’s enough like the eventual Ezlo Plus firmware so that the update RFXtrx plugin will work on either.
@tinman I created that topic. Not sure how google found that price, but based on the discussion in this thread Ezlo Secure is coming, $47.95 is the cheapest that it ever was. From the email that the guy posted it seems that to get the discount your old vera will be disconnected from the service, but that seems to be disputed later on in the thread.
Hey tinman, you can still get the special price if you are the owner of a Vera controller. Our Customer Care team can confirm that for you. And yes, you will still be able to use your old Vera controller, it will not be disconnected from the services. See this reply: Ezlo Secure is coming - #47 by Gabi - Official Announcements - Ezlo Community
