Author Archives: Steve White
The Iris team has released an upgrade to the Smart Hub. This release upgrades the hub to v4.02r05 from v4.02r04. There are no official reports yet as to what fixes or improvements this release brings. We have done some digging into the update and aside from the usual performance enhancements and bug fixes a new “Coming Soon” device is… Read More »
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As reported by Livingwithiris, a new Iris Smart Meter Link USB dongle has silently appeared on the Lowes website under the Home Automation & Security products category. With little information on the Lowes site, any idea of what this device actually does is pure speculation, but it’s clear it has something to do with a smart electric meter.… Read More »
When Iris first launched back in 2012, one of the initial statements from Lowes that it was their goal to open the platform for 3rd party developers. After 18 months, like some Iris accessories, it’s safe to stay this promise has yet to be delivered too. I could devote an entire article full of supposition and speculation as… Read More »
As with many big purchases, I exercised due diligence in product research and window shopping before making the initial purchase. When I was evaluating Iris 4 1/2 months ago, the single most significant advantage of Iris was the wide selection of modules and their availability, online and even in-store. Iris could do everything or so it appeared. Before… Read More »
There are few who would argue that December and the first half of January were not exactly the best months for the Iris system. A combination of hub updates and system outages closed out 2013 on a sour note for many. Compounding the frustration is the lack of a system status page to turn to when there are… Read More »
While the latest hub firmware release turned out to be pretty much a dud with no important bug fixes or notable enhancements, I did manage to turn up something of interest while taking an in-depth dive into the Iris environment. What was found confirmed my previous suspicion raised after uncovering the official Iris API documentation; the Iris level 1… Read More »