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Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:41 am
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jltnol
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Ok so I did buy a new M1 iMac and elected to use the Migration Assistant to transfer everything over from the old one. I did de-activate Indigo before this process, and was easily able to re-activate it on the new M1 iMac. As far as I can tell, the software runs just as smoothly as it should, I'm not seeing any issues whatsoever thus far.
But, what IS a problem are USB connections to the Z-Wave controller and the Insteon Modem. While I'm not an expert on all the different flavors of USB, this computer has 2 USB-3 ports and 2 Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. All 4 ports have the same reversaible USB-C type of connection.
I have 3 different ways to connect legacy USB devices: The first is an Apple branded USB-C to USB dongle… typical Apple stuff… white with about a 6” cable. The second is a USB-C to USB-3.1 hub. I do not have a power supply for this hub, although it may actually need one. The third is 2 Amazon solid connectors. They connect directly to the back of my iMac and present a legacy USB port.
In all my experimentation, the Z-Wave controller seemed to be the most stable so I’m testing all the options with it first. With the Z-Wave controller plugged into the USB hub, I can get Indigo to communicate with the controller. The Serial Port is listed as ‘usbmodem24101”. The other popup options are “wlan-debug” and “debug-console”
These settings maintain after a re-start.
Next, my Insteon modem, connected to the same hub, can be configured by using Serial port “usbserial-A704EOB2”.
But when I re-start, neither interface are connected to Indio. The only port options for the Z-Wave controller are “wlan-debug” and “debug-console”. On the Insteon configure page, my options are the same 2 as with Z-wave, plus “usbserial-A704E0B2 - port not found”. I can’t configure either device to work with Indigo without jumping thru 2000 hoops.
Next up are my 2 Amazon converters. Both plugged directly into the iMac with the Z-wave controller on one, and the Insteon modem on the other. While I can get the Z-Wave Controller work on Port "usbmodem2301", I can’t get the Insteon modem to connect at all. No amount on shut downs, re-start, unplugging and replugging the modem gets it to connect to Indigo. After re-starting, the Z-Wave controller maintains its port and connection to Indigo.
So now I use the Apple branded USB-C to USB dongle for the Insteon. Nothing. Again, no combination of shutdown, restart, unplugging, plugging in gets the Insteon modem to work.
So where I’m at is the Z-Wave is plugged into the iMac with the solid Amazon converter, and the Insteon is connected via the USB hub. But I have no doubt when I re-start I’ll have to go thru all this all over again.
I totally understand this is not an issue with Indigo, since I wasn’t having any problems with this version of the software (2011.1.1) and the Intel iMac, but an issue with the new M-1 iMac’s and the lack of legacy-type USB ports. But if anyone has any suggestion to keep these ports active across re-starts, it would be a big help. Obviously, the server stays running 24/7, so its only a problem when something causes a re-start.
One thing I’ve considered is my Migration process. Guessing I could easily erase the new M-1 drive, and start over… there aren’t a lot of files on it to begin with… but would like to know this would solve the problem and not make it worse before I go thru all the effort.