Cortana Connected Home Insteon service - Windows 10 and Harman Kardon Invoke

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Cortana Connected Home is promising new feature. This discussion is intended for users to share their knowledge and experience with this feature to the broader community.



1.) Cortana Connected Home - Insteon Hubs

Cortana Connected Home is enabled with Insteon Hub model 2245-222, NOT 2242-222 or 2243-222.



A.) The following Insteon Hub models are enabled to work with Cortana Connected Home:

• Cortana Connected Home is enabled to work with Insteon Hub models which are certified to work with Amazon Alexa.
• Insteon Hub model 2245-222 is enabled to work with Cortana Connected Home.
  • 2245-222 is also known as:
    • Hub2
    • Insteon Hub (2014)
  • 2245-222 is available either standalone, or as part of various Insteon starter kits which are certified to work with Amazon Alexa. Some examples are:
    • 2244-234
    • 2244-372
• You will first need to configure the 2245-222 hub using the Insteon for Hub app, which is available via the Windows Store, IOS or Android.
• Once you have your devices discovered on the Hub, you can connect to the Insteon service via Cortana Notebook -> Connected Home.
  • Under "Connected Home" select "Enable."
  • Connect to the Insteon service, loging in with your credentials
  • Cortana will then discover whatever devices have been previously discovered on the 2245-222 hub linked to your Insteon account.
  • To add new devices, first discover and configure them on the 2245-222 hub, then return to Cortana Notebook -> Connected Home, and Cortana will automatically perform device discovery again to check for new devices.

B.) The following Insteon Hub models are NOT enabled to work with Cortana Connected Home:

• Insteon Hub model 2242-222 is NOT enabled to work with Cortana Connected Home (or Amazon Alexa).
  • Cortana Connected Home will NOT inform you that the 2242-222 is not compatible, and will show the Insteon service as "Connected."
    • When initially attempting to connect using a 2242-222, Cortana will respond with "Something went wrong. Try again later."
    • However, after the initial "Try again later" message, the Insteon service will actually show as "Connected," and will perform period device discovery without generating any error messages.
    • However, Cortana will respond to any Insteon related commands with "There are no devices for me to control."
    • Note: The Amazon Alexa Insteon Skill discovers the 2242-222 in a disabled state, and provides a notice that the 2242-222 is not supported, and recommends updating to the 2245-222.
  • Model 2242-222 is also known as:
    • Insteon Hub (2012)
  • Model 2242-222 was sold standalone through around 2014 but was discontinued.
  • However, the 2242-222 is reported to be included with certain Insteon Starter Kits which are still being sold online, such as:
    • 2582-222

• Insteon Hub model 2243-222 is designed for Apple HomeKit, and is NOT enabled to work with either Cortana or Alexa.
  • Model 2243-222 is also known as:
    • Insteon Hub Pro
    • Insteon Hub for HomeKit
    • Insteon Hub (HomeKit Enabled)

2.) Cortana Connected Home - Insteon Devices

Insteon Device compatibility chart:

Insteon Device Model	Windows 10 (Build 1709)	Harman Kardon Invoke
2486D KeypadLinc Dimmer v.2D (x01x09x00)	Success*	Success*
2486D KeypadLinc Dimmer v.26 (x01x09x26)	Success*	Success*
2486DWH8 KeypadLinc Dimmer v.2C (x01x0Cx00)	Success*	Success*
2486DWH8 KeypadLinc Dimmer v.2C (x01x0Cx2C)	Success*	Success*
2486DWH8 KeypadLinc Dimmer v.35(x01x1Cx35)	Success*	Success*
2334-2 KeypadLinc Dimmer v.43 (x01x42x43)	Success*	Success*
2476D SwitchLinc Dimmer v.27(x01x01x27)	Success	Success
2476D SwitchLinc Dimmer v.35 (x01x01x35)	Success	Success
2476D SwitchLinc Dimmer v.37 (x01x01x37)	Success	Success
2457D2 LampLinc v.41 (x01x0Ex41)	Success	Success
2856D2 Icon LampLinc 2 Pin v.38 (x01x07x38)	Success	Success
2475S In-LineLinc Relay v.33 (x02x10x33)	Success	Success
2450 IOLinc v.36 (x07x00x36)	Fail	Fail
2441V Thermostat Adapter v.95 (x05x03x95)	Fail* (Cortana acknowledges command, but thermostat not updated)	Fail* (Cortana acknowledges command, but thermostat not updated)

*For Insteon KeypadLinc 5 or 8 button controller devices, Cortana Connected Home only controls load on/off (button 1 and 5 in five button mode, and button 1 in eight button mode). This is similar behavior to the "Insteon for Hub" app. The remaining buttons are controller buttons, and normally only act as responders in scenes where the backlight status of a particular control button has been programmed to sync to the on/off status of a target responder scene/device linked to that control button. Backlight status linking can be established manually, or via a more advanced controller system such as the Universal Devices ISY series. (The ISY series is not enabled with the Cortana Connected Home Insteon skill, but can be used in parallel to a 2245-222 to provide more advanced automation, programming and connectivity, with basic Cortana connectivity being provided via the 2245-222.)