I am having an addition completed on my home. I currently have 15 zones. I believe I would like to go wired in areas that it is possible to keep wireless before the drywall goes up for long term reliability. Will PowerG be secure for the next 20+ years like the wires have been in this home?
I see my options are IQ4 with a IW hardwire Power G and an IQ Pro with expansion cards. I would have to run a cell phone atenna and cable from my basement to the attic to get cell service with the IQ Pro.
It does not seem that the IQ Pro is used by many of you out there.
Does the IQ Pro have the same user end user interface as the IQ4?
If you use the IQ Panel 4 and the Hardwire PowerG then you’re using PowerG anyway. That’s how it talks to the IQ Panel 4. So if the goal is to avoid that then you would have to use the IQ Pro.
If you have to reach the attic for cell service then wouldn’t you have problems with the IQ Panel 4? Unless it was going in the attic?
On the other hand you could put an IQ Pro in the attic or somewhere else in the house if you wanted.
The IQ Pro can have a similar local control experience, using the same secondary keypad that the IQ Panel 4 can use, the IQ Remote, but there will be a difference regarding setup and ongoing device addition and programming.
Installer programming for the IQ Pro uses a mobile installer app. There is no installer access through the remote keypad.
The IQ Panel 4 on the other hand has all of its programming accessible on screen on the main panel unit. I find that the IQ Panel’s screen is easier to use on an ongoing basis, but both the app and the panel screen have the same programming access.
The IQ Pro is a true hybrid panel which has wired inputs. The IQ Panel 4 can use the wired sensors but it must have them transmitted by a wired to wireless translator. For the most reliable possible use of wired sensors, the IQ Pro is a good choice.