Re: FW: Buttons.

["Andy Powell" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Klaus,

I konw it's not ibutton stuff but you might also want to take a look at:

http://www.coastsys.demon.co.uk/summary_12b.htm

I (literally) was looking at this site when your message was forwared by
Ma=
rk... The
bit that you may find of interest is:

<quote>

Alarm Systems =96 use to activate / de-activate alarms =96 improved
securit=
y, no danger of pin-codes being =91watched=92. Unit tagging =96 embed a
Tin=
yTag into identical items and then differentiate them later.=20

</quote>

Hope this is of some use,

Andy

P.S. Join the ukha_d group on yahoo (http://groups.yahoo.com )  - very acti=
ve especially for HA using X10 and many people are putting together bits
an=
d pieces that may be of use..



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On 13/01/02 at 15:02 Mark McCall wrote:

>Can someone answer Klaus for me on these points - especially the
>iButtons!
>
>Please remember to email him directly at jimbo@xxxxxxx
>
>Thanks
>
>M.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Klaus Nielsen [mailto:jimbo@xxxxxxx]=20
>Sent: 14 January 2002 14:49
>To: Mark@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Buttons.
>
>
>
>Hi
>I just noticed yor website and find it interesting. But I have a few=20
>questions and don't know who to ask. You seem a good choice :-)
>
>I just moved to the UK from Denmark where almost nobody uses
intrusion=20
>detection systems, but I will soon buy a house over here (Essex I
think)
>
>and thought to get one. I know nothing of which brands to get of
whether
>
>the components work together across the brands, but maybe I'l just
get=20
>everything from e.g. "Comfort Home Controls" - they seem to
be mentioned
>
>somewhat favourably online and has nifty wireless components.
>
>X10 seem a bit pricey, but if there is an x10 solution for below
problem
>
>- maybe still an interesting option (I can always be persuaded to
spend=20
>more on gadgets than what is resonable)..
>
>Anyway, the question is this: Do you know of a way to connect an=20
>ibutton/reader (a system that suports it or has a standard interface
of=20
>some sort) to a burglar alarm (e.g. the Comfort control panel) so that
I
>
>can switch off the burglar alarm before entering the house, as an
option
>
>to using the code on the panel.
>
>...I like the iButton (and the prices) and would like an easier way
to=20
>enter the house/disable alarms. As a second (maybe later) option also
to
>
>unlock the door with it as well.
>
>Your advice would be much appreciated.
>
>Cheers
>Klaus Nielsen
>
>
>
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