Re: Home Security ?

["Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxx>]

I don't believe there is a default zone type for this but you could program
the zone as a switch and then program the logic into the on and off actions
using a flag to indicate what the last state was.

How do you program it ? Do I need to buy the Comfigurator
software to do this ?

>> Does it have any form of web interface ? Ideally I'd love to be
able to
>> have a colour touch screen running a web page to set/report
status.
Failing
>> that a simple pronto interface would suffice.

Yes it has a comfort interface based around ACE.  I have ACE myself but
don't use the web interface yet as my UCM serial module is linked directly
into HomeVision.

Ahh.. so I can interface it with HomeVision as well :) I don't have
HomeVision
(yet) but maybe one day..

>> Like the idea of the system deactivating if someone gets up in the
night.
>> I assume it could turn on the lights as well in this situation, as
long
>> as the lights were X10 or C-Bus of course.

Yes you can turn on the lights and set a timer going to switch them off
again if there is no movement after a set time period.  You could also add
in a light sensor to only get them to trigger when it's dark.

Can it do all this even when the alarm is not armed. i.e. it can use PIR
and
pressure pads etc to have automated lighting etc ?

>> Are there any PIR that are sensitive for room occupancy ? I assume
that
>> if there are then they would probably not be suitable for an Alarm
system,
>> triggering too many false alarms ? If so then is it possible to
have
both
>> an occupancy PIR and an ALARM PIR in the same room and have
COMFORT
trigger
>> the lights on one but the ALARM on the other ?

No PIR's that have two outputs as far as I know.  Although there is no
problem having multiple PIR's linked up to different zones.  Each zone can
be set up to trigger an alarm in away, home or night mode or can be set to
a switch type.  Only zones that are of the right type are used to trigger
alarms the other can change to their hearts content and issue different
action while the alrm is armed.

Cool. I suppose that's answered the question I just asked above :)

Thanks.



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