Re: Calling all you Confort Alarm experts...

["Julian Samphire" <jules@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne" <wayne@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:29 PM


> Hi,
> This originaly started as a 'quick question' but as ever trying to
describe what you are thinking never ends up quick.
>
> I would like to get hold of a comfort alarm system at some point or
another - apparently they are quite good ;-) and was wondering if it would
be possible to get the controller to 'activate' a relay (either x10 or
internal?) if it detects 'movement' from PIR's. Think of it as an automatic
light switch of sorts...(?)
>

Wayne, you can control X10 and/or switch relays. Comfort uses the XM10E to
control X10 and the RLY01 relay board for relays. Have a browse around
www.comfort.org.uk for more info :)

> This is to happen when the system is NOT armed - when armed, then the
sensors act as 'normal' (ie all bells and whistles blowing)
>
> While I'm thinking about this - can you have different types of
'armed'
modes? whereby you can be 'in' and armed (just external door/perimiter
sensors etc) and fully armed ? (is this best practice with alarm systems?)
>

Sure, this comes out of the box so to speak. You have four modes, day,
night, away, holiday. You can set all zones to do different things, if
you're in during the day, pick day mode and arm just the doors and outside
the house. Night mode, arm all downstairs, etc.

Hope that helps,

Jules