Re: Burglar Alarms controllable via PC/web browser??

["Juan Amador" <juane@xxxxxxx>]

Questions, Questions - Ademco/Honeywell only sells equipment to
qualified alarm firms (we do not resell Ademco, we subcontract the
installation of the system we specify).  You can interface it by
either buying a RS232 module (code E054) or a Ethernet module (code
E080). Needless to say that the Ethernet module is preferred.  These
are separate boards that need to add to the main panel.  The firm
that installed the panel in the first instance should be able to
install the add-on.  Or you can contact a Galaxy installer in your
area.  Wtach out that because you are putting more stuff on the
system you may need to upgarde the powersupply. Not sure what they
may charge, but expect to pay 300-400 all in.

RE software, this is problematic.  Ademco is (for reasons not
totally clear) very protrective of - but the same installer should
be able to provide a "Security Director Gold32" copy (a small
brother of the Security Gold32) at a reasonable cost.

>
> This is what I wanted to do. My house has an Ademco Galaxy but how
do you
> interface it ? The engineers manual mentions an RS232 interface
board, is
> that what's used ?
>
> The other problem with Ademco is getting the parts and software.
Although I
> worked for an alarm company a few years back and have quite a few
contacts I
> had no luck when trying to source a board or the software. Current
plan is
> therefore to replace the Galaxy with a Texecom or Scantronic panel
but I'm
> still looking. The BT Home Monitor VP1000 is interesting as an
alternative
> approach and there is a "white box" version of it with
greater
flexabilty
> from the people who run the monitoring for BT (can't remember
their name),
> it allows some remote control.
>
> There were a few others in development at the Ifsec trade show
this year but
> nothing much on sale yet that offers good basic integration - a
missed
> oportunity as we don't all want to go the Comfort route !
>
> David C