RE: Re: Alarm panel with defined part setting

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes absolutely...

I grant you it's a premium price, but it is a premium system, unrivalled
in its flexibility and programmability.. So much so that some people on
here might say it's *too* flexible, since you can do so much with it,
it's easy to get carried away, and possibly end up in a right pickle!
(Eh "G"?)... :-)

It does indeed have an internal macro language which lies at the heart
of its power & flexibility. Every aspect of the operation of the system
can be customised in this way. With the Comfigurator software this is
very easy to accomplish using a straightforward BASIC-like programming
language, with conditions, variables, timers, counters, loops etc.
Everything that occurs in the system (sensor activations, arming,
disarming, button presses on keypads etc.) is an event that can be used
to trigger a response, - there are literally hundreds of such events
available...

It will work with just about *any* sensors you can imagine, so depending
on your specific circumstances, sensors & keypads etc. don't have to
add
a fortune, and it certainly will enable you to do lighting automation
without a PC for many of the most popular systems (don't know about Rako
specifically though...)

HTH, - any other questions, just holler...

Paul G.



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of stuckinthemud_org
Sent: 17 August 2007 14:46
To: UKHA Group
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Alarm panel with defined part setting

Certainly will, at a price!

By the time I've got a wireless interface, sensors, keypads etc. it's
above what I was looking to pay.

However I had been looking at some lighting automation via Rako + PC,
so will look closely at it's abilities in this area as I might be able
to dispense with the PC.

Am I right that it has some form of internal macro language that is
driven by events? The only real reference to this is through the
description of an add-on piece of software called comfigurator.



Jim

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@...> wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> I think Comfort will do what you want...
>
> It has numerous set modes built in...
>
> Off
> Day mode
> Night mode
> Away mode
> Vacation mode
>
> Both the day and night modes are "part set" modes similar to
what you
> describe, however with Comfort, it's perfectly possible to modify
these
> modes to suit your circumstances. You also have complete freedom to
> configure the various sensors -i.e. how each sensor behaves in each
> mode. You can change from any mode directly to any other mode.
>
> You'd have to do some of the configuration & programming yourself
(but
> there's lots of help available here), but at least that means of
course
> that you have the option to program it to do what you want! - as
you've
> discovered, some panels only allow you to program pretty basic part
set
> configurations...
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > Of stuckinthemud_org
> > Sent: 17 August 2007 10:40
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Alarm panel with defined part setting
> >
> > I'm after an alarm system to provide multiple levels of
protection,
> > but with an easy way of setting.
> >
> >  - All disarmed
> >  - Outbuildings armed only
> >  - All armed
> >
> > I can achieve this through part setting (some panels allow sensor
> > grouping to make this easier), but it's still fiddly to set and
prone
> > to "human nature" in not bothering as it's a multi-key
setup
> operation.
> >
> > What I ideally would like to be able to do is have different
codes,
> > one for part set (our normal state) and one for full set.
> >
> > Also the unset disarms the whole system, whereas we would like to
> > enter a code that drops from full set to part set, as the latter
will
> > be our "normal" state for the system.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a panel that will cater for this type of
flexible
> > operation?
> >
> > Or is there another way to achieve this?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>