RE: X10 based burglar alarm

["John Nye" <john@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

I don't know too much about the Marmitek so I googled and found this which
may be of help http://www.domoticaforum.eu/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=225.

I was going to suggest you have a look at the Visonic Powermax +. I've a
system tied into Homeseer via a Rfxcom receiver and it does everything that
you have asked for below (although windows based). I've also another system
in a holiday home that uses a GSM module to alert me. Both systems have
been
very reliable. If the powermax is too expensive its worth looking at the BT
VP100 - based on the powermax but with not as many options. You can
normally
pick these up quite cheaply on ebay.

I'd stay clear of X10 though. I know a lot of people have no problems but
in
my house I cannot get it to do anything consistently :(

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of David Leadbeater
> Sent: 30 March 2008 23:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] X10 based burglar alarm
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to this list and the world of home automation.
>
> I've been looking at X10 based alarm systems and it seems like the
> Marmitek SC9000 systems are reasonable. Firstly I wondered if anyone
> has experience of these and if so how reliable they are?
>
> Secondly I wondered exactly how much of the system it's possible to
> access via X10 (I assume you can't disarm it..), but does anyone know
> if I can get the following? (I'd probably be using a CM11 connected to
> a Linux box)
>
> - Be told when the system is armed and disarmed
> - Information from motion sensors
> - When the alarm is triggered
>
> Thanks,
> David


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