RE: X10 based burglar alarm

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't recommend the use of X10 for burglar alarm either - based
on my 5 years or so of running X10 for all of my house lighting (40-odd
LD11 X10 units). It just wasn't reliable - maybe OK for lighting but not
for something like a burglar alarm - you don't want it randomly going off
in the night!!!

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of John Nye
> Sent: 31 March 2008 07:13
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 based burglar alarm
>
> 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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