Re: Garage Protection with Pets

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Zone list 4


"Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Don't AND them, not reliable - there was a lengthy discussion on this a
month or so ago.

Lemme find a V20P book, I could sworn I saw it in there.


"Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Crash;
>
> I did a quick scan of the manual and didn't see any zone type that that
> used 2 triggers to alarm, but my reading wasn't real complete. I suppose
> I could put in 2 detectors in a NO loop to effectively AND the signals.
> The downside is the on time of about 3 seconds would require the
> detectee to move through both detectors at about the same time. Thanks
> for the idea, I will look into using a small microprocessor to do what
> you suggest to combine multiple sensors with a time window.
>
>                           -Bill-
>
>
> Crash Gordon® wrote:
> > I believe the 20P can use cross-zoning, although I've never done it with
this particular panel. You install 2 motion detectors in one area, then
program them as cross-zoned with each other. A trip on one will not cause an
alarm unless the other one also trips within a certain time frame (usually
programmable in the panel). Then with a little creative pir placement you're
all set.
> >
> >
> > "Foo Bar" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> >>Another newbie question here.
> >>
> >>House is a combo wired/wireless with an Ademco 20P panel. I have a
> >>problem protecting the attached 2 car garage. The main garage door, the
> >>door to the house and the back door are mag contact protected. The
> >>problem is that we have cats and sometimes want to bypass the back door
> >>to let them go in/out while away for a short time. Thus I need some sort
> >>of "space" protection to pick up someone who may enter via the
> >>bypassed/open back door. I first tried an Aurora PIR mounted just below
> >>the open rafters. Unfortunately, with small cats, if they climb into the
> >>rafters, they are close (and hot) enough to simulate a 40lb critter. I
> >>pulled the Ademco and replaced it with a microwave/PIR combo unit. Much
> >>better but still managed to false once. I guess I could be very careful
> >>in locating the PIR and masking out the usual location that the cats
> >>might be in, but I am hoping one of the pros can suggest a more
> >>cat-proof volume protection sensor.
> >>
> >>         -Bill-
> >
> >