Re: ESP "Infinite" Wireless Security Alarm

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thats the way they work. It will detect the intruder when he firsts enters
the area, then won't send another detection for whatever specified time the
manufacturers design is set for. What's the problem with that? Do you need
to know that he walkd through the living room 56 times? Besides most
alarmcos use swinger shunt even on wired systems so you don't get inundated
by runaway alarm signals (swinger shunt will stop that zone from sending
alarms after a specified number of trips, then wait a specified amt of time
before beginning again).

CS dispatches on the 1st signal...we really don't need 55 more identical
signals.


"John" <wedontwant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:44f1c167$0$3577$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Thats kinda the way most of the wireless pirs work, the walk test led
only
| > works when in walk-test and not during actual operation, this is to save
| > battery life. Same for the alarm signal they usually will send one
signal
| > to
| > the panel every few minutes, not every time it sees movement....same
| > thing...save battery life.
| >
| >
| > "John" <wedontwant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:4ldr75F1egj1U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Just bought one of these alarm systems. I want to use it purely and
| > simply
| > | as a burglar alarm, ie, no GSM, no "Central Station" monitoring and no
| > X10
| > | Home Automation.
| > |
| > | The kit came with 3 wireless PIRs and none of them seem to detect
| > movement.
| > | Each PIR has a jumper that can be set to "walk test" mode and there's
a
| > red
| > | LED that should come on when movement is detected. About every 4
minutes
| > the
| > | LED flashes twice as the PIR sends an "I'm alive and here" signal back
| > to
| > | the control unit but it just doesn't light up when you move.
| > |
| > | The control unit is in the hallway with the zone 1 PIR mounted above
it
| > and
| > | the unit reports Zone 1 PIR as signal strength 9, status OK. Zones 2 &
3
| > | PIRs are reported as signal strength 7, status OK.
| > |
| > | As I said, none of the PIRs do anything except their 4-minute
"check-in"
| > | with the control unit. Seems strange that all 3 should be faulty but
| > that's
| > | what it looks like, unless anyone here can put me right.
| > |
| > | Actually, to be more precise, I have the system set to "chime" when a
| > | detector
| > | triggers until I get it all installed properly and while I was typing
| > out
| > | this message  the hallway detector was triggered twice. It seems that
| > the
| > | detectors *will* detect movement, but only *once* in the 4-minute
period
| > | between "check-in" signals.
| > |
| > | Any ideas anyone?
| > |
| > | Cheers,
| > |
| > | John.
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| I have to admit to being very much a novice and a newbie when it comes to
| security alarms but surely Crash, that can't be right, can it? If the
| wireless PIR only sends an alarm signal to the control unit every few
| minutes and not every time it senses motion, a burglar could be in and out
| between signals - or worse, in, out of range of PIR when it decides to
send
| it's next signal, and out 20 minutes later in another "space" between
| signals???
|
| John.
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