Re: Connecting two DMP alarms together? Outputs to Zones? Possible?

[jsm174@xxxxxxxxx]

Maybe I should elaborate more on my last post. I'm not a professional,
but a DIYer.

In reality, if we had one fire zone, we could have just used the XR200
to monitor both buildings. We already have 4 keypads hooked to the
XR200, and I thought I can't add anymore than that. (At least you can't
on the XRSuper6?)

All we wanted was two buildings to could be armed independently.

It would just be nice to just to tie the overall Burglary and Fire
signals from the XRSuper6 into the XR200. Shouldn't the outputs be able
to assist me in some fashion?

Thanks again,
-- Jason Millard

Crash Gordon wrote:
> They're collector outputs.
>
> Why do you want to do this? If you can run a wire from the xr-200 why not
> just put that systems fire zone on one of the xr-200 fire zones ( 9 & 10 )
> are both 2 wire smoke det. fire zones on the 200.
>
>
>
> <jsm174@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1136616550.188900.141080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Hello.
> |
> | I have two DMP alarm panels. I have an XR200 and a XRSuper6 - both in
> | different buildings approximately 100' away.
> |
> | I have the XRSuper6 configured to activate output 3 whenever a Fire
> | condition is triggered. It is also configured to activate output 4
> | whenever a Burglary condition is triggered.
> |
> | I am trying to tie those outputs into the XR200 as zones 7 and 8.
> |
> | I'm confused about how outputs work. From the manual:
> |
> | "The four annunicator outputs can be programmed to indicate the
> | activity ofthe panel's zones or conditions occurring on the system.
> | Annunciator outputs do not provide a voltage but instead
> | switch-to-ground voltage from another source."
> |
> | For my system to work correctly, it is almost like I need the outputs
> | to act like door contacts... Closed when not in alarm, and open when in
> | alarm.
> |
> | I've checked for continuity between the panel ground and the alarm
> | output, but it is always open. Thus when I try to arm the XR200, I'm
> | getting faults on zones 7 and 8.
> |
> | Has anyone ever tried to do something like this?
> |
> | Thanks,
> | -- Jason Millard
> |