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

["Jason Millard" <jsm174@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, I tried posting a couple times but they never made it through. Here's
another try.

Actually the system isn't commericial. The XR200 is attached to the house,
and the
XRSuper6 is attached to a garage. All the zones are used up in the house,
except for
7 and 8.

I'm not a professional alarm system installer. I'm just a DIY, with the only
experience
being DMP panels.

You are right, that I could have brought the fire zone and burglary into to
the XR200,
but I didn't want to do that. I wanted the garage to be armed separate.

So the only way I thought I could tie the two systems together would be if I
used the
annuciator outputs of the XRSuper6.

Regardless of industry best practices (which I 100% respect), shouldn't I be
able to
do accomplish this?

I'm starting to understand more about how the outputs work, ie going to
ground when
triggered. I realize that if I tie into aux power, and use the output, when
the alarm is triggered
I will get 12V across the line. When the output is not active, I somehow
need to come
up with a normally closed circuit. Would I need to use a transistor or relay
somehow?

Again, thank you all for your responses. I really appreciate it.

I have a couple more questions about DMPs keypad bus system. But I will
start
another topic.

Thanks,
-- Jason Millard

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Y7Svf.6$Sy5.280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> besides, this sounds like a commercial installation and the xr-6 is not
> commercial fire rated (pretty sure it's not)...you may be better off
> running
> a fire rated zone expander off the 200 over to the other building...that
> way
> its also supervised.
>
> there are other possibilities as well.
>
>
> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:iUQvf.4$Dz3.145@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | 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
> ||
> |
> |
> |
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