Re: Can an alarm with PGM outputs, and/or other outputs, be wired to an X10 sensor?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 27, 3:42?pm, anonymous <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello, and thanks for reading. Can an alarm controller that has "2 PGM
> outputs [2.5A] and 1 alarm relay [5A]" and "1 supervised bell output and
> 1 supervised auxiliary output" be attached to a wireless X10 door/window
> sensor (ftp://ftp.x10.com/pub/manuals/ds10a-is.pdf), so that when the
> alarm system goes off for any reason, an X10 signal is sent? Any advice
> on this? Thanks.

What make (mfg) alarm control panel do you have?  Many mfgs have X10
modules that will send signals upon an alarm condition. But, simply,
you can use the set of alarm relay contacts to activate a power flash
module that will send an X10 signal. If you want to use the PGM
outputs, you'll have to use them to power a relay whose contacts will
activate a power flash module.

One point of advice however. DO NOT use the X10 to provide any life or
property safety detection or notification. It's not reliable nor
dependable enough to be used for anything above turning on/off lights
or something that isn't safety related.