Re: residential alarm co. states no way outdoor visual and audiable status ademco 20

[G. Morgan <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Wrote:

>On Monday, August 5, 2013 6:36:23 AM UTC-4, JoeRaisin wrote:
>> You could program the on board relay - be easier just to wire in an led along with the siren. If you want ONLY an led for confirmation of arming and not the siren (but still want a siren on the system) - I don't know how you could do that. Maybe run the siren off a relay...
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>I don't know much about Honeywell panels but I would think just about every panel made today has some type of logic terminal output or relay that activates when the system is armed. Just attach a sensitive relay to that and power an LED to go on and off when it's armed/disarmed.

Yes, there is a connector (does not come with panel) to program for high
or low based on programming rules.

I would use that for the LED's to show arming status and leave the siren
output alone.


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