Re: Form B Reed Switches on Wireless Alarm Sensors

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 12:19:38 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
> On 7/26/2018 11:53 AM, Hogan wrote:
> > If I understand you correctly by your request, I have used wireless doo=
r/window transmitters that are normally open for a special application. It =
was for a customer's home that already had a security system in his home an=
d wanted to know if/when his elderly father was opening the exterior doors =
while he was alone. The brand of the system was DSC, and DSC does have norm=
ally open wireless door/window transmitters. Since there was already a dual=
 internet/cellular communicator in the home, and he was able to receive ins=
tant text/robocall/emails regarding any condition of the system, I programm=
ed the door transmitters as arming/disarming of a new second partition. Whe=
never the door opened or closed, the 2nd partition was arming or disarming,=
 which he received notification of on his cellphone. This was irrelevant to=
 the condition of the other regular wired door contacts on partition 1. As =
to any other brand, you would have to consult with your supplier, preferabl=
y someone who has been in the business for a while.
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> Hogan,
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> That is a very (cool) tricky way of accomplishing the task.
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> With Network panels and Alarm.com the same could
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> have been accomplished in a much different way.
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> I use Networx panels and the standard door transmitter
> has on-board reed switches it use the unit out of the box
> as well as terminals to install a hardwired contact that
> can be either a configured with either a Form A or Form B
> contact.
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> I just assumed that all other popular manufactures
> had the same ability in their transmitters.  It is just a
> matter of looking at the product line and spec's to find
> the one that meets your specific needs for the project.
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> Later,
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> Les

With the "C" version of the Napco Starlink cellular, it comes with the IBri=
dge protocol built in. You can program the IBridge to text or email not onl=
y alarm and opening and closing signals but open and closing of specific zo=
nes when the system is not armed. The Starlink "C" can be used with Honeywe=
ll and DSC panels also. There are some limitations when used with these oth=
er panels however. I don't know specifically what they are =E2=80=A6.. thou=
gh.