Alarm Activation-Deactivation

[JVD]

Hi all,

For those who have configured their alarm installation inside Loxone: 

- which method do you use for activation/deactivation? (keypad, ibutton, switch, tablet,...)

- What are the advantages/disadvantages you experience?

Regards,

Jasper

[smartbusinesstools.be]

arming::

- 'good-night' button

- 'away' button at exits/entrances

- automatic away: after x minutes when the last action was an exit

disarming:

- automatic: on a schedule when an 'exit bedroom' occurs

- automatic: on authorized entrance via secure RFID or garage door RF remote open (easy, but risk of burglar stealing your token or remote control)

- pattern code on push-button panel (with pattern recording option in the app)r

- pin code on a keypad (with pin setting in the app)

The non-automatic methods are much more secure when done inside the house and triggering the pre-alarm.

[Simon Still]

On Tuesday, 14 February 2017 09:39:54 UTC, smartbusinesstools.be wrote:

arming::

- automatic away: after x minutes when the last action was an exit

Interesting - How do you distinguish an 'exit' from an 'entrance'?  How do you know the house is empty and it's not just one of the residents leaving?

[smartbusinesstools.be]

you need door contacts on all exits and motion detectors on the inside in front of the doors, e.g. in the hall.

Then the following sequence of events means an exit of the last resident: hall motion off -> door closed -> no events caused by human action inside the whole house for x time

The time x depends on the number and sensitivity of sensors (e.g. also buttons, pinging cell phones), a schedule, the habits of residents, and added logic.

[Nick Brown]

Hi, I use an iButton mounted internally in the hall for both arming and disarming, also use the app via an iPhone.  The iButton is handy as it makes the alarm work more like a normal intruder alarm (include a buzzer and use the iButtons built in LED's) meaning you can give someone else a set of keys and fob and they can use it (mother in law!).  I have many pages of logic to make the Alarm block work more like a traditional alarm ands it now has functions such as:

Exit timer (including disarm during exit)

Entry timer

Entry door (30 seconds)

Entry route (hall PIR)

Buzzer (continuous on exit pulse on entry)

iButton LED (Green off, Red on, flashing green arming, flashing red entry timer)

Internal sound bomb

External sounder and strobe

More functions I'll be adding soon when I get round to it are:

Final door exit as an option

Flashing external security LED lighting

Automatic switching of presence simulation

All the equipment used such as door contacts, sensors, sirens are all standard security products that you would get in a UK intruder alarm and they all can be made to work.  I also recommend using GJD Opal PIR's for external lighting, with a 12v relay they work really well for switching security lighting via Loxone and include a push notification and you can be warned of external intruders day or night and I've never had a false activation with these.

Regards

Nick